€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 1a | 2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

04-28-2024 17:45 UTC+1

Polito Reshoves Small Blind, Called by Khachaturyan

Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Following a button open raise, Laurent Polito moved all in from the small blind for 16,300. Stepan Khachaturyan, sitting in the big blind, went into the tank, then isolated with a shove of his own. The original raiser folded and two players flipped their cards, with Polito at risk.

Laurent Polito: A♣10♣ All in
Stepan Khachaturyan: A♠J♠

The board ran out 7♦K♣A♥5♣A♦. Both players made trip aces and Khachaturyan's jack kicker played. He won the pot and Polito was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stepan Khachaturyan	42,000
Laurent Polito	Busted

Tags: Laurent Polito Stepan Khachaturyan

04-28-2024 17:37 UTC+1

Notable Chip Counts and Bustouts

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Umberto Ruggeri	90,000 90,000	90,000
Tsugunari Toma	85,000 36,500	36,500
Rania Nasreddine	80,000 10,000	10,000
Gerard Rubiralta	75,000 10,000	10,000
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	70,000 70,000	70,000
Fabrice Maltez	45,000 45,000	45,000
Elias Gutierrez	45,000 5,000	5,000

Andre Akkari	40,000 10,000	10,000

Maria Konnikova	40,000 27,400	27,400

Aliaksandr Shylko	35,000 2,200	2,200
Rafael Moraes	35,000 9,000	9,000

Barny Boatman	30,000 10,000	10,000

Kenny Hallaert	26,000 26,000	26,000

Leo Worthington-Leese	25,000 14,000	14,000
Lewis Spencer	21,000 21,000	21,000
Conor Beresford	20,000 1,300	1,300
Gabi Livshitz	20,000 46,500	46,500
Lucas Scafini	Busted
Fabrice Bigot	Busted
Pierre Calamusa	Busted
Hossein Ensan	Busted

Ramon Colillas	Busted
Samuel Ju	Busted
Axel Hallay	Busted

04-28-2024 17:35 UTC+1

Der Megreditchian's Call Sends Aido Packing

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Sava Krink

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

With 22,000 already in the pot, Sergio Aido went all in from the big blind with 20,500. Jacques Der Megreditchian took his time contemplating the decision before ultimately making the call.

Sergio Aido: A♥8♠ All in
Jacques Der Megreditchian: A♦Q♠

Der Megreditchian improved on the Q♥6♠6♥9♠3♥ board and sent Aido to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacques Der Megreditchian	102,000 102,000	102,000
Sergio Aido	Busted

Tags: Jacques Der Megreditchian Sergio Aido

04-28-2024 17:11 UTC+1

Lafontaine Hits a Miracle to Stun Prusov

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Dmitrii Prusov had just fired his second bullet when he bet 3,000 under the gun in a four-way pot on a flop of 10♠6♦5♣. Luc Lafontaine then raised to 12,500 in the cutoff and Prusov moved all in for 24,500.

Lafontaine tanked for more than a minute until he called to put Prusov at risk.

Dmitrii Prusov: A♦A♠ All in
Luc Lafontaine: 10♥7♥

Prusov had picked up aces and was a favorite to double up, but Lafontaine spiked the 10♣ on the turn to make trips.

"One outer," [Removed:467], who had folded on the flop, said. The river was the 4♣ and Lafontaine won the pot to send Prusov to the rail again.

"I got lucky. Sometimes you need that," Lafontaine said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luc Lafontaine	130,000 59,100	59,100
[Removed:467]	25,000 30,100	30,100
Dmitrii Prusov	Busted

Tags: Dmitrii Prusov Luc Lafontaine

04-28-2024 16:59 UTC+1

Hadioglu Heads to Exit as Ace-King Cracked

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Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Nuri Hadioglu opened with a raise from middle position and Eduard Barsegyan three-bet to 4,200 from the button. Hadioglu then four-bet all in for 28,000 and Barsegian, with a larger stack, made the call. The players revealed their cards.

