2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
Davidi Kitai opened to 1,200 from middle position and was called by Patrick Afonso in the small blind.
Ivan Barbuto was in the big blind and he reached for chips and three-bet to 5,200. Kitai called; Afonso got out of the way.
On the J♦3♦4♥ flop, Barbuto checked to Kitai, who put out a bet of 4,000.
Barbuto quickly check-raised all in for around 20,000 and Kitai got his chips in the middle just as fast, with Kitai at risk.
Davidi Kitai: A♦2♦
Ivan Barbuto: A♠K♦
Barbuto's ace-high was ahead but had a lot of outs to fade with Kitai holding the nut flush draw and a gutshot straight draw.
The 4♦ rolled off on the river to leave Barbuto drawing dead, who smacked the table in frustration.
The 9♠ completed the board and Kitai raked in a nice pot, while Barbuto was left on fumes.
Samir Rahal raised to 1,500 on the button, receiving calls from both Giovanni Grassi and Kamal Sefrioui in the respective blinds.
The 9♥3♥2♣ flop saw the action check to Rahal, who bet out 3,100. Grassi check-raised to 9,800, Sefrioui folded, as did Rahal.
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Stefano Vieta, in the hijack, found himself all in and at risk for his remaining 11,500, against Philippe Magnus, in the big blind.
Stefano Vieta: 2♦2♥
Philippe Magnus: A♦4♣
The window card flashed the A♠, but the 2♣J♥ followed quickly behind. The 9♥ turn and J♣ river improved Vieta to a full house and he doubled up, leaving Magnus short.
Davidi Kitai opened to 1,600 from middle position and was called by Vladislav Efremov in the next seat, before Thomas Pierlot produced a small three-bet to 3,500. Both Kitai and Efremov called.
The A♣Q♥4♥ flop and 5♠ turn were checked through by all players.
On the 2♣ river Kitai led out with a bet of 1,800. Efremov folded but Pierlot made the call.
Kitai showed Q♣10♦ for a pair of queens while Pierlot had 6♣6♦ for a pair of sixes, sending Kitai the pot.
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Marian Mitran was all-in for 13,200 and at risk versus Hicham Hachoumi.
Marian Mitran: 8♦8♠
Hicham Hachoumi: A♠K♥
Mitran was ahead in a race, and Hachoumi was left drawing extremely thin after the 8♣9♠J♠ flop gave Mitran bottom set.
The 2♦ turn confirmed Hachoumi's fate and the A♦ river was irrelevant.
Istvan Toth raised to 2,200 from the hijack, Kamal Sefrioui called on the button, as did the big blind.
The A♦6♦A♠ flop saw the action check to Sefrioui, who took the lead for 2,600. The big blind folded and Toth made the call.
The 3♦ turn saw a repeat of the action, this time Toth check-called a bet of 2,400 from Sefrioui.
The A♥ river saw Toth check and then fold to a bet of 5,000 from Sefrioui.
Cards were on their backs and chips were in the middle in a three-way all-in between Davidi Kitai, Laurent Ciup and Patrick Afonso, with Kitai covering both players.
Laurent Ciup: 9♥9♠
Patrick Afonso: J♦J♣
Davidi Kitai: Q♦Q♣
Kitai was in great shape with his pocket queens and nothing altered on the K♣K♦7♣A♦10♥ runout, with Kitai scooping a huge pot.