€1,100 FPS Main Event Day 1c | 2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

04-25-2024 14:04 UTC+1

Soraya Estrada Back to Starting Stack

Sava Krink

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Soraya Estrada raised from early position to 1,200 and got called from Benjamin Lebor in the small blind and Helina Tamm in the big blind.

On the J♦5♥3♦ flop Tamm took the lead and bet 1,200 and both Estrada and Lebor called.

All players checked the Q♣ turn.

Estrada made a bet of 5,600 on the A♦ river after Tamm and Lebor checked. Lebor tanked for a while but decided to fold and was followed from Tamm who also folded.

"What did you have?" asked Lebor.
Estrada answered confidently: "You need to pay if you want to see my cards."

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Lebor	86,000 86,000	86,000
Soraya Estrada	30,000

Helina Tamm	27,600 27,600	27,600

Tags: Benjamin Lebor Helina Tamm Soraya Estrada Gonzalez

04-25-2024 14:09 UTC+1

Morstoel Whiffs Against Thome

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Thor Morstoel and Julien Thome saw a flop of 5♣9♦A♦ where Morstoel got his last 10,000 in from middle position against Thome in early position.

Thor Morstoel: K♦J♦ All in
Julien Thome: A♠10♥

Thome was ahead with top pair, while Morstoel had a flush draw. The board ran out 4♠7♠ and Morstoel missed his draw and was eliminated.

On his way to the exit, tablemate Robert James mentioned to Morstoel that they had been chatting on social media earlier. "Lucky No. 4. Hopefully this is the one," James said to Morstoel as the two players shook hands.

Sehrii Leonov is also at this table with a stack of around 80,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Serhii Leonov	80,000 80,000	80,000
Julien Thome	40,000 40,000	40,000
Robert James	30,000
Thor Morstoel	Busted

Tags: Julien Thome Thor Morstoel

04-25-2024 14:10 UTC+1

Shuali Flips Kyte to the Rail

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Jon Kyte was all in for around 15,000 from the big blind and up against Ksenia Shuali in early position.

Jon Kyte: A♣J♣ All in
Ksenia Shuali: 5♥5♦

Kyte needed to win the coin flip to stay alive but couldn't connect on the 9♥9♦3♦10♦4♣ board as Shuali took the pot to send Kyte to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ksenia Shuali	40,000 40,000	40,000
Jon Kyte	Busted

Tags: Jon Kyte Ksenia Shuali

04-25-2024 14:19 UTC+1

Benzerfa Wins a Flip to Bust Seri

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Youcef Benzerfa raised to 1,500 in early position, Pierangelo Seri moved all in for 11,300 in the small blind, and Benzerfa called.

Pierangelo Seri: 6♥6♦ All in
Youcef Benzerfa: A♠K♦

The flop came J♣Q♦A♥ and Benzerfa took the lead with a pair of aces. The rest of the board came J♦Q♠ and Benzerfa sent Seri to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Youcef Benzerfa	60,000 32,000	32,000
Pierangelo Seri	Busted

Tags: Pierangelo Seri Youcef Benzerfa

04-25-2024 14:27 UTC+1

Second Break

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Sava Krink

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The 606 players remaining are now on their second 25-minute break and will return shortly.

04-25-2024 14:46 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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Calum Grant

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Renato Hysenbelli	139,800 94,800	94,800
Steven Martinez	131,500
Pedro Lourenco	129,000
Cyprien Chassagne	128,500 66,000	66,000
Fabrice Bigot	127,000 127,000	127,000
Alessandro Merelli	118,000 3,000	3,000
Elie Saad	101,000
Georges Yazbeck	100,000
Yves Piacentino	92,000 92,000	92,000
Andreas Vlachos	90,000 20,000	20,000
Daniel Ruiz	45,000 33,000	33,000

Luis Rayon Perez	32,000 2,000	2,000

Guillermo Sanz	30,000 5,000	5,000

Soraya Estrada	21,500 8,500	8,500

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

04-25-2024 15:05 UTC+1

Bruneteaux Hits a Set to Double

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Diana Kalietina raised to 1,700 on the button, Benjamin Bruneteaux moved all in for 9,000 in the big blind, and Kalietina called.

Benjamin Bruneteaux: 3♦3♣ All in
Diana Kalietina: A♦8♥

The K♦4♥Q♠ flop kept Bruneteaux in the lead, while the turn came the 3♠ to give him a set. The river was the 7♦ and Bruneteaux doubled up.

Eusebiu Jalba was the chip leader at this table with 80,000. Ramon Colillas and Fintan Hand were seated nearby, as was Marle Spragg.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eusebiu Jalba	80,000 80,000	80,000
Fintan Hand	70,000 70,000	70,000
Diana Kalietina	35,000 35,000	35,000
Marle Spragg	35,000 35,000	35,000

Ramon Colillas	21,000 21,000	21,000
Benjamin Bruneteaux	20,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Benjamin Bruneteaux Diana Kalietina

04-25-2024 15:12 UTC+1

Aces for Qasem; Carbo on Second Bullet

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Calum Grant

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

A big pot was brewing on Table 25, with around 55,000 in the middle on the 5♣4♠2♣5♠ board.

Alexandre Renoux and Vahe Ter-Khachatryan checked from early and middle position before Abd El Mannan Qasem bet 10,000. Both opponents called.

Fireworks failed to ignite on the K♦ river as the action was checked through to showdown. Qasem tabled A♦A♥ and took in the pot.

As the hand played out, POwer Path winner Gerard Carbo joined the table for Bullet #2 following his elimination before the break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abd El Mannan Qasem	120,000 120,000	120,000
Gerard Carbo	30,000 4,700	4,700
Vahe Ter-Khachatryan	25,000 40,000	40,000
Alexandre Renoux	9,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: Abd El Mannan Qasem Alexandre Renoux Vahe Ter-Khachatryan

04-25-2024 15:12 UTC+1

Maestrati Wins a Big Flip on Cohen

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Sebastien Maestrati had a raise of 7,000 in front of him from the small blind before Ilan Cohen moved all in for 34,000 in early position. Maestrati called.

Ilan Cohen: A♣K♣ All in
Sebastien Maestrati: J♣J♠

Cohen couldn't look and lowered his head toward the ground as the dealer spread out the 6♠5♦Q♠3♦9♣ board. He finally peeked at the cards and realized he hadn't connected against Maestrati's jacks, sending him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastien Maestrati	90,000 90,000	90,000
Ilan Cohen	Busted

Tags: Ilan Cohen Sebastien Maestrati