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

04-29-2024 15:24 UTC+1

Enselme Wins Small Pot With River Bet

Matt Warburton

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Arnaud Enselme raised from late position, Ana Marquez three-bet to 2,800 from the small blind and Enselme called.

The flop came Q♠7♦9♠ and Marquez led for 3,000, which Enselme called. Both players then checked it back on the 6♣ turn.

The river was the 2♥. Marquez checked again and Enselme placed out a bet of 4,500. Marquez folded and Enselme won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arnaud Enselme	37,000 37,000	37,000
Ana Marquez	17,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Ana Marquez Arnaud Enselme

04-29-2024 15:30 UTC+1

Players Heading for 20-Minute Break

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Matt Warburton

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Players in the EPT Main Event are heading for a 20-minute break. There are now 592 entries to the flight and the total prize pool is getting closer to €5 million.

04-29-2024 15:39 UTC+1

EPT Monte Carlo and SCOOP Bundles Up for Grabs With PokerStars Power Path

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The Power Path is now a permanent addition to PokerStars, as players can receive a $0.50 Step 1 Power Path ticket every single day as part of the new PokerStars Rewards program. So there's never been a better time to have a look at how the Power Path can reward you and where it can take you.

Both live and online events have featured in the Power Path since its launch last summer, with Special Edition Gold Passes sending lucky players to the NAPT and Las Vegas Grand Prix last December.

Here’s look at the various Passes on offer, including both Gold and Silver Passes to EPT Monte Carlo and the upcoming Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP).

Full details here

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

04-29-2024 16:00 UTC+1

Top Ten Chip Counts Following Second Break

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Matt Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos	177,200 109,200	109,200
Mykhailo Demydenko	140,300 140,300	140,300
Nathan Tetart	118,500 118,500	118,500
Salvatore Camarda	107,300 107,300	107,300
Kayhan Mokri	100,000 30,500	30,500
Cecile Ticherfatine	95,000 95,000	95,000
Dylan Weisman	95,000 20,500	20,500
Conor Bergin	92,000 92,000	92,000
Michel Karim	92,000 92,000	92,000
Mats Gramsborg Ullereng	92,000 92,000	92,000

04-29-2024 16:05 UTC+1

Karakousis Cracks Queens to Double Short Stack

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Matt Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Georgios Karakousis open shoved with a short stack of 5,300 from middle position and Kazuhiko Yotsushika called from the next seat across. Players flipped their cards.

Georgios Karakousis: A♥J♥ All in
Kazuhiko Yotsushika: Q♥Q♣

The board ran out A♦K♦K♥6♣6♠. Karakousis made two pair with his ace and the kings on board to get ahead of Yotsushika's queens and double up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kazuhiko Yotsushika	98,000 98,000	98,000
Georgios Karakousis	12,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Georgios Karakousis Kazuhiko Yotsushika

04-29-2024 16:10 UTC+1

Some Recent Bustouts

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Matt Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	Busted
Igor Pihela	Busted
Samiyel Duzgun	Busted
Francesco Di Profio	Busted
Stephen Nahm	Busted
Mohamed Mehalleg	Busted
Harry Lodge	Busted
Dimitar Danchev	Busted

Serhii Tarnakin	Busted

04-29-2024 16:12 UTC+1

Paris Knocks Out Marcello with Quads

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

In a preflop confrontation Raimondo Marcello was all in from the big blind for 12,500 and up against Bryan Paris in middle position who had a covering stack.

Raimondo Marcello: K♦Q♥ All in
Bryan Paris: J♣J♠

Marcello made top pair on the Q♠8♥J♦ flop, but needed running cards to preserve his tournament life against Paris, who had flopped middle set. Paris improved to quads on the J♥ turn, leaving Marcello drawing dead. After the 9♠ river, Marcello made his exit from the tournament area while Paris took down a decent pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryan Paris	71,500 71,500	71,500
Raimondo Marcello	Busted

Tags: Bryan Paris Marcello Raimondo

04-29-2024 16:16 UTC+1

Aguero Busts

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Patrick Cole

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Sergio Aguero opened from under the gun to 1,000. Action folded around to Agostino Ascone in the cutoff who reraised to 2,500. Stephane Benadiba called on the button and the blinds folded.

Aguero checked the 8♦K♣Q♦ flop to Ascone, who bet 1,600. Benadiba reraised to 5,000, which would put Aguero almost all in. He opted to put in his remaining 7,000 and Ascone folded.

Sergio Aguero: A♦10♣ All in
Stephane Benadiba: Q♣Q♥

Aguero needed a jack and a jack only. He couldn't find one on the A♥ turn and the Q♠ river filled up Benadiba.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephane Benadiba	60,000 25,000	25,000
Agostino Ascone	45,000 45,000	45,000
Sergio Aguero	Busted

04-29-2024 16:22 UTC+1

State Takes From Tulepbergenov

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Patrick Cole

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Adrian State opened from middle position to 1,200. Azamat Tulepbergenov called from the cutoff. The button and blinds folded.

The 2♥K♣4♥ was checked around before State led for 1,200 on the 6♦ turn. Tulepbergenov called. State led again on the 4♣ river for 2,000 and Tulepbergenov called again. State showed Q♣Q♦ and Tulepbergenov mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Azamat Tulepbergenov	37,500
Adrian State	26,500

Tags: Azamat Tulepbergenov Adrian State