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

04-28-2024 21:21 UTC+1

Chip Leaders at Break

David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Rania Nasreddine	282,000 87,000	87,000
Aaron Olechnowicz	200,000 50,000	50,000
Steve O'Dwyer	192,000 160,000	160,000

Amaury Mamou-Mani	188,000 73,000	73,000
Felipe Boianovsky	184,300 14,300	14,300
Jin Hoon Lee	180,000 40,000	40,000
Jonathan Edmondson	170,000 170,000	170,000
Danilo Velasevic	162,000 32,000	32,000
Pedro Chaves	160,400 160,400	160,400
Francisco Perez	160,000 75,000	75,000

04-28-2024 21:29 UTC+1

Complete Guide to the 2024 EPT Monte Carlo - Everything You Need to Know

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Sandra Barbour

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

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Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

04-28-2024 21:34 UTC+1

Rocha Has Newfound Hope Ripped Away on Cruel River

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David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Angel Martinez raised to 4,500 in early position before Jason Rocha three-bet to 16,200 in the big blind. Martinez four-bet to 34,500 and Rocha moved all in for around 70,000. Martinez quickly called.

Jason Rocha: J♣J♠ All in
Angel Martinez: Q♣Q♠

Rocha was crushed by Martinez's queens until the flop came 6♣J♥8♠ to give him top set. The turn was the 5♣ and Rocha was poised for a massive double up, but the Q♦ fell on the river and Martinez made a set of queens to send Rocha to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Angel Martinez	200,000
Jason Rocha	Busted

Tags: Angel Martinez Jason Rocha

04-28-2024 21:43 UTC+1

Manolakis Spikes the Turn to Double Off Marsh

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David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Luke Marsh raised to 2,600 in early position before Michail Manolakis three-bet to 7,500 in the cutoff. Marsh moved all in and Manolakis called for 33,400.

Michail Manolakis: J♦J♥ All in
Luke Marsh: A♦K♥

Marsh took the lead on the 9♠K♠6♥ flop with a pair of kings, but the turn brought the J♣ to give Manolakis a set. The river was the 8♦ and Manolakis doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michail Manolakis	70,000
Luke Marsh	20,000

Tags: Luke Marsh Michail Manolakis

04-28-2024 21:45 UTC+1

Joshi Sinks Boatman on the River

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David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Barny Boatman was all in for 22,500 from middle position and up against Sachin Joshi in early position.

Barny Boatman: A♣5♣ All in
Sachin Joshi: A♠Q♥

Boatman was dominated but jumped into the lead on the 4♥5♦7♠ flop with a pair of fives. The 2♣ turn left him one card from a double up, but the river came the Q♦ to give Joshi a pair of queens and the knockout.

Boatman was already on his second bullet, so his quest for back-to-back EPT titles officially came to an end.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sachin Joshi	80,000 20,000	20,000
Barny Boatman	Busted

Tags: Barny Boatman Sachin Joshi

04-28-2024 21:49 UTC+1

Sekano's Kings Cracked by Quads

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Matt Warburton

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Rafael Moraes open raised to 2,500 and Satchit Kapur three-bet to 7,200. Jabulane Sekano then four-bet all in for around 25,000, Moraes folded and Kapur made the call.

Satchit Kapur: J♣J♦
Jabulane Sekano: K♥K♦

Sekano was well ahead with pocket kings, but the board ran out Q♣J♥J♠9♦5♦ to give Kapur quad jacks. He won the pot and doubled up his stack, leaving Sekano short with just 5,000 chips.

Sekano has since busted from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Satchit Kapur	50,000 50,000	50,000
Jabulane Sekano	5,000 41,700	41,700

Tags: Jabulane Sekano Rafael Moraes Satchit Kapur

04-28-2024 21:55 UTC+1

Martinez Rising to the Top with Strategic Calls

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Sava Krink

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

When Tsugunari Toma shoved all in from early position, Angel Martinez, seated next to him, requested a chip count from the dealer before ultimately making the call for 23,300.

Tsugunari Toma: 10♥9♥ All in
Angel Martinez: A♠9♦

Toma required assistance to secure a double up, but the board A♣3♠3♣2♣10♦ didn't sway in his favor, resulting in his elimination. Angel Martinez joined the ranks of players with over 200,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Angel Martinez	201,000 1,000	1,000
Tsugunari Toma	Busted

Tags: Angel Martinez Tsugunari Toma

04-28-2024 22:02 UTC+1

Nasreddine Calls Down Vaskaboinikau

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David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Three-handed on a flop of 4♣3♠J♠, Rania Nasreddine bet 3,500 from the big blind and Mikalai Vaskaboinikau called under the gun, as did small blind Tomasz Mroz.

The turn was the 6♠ and action checked to Vaskaboinikau who bet 13,000. Only Nasreddine called.

The 7♣ fell on the river and Vaskaboinikau bet another 15,000. Nasreddine quickly called and turned over 8♠5♠ for a flush.

Vaskaboinikau mucked 3♣3♦ as Nasreddine took the pot to eclipse the 300,000 chip milestone.

"It was like the perfect flop," Nasreddine said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rania Nasreddine	305,000 23,000	23,000
Tomasz Mroz	35,000 35,000	35,000
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	25,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Mikalai Vaskaboinikau Rania Nasreddine Tomasz Mroz

04-28-2024 22:08 UTC+1

Small Pot for O'Dwyer

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Matt Warburton

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Steve O'Dwyer raised to 2,500 from the button and Mallory Frere called in the big blind.

The flop came 3♦7♦K♦ and both players checked. The turn was the J♥, Frere bet 2,500 and O'Dwyer called.

The river came the 10♣. Frere led out for 5,000 and O'Dwyer called. Frere had a pair of jacks and O'Dwyer flipped K♣6♠ for a pair of kings to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve O'Dwyer	140,000 52,000	52,000

Mallory Frere	27,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: Mallory Frere Steve O'Dwyer