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

04-29-2024 18:01 UTC+2

Ticherfatine Takes Multiway Pot

Ryan Lashmar

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Marle Spragg opened to 1,200 from under the gun and received calls from Toni Kaukua in the cutoff and Cecile Ticherfatine in the big blind.

All three players checked the K♣K♠3♦ flop leading to the 3♣ turn. Ticherfatine checked, Spragg bet 2,600, Kaukua folded and Ticherfatine check-raised to 6,500. Spragg quickly folded and Ticherfatine took the pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cecile Ticherfatine	101,200 6,200	6,200
Toni Kaukua	101,200
Marle Spragg	20,500 9,500	9,500

Tags: Cecile Ticherfatine Marle Spragg Toni Kaukua

04-29-2024 17:53 UTC+2

Salas Gets Value on the River

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

With two players seeing a flop of Q♠7♣4♥ and roughly 3,000 in the middle, Damian Salas bet 1,100 from the cutoff and Rama Prema raised to 3,000 from the button. Salas made the call.

Both players checked the 2♥ turn leading to the 8♠ river. Salas bet 6,000 and was called by Prema.

Salas tabled A♥Q♦ for top pair, top kicker, and Prema's hand hit the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Damian Salas	34,600 34,600	34,600
Rama Prema	12,400 12,400	12,400

Tags: Damian Salas Rama Prema

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

04-29-2024 17:49 UTC+2

Gicovanu Barrels Three Streets

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Patrick Cole

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Marius Gicovanu opened from under the gun to 1,200. He was called by Adam Miller in the cutoff and Filipp Aukhadeev on the button. Emika Senda completed in the big blind.

She checked the 2♥K♥Q♦ flop to Gicovanu, who bet 1,800. Miller and Aukhadeev folded and Senda called. She check-called a 3,500 bet from Gicovanu on the 9♣ turn and check-called a 5,600 bet on the K♣ river.

Gicovanu tabled A♠K♠ for trip kings and Senda mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Gicovanu	69,000
Filipp Aukhadeev	60,000
Adam Miller	25,000
Emika Senda	15,000

Tags: Marius Gicovanu Filipp Aukhadeev Emika Senda Adam Miller

04-29-2024 17:47 UTC+2

Oulmekki Gets Respect

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Selim Oulmekki opened to 1,100 from under the gun and Jason Rocha three-bet to 3,500 from the cutoff. Oulmekki made the call.

The flop came K♦8♥5♠. Oulmekki checked, Rocha fired a 3,000 continuation bet and Oulmekki called.

Rocha bet again when checked to on the 5♥ turn, this time for 7,000. Oulmekki moved all in for 18,500 and after taking about two minutes to weigh his options, Rocha opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Selim Oulmekki	38,500 38,500	38,500
Jason Rocha	32,500 32,500	32,500

Tags: Jason Rocha Selim Oulmekki

04-29-2024 17:47 UTC+2

Ohkotskyi Doubles

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Patrick Cole

Level 5 : 200/500, 500 ante

Action was picked up on the flop of A♠9♦8♠ with Oleh Okhotskyi all in for 14,500 from the button. Quentin Girardet tanked in the small blind before making the call.

Oleh Okhotskyi: A♣8♣ All in
Quentin Girardet: 10♣10♦

Okhotskyi was in a great position to double and he filled up on the 8♥ leaving Girardet drawing dead. The Q♣ river was dealt before the pot was pushed his way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleh Okhotskyi	32,500
Quentin Girardet	20,000

Tags: Quentin Girardet Oleh Okhotskyi

04-29-2024 17:37 UTC+2

De Paz Prevails With Kings Versus Queens

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Matt Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Dario de Paz open-raised to 1,200 preflop and Miguel Franco Lorenzo three-bet to 3,000. Dario de Paz four-bet to 8,600 and Lorenzo called.

The flop came 6♥5♦J♦. De Paz continued for 6,200 and Lorenzo called. Action slowed down on the 2♦ as both players checked.

The river was the 8♣. De Paz was done checking. He fired out a bet of 10,000 and Lorenzo called. Lorenzo had Q♦Q♥ for pocket queens, but De Paz turned over K♦K♣ for pocket kings to win a large pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario de Paz	98,000 98,000	98,000
Miguel Franco Lorenzo	35,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Miguel Franco Lorenzo

04-29-2024 17:27 UTC+2

Castanedo Snap-Mucks on River

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Patrick Cole

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Action was picked up on the flop of 10♥A♣8♣ with Mathieu Di Meglio and Victor Castanedo checking from the small and big blinds, respectively. Mohamed Zamiti made a bet of 1,400. Di Meglio folded and Castanedo called.

The turn 6♦ was checked around before Castanedo bet 3,300. Zamiti snap-called and Castandeo snap-mucked, forfeiting the pot to Zamiti.

Player	Chips	Progress
Victor Castanedo	42,500 1,500	1,500
Mohamed Zamiti	32,700 32,700	32,700
Mathieu Di Meglio	32,500 32,500	32,500

Tags: Mathieu Di Meglio Mohamed Zamiti Victor Castanedo

04-29-2024 17:23 UTC+2

Luther Shows Down Ace-High

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Peter Jaksland opened to 1,200 from the button and Nikita Luther defended from the big blind.

The flop came K♦K♣J♠ and Luther check-called a 1,000 continuation bet from Jaksland.

Both players checked the J♦ turn and 10♥ river. Luther tabled A♦2♠ for just an ace kicker to the two pair that was on the board and Jaksland promptly mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikita Luther	95,500 95,500	95,500
Peter Jaksland	27,500

Tags: Nikita Luther Peter Jaksland

04-29-2024 17:22 UTC+2

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