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

04-28-2024 16:09 UTC+2

Livshitz Doubles Up Against Ticherfatine's Bluff

Sava Krink

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Gabi Livshitz, fresh off a fifth place finish in the FPS Main Event, wasted no time returning to the tables and found himself in a significant hand with Cecile Ticherfatine.

Before the flop was revealed, the pot had already got to around 7,800 chips.

The flop, 3♠10♣9♠, led Ticherfatine to check-call Livshitz's bet of 2,200.

Both players opted to check through the Q♣ on the turn.

When the 4♠ completed the board, Ticherfatine wasted no time in going all-in, prompting Livshitz to make a snap call.

"Time for a bluff," Ticherfatine declared as she revealed 7♦8♦. Livshitz turned over K♠10♠, revealing a flush and securing a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabi Livshitz	58,600 58,600	58,600
Cecile Ticherfatine	10,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Cecile Ticherfatine Gabi Livshitz

04-28-2024 16:04 UTC+2

Zapsa Claims Pot With Turn Bet

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Matt Warburton

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Nariman Yaghmai opened to 800 from middle position and received calls from Boris Kolev and Tudor Zapsa in late position.

The flop came 2♣4♣J♣ and after the players checked to Zapsa, he bet 1,800. Only Yaghmai called.

On the turn, which was the 5♠, Yaghmai checked and Zapsa's subsequent bet prompted Yaghmai to fold, conceding the pot to Zapsa.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tudor Zapsa	54,000 7,000	7,000
Nariman Yaghmai	49,000 49,000	49,000

Tags: Boris Kolev Nariman Yaghmai Tudor Zapsa

04-28-2024 15:53 UTC+2

Benzimra Shoves Into Charlier's Flush

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

With around 8,000 in the pot on a board of 8♦7♥10♠J♠, Denis Charlier bet 3,000 from under the gun, Christophe Benzimra raised to 10,500 in the big blind, and Charlier called.

The river was the 8♠ and Benzimra moved all in for 8,000. Charlier snap-called and turned over A♠K♠ for a rivered flush.

Benzimra sent K♣10♥ into the muck for a beaten two pair and made his exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Denis Charlier	70,000
Christophe Benzimra	Busted

Tags: Christophe Benzimra Denis Charlier

04-28-2024 15:43 UTC+2

Nasreddine Hits the Last Ace in the Deck

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Three players saw the turn on a board of 5♠3♦A♦K♣ where Rania Nasreddine raised on the button, Ferdinando D'Alessio folded in early position, while Guillermo Gordo committed his last 12,000.

Gordo had A♣Q♠ for top pair, but Nasreddine showed A♠A♥ for top set. The river was the 8♦ and Nasreddine took the pot to send Gordo to the rail.

"Lucky," Nasreddine said as he staked up the pot.

"Nice raise on the turn. I would've hit my flush on the river," D'Alessio told him.

EPT Paris champion and the newest member of Team PokerStars Barny Boatman is also at this table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rania Nasreddine	70,000 19,000	19,000
Barny Boatman	20,000

Guillermo Gordo	Busted

Tags: Ferdinando D'Alessio Guillermo Gordo Rania Nasreddine

04-28-2024 15:43 UTC+2

Action Slows Down on Turn and Ferraro Takes Pot

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Matt Warburton

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

[Removed:548] opened from middle position and Igor Pihela Jr. called from late position. Alan Ferraro then squeezed from the button, raising to 3,200. [Removed:549] folded and Pihela Jr. called the raise.

The flop was 4♦5♦10♣. Pihela Jr. checked and Ferraro bet 2,600, which Pihela Jr. called.

The action slowed down after the flop, with both players showing reluctance to invest more in the pot.

The turn was the 5♣ and both players checked. The river brought the A♠ and again both players checked to showdown.

