€25,000 EPT High Roller Day 1 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

05-02-2024 20:37 UTC+1

Bonomo Bombs the River

Ollie Garland

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The pot stood at 75,000 with two players looking at a completed board that read 4♠6♠A♦7♦6♣.

Igor Yaroshevskyy, who was under the gun, checked the action to Justin Bonomo, in the hijack. Bonomo thought on his decision before placing a bet of 65,000, an effective all-in with just 2,500 behind the line. Yaroshevskyy quickly pitched his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Bonomo	140,000 28,000	28,000

Igor Yaroshevskyy	85,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Justin Bonomo Igor Yaroshevskyy

05-02-2024 20:48 UTC+1

Badziakouski Spikes River Against Sturm

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Richard Hayes

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Cards were on their backs and stacks were in the middle, with Mikita Badziakouski all-in for 59,900 and at risk versus Leon Sturm.

Mikita Badziakouski: A♥K♣ All in
Leon Sturm: K♠K♦

Badziakouski needed help against Sturm's kings, but the 9♣7♦10♣ appeared to be a miss.

However the 4♣ turn gave Badziakouski additional outs to the club flush, and sure enough the 6♣ rolled off on the river to give Badziakouski the king-high flush and damage Sturm's previously extremely healthy stack by about a third.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikita Badziakouski	121,800 121,800	121,800
Leon Sturm	103,000 41,000	41,000

Tags: Leon Sturm Mikita Badziakouski

05-02-2024 20:50 UTC+1

Romanello Takes It on the River

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Ollie Garland

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Roberto Romanello raised to 1,700 from middle position, Fiodor Martino three-bet to 5,000 from the hijack and Romanello called.

Romanello check-called a bet of 3,100 from Martino on the 6♠4♦J♥ flop.

The Q♦ turn checked through to the Q♣ on the river. Romanello bet out for 6,600. Martino used a time bank before tossing his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roberto Romanello	65,000 65,000	65,000

Fiodor Martino	20,200 20,200	20,200

Tags: Fiodor Martino Roberto Romanello

05-02-2024 20:58 UTC+1

Vieira Forces Akkari's Fold

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Richard Hayes

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The flop read J♣4♦5♦ and Joao Vieira put out a bet of 2,200 into the 5,000 pot. PokerStars Team Pro Andre Akkari called.

The Q♥ rolled off on the turn, and after giving the matter a fair bit of thought, Vieira slid out a 7,000 bet. Akkari quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	125,000 15,000	15,000
Andre Akkari	25,000 95,200	95,200

Tags: Andre Akkari Joao Vieira

05-02-2024 21:02 UTC+1

Martirosian Bests LeFrancois

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Ollie Garland

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Pascal LeFrancois raised to 1,800 from middle position. Artur Martirosian called in the cutoff.

LeFrancois checked at the sight of the J♣7♠8♠ flop. Martirosian took the lead for 4,200 and LeFrancois made the call.

The 4♣ turn saw LeFrancois check and then fold to a bet of 12,000 from Martirosian.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	190,000 12,000	12,000

Pascal Lefrancois	39,000 11,500	11,500

Tags: Artur Martirosian Pascal LeFrancois

05-02-2024 21:09 UTC+1

Sitbon Finds a Double Through Metaal

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Ollie Garland

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Julien Sitbon raised to 1,600 from the hijack and Govert Metaal three-bet to 6,700, from the small blind. Sitbon moved all in for 12,900 and Metaal snap-called.

Julien Sitbon: A♥Q♦ All in
Govert Metaal: J♦J♣

The board ran out A♠9♥6♠8♠8♥; this flip fell in the favour of Sitbon on the flop and he held to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Govert Metaal	70,000 15,000	15,000
Julien Sitbon	26,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Govert Metaal Julien Sitbon

05-02-2024 21:11 UTC+1

Vaeza Bombs Turn

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Richard Hayes

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Felipe Boianovsky opened to 1,700 under the gun and was called by Adolfo Vaeza and Steve O'Dwyer in the blinds.

The 8♦6♣8♥ flop was checked through by all players.

On the 7♥ turn, Vaeza led out for 2,000, only to be faced with a raise to 10,000 by O'Dwyer. Boianovsky quickly folded, but Vaeza wasted no time in getting the rest of his chips into the middle, for around 60,000 total.

O'Dwyer took some time before sending his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Boianovsky	105,000 13,000	13,000
Adolfo Vaeza	71,000 71,000	71,000
Steve O'Dwyer	42,000 42,000	42,000

Tags: Adolfo Vaeza Felipe Boianovsky Steve O'Dwyer

05-02-2024 21:18 UTC+1

Bonomo Building Stack

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Richard Hayes

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Justin Bonomo opened to 1,800 in middle position and was faced with a three-bet to 8,000 by Romain Lewis in the big blind. Bonomo called.

On the A♣5♦Q♣ flop, Lewis check-called a bet of 3,000 from Bonomo.

The J♠ turn was checked through by both players.

On the 2♥ river, Lewis led out with a bet of 3,500 and Bonomo called.

Lewis showed K♦K♠ for a pair of kings and Bonomo had A♦3♦ for a pair of aces, sending him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Bonomo	165,000 25,000	25,000

Romain Lewis	60,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Justin Bonomo Romain Lewis

05-02-2024 21:22 UTC+1

Demlakian Knows He’s Being Bluffed but Folds Just to Be Sure

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Ollie Garland

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The pot stood at approximately 27,000 with two players looking at a full board of 6♦J♣A♠7♠6♣.

Aleksejs Ponakovs, in the hijack, used a time bank before moving all in for his effective stack of 27,000.

Vasken Demlakian, in the cutoff, thought on his decision before announcing "I'm almost certain it's a bluff, but I'm going to let you bluff me". Demlakian flashed the A♦ as he folded, allowing Ponakovs to lay claim to this pot without a showdown.