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

04-30-2024 16:21 UTC+1

Ruefenacht Gets Aggressive

Ollie Garland

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The player in the cutoff limped in, Maroun Jazzar raised to 1,600 from the small blind and Jerome Ruefenacht three-bet to 3,600, in the big blind. The cutoff folded and Jazzar called.

The 10♣2♥4♣ flop saw Jazzar check and then fold to a continuation of 4,000 from Ruefenacht.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maroun Jazzar	70,500 70,500	70,500
Jerome Ruefenacht	38,500 38,500	38,500

Tags: Jerome Ruefenacht Maroun Jazzar

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

04-30-2024 16:08 UTC+1

Claude Bests Valiyev at Showdown

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Ollie Garland

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

The pot stood at approximately 4,000 with three players looking at a flop of J♦4♦10♥. All three players checked to see the 8♥ turn.

Fabien Claude, in the big blind, took the lead for 1,900. Both Martin Lategui and Teymur Valiyev, in middle position and the cutoff respectively, made the call.

The A♠ river saw the action check to Valiyev, who bet out 2,400. Claude called and Lategui mucked. Valiyev tabled A♣9♣ for a rivered top pair, but Claude claimed this pot with J♣10♠ for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Lategui	75,000 31,000	31,000
Fabien Claude	38,500 38,500	38,500
Teymur Valiyev	16,500 16,500	16,500

Tags: Fabien Claude Martin Lategui Teymur Valiyev

04-30-2024 16:05 UTC+1

Chop It Up

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Patrick Cole

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Ivo Bartoletti opened from under the gun to 1,000. Action folded around to Lukas Hafner who called in the big blind.

Hafner check-called a 1,000 bet from Bartoletti on the 8♣2♦K♥ flop before both players checked the J♣ turn. Hafner then led the 3♠ river for 3,500 and was quickly called. Hafner tabled A♠J♠ and Bartoletti tabled A♦J♥ to chop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivo Bartoletti	69,000 34,000	34,000
Lukas Hafner	59,000 11,000	11,000

Tags: Ivo Bartoletti Lukas Hafner

04-30-2024 15:55 UTC+1

Roman Doubles Up, But Soon Departs

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Patrick Cole

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Jose Roman opened to 1,000 from the hijack. Action folded around to Paul Runcan who defended the big blind.

He checked the Q♠8♦7♠ flop to Roman, who moved all in for 6,700. Runcan called as the covering stack.

Jose Roman: K♠9♠ All in
Paul Runcan: Q♣7♥

Roman hit his flush draw on the 6♠ turn and held on the 2♣ river to secure a double up. He couldn't spin up his short stack, however, and busted a few hands later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Runcan	37,500 37,500	37,500
Jose Roman	Busted

Tags: Jose Roman Paul Runcan

04-30-2024 15:52 UTC+1

Chen Doubles with Kings

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Ollie Garland

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

The cutoff raised to 1,000 from the cutoff, Andrew Chen three-bet to 3,000 on the button and Valentino Konakchiev cold four-bet to 9,000, from the small blind. The original raiser folded and Chen moved all in for 21,000. Konakchiev called.

Andrew Chen: K♦K♣ All in
Valentino Konakchiev: J♠J♣

The first four cards came 2♦A♠A♦2♠, prompting Konakchiev to root for a deuce, which would have resulted in an unconventional chop. The 8♠ fell and Chen's kings held to double him up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Chen	44,200 44,200	44,200
Valentino Konakchiev	23,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Andrew Chen Valentino Konakchiev

04-30-2024 15:46 UTC+1

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Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

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04-30-2024 15:38 UTC+1

Lategui Takes It on the River

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Ollie Garland

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Leo Worthington-Leese raised to 1,100 from the button and Martin Lategui defended in the big blind.

Lategui check-called a bet of 1,000 from Worthington-Leese on the Q♦2♦10♣ flop.

The K♣ turn checked through to the 2♣ on the river. Lategui took the lead for 2,500 and Worthington-Leese made a quick fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leo Worthington-Leese	65,000 65,000	65,000
Martin Lategui	44,000 44,000	44,000

Tags: Leo Worthington-Leese Martin Lategui

04-30-2024 15:31 UTC+1

Top Ten Chip Counts

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Patrick Cole

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco Perez	129,000
Richard Dubini	125,000 98,500	98,500
Konstantinos Vavoulis	115,500
Mengshi Tian	105,400
Lorenzo Cendali	99,200
Ehsan Amiri	92,000 6,000	6,000
Romain Lewis	90,000
Umberto Zaffagnini	89,000
Matheus Baldissarelli	87,000
Taran Parmar	82,000

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500