€1,100 FPS Main Event Day 2 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

04-26-2024 15:33 UTC+1

Figueiras Catches a Miracle Triple on the River

David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Yohan Figueiras moved all in for 176,000 from early position, Sergio Brignoli reshoved for 202,000 in middle position, and Nina Krasilnikova called in the big blind.

Yohan Figueiras: 9♣9♠ All in
Sergio Brignoli: A♦Q♦ All in
Nina Krasilnikova: A♠Q♥

The flop came 7♠6♣8♣ to keep Figueiras in the lead, but the A♥ turn gave both Brignoli and Krasilnikova top pair. The river, though, was the 9♥ and Figueiras spiked a set to earn a triple up, while Brignoli and Krasilnikova chopped the side pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yohan Figueiras	520,000
Nina Krasilnikova	170,000 320,000	320,000
Sergio Brignoli	25,000 76,000	76,000

Tags: Nina Krasilnikova Sergio Brignoli Yohan Figueiras

04-26-2024 15:35 UTC+1

Carbo Busts Before Break

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Calum Grant

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Simone Andrian had most of his 190,000 stack committed from the hijack. Action folded to Gerard Carbo from the small blind, who put in his last 13,000. The big blind folded and the cards were tabled.

Gerard Carbo: 5♦2♦ All in
Simone Andrian: A♠6♠

Andrian smashed the Q♥6♥6♣ flop, making trip sixes. Carbo needed running cards but found no help on the J♣ turn or 10♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simone Andrian	230,000 10,000	10,000
Gerard Carbo	Busted

04-26-2024 15:38 UTC+1

Aboodi Turns a Straight

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Calum Grant

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Gil Aboodi limped in from middle position and called when Pietro Pellegrino jammed for 50,000 from the button.

Pietro Pellegrino: 5♦5♣ All in
Gil Aboodi: 10♦8♦

The fives remained on the Q♣J♠2♦ flop but Aboodi made a straight on the 9♣ turn to lock up the hand, The 6♦ river completed the board to mark Pellegrino's bust out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gil Aboodi	700,000 120,000	120,000

Pietro Pellegrino	Busted

Tags: Gil Aboodi Pietro Pellegrino

04-26-2024 15:40 UTC+1

Tarnakin Cracks Kings to Double

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Robert Bull three-bet to 85,000 in the small blind before Serhii Tarnakin moved all in for 319,000 in the hijack. Bull called.

Serhii Tarnakin: A♥Q♣ All in
Robert Bull: K♦K♠

Bull was ahead with his kings until the flop came 8♥A♦Q♠ to give Tarnakin two pair. The rest of the board was 5♠8♠ and Tarnakin doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Serhii Tarnakin	640,000 324,000	324,000
Robert Bull	500,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Robert Bull Serhii Tarnakin

04-26-2024 15:41 UTC+1

Break Time

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Sava Krink

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The remaining 124 players have been sent on a 25-minute break.

04-26-2024 15:53 UTC+1

Life Outside Poker: Princess Love Opens Up on Ray J Divorce, Getting Coached by Maria Ho

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Life Outside Poker w/ Connor Richards is a new podcast for PokerNews that focuses on poker players with successful careers and lives outside of poker.

For the second episode, Connor Richards spoke with reality TV actress Princess Love, who opened up for the first time about her high-profile divorce from R&B star Ray J. Love also spoke about poker filling a void in her life, her Celebrity Poker Tour victory earlier this year and her experience on the WPT Voyage.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Princess Love by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

04-26-2024 16:09 UTC+1

Bottinelli Picks Off Vo With Queens

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Ut Tam Vo moved all in for 170,000 in the cutoff and Andrea Bottinelli called under the gun.

Ut Tam Vo: A♥Q♦ All in
Andrea Bottinelli: Q♣Q♠

Vo was trailing Bottinelli's queens as the board ran out 8♥3♣7♦8♦9♦ to send him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrea Bottinelli	850,000 150,000	150,000
Ut Tam Vo	Busted

Tags: Andrea Bottinelli Ut Tam Vo

04-26-2024 16:11 UTC+1

Current Chip Leaders

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Calum Grant

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Atanas Malinov	1,700,000 890,000	890,000

Gabi Livshitz	1,600,000 500,000	500,000
Tamas Balogh	1,525,000 25,000	25,000
Franck Rene	1,320,000 1,070,000	1,070,000
Antonino Venneri	1,250,000 190,000	190,000
Hugo Machado	1,240,000 803,000	803,000

Marco Gambini	1,225,000 645,000	645,000
Angel Martinez	1,100,000 200,000	200,000
Nikolay Yosifov	1,075,000 920,000	920,000
Eusebiu-Nicolae Jalba	1,045,000 876,000	876,000

04-26-2024 16:24 UTC+1

Livshitz Shoves on [Removed:529]

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 4♦Q♦5♥, [Removed:528] bet 40,000 from the hijack and Gabi Livshitz called in early position.

Both players checked the 5♦ turn and Livshitz also checked the 6♥ river. [Removed:529] bet 125,000 and Livshitz came back with an all-in shove. [Removed:529], with around 200,000 remaining, tanked for several minutes before letting go of his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabi Livshitz	1,750,000 150,000	150,000
[Removed:528]	200,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Gabi Livshitz