€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 2 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

04-30-2024 16:23 UTC+1

Dromzee Misses Outs and Hits the Rail

Matt Warburton

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Emin Agaev raised to 6,000 from under the gun, Luke Appleton called, then Richard Dromzee moved all in from the big blind with a short stack of 24,000. Agaev isolated to 60,000 and Appleton folded.

Richard Dromzee: A♦Kx
Emin Agaev: 10♦9♦

The board ran out 7♦J♦Q♦3♠10♠. The flop brought a flush draw for Dromzee and gave Agaev a made flush. Agaev held to win the pot and Dromzee was eliminated.

"Putain!" said Dromzee as he huffed away from the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Emin Agaev	290,000 236,000	236,000
Richard Dromzee	Busted

Tags: Emin Agaev Luke Appleton Richard Dromzee

04-30-2024 16:24 UTC+1

Time For Another Break

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David Salituro

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Level 13 has ended and the remaining 208 players are going on another 20-minute break.

Level 13 Highlights

"Wolfgang Poker" Picks Up Aces to Cooler Roman Hrabec, but Then Doubles Mustapha Kanit
Aaron Olechnowicz Drills the River to Stun Govert Metaal
Felix Schneiders Lays Down a Set
Marle Spragg Doubles on the River

04-30-2024 16:43 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Javier Caballo	538,000
Eros Calderone	490,000 33,000	33,000

Kayhan Mokri	444,000 34,000	34,000
Rania Nasreddine	435,000 20,500	20,500
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	430,000 35,000	35,000
Selahaddin Bedir	429,000

Aaron Olechnowicz	424,000 6,000	6,000
Silviu Baltateanu	419,500 83,500	83,500
Mathieu Goncalves	410,000 295,000	295,000
Jonathan Pastore	384,000 79,000	79,000
Konstantyn Holskyi	360,000 30,000	30,000
Mike Watson	347,000 107,000	107,000

Rutger Hennen	346,000 90,000	90,000
Maxi Lehmanski	340,000 64,000	64,000
Elias Gutierrez	323,000 27,000	27,000

Ana Marquez	320,000 54,000	54,000
Pascal Pflock	320,000 230,000	230,000
Gareth McMahon	317,000 202,500	202,500
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos	315,000 13,000	13,000
Alexandre Reard	304,000 36,000	36,000
Fabrice Bigot	300,500 69,500	69,500
Michel Karim	293,000 53,000	53,000
Roman Hrabec	292,000 112,000	112,000
Danilo Velasevic	285,500 85,500	85,500
Hirokazu Kobayashi	250,000 26,000	26,000

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Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

04-30-2024 16:58 UTC+1

Pots for Mateos and Smith

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Calum Grant

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

High Rollers Adrian Mateos and Dan Smith are next to each other on Table 24, with both of them raking in a pot after play resumed from the break.

Mateos, who's on Smith's left, opened to 6,000 from the button and was called by Esteban Maquillon from the big blind. Maquillon check-folded to a bet of 9,000 on the 9♥6♦4♠ flop, giving Mateos the small win.

The following hand, Smith opened from the hijack to 6,500 and saw Lincoln De Souza defend his big blind. De Souza check-called for 10,000 on the 7♠5♣2♥ flop before the 8♥ turn checked through to the J♦ river.

Smith asked to see De Souza's stack, and once shown, Smith fired out 22,000, which folded out his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Smith	176,000 58,500	58,500

Adrian Mateos	165,000 12,500	12,500

Tags: Adrian Mateos Dan Smith Lincoln De Souza Esteban Maquillon

04-30-2024 16:58 UTC+1

Bosch Calls, Lyubovetskiy Doubles

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Sava Krink

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

With around 23,000 already in the pot, Oliver Bosch bet 15,000 on the 4♦9♦5x flop, prompting Andriy Lyubovetskiy to respond with an all in. Bosch briefly contemplated calling the 87,500, then ultimately made the call.

Lyubovetskiy showed K♦K♥ and Bosch was behind with Q♥9♥ for a pair of nines.

The better pair of Lyubovetskiy held on turn and river 10♦10♣ and brought him a nice double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andriy Lyubovetskiy	198,000 55,000	55,000
Oliver Bosch	167,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Andriy Lyubovetskiy Oliver Bosch

04-30-2024 17:03 UTC+1

Aksu, Bosch Win With Shoves

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David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

With around 50,000 already in the pot on a board of 10♦J♥9♥2♥, Osman Aksu bet 35,000 from the small blind and Sammy Berrehail called in the hijack.

The river was the Q♦ and Aksu immediately moved all in. Berrehail had around 40,000 remaining and tanked for more than a minute before folding.

At another table, Matthias Lipp opened to 6,500 in the hijack and Oliver Bosch called in the cutoff. Francisco Benitez then three-bet to 27,000 on the button and only Bosch called.

The flop came 6♥4♦5♣ and Benitez continued for 23,000. Bosch then moved all in and Benitez snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Osman Aksu	300,000 177,500	177,500
Oliver Bosch	240,000 73,000	73,000
Matthias Lipp	180,000 70,000	70,000
Francisco Benitez	130,000 9,000	9,000
Sammy Berrehail	40,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Francisco Benitez Matthias Lipp Oliver Bosch Osman Aksu Sammy Berrehail

04-30-2024 17:08 UTC+1

Pollak Takes Most of Lakhdari's Chips

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Matt Warburton

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Benjamin Pollak raised to 6,000 from middle position, Omar Lakhdari reraised from the small blind and Pollack called.

The flop came 6♠8♥10♠ and Lakhdari moved all in for for 37,500. Pollak called without much hesitation and flipped over Q♣10♣ for top pair. Lakhdari had 7♦6♦ for a pair of sixes with a gutshot straight draw.

The turn came the 10♥ and river was the K♣. Pollak took the pot with trip tens and Lakhdari was left with just 1,000 chips. Shortly after, Lakhdari was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Pollak	125,000 54,500	54,500
Omar Lakhdari	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Pollak Omar Lakhdari

04-30-2024 17:09 UTC+1

May Wakes Up With Kings to Double

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David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Michel Karim was on the button and had a raise of 37,500 in front of him before Bastien May moved all in for 115,000 in the cutoff. Karim eventually called after considering the decision for nearly a minute.

Bastien May: K♠K♥ All in
Michel Karim: Q♥Q♦

May was ahead with his kings as the board ran out 8♣A♠4♥2♥10♠ to earn him a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bastien May	240,000 202,500	202,500
Michel Karim	210,000 83,000	83,000

Tags: Bastien May Michel Karim

04-30-2024 17:17 UTC+1

Intense Action Leads to Split-Pot Drama

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Sava Krink

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

With roughly 13,000 already in the pot, there was significant raising and three-betting action occurring culminating in a raise to 75,000 by Demosthenes Kiriopoulos. Philipp Wenzelburger, seated in the big blind position, opted to call.

The flop revealed 7♣3♣A♣, prompting Wenzelburger to go all in, which Kiriopoulos promptly called.

Philipp Wenzelburger: A♠Q♦ All in
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos: A♦K♦

The appearance of the 2♣ on the turn caused Wenzelburger, the chip leader of flight 1b, to rise from his seat, seemingly resigned to his fate. However, fortune favored him as the river brought the 6♣, completing a flush on the board and resulting in a split pot.

Wenzelburger expressed his joy, while Kiriopoulos shook his head in disbelief at the unexpected turn of events.