Nuri Hadioglu: A♠K♦ All in
Eduard Barsegyan: A♦Q♠

Barsegyan was initially behind and dominated by Hadioglu's Big Slick. However, the board ran out 3♦7♠Q♣2♣4♠, giving Barsegyan a pair of queens on the flop. Barsegyan's hand held and Hadioglu was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eduard Barsegyan	65,000 65,000	65,000
Nuri Hadioglu	Busted

Tags: Eduard Barsegyan Nuri Hadioglu

04-28-2024 16:47 UTC+1

Rajkovic's Top Pair Takes Down Duthie

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Sava Krink

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

With the pot already totaling around 14,000, Adi Rajkovic bet 11,500 from middle position on the 3♠J♥A♥3♦ board, prompting John Duthie to call from the cutoff.

On the river 4♥, Rajkovic swiftly followed up with a hefty bet of 30,000, effectively putting Duthie all in with just 18,800 left. Duthie opted to call, revealing A♠K♣ for two pair, aces and threes. However, Rajkovic turned over A♣J♠ for top two pair and sealing Duthie's elimination from the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adi Rajkovic	108,000 26,000	26,000
John Duthie	Busted

Tags: Adi Rajkovic John Duthie

04-28-2024 16:45 UTC+1

Nuri Shoves With Short Stack and Busts

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Matt Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

After an early position raise, Bernat Capdevila Montes flat-called from late position. Karo Nuri then moved all in from the small blind for 7,800. The original raiser folded and Montes called.

Karo Nuri: 6♥6♠ All in
Bernat Capdevila Montes: J♥10♥

The board ran out 2♦3♠K♠10♣2♣. Montes paired his ten on the turn, pulling ahead and maintaining the lead to win the pot and eliminate Nuri from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bernat Capdevila Montes	44,000 44,000	44,000
Karo Nuri	Busted

Tags: Bernat Capdevila Montes Karo Nuri

04-28-2024 16:29 UTC+1

Santana Hits the Turn, Dellisola Spikes the River For a Bustout

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

David Santana was all in for around 20,000 from the hijack and up against Edoardo Dellisola in the big blind.

David Santana: Q♥Q♦ All in
Edoardo Dellisola: A♥A♣

Santana had run into aces and was at risk of elimination as the flop came J♣3♣3♣. The turn, though, was the Q♣ and Santana hit his two-outer to make a full house.

His hope of survival was short-lived, as the A♠ fell on the river to give Dellisola a bigger full house and send Santana to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edoardo Dellisola	110,000 60,000	60,000
David Santana	Busted

Tags: David Santana Edoardo Dellisola

04-28-2024 16:19 UTC+1

Boianovsky Scores a Knockout

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Felipe Boianovsky had a raise of 3,300 in front of him from early position before Patrick Caveriviere moved all in for 11,500 in the cutoff. Boianovsky called.

Patrick Caveriviere: A♠J♣ All in
Felipe Boianovsky: A♣Q♠

Boianovsky had Caveriviere dominated as the flop came Q♣2♦4♣ to give him top pair. The Q♦ turn improved Boianovsky to trips. Caveriviere was already drawing dead by the 8♠ river and headed for the rail.

Dmitrii Prusov and Jack O'Neill were also recently eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Boianovsky	75,000 75,000	75,000
Patrick Caveriviere	Busted
Dmitrii Prusov	Busted
Jack O'Neill	Busted

Tags: Felipe Boianovsky Patrick Caveriviere

04-28-2024 16:18 UTC+1

Samri Runs Kings Into Mamou-Mani's Aces

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Matt Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Mohamed Samri opened with a raise from late position and Amaury Mamou-Mani re-raised to 3,500 from the big blind. Samri then four-bet, prompting Mamou-Mani to five-bet all in. Samri called quickly and was the player at risk as the cards were revealed.

Mohamed Samri: K♠K♥ All in
Amaury Mamou-Mani: A♦A♠

The board showed 7♠10♥A♣K♦J♣. Both players made a set, but Mamou-Mani's set of aces held up to win the hand.

"How many aces have you had?" asked a neutral player at the table.

"Not many. This is the fourth or fifth time," replied Mamou-Mani as he stacked his chips, now well over 100,000.