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

04-29-2024 17:15 UTC+1

Valeo Jams Over Luther's Check-Raise

Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Manuel Carvalho open raised from middle position, Nikita Luther called, then Matthew Valeo three-bet from the button. Carvalho and Luther both called.

The flop came 8♥3♦K♠. Action checked to Valeo, who bet 4,500. Carvalho folded and Luther check-raised to 10,500. Valeo then moved all in for around 33,000, which sent Luther deep into the tank.

"Do you have king-queen?" she asked, before eventually mucking her hand to give Valeo the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikita Luther	60,000 35,500	35,500
Matthew Valeo	50,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Manuel Carvalho Matthew Valeo Nikita Luther

04-29-2024 17:17 UTC+1

Huber Heads to the Rail

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Patrick Cole

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action folded around to Luca Maccatrozzo who opened from the cutoff to 1,500. Philip Ward reraised from the button to 4,000. Sebastian Huber quickly moved all in from the big blind for around 25,000. Maccatrozzo folded and Ward snap-called.

Sebastian Huber: A♥J♥ All in
Philip Ward: A♠K♥

"There was some hope," said Huber as the 7♥K♣J♦ flop rolled off. Ward made a superior two pair on the A♦ turn and the 6♠ river confirmed Huber's exit from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Ward	60,000 60,000	60,000
Luca Maccatrozzo	20,000 20,000	20,000
Sebastian Huber	Busted

Tags: Luca Maccatrozzo Philip Ward Sebastian Huber

04-29-2024 17:18 UTC+1

Karmazinas Calls Down Hrabec

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Roman Hrabec opened to 1,200 from the hijack and Dominykas Karmazinas called from the button.

The flop came A♦Q♦3♦ and Hrabec fired a 1,000 continuation bet that was called by Karmazinas.

Hrabec bet another 1,000 on the Q♥ turn and was once again called by his opponent.

On the J♦ river Hrabec barreled a third time for 1,000. Dominykas made the call.

Hrabec tabled K♠4♠ for a bluff while Karmazinas showed down 9♦7♦ for a flopped flush to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominykas Karmazinas	79,000 51,700	51,700
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	67,000
Roman Hrabec	21,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Dominykas Karmazinas Roman Hrabec

04-29-2024 17:25 UTC+1

Spragg Left Short

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Patrick Cole

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action folded around to Mikhail Nikolaev who opened from the button to 1,500. Benjamin Spragg, in the big blind, called.

He checked the 4♣A♦8♠ flop to Nikolaev, who bet 1,000. Spragg put in the check-raise to 3,700 and Nikolaev made the call.

Spragg then led on the 5♦ turn for 7,000 before Nikolaev raised to 18,000. Spragg took a moment before announcing all in for around 35,000. Nikolaev made the call but was at risk.

Mikhail Nikolaev: 6♠7♣ All in
Benjamin Spragg: A♥4♦

The 8♣ river upgraded Spragg's two pair, but it was Nikolaev's straight that was the best. Spragg thought he had been busted from the tournament, but the dealer confirmed he had chips remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikhail Nikolaev	58,500 58,500	58,500
Benjamin Spragg	12,500 12,500	12,500

Tags: Benjamin Spragg Mikhail Nikolaev

04-29-2024 17:43 UTC+1

Schneiders' Ace-High Enough

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Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Felix Schneiders raised to 1,200 from late position and Fabio Peluso called on the button.

The flop came 4♦9♣10♣. Schneiders checked and Peluso bet 1,000, which Schneiders called.

The turn was the 4♣. Schneiders checked again and Peluso bet 3,600. Schneiders called again and action went to the river, which was the 4♠. Both players checked to showdown. Schneiders had A♣K♠ for ace-high with the trip fours on board, which was enough to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabio Peluso	63,000 63,000	63,000
Felix Schneiders	36,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Fabio Peluso Felix Schneiders

04-29-2024 17:46 UTC+1

Vigna Wins Four Bet Pot With River Shove

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Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Julien Labussiere open raised to 1,200 from late position and Jean-Rene Vigna clicked it back from the big blind to 2,400. Labussiere responded with a four-bet to 7,200 and Vigna called.

The flop was 2♣J♠A♣ and both players checked. The turn came the 4♦. Vigna led out for 6,000 and Labussiere called.

The river came the 6♠ and Vigna moved all in for the rest of his opponent's stack, around 19,000 effective. Labussiere folded and Vigna won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Rene Vigna	63,000
Julien Labussiere	19,000

Tags: Jean-Rene Vigna Julien Labussiere

04-29-2024 17:50 UTC+1

Di Meglio Takes From Guillot

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Patrick Cole

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action was picked up on the flop of 9♠Q♥K♥ which Mathieu Di Meglio from the big blind checked to Florian Guillot who bet 1,100. Di Meglio made the call.

Di Meglio checked again and Guillot, who was in the hijack, sized up to 4,300 on the 8♦ turn. Di Meglio called. The 4♦ river was checked down and Di Meglio tabled 8♥6♦ for a pair of eights.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mathieu Di Meglio	42,500 10,000	10,000
Florian Guillot	17,500 13,500	13,500

04-29-2024 17:51 UTC+1

Three-Way Action in €100,000 Super High Roller

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Milko van Winden

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

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04-29-2024 17:52 UTC+1

Dinner Time

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Patrick Cole

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Players have been sent on a 75-minute dinner break. Play will resume at approximately 8:10 p.m.

The Day 1b field has grown to 666 entrants, of which 421 players remain.

04-29-2024 18:15 UTC+1

Life Outside Poker: Princess Love Opens Up on Ray J Divorce, Getting Coached by Maria Ho

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Life Outside Poker w/ Connor Richards is a new podcast for PokerNews that focuses on poker players with successful careers and lives outside of poker.

For the second episode, Connor Richards spoke with reality TV actress Princess Love, who opened up for the first time about her high-profile divorce from R&B star Ray J. Love also spoke about poker filling a void in her life, her Celebrity Poker Tour victory earlier this year and her experience on the WPT Voyage.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Princess Love by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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