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

04-28-2024 22:34 UTC+2

Rocha Has Newfound Hope Ripped Away on Cruel River

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

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

04-28-2024 22:29 UTC+2

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

Sandra Barbour

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

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04-28-2024 22:21 UTC+2

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 22:10 UTC+2

Players Heading for 20-Minute Break

Matt Warburton

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

Players in the EPT Main Event are heading for a 20-minute break.

04-28-2024 22:07 UTC+2

Rakuss Wins Pot With Turn Bet

Matt Warburton

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

Daniel Rezaei open raised from late position and Eduards Rakuss three-bet to 5,500 from the button, which Rezaei called.

The flop came 6♥4♣4♥. Rezaei checked, Rakuss continued for 3,500 and Rezaei called.

The turn was the 3♦. Rezaei checked and Rakuss bet 7,000. Rezaei folded and Rakuss won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eduards Rakuss	110,000
Daniel Rezaei	88,000 51,900	51,900

Tags: Daniel Rezaei Eduards Rakuss

04-28-2024 22:03 UTC+2

Alilovic Runs Into Lee's Queens

David Salituro

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

Jin Hoon Lee raised to 2,200 in early position before Christian Alilovic three-bet to 7,500 on the button. Lee four-bet to 22,500, Alilovic moved all in for around 35,000, and Lee snap-called.

Christian Alilovic: 8♠8♦
Jin Hoon Lee: Q♥Q♦

Lee was ahead with his queens as the board ran out 9♠2♥5♥9♦7♣, providing no help to Alilovic and sending him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jin Hoon Lee	140,000
Christian Alilovic	Busted

Tags: Jin Hoon Lee Christian Alilovic

04-28-2024 21:55 UTC+2

Hamilton Wins Flip to Double Stack

Matt Warburton

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

Marc Pronilou open raised to 2,500 from early position and picked up a call before Ian Hamilton moved all in from the button for 25,300. Stanislau Shylkou then pushed all in over the top from the big blind for 41,000 and the rest of the table folded.

Ian Hamilton: 5♣5♦
Stanislau Shylkou: A♠J♣

The board ran out K♠4♣6♦10♠10♣. Hamilton managed to hold with his pocket fives to win the pot and double up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Hamilton	53,000 27,000	27,000

Stanislau Shylkou	26,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Ian Hamilton Marc Pronilou Stanislau Shylkou

04-28-2024 21:51 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

David Salituro

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Boianovsky	170,000 60,000	60,000
Aaron Olechnowicz	150,000
Gerard Rubiralta	140,000 65,000	65,000
Luc Lafontaine	140,000 2,500	2,500
Danilo Velasevic	130,000 25,500	25,500
Derk van Luijk	115,000 10,000	10,000

Boris Kolev	110,000 15,000	15,000
Christian Alilovic	100,000 4,000	4,000
Elias Gutierrez	95,000 -13,000	-13,000

Ognyan Dimov	90,000 27,500	27,500

Michel Molenaar	80,000 18,000	18,000
Sam Grafton	75,000 31,000	31,000

Aliaksandr Shylko	70,000 35,000	35,000
Peter Jorgne	60,000 -8,200	-8,200
Kenny Hallaert	55,000 27,200	27,200

Sergi Reixach	52,000 -24,000	-24,000
Dan Smith	50,000

Adrian Mateos	50,000 19,000	19,000

Conor Beresford	45,000 25,000	25,000
Axel Hallay	45,000 13,300	13,300
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	40,000 -30,000	-30,000
Simeon Spasov	35,000 -28,200	-28,200
Steve O'Dwyer	32,000

Leo Worthington-Leese	30,000 5,000	5,000
Dominik Nitsche	30,000 -14,400	-14,400

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04-28-2024 21:45 UTC+2

All-In Drama: Nasreddine's Triple Bust

Sava Krink

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

The action kicked off when Dinesh Moorjani went all in with his remaining 4,600 chips. Four players promptly called, leaving only Barny Boatman on the button. Instead of just calling, Boatman decided to shove all in for 24,700.

With the decision now on Tomasz Mroz, he folded, and Kacper Swiderski, contemplating his move, weighed his options knowing two players remained behind him. Eventually, Swiderski opted to call the 24,700.

Suddenly, Rania Nasreddine jumped into the fray, going all in and covering all the players at the table. Not to be left out, Sergiy Dudka also pushed his chips forward, committing around 43,000 to the pot. The action then returned to Swiderski, who entered a lengthy tank, repeatedly checking his cards. Ultimately, he decided to fold, and the hand proceeded to showdown.

Barny Boatman: 7♥3♥ All in
Dinesh Moorjani: 7♣J♥ All in
Sergiy Dudka: Q♦K♦ All in
Rania Nasreddine: 6♦6♣

Nasreddine held the lead, and as the dealer revealed the flop of 2♣5♠A♦, Swiderski exclaimed, "Of course there is an ace."

The turn 8♣ and river A♣ failed to change the situation for those at risk, resulting in Nasreddine busting three players with a pair of sixes.

Later, Swiderski confided in his neighbor, "I had A♥8♥. What a crazy hand."

Player	Chips	Progress
Rania Nasreddine	195,000 85,000	85,000
Kacper Swiderski	54,000 54,000	54,000
Tomasz Janusz Mroz	40,000 40,000	40,000
Barny Boatman	Busted

Dinesh Moorjani	Busted
Sergiy Dudka	Busted

Tags: Barny Boatman Dinesh Moorjani Kacper Swiderski Rania Nasreddine Sergiy Dudka Tomasz Mroz