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

04-30-2024 19:52 UTC+1

Calderone Turns Rags Into Riches

David Salituro

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

A pot of around 120,000 was already in the middle as Eros Calderone and Kostadin Kostadinov went to the river on a board of 9♥4♦7♦2♥6♦.

Calderone then bet 125,000 from the cutoff and Kostadinov tanked for a moment before calling in early position. Calderone turned over 3♦2♦ for a rivered flush and Kostadinov shook his head and mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eros Calderone	850,000 92,000	92,000

Kostadin Kostadinov	280,000 187,000	187,000

Tags: Eros Calderone Kostadin Kostadinov

04-30-2024 19:58 UTC+1

Di Giacomo Doubles Through May

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Calum Grant

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

Bastien May raised from early position and called when Claudio Di Giacomo jammed for 75,000 from the small blind.

Claudio Di Giacomo: A♦K♦ All in
Bastien May: A♠Q♠

Both players paired up on the K♣Q♦7♦ flop, with Di Giacomo staying ahead. He held out on the 3♠ turn and 7♠ river to double near the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bastien May	200,000 71,000	71,000
Claudio Di Giacomo	160,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Bastien May Claudio Di Giacomo

04-30-2024 19:59 UTC+1

Lipp Wakes Up With Jacks to Double Off Watson

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David Salituro

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

Matthias Lipp raised to 40,000 under the gun, leaving himself just two 1,000 chips behind, and Mike Watson shoved in the big blind. Lipp quickly tossed in his last chips.

Matthias Lipp: J♣J♥ All in
Mike Watson: 10♠10♣

Lipp was ahead with jacks and Watson couldn't catch up on the 3♦4♥5♥Q♥5♣ board as Lipp doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Lipp	90,000 50,000	50,000
Mike Watson	70,000 105,000	105,000

Tags: Matthias Lipp Mike Watson

04-30-2024 20:02 UTC+1

Sidhu Runs Into Aces and Busts Near Bubble

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Matt Warburton

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

Kuljinder Sidhu moved nearly his full stack into the middle, leaving a few chips behind. Oliver Huber moved all in with slightly more and Sidhu called for the rest of his, a total of 68,000 chips.

The dealer paused the action until the floor arrived, but the cards had already been revealed and Sidhu knew where he was at. Media gathered around for the all in.

Kuljinder Sidhu: A♦K♣ All in
Oliver Huber: A♣A♥

The board ran out 4♦4♥5♠A♠9♠. Sidhu was well behind and Huber turned a full house, aces full of fours, to win the pot. Sidhu was eliminated just a few players away from the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oliver Huber	190,000 105,500	105,500
Kuljinder Sidhu	Busted

Tags: Kuljinder Sidhu Oliver Huber

04-30-2024 20:03 UTC+1

Goncalves Surrenders Half Stack to Benitez

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Sava Krink

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

With already 30,000 in the pot, Francisco Benitez bet 15,000 on the Q♠10♣J♣ flop. Mathieu Goncalves then raised to 30,000, and Benitez responded with another raise to 85,000, prompting Goncalves to push all in. Benitez called.

Francisco Benitez: K♦9♠ All in
Mathieu Goncalves: J♦10♥

While Benitez flopped the straight and Goncalves had two pair, the turn and river cards Q♣4♦ didn't favor Goncalves. Consequently, Benitez doubled up his 229,000 stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco Benitez	488,000 311,000	311,000
Mathieu Goncalves	280,000 252,000	252,000

Tags: Francisco Benitez Mathieu Goncalves

04-30-2024 20:10 UTC+1

Joshi Doubles Short Stack

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Matt Warburton

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

Dan Smith raised to 20,000 from under the gun and Sachin Joshi called all in with his remaining 20,000 chips. The rest of the table folded and the two players turned their cards.

Sachin Joshi: Q♠Q♥ All in
Dan Smith: 10♥8♥

The board ran out K♠9♠J♥3♣8♠. Joshi held with his pocket queens to double up his stack and avoid elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Smith	240,000 10,000	10,000

Sachin Joshi	60,000 97,500	97,500

Tags: Dan Smith Sachin Joshi

04-30-2024 20:14 UTC+1

Wenzelburger Caught Speeding

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Calum Grant

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

Demosthenes Kiriopoulos opened to 8,000 from the hijack and was called by Maxi Lehmanski and Philipp Wenzelburger from the cutoff and big blind.

The A♦J♦2♣ flop checked through to the 6♥ turn. Wenzelburger checked, and Kiriopoulos bet 12,000. Lehmanski got out of the way while Wenzelburger stuck around.

Wenzelburger then led out for 40,000 and Kiriopoulos went deep into the tank. The latter ended up calling and Wenzelburger sheepishly turned over K♦Q♥ for king-high. Kiriopoulos had J♥7♥ for a pair of jacks and took in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxi Lehmanski	433,000 42,000	42,000
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos	285,000 105,000	105,000
Philipp Wenzelburger	271,000 31,000	31,000

Tags: Demosthenes Kiriopoulos Maxi Lehmanski Philipp Wenzelburger

04-30-2024 20:24 UTC+1

Holskyi Gets Paid by El Rais

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David Salituro

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

Konstantyn Holskyi bet 40,000 from middle position on a board of 6♦7♠10♣K♥ and Mohamad El Rais called in the small blind.

The river was the K♦ and Holskyi bet 75,000. El Rais then went into the tank for several minutes until he called.

Holskyi turned over K♣4♣ for trip kings and El Rais mucked.

"He's never bluffing. Never," tablemate Tigran Harutyunyan said.

"It seems like I'm aggro, but I'm not. Look at me. I can't beat a fly," Holskyi said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantyn Holskyi	560,000 132,000	132,000
Mohamad El Rais	110,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Konstantyn Holskyi Mohamad El Rais

04-30-2024 20:25 UTC+1

Shylko Fills Up to Bust Pineau

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David Salituro

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

Aliaksandr Shylko moved all in from the small blind and Yann Pineau called for his last 26,000.

Yann Pineau: 7♣7♦ All in
Aliaksandr Shylko: J♣5♦

Pineau was ahead with his sevens as the flop came K♦Q♥5♥. The 5♣ turn gave Shylko trips, while the J♣ completed the board on the river to improve Shylko to a full house and send Pineau to the rail three spots from the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksandr Shylko	170,000 42,000	42,000
Yann Pineau	Busted

Tags: Aliaksandr Shylko Yann Pineau

04-30-2024 20:25 UTC+1

Zapsa Doubles Close to Bubble

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Matt Warburton

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

Tudor Zapsa was all in for 27,000 from late position and Muhamet Perati called in the small blind. It was one of three all ins going on around the room, so after one of the tables had finished it was time to run the cards.

Tudor Zapsa: K♥K♣ All in
Muhamet Perati: A♥J♦

The board ran out 7♣10♠10♦J♣3♣. Zapsa held with his pocket kings and doubled up his stack.