€3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty Day 1 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

04-30-2024 14:25 UTC+1

Hardcastle Is Good at Showdown

Ollie Garland

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Denis Charlier raised to 800 from under the gun. Jack Hardcastle, sat to Charlier's direct left, three-bet to 1,200. Charlier called.

The action checked to Hardcastle, who bet out 1,200 on the A♥10♠2♠ flop. Charlier called.

The 2♥ turn and 3♥ river checked to a showdown. Hardcastle showed J♥J♠, winning him this pot. Charlier mucked K♦J♦ face up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Denis Charlier	33,500 33,500	33,500
Jack Hardcastle	17,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Denis Charlier Jack Hardcastle

04-30-2024 14:19 UTC+1

Antoni Bests Roman at Showdown

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Patrick Cole

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Action was picked up on the 7♣K♠10♦ flop which Jose Roman checked from the big blind to Besiana Antoni in early position.

Roman then check-raised a 700 bet from Antoni on the 3♣ turn to 1,800. Antoni made the call. The 8♦ river was checked down and Roman showed A♣5♥, but was beaten by Antoni's A♥10♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Besiana Antoni	32,500 2,500	2,500
Jose Roman	25,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Besiana Antoni Jose Roman

04-30-2024 14:15 UTC+1

Teltscher Gets the Maximum

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Ollie Garland

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Eric Lai raised to 1,200 from under the gun, Mark Teltscher three-bet to 3,500 in the hijack and Lai called.

Lai check-called a bet of 2,000 from Teltscher, on the 7♠2♠5♣ flop.

The 4♣ turn saw a repeat of the action, this time Teltscher sized up to 5,000.

The 2♦ river prompted Lai to play out of flow, leading for 8,500. Teltscher thought on his decision before moving all in for 17,700. Lai made a quick call.

Mark Teltscher: A♠A♣ All in
Eric Lai: 8♣8♠

Teltscher found the full double with his pocket aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Teltscher	56,400 56,400	56,400

Eric Lai	27,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Eric Lai Mark Teltscher

04-30-2024 14:10 UTC+1

Bartoletti Barrels Three Streets

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Patrick Cole

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Richard Dubini opened from early position to 700. Action folded around to Ivo Bartoletti who defended the big blind.

Bartoletti led for 700 on the 7♦10♥8♠ flop and Dubini called. Bartoletti sized up on the 8♥ turn to 2,000 and Dubini called again. On the 3♠ river, Bartoletti barrelled again for 6,000. Dubini tanked for a moment before making a reluctant fold. He tapped the table as he mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivo Bartoletti	35,000 6,400	6,400
Richard Dubini	26,500 26,500	26,500

Tags: Ivo Bartoletti Richard Dubini

04-30-2024 14:02 UTC+1

Vallinas's Small Stab Does the Job

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Ollie Garland

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Jon Vallinas raised to 800 from the hijack, receiving calls from Jon Vallinas and Dan Petrea, in the respective blinds.

All three players checked to the river as the full board now read 7♥9♣10♦8♦2♦. Vallinas stook at stab at the pot for 1,000, earning two quick folds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Napoly	32,000 32,000	32,000
Jon Vallinas	31,000 31,000	31,000
Dan Petrea	28,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Dan Petrea Jon Vallinas

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

04-30-2024 13:48 UTC+1

Sedlak Check-Raises Turn

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Patrick Cole

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action was picked up on the flop of A♣9♠10♥ where Jack O'Neill checked from the big blind to Martin Sedlak who was under the gun. He checked to Nir Sharon in the cutoff who bet 300.

O'Neill folded and Sedlak called. Sedlak then checked the 10♠ turn to Sharon who bet 800. Sedlak took a moment before putting in the check-raise to 3,000. Sharon tanked for a moment before finding the fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Sedlak	32,000 32,000	32,000
Jack O'Neill	29,000 29,000	29,000
Nir Sharon	28,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Jack O'Neill Michael Sedlak Nir Sharon

04-30-2024 13:45 UTC+1

Hafner Hero Calls the River

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Ollie Garland

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The pot had already swelled to approximately 23,000 with two players looking at a full board of K♣4♥7♠Q♠3♥.

Lukas Hafner, in the hijack, checked the action to Demin Shen, on the button. Shen moved all in, putting Hafner to the test for his effective stack of 22,800.

Pained by his decision, Hafner tanked for some time before finally flicking in the call. Shen tabled 9♣7♣ for a pair of sevens, while Hafner raked in this pot with K♠J♦.

A neutral player at the table announced that he thought Shen had a set.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lukas Hafner	68,600 68,600	68,600
Demin Shen	2,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Demin Shen Lukas Hafner

04-30-2024 13:39 UTC+1

Labryga Takes From the Blinds

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Patrick Cole

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action folded around to Jean Labryga on the button who opened to 500. Nina Krasilnikova called in the small blind and Xavier Cortazar defended the big blind.

The 5♦Q♦A♣ flop was checked around and both blinds checked to Labryga again on the 8♣ turn. He bet 800 and got quick folds from his opponents. Cortazar tabled 4♣4♥ and Krasilnikova claimed to have had jack-eight. Labryga tabled the 8♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean Labryga	31,000 31,000	31,000
Nina Krasilnikova	29,500 29,500	29,500
Xavier Cortazar	29,500 29,500	29,500

Tags: Jean Labryga Nina Krasilnikova Xavier Cortazar

04-30-2024 13:34 UTC+1

Simone Takes on Three

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Ollie Garland

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Alon Huberman raised to 500 from under the gun, receiving calls from Jean-Baptiste Aubry in the hijack, Alfonso Simone on the button and Ihor Kotyk in the big blind.

The action checked to Huberman, who bet out 600 on the 10♣5♥2♥ flop, Aubry called and Simone raised to 2,200. Kotyk cold-called and the other two players followed suit.

The 2♠ turn saw the action check to Simone, who continued for 4,600, prompting three quick folds.