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

04-28-2024 15:50 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleksii Natoptanyi	120,000 120,000	120,000
Derk van Luijk	105,000 20,900	20,900

Danilo Velasevic	104,500 104,500	104,500
Jeferson Pinow	95,000 95,000	95,000
Fabrice Maltez	90,000
Gary Mamou	89,000 19,000	19,000
Gianluca Cedolia	85,000 85,000	85,000
Ruslans Nagornijs	83,000 41,000	41,000
Adi Rajkovic	82,000 82,000	82,000
Alexey Badulin	81,500 81,500	81,500
Thomas Boivin	80,000 23,500	23,500
Amaury Mamou-Mani	79,000 79,000	79,000
Andrei Mjagkov	72,600 72,600	72,600
Christian Alilovic	72,000 8,000	8,000
Ognyan Dimov	71,000 71,000	71,000

Luc Lafontaine	70,900 14,100	14,100
Davidi Kitai	68,700 10,700	10,700

Maria Konnikova	67,400 4,600	4,600

Gabi Livshitz	66,500 7,900	7,900
Simeon Spasov	66,000 66,000	66,000
Michel Molenaar	62,000 28,000	28,000
Milos Skrbic	58,000 58,000	58,000
[Removed:467]	55,100 21,100	21,100
Elias Gutierrez	50,000 20,000	20,000

Alexandre Reard	49,500 49,500	49,500

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Level: 5

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

04-28-2024 16:03 UTC+1

Velasevic Fires Away in Battle of Big Stacks; Boivin Shoves on Gathy

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Derk van Luijk raised to 1,200 in the cutoff and Danilo Velasevic called on the button.

The flop came 4♠Q♥9♦ and Van Luijk checked to Velasevic who bet 2,300. Van Luijk called.

The turn was the 6♣ and Velasevic bet 7,300. Van Luijk again called to see the J♦ river. Velasevic bet 13,100 and Van Luijk folded this time.

At another table, Thomas Boivin bet 5,000 from the button on a board of 3♣7♠8♣A♣ and Michael Gathy raised to 12,000 in the cutoff.

Boivin called and the river was the 2♦. Gathy slowed down and checked as Boivin moved all in. Gathy, with around 20,000 remaining, quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danilo Velasevic	110,000 5,500	5,500
Derk van Luijk	100,000 5,000	5,000

Thomas Boivin	95,000 15,000	15,000
Michael Gathy	20,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Danilo Velasevic Derk van Luijk Michael Gathy Thomas Boivin

04-28-2024 16:13 UTC+1

Cabanillas Wins Big Pot After Betting Three Streets

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Matt Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Marco Chiappetta Sabatino raised to 1,200 from early position and Enrique Rodriguez Cabanillas three-bet to 5,600. Dinesh Moorjani called from the big blind and Sabatino also called.

The flop came A♣3♥8♠. Action checked to Cabanillas, who bet 2,800. Moorjani folded and Sabatino called the bet.

The turn was the 6♥. Sabatino checked once more and Cabanillas bet 10,500. Sabatino called again.

The river brought the 2♠. Sabatino checked for the third time and Cabanillas bet 18,500. Sabatino eventually folded and Cabanillas won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Enrique Rodriguez Cabanillas	56,000 56,000	56,000
Marco Chiappetta Sabatino	31,000 31,000	31,000

Tags: Dinesh Moorjani Enrique Rodriguez Cabanillas Marco Chiappetta Sabatino

04-28-2024 16:16 UTC+1

Saliba Gets Early Christmas Gift From Vandyshev

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Aleksei Vandyshev raised to 1,200 on the button and Hossein Ensan called in the small blind. Vivian Saliba then moved all in for 5,400 in the big blind and both opponents called.

All three players checked down the A♦Q♠9♥2♦4♣ board and Saliba showed A♥Q♦ for two pair. Vandyshev mucked J♣6♦, while Ensan flashed J♠10♥ before he also mucked.

"Something personal?" Saliba said to Vandyshev.

"It was a gift," Vandyshev replied.

"Merry Christmas," Ensan added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksei Vandyshev	35,000 35,000	35,000
Vivian Saliba	16,500 18,500	18,500
Hossein Ensan	10,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Aleksei Vandyshev Hossein Ensan Vivian Saliba

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Amaury Mamou-Mani	120,000 41,000	41,000
Mohamed Samri	Busted

Tags: Amaury Mamou-Mani Mohamed Samri

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 16:29 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 16:45 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 16:46 UTC+1

Perez Flops the Nuts in Five-Way Pot

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Five players saw a flop of 8♦7♥9♥ where Jason Rocha bet 2,200 from the hijack. Francisco Perez then raised to 9,000 in the small blind.

Luke Appleton tanked for a minute before folding under the gun, while Sylwester Fortuna also folded in middle position as action went back on Rocha who moved all in. Perez snap-called for 20,000.

Francisco Perez: J♥10♣ All in
Jason Rocha: A♥8♥

Appleton shot out of his seat and pumped his fist after seeing Perez's flopped straight. Rocha was on a flush draw but missed the 2♣ turn and 2♦ river as Perez doubled up.

Appleton then admitted he folded two kings. "Not the best flop for kings, especially with five players," Perez told him.