Pihela Jr. revealed 10♠9♠ for a pair of tens, but Ferraro showed A♦J♠ for a pair of aces, winning the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alan Ferraro	38,000 15,000	15,000
Igor Pihela Jr.	32,000 32,000	32,000

Tags: Alan Ferraro Igor Pihela Jr

04-28-2024 15:37 UTC+2

Dellisola Raises Zhao Big on the Flop

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

A pot of around 12,000 was already in the middle as Cheng Zhao and Edoardo Dellisola went heads-up to a flop of 5♠3♣10♠.

Zhao was in middle position and bet 7,000. Dellisola then raised to 19,000 on the button.

Zhao spent nearly five minutes in the tank before the EPT Prague finalist sent his cards into the muck.

Alexander Seibt, better known by his online handle "Wolfgang Poker" where he has more than one million YouTube subscribers, just took his seat in the tournament. Seibt quickly won a pot uncontested with a pre-flop raise and pumped his fist in the air.

"I need to win a big pot so I make it on TV," he said as a host of cameras surrounded his table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edoardo Dellisola	50,000 50,000	50,000
Alexander Seibt	30,000 30,000	30,000
Cheng Zhao	26,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Alexander Seibt Cheng Zhao Edoardo Dellisola

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

04-28-2024 15:33 UTC+2

Six Players, One Nut Flush

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Sava Krink

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Jerome Ruefenacht initiated the action with a modest raise of 700 from under the gun, oblivious to the fact that the entire table was eager to join the hand.

"Everybody in?" quipped a player, eliciting laughter from the table.

Almost everyone obliged, except for Peter Jorgne, who opted to fold. Six players, including PokerStars ambassador Maria Konnikova, opted to see the flop.

The flop revealed Q♦6♥A♦, prompting a round of checks around the table.

The 2♦ on the turn seemed poised to continue the pattern, but Konnikova disrupted the flow with a bet of 2,200 from the button after everyone checked. Dmitrii Prusov, from the small blind, and the initial raiser, Ruefenacht, both called.

The river card, 7♦, completed flush possibilities for those holding diamonds, prompting Ruefenacht to seize the initiative once more with a bet of 4,200. Konnikova made the call, while Prusov folded.

Ruefenacht revealed K♦Q♣, boasting the nut flush. Konnikova, conceding defeat, playfully raised one of her cards and remarked, "You're better," revealing the J♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Konnikova	72,000 23,000	23,000

Jerome Ruefenacht	37,000

Tags: Dmitrii Prusov Jerome Ruefenacht Maria Konnikova Peter Jorgne

04-28-2024 15:25 UTC+2

Nasreddine Raises Flop and Closes Action on Turn

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Matt Warburton

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Action was on the flop on a board of J♠3♦10♦. Rania Nasreddine had a bet of 2,000 in the middle and picked up a caller before Manuel Valduga raised it up to 6,000. Antonio Buonanno called from the next seat across and Nasreddine called.

The turn was the 9♣ and players checked it to Nasreddine, who fired out a large bet of 13,000. Valduga folded and Buonanno deliberated before also mucking his hand, but not before attempting to guess his opponent's cards.

"King queen?", he asked. Nasreddine wasn't up for giving anything away as she scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rania Nasreddine	51,000
Manuel Valduga	50,000
Antonio Buonanno	39,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: Antonio Buonanno Manuel Valduga Rania Nasreddine

04-28-2024 15:25 UTC+2

Lafontaine Gives the Table a Poker Lesson

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Luc Lafontaine led out for 4,500 in the small blind on a flop of 9♦3♣Q♠ and Ramon Miquel called in early position.

The turn was the 5♦ and Lafontaine bet 9,200. Miquel called and the Q♥ fell on the river.

Lafontaine slowed down and checked as Miquel fired out 10,000. Lafontaine instantly called.

"You got it," Miquel said as he mucked. Lafontaine showed K♦K♥ and took down the pot.

"Do you call an all in?" tablemate Priit Parmasto asked Lafontaine.

"Yes, because if he had ace-queen he would've raised me somewhere," Lafontaine replied, proceeding to give a lengthy speech about why he put Miquel on a small pocket pair.

"Good explanation. Good poker lesson," tablemate [Removed:467] said when Lafontaine was finally finished.