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

04-30-2024 18:42 UTC+1

Tony G Calls Out Phil Hellmuth | Life Outside Poker Podcast

Kaelaine Minton

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 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 third episode, Connor spoke with high-stakes poker player, politician and entrepreneur Antanas "Tony G" Guoga. In the interview, Tony G spoke about growing up in Lithuania, founding PokerNews in the early 2000s, getting into European politics later in life and his favorite televised poker moments.

He also opened up about clashing with players like Phil Hellmuth in televised games and even issued a heads-up challenge to the Poker Brat. Will Hellmuth take him on, or is he, like Tony G said, "afraid to ever play me again?"

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

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04-30-2024 19:21 UTC+1

Dinner Break Chip Counts

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David Salituro

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Eros Calderone	758,000 268,000	268,000

Javier Caballo	675,000 75,000	75,000
Rania Nasreddine	550,000 115,000	115,000
Mathieu Goncalves	532,000 18,000	18,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	524,000 26,000	26,000
Maxi Lehmanski	475,000 135,000	135,000
Kostadin Kostadinov	467,000 132,000	132,000
Oleksii Ievchenko	456,000 349,500	349,500
Kayhan Mokri	444,000 56,000	56,000
Konstantyn Holskyi	428,000 68,000	68,000
Aaron Olechnowicz	423,000 1,000	1,000
Georgios Karakousis	410,000 235,000	235,000
Gerard Carbo	403,000 263,000	263,000
Christopher Dowling	386,000 242,500	242,500
Gareth McMahon	382,000 65,000	65,000
Jonathan Pastore	381,000 3,000	3,000
Ihar Soika	375,000 108,000	108,000
Oliver Bosch	364,000 4,000	4,000
Paolo Boi	345,000 15,000	15,000
Roman Hrabec	335,000 43,000	43,000
Osman Aksu	333,000 33,000	33,000
Candido Cappiello	330,000 175,000	175,000
Nathan Tetart	330,000 98,000	98,000
Elias Gutierrez	317,000 6,000	6,000

Kevinas Korsakas	311,000 51,000	51,000

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Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

04-30-2024 19:28 UTC+1

Aubakirov Survives on the River

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David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Daniyar Aubakirov returned from break with just 22,000 and got them all in the middle the first hand. Adrian Chua called in early position to put him at risk.

Daniyar Aubakirov: 5♠5♣ All in
Adrian Chua: 9♠9♦

Aubakirov was dominated and at risk as the board came 10♦J♥A♠3♦, but the river brought the 5♦ and Aubakirov spiked a two-outer to double up near the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniyar Aubakirov	50,000 312,000	312,000
Adrian Chua	30,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Adrian Chua Daniyar Aubakirov

04-30-2024 19:38 UTC+1

Nasreddine Picks Off a Bluff

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David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Boijdar Boiadjiev raised to 8,000 in the hijack, Rania Nasreddine three-bet to 20,000 in the cutoff, and Boiadjiev called.

The flop came 10♦10♥K♦ and Nasreddine continued for 10,000. Boiadjiev called and the 5♣ turn was checked through.

The 2♠ fell on the river and Boiadjiev led out for 25,000. Nasreddine quickly called and Boiadjiev instantly mucked his hand as Nasreddine took the pot without showing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rania Nasreddine	600,000 50,000	50,000
Bojidar Boiadjiev	100,000 51,000	51,000

Tags: Rania Nasreddine Boijdar Boiadjiev

04-30-2024 19:42 UTC+1

Egea Wins Small Pot as Action Slows Down

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Matt Warburton

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Muhamet Perati raised to 8,000 from middle position, Eduardo Egea called, as did Danut Chisu in the small blind.

The flop came J♣7♣A♦ and all three players checked. The turn was 6♦ and Egea led out for 16,000. The other two players folded and Egea took a small pot.

Generally, action has slowed down around the room, some tables requiring constant floor intervention for taking too long and many pots ending with a preflop raise or three-bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danut Chisu	205,000 105,000	105,000
Eduardo Egea	110,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Danut Chisu Eduardo Egea Muhamet Perati

04-30-2024 19:45 UTC+1

Putz Withstands Pressure; Smith Draws Closer to Cowen

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Calum Grant

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Christopher Putz opened to 9,000 from early position, and Giorgos Onisiforou defended his big blind.

Onisiforou check-raised to 14,000 over a bet of 5,000 on the 7♣3♣2♣ flop and was called. He then check-folded to a bet of 10,000 on the A♦ turn.

On a nearby table, Dan Smith opened to 9,000 from middle position and Robert Cowen called from his big blind.

Smith, who was slightly covered by Cowen, asked the Englishman if he had more than him, which was confirmed.

Smith then drew closer to Cowen after the latter check-folded to a bet of 13,000 on the 7♥5♠4♥ flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Cowen	252,000 38,000	38,000
Dan Smith	250,000 10,000	10,000

Christopher Putz	200,000 111,000	111,000
Giorgos Onisiforou	126,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Christopher Putz Giorgos Onisiforou Robert Cowen Dan Smith

04-30-2024 19:46 UTC+1

Bold Call from Mariani

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Sava Krink

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The action began when Daniel Oterhals and Julien Mariani both called from middle position and hijack. Selahaddin Bedir then raised to 28,000 from the cutoff, and was called by Mariani.

On the K♦4♦4♥ flop, Mariani check-called Bedir's bet of 18,000.

Bedir made another bet on the J♣ turn and once again, Mariani called.

Both players checked through the 9♣ river, and Mariani revealed 5♦5♥, which was enough to prompt Bedir to muck his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Mariani	360,000 236,000	236,000
Selahaddin Bedir	190,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Daniel Oterhals Julien Mariani Selahaddin Bedir

04-30-2024 19:48 UTC+1

Sydenstricker, Rahal Survive Big Flips Near the Bubble

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David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Elias Gutierrez raised to 8,000 in early position before Joao Sydenstricker moved all in for 66,000 on the button. Action folded back to Gutierrez who called.

Joao Sydenstricker: 8♦8♥ All in
Elias Gutierrez: A♣K♠

Sydenstricker leaned over the table filming the action as the board ran out Q♥6♠Q♦J♥9♣, earning last year's EPT Barcelona runner-up a double up.

At another table, Victorio Piturca raised to 9,000 in the cutoff and Ihar Soika called in the small blind. Samir Rahal then moved all in for 119,000 in the big blind, Piturca called, and Soika got out of the way.

Samir Rahal: A♥K♦ All in
Victorio Piturca: Q♠Q♦

Piturca remained ahead on the 2♥3♦2♠ flop, but Rahal hit the A♦ on the turn to make two pair. The river was the 9♠ and Rahal also survived.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ihar Soika	310,000 65,000	65,000
Samir Rahal	250,000 172,000	172,000
Elias Gutierrez	240,000 77,000	77,000

Joao Sydenstricker	130,000 50,000	50,000
Victorio Piturca	90,000 92,000	92,000