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

04-29-2024 14:46 UTC+1

Romanello Scoops Small Pot

Matt Warburton

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Nikita Kuznetsov raised to 1,200 from middle position, Roberto Romanello called on the button, and the players in the small and big blind came along.

The flop came 9♦9♣K♦ and action checked to Romanello, who made it 1,100 to go. Only Kuznetsov called. The turn was the 8♠ and Kuznetsov checked, which prompted Romanello to fire again for 3,600. Kuznetsov folded and Romanello scooped a small pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roberto Romanello	36,000 6,000	6,000

Nikita Kuznetsov	28,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Nikita Kuznetsov Roberto Romanello

04-29-2024 14:50 UTC+1

Rauhut Four-Bets Preflop

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Matt Warburton

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Thomas Rauhut raised to 1,100 from middle position, Roman Hrabec three-bet to 3,500, then Rauhut moved all in for around 30,000. Hrabec folded and Rauhut took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Rauhut	35,000
Roman Hrabec	13,000

04-29-2024 14:55 UTC+1

Kalietina Busts in Cooler

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Patrick Cole

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Jean Vigna opened from the cutoff to 800. Diana Kalietina defended the big blind.

Kalietina check-called a 900 chip bet on the 9♠3♠7♥ flop. She then check-raised Vigna's 2,600 chip bet on the A♠ to 6,000. Vigna made the call. Kalietina then led all in for around 20,000 on the 9♦ turn and Vigna quickly called.

Kalietina showed K♠J♠ for the nut flush but was bested by Vigna's A♦A♥ for top full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean Vigna	45,000 45,000	45,000
Diana Kalietina	Busted

Tags: Diana Kalietina Jean Vigna

04-29-2024 14:55 UTC+1

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

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Josh Noy

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

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04-29-2024 15:01 UTC+1

Uharcek Undeterred by Isaia's Check-Raise

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

With two players seeing a board of K♠2♦3♦ and 2,800 in the middle, Alessio Isaia checked from the big blind and Marek Uharcek bet 1,000 from the cutoff. Isaia put in a check-raise to 2,700 and Uharcek made the call.

On the 7♦ turn Isaia checked once more and Uharcek bet 2,400. This time Isaia opted to fold and Uharcek took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessio Isaia	47,000 47,000	47,000
Marek Uharcek	32,500 32,500	32,500

Tags: Alessio Isaia Marek Uharcek

04-29-2024 15:08 UTC+1

Benadiba Barrels Into Aguero

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Patrick Cole

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action folded around to Stephane Benadiba who opened from the cutoff to 1,000. Sergio Aguero defended from the big blind.

Aguero check-called a 2,000 bet from Benadiba on the A♠5♥K♦ flop. Benadiba then sized up on the 2♦ turn to 6,000. Aguero took a moment before folding; he showed J♣J♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephane Benadiba	35,000 35,000	35,000
Sergio Aguero	35,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Sergio Aguero Stephane Benadiba

04-29-2024 15:15 UTC+1

Shahade Wins Small Pot

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Matt Warburton

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Jen Shahade raised to 1,000 from early position and picked up three calls, including Hiroshi Nishiyama in the big blind.

The flop came 2♠4♣A♠ and all four players checked. The turn was the A♥. The small blind checked, Nishiyama put out a small bet of 500 and only Shahade called.

The river came the 10♦. Nishiyama fired out for 1,000 and Shahade flicked in a chip to call. Hiroshi Nishiyama showed 8♥2♦ for two pair, deuces with the aces on board. Shahade turned over 9♥9♣ for a higher two pair with her pocket nines to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jen Shahade	60,000 60,000	60,000

Hiroshi Nishiyama	42,000 42,000	42,000

Tags: Hiroshi Nishiyama Jennifer Shahade

04-29-2024 15:15 UTC+1

Boiadjev Takes From the Big Blind

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Patrick Cole

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Giorgio Donzelli opened to 1,000 from middle position. Action folded around to Bojidar Boiadjiev who completed in the small blind and Alejandro Vazquez who defended the big blind.

Both blinds checked the K♣10♣3♠ flop to Donzelli who bet 2,600. Boiadjiev called and Vasquez folded. The 5♥ turn was checked around and the players showed down on the 2♦ river.

Boiadjiev showed J♣10♠ for second pair and Donzelli mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bojidar Boiadjiev	32,000
Giorgio Donzelli	26,500

Tags: Giorgio Donzelli Bojidar Boiadjiev Alejandro Vazquez

04-29-2024 15:15 UTC+1

Salvatore Runs Queens into Aces

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Moreno Plozza opened to 1,000 from middle position, Giovanni Salvatore three-bet to 3,500 from the hijack and Theo Degrave four-bet to 7,000 from the cutoff. Plozza got out of the way while Salvatore made the call.

Salvatore got the last of his chips in on the 9♥4♠2♥ flop with Degrave having a covering stack to put Salvatore at risk.

Giovanni Salvatore: Q♦Q♠ All in
Theo Degrave: A♦A♠

Salvatore failed to crack Degrave's aces when the rest of the board ran out 9♠9♦ and was sent to the rail while Degrave raked in a healthy pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Theo Degrave	75,000 75,000	75,000
Moreno Plozza	17,000 17,000	17,000
Giovanni Salvatore	Busted

Tags: Giovanni Salvatore Moreno Plozza Theo Degrave

04-29-2024 15:21 UTC+1

Ohulchanskyi Shoves River

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Matt Warburton

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Vladimir Erceg raised from middle position, Yaroslav Ohulchanskyi three-bet from the button, Nikita Kuznetsov called in the small blind, and Erceg called.

All three players checked back on a flop of Q♠Q♦6♣. The turn was the 5♥. Kuznetsov checked, Erceg bet 1,100, and both Ergac and Kuznetsov called.

The river came the K♥. Action checked to Ohulchanskyi, who moved all in for 7,900, a slight overbet of the pot. Both other players folded and Ohulchanskyi scooped the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladimir Erceg	48,000 48,000	48,000
Nikita Kuznetsov	28,000
Yaroslav Ohulchanskyi	17,000

Tags: Nikita Kuznetsov Vladimir Erceg Yaroslav Ohulchanskyi