Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€25,000 EPT High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€5,930,470
Entries
247
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Entries
133
Players Left
24
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Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Action was folded to Kayhan Mokri in the cutoff, who was getting tucked into a salad, and he opened to 3,500.
Action folded to Govert Metaal in the big blind, who remarked "Raising while eating?", to which Mokri replied "I know, must be a good hand." Metaal smiled and called.
On the 9♥3♦5♦ flop, Metaal check-folded versus a bet of 3,000 from Mokri.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000
116,000
|
116,000 |
|
170,000
17,500
|
17,500 |
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Christopher Puetz raised to 4,000 from the cutoff, Dimitar Danchev called on the button, as did Antoine Nahas, in the small blind.
The A♠8♣5♠ flop saw Nahas play out of flow, over-bet jamming his remaining stack of 26,000, into two players. Both Puetz and Danchev snap-folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
77,000
10,500
|
10,500 |
|
||
|
37,000
500
|
500 |
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Around 50,000 was in the middle on a flop of K♠9♠5♣ in a hand between Eric Sfez and Andras Nemeth in early position, and Mikita Badziakouski in the cutoff.
Action was checked to Badziakouski, who put out a bet of 11,000. Sfez produced a prompt check-raise to 42,000, and both of his opponents quickly folded.
In the next hand, Sfez opened to 4,000 under the gun and Ilya Nikiforov put in his last 3,000. All other opponents folded.
Ilya Nikiforov: A♦Q♦ 
Eric Sfez: A♥K♥
Nikiforov's ace was dominated, and the 2♠6♣2♥6♦K♠ runout confirmed his exit, Sfez ending up with a pair of kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
305,000
136,000
|
136,000 |
|
230,000
88,500
|
88,500 |
|
Busted |
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The pot stood at 14,000 with two players looking at a full board of J♦Q♥K♣10♠.
Nacho Barbero, in the big blind, checked the action to Mark Teltscher, in the cutoff. Teltscher bet out 7,000 and Barbero called.
The 5♣ turn checked through to a showdown. Barbero tabled A♣A♦; his premium pocket pair upgraded to the nut straight and he took down this pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
205,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
55,000
81,500
|
81,500 |
|
|
||
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Action was on the flop on a board of 3♥K♦A♥. Krasimir Neychev moved all in for 28,000 and Aleksei Vandyshev made the call.
Neychev showed K♥7♥ for a pair of kings with a flush draw. Vandyshev had A♠6♠ for a pair of aces.
The turn came the J♦ and river was the 5♣. Vandyshev held to win the pot, eliminating Neychev from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000
29,500
|
29,500 |
|
Busted |
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The pot stood at approximately 110,000 with two players looking at a board of K♥8♠4♠3♠.
Matthias Lipp, in middle position, checked the action to Bert Stevens, on the button. Stevens placed a minuscule bet of 2,000 and the action was back on Lipp. Thinking on his decision, Lipp elected to fold despite the great price Stevens had offered him.
The table laughed together as Lipp flashed 9♣6♣ to the table, announcing "It's good for the game".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000
63,500
|
63,500 |
|
201,000
11,500
|
11,500 |
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Dan Smith stacked off preflop for around 64,000 against Mikita Badziakouski, who had him covered as players turned their cards for the all in.
Dan Smith: J♠J♣
Mikita Badziakouski: A♦K♣
The board ran out 3♣4♦2♣8♠6♣. Smith held with his pocket jacks to win the pot and double his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
155,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
140,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
||
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
[Removed:548] opened to 4,000 from middle position and Leon Sturm defended his big blind.
On the 8♦K♣6♦ flop, Sturm check-raised to 11,000 versus a continuation bet of 3,500 from [Removed:549]. After some thought, [Removed:549] called.
The K♦ came on the turn, and Sturm continued to fire, putting out a bet of 16.500. [Removed:549] again deliberated for some time before calling.
The 7♠ completed the board. and Sturm moved all in with the covering stack. [Removed:549] immediately put out his final four time banks in front of him. Three of them went to the dealer before [Removed:549] sent his hand into the muck.
"Did you have anything?" [Removed:549] asked, and Sturm shrugged his shoulders, smiled and said "I had something".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000
59,500
|
59,500 |
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|
43,000
2,500
|
2,500 |
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
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