€100,000 EPT Super High Roller Day 1 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

04-27-2024 15:10 UTC+2

Full Chip Count After First Break

Ollie Garland

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikita Badziakouski	650,000 165,000	165,000
Justin Bonomo	475,000 144,000	144,000

Dan Smith	472,000 2,000	2,000

Michael Watson	399,000 94,000	94,000

Sam Grafton	380,000 130,000	130,000

Sergio Aido	373,500 73,500	73,500
Artur Martirosian	372,000 72,000	72,000

Bert Stevens	345,500 255,500	255,500
Christoph Vogelsang	344,000 46,000	46,000
Pascal Lefrancois	338,000 83,000	83,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	330,000 69,500	69,500
Morten Klein	303,000 53,000	53,000
Adrian Mateos	300,000 55,000	55,000

Juan Pardo	286,500 36,500	36,500
Yaman Nakdali	260,500 260,500	260,500
Masashi Oya	256,000 14,000	14,000
Ben Heath	250,000
Steve O'Dwyer	250,000

Lewis Spencer	250,000
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	250,000
Nacho Barbero	248,000 2,000	2,000
Daniel Dvoress	245,000 10,000	10,000

Phil Ivey	228,500 71,500	71,500

Vicente Delgado	226,000 24,000	24,000
Nick Petrangelo	221,000 29,000	29,000

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Level: 3

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

04-27-2024 14:43 UTC+2

Break Time

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Ollie Garland

Level 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The remaining 36 players have been sent on their first 20-minute break of the day.

04-27-2024 14:39 UTC+2

Oya Bests Kisacikoglu

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Ollie Garland

Level 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Orpen Kisacikoglu raised to 2,500 from the cutoff and Masashi Oya called on the button.

The 6♥Q♦4♣ flop slowed down Kisacikoglu, as he check-called a bet of 3,500 from Oya.

The 6♣ turn saw Kisacikoglu check again. Oya bet out 5,500 and Kisacikoglu elected to toss his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Masashi Oya	270,000 5,000	5,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu	227,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Masashi Oya Orpen Kisacikoglu

04-27-2024 14:36 UTC+2

PokerStars Steams Begin Sunday!

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Josh Noy

Level 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

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04-27-2024 14:32 UTC+2

Watson Bests Chidwick

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Richard Hayes

Level 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The flop read 3♣5♣10♠ and 7,500 was already in the middle in a hand between Stephen Chidwick on the button and Michael Watson in the big blind.

Watson checked to Chidwick, who fired out a bet of 2,000. Watson pondered the spot momentarily before producing a check-raise to 8,000. Chidwick called.

On the 8♦ turn, Watson continued to fire, putting out a bet of 25,000, leading to a swift fold from Chidwick.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Watson	305,000 117,000	117,000

Stephen Chidwick	125,000 116,500	116,500

Tags: Michael Watson Stephen Chidwick

04-27-2024 14:27 UTC+2

Mokri Scoops a Big One

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Ollie Garland

Level 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The pot stood at 8,500 with three players looking at a flop of J♣J♥3♠.

The action checked to Pascal Lefrancois, in the cutoff, who bet out 2,000. Kayhan Mokri, in the small blind, check-raised to 6,500. Matthias Eibinger, who was under the gun, also check-raised, fourbetting to 25,000. Lefrancois folded and Mokri called.

The 7♠ turn checked through to the 2♠ on the river. Mokri bet out 13,000 and Eibinger called.

Mokri tabled Q♣J♠ for flopped trips, winning him this pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pascal Lefrancois	255,000 5,000	5,000
Kayhan Mokri	225,000 33,000	33,000
Matthias Eibinger	130,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Kayhan Mokri Matthias Eibinger Pascal Lefrancois

04-27-2024 14:20 UTC+2

Oya Gets Check-Raise Through

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Richard Hayes

Level 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action folded to Sergio Aido on the button, who opened to 2,500. Masashi Oya defended his big blind.

On the A♣2♥J♣ Oya checked to Aido, who continued with a bet of 2,000.

Oya quickly reached for chips and check-raised to 8,000, leading to a swift fold from Aido.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Aido	300,000 60,000	60,000
Masashi Oya	275,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Masashi Oya Sergio Aido

04-27-2024 14:14 UTC+2

Badziakouski Building a Stack

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Ollie Garland

Level 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With 51,000 in the middle, three players went to a flop of 5♥4♠6♠.

Mikita Badziakouski, in the small blind, bet out for 15,000. Justin Bonomo, in the big blind, folded and Jean-Noel Thorel, in the cutoff. made the call.

The 5♣ turn saw Badziakouski bet again, this time for 18,000. Thorel was undeterred.

Badziakouski bet 32,000 on the 8♠ river. Thorel made a quick call. Badziakouski tabled 7♠7♣ for a rivered straight, winning him this pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikita Badziakouski	485,000 144,000	144,000
Jean-Noel Thorel	163,000 87,000	87,000

Tags: Jean-Noel Thorel Justin Bonomo Mikita Badziakouski

04-27-2024 14:10 UTC+2

Smith Busts Heath in Cooler

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Richard Hayes

Level 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Adrian Mateos opened to 2,500 and was met with a three-bet by Artur Martirosian to 9,000 in middle position.

Ben Heath was in the next seat, and he reached for chips before producing a cold four-bet to 25,500.

Action folded to Dan Smith in the small blind, and after some consideration, he produced the cold five-bet to 64,000.

Mateos and Martirosian got out of the way.

Heath took a moment to consider his options, before moving all in for around 180,000. Smith made the quick call.

Ben Heath: K♥K♠ All in
Dan Smith: A♦A♥

Heath had been extremely unfortunate to run his kings straight into Smith's aces, and nothing altered on the 2♥4♦10♠A♠J♣ runout, Smith scooping a huge pot with a set of aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Smith	470,000 222,500	222,500

Adrian Mateos	355,000 70,000	70,000

Artur Martirosian	300,000 10,000	10,000

Ben Heath	Busted

Tags: Adrian Mateos Artur Martirosian Ben Heath Dan Smith