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

04-30-2024 19:06 UTC+1

Korochenskiy Finds a Double on the River

Ollie Garland

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Anatoly Korochenskiy, in the big blind, found himself all in and at risk for his remaining 21,500, against Daniel Rezaei, in the small blind.

Anatoly Korochenskiy: A♥K♣
Daniel Rezaei: 2♠2♣

The first four cards seemed promising for Rezaei as it came 3♠5♠9♠Q♣. With Rezaei holding the only spade, Korochenskiy was reduced to four outs. However, the K♥ river was one of those outs and Korochenskiy doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anatoly Korochenskiy	43,500 43,500	43,500
Daniel Rezaei	8,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Anatoly Korochenskiy Daniel Rezaei

04-30-2024 19:03 UTC+1

Regrets for Patacconi

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Patrick Cole

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action folded around to Jianwei Lin on the button who opened to 2,500. Leonardo Patacconi defended the big blind.

The Q♥J♥7♣ flop was checked around before Leonard Patacconi led the K♥ turn for 2,400. Lin called.

The 10♣ river was checked down and Patacconi tabled 6♥4♣ for a whiffed flush draw and air. Lin showed K♠3♠ for top pair.

"I don't even know why I played this" said Patacconi, adding "this pot was insignificant, single raise, small pot, you don't need to report this."

Player	Chips	Progress
Jianwei Lin	95,000 17,000	17,000
Leonardo Patacconi	20,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Jianwei Lin Leonard Patacconi

04-30-2024 18:53 UTC+1

Talbot and Konnikova Face Off

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Ollie Garland

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Parker Talbot raised to 2,400 from under the gun. "Donation!" Maria Konnikova exclaimed as she made the call from the big blind.

The 10♥5♣4♥ flop checked through to the A♣ on the turn. Konnikova check-called a bet of 3,200 from Talbot.

The K♦ river saw Konnikova check and then fold to a bet of 13,800 from Talbot. "I've donated enough," Konnikova explained as she mucked her cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Konnikova	162,000 17,000	17,000

Parker Talbot	26,500 26,500	26,500

Tags: Maria Konnikova Parker Talbot

04-30-2024 18:53 UTC+1

Steinbrenner Steals on River

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Patrick Cole

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was picked up on the 3♣8♦9♦ flop where Oshri Lahmani checked from the big blind to Justin Steinbrenner who was under the gun.

The 8♥ turn was checked around before Lahmani checked the 5♥. Steinbrenner took this opportunity to fire a bet of 3,500. Lahmani quickly folded and Steinbrenner took a small pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Steinbrenner	35,000
Oshri Lahmani	28,500

Tags: Oshri Lahmani Justin Steinbrenner

04-30-2024 18:45 UTC+1

Maltez Scores Double Knockout

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Patrick Cole

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was picked up with a three-way all in. Fabrice Maltez had both Koen De Visscher and Sergiy Dudka covered.

Koen De Visscher: A♦K♣ All in
Sergiy Dudka: K♥K♦ All in
Fabrice Maltez: 8♠8♦

The 10♣Q♦3♠ flop was safe for the cowboys of Dudka but the 8♥ turn left De Visscher drawing dead and Dudka drawing to two outs.

Maltez filled up on the Q♥ river to send both opponents to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabrice Maltez	95,000 95,000	95,000
Koen De Visscher	Busted
Sergiy Dudka	Busted

Tags: Fabrice Maltez Koen De Visscher Sergiy Dudka

04-30-2024 18:41 UTC+1

Kane Finds a Double

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Ollie Garland

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Conor Bergin raised to 2,500 from under the gun. Michael Kane three-bet to 9,500, a virtual all in with just 900 chips behind. Bergin put him in for the rest and Kane called.

Michael Kane: A♠Q♥ All in
Conor Bergin: A♥4♥

The flop landed K♦6♦6♠ and a neutral player at the table exclaimed, "That's a good chopping flop!" Sure enough, the A♦ turn brought a likely chop, until the K♣ put Kane's kicker back into play and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Conor Bergin	140,000 140,000	140,000
Michael Kane	21,000 21,000	21,000

Tags: Conor Bergin Michael Kane

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

04-30-2024 18:26 UTC+1

Pingray Puts on the Pressure

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Ollie Garland

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Kamel Marzouk raised to 2,500 from the cutoff and Hugo Pingray defended in the big blind.

Pingray checked at the sight of the 8♦8♥Q♦ flop. Marzouk bet out 2,000 and Pingray elected to check-raise to 7,000. Marzouk folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hugo Pingray	50,000 50,000	50,000
Kamel Marzouk	19,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Hugo Pingray Kamel Marzouk

04-30-2024 18:23 UTC+1

Small One for Guenni

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Patrick Cole

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action folded around to Francisco Perez who opened from the button to 2,000. Mikael Guenni defended the big blind.

He checked the 6♠4♣8♣ flop to Perez who bet 1,500. Guenni called. The 6♣ turn was checked around as was the 10♥ river.

Guenni tabled A♣4♠ and Perez mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco Perez	180,000 5,000	5,000
Mikael Guenni	20,000

Tags: Mikael Guenni Francisco Perez

04-30-2024 18:19 UTC+1

Konnikova Doubles Up Fortuna

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Ollie Garland

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

After a preflop raising war, Sylwester Fortuna, in the hijack, found himself all in and at risk for his last 25,400, against Maria Konnikova, who was on the button.

Sylwester Fortuna: J♠J♦ All in
Maria Konnikova: A♦K♥

The board ran out Q♥9♠5♣3♣Q♠; this classic flip fell in the favor of Fortuna, who doubled up.