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

04-30-2024 21:30 UTC+2

Fattahi Gets Paid by Livshitz

David Salituro

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

Gabi Livshitz raised to 8,000 in the hijack and Mikhail Nikolaev called in the cutoff before Ashkan Fattahi three-bet to 33,000 in the small blind. Only Livshitz called to see the A♦7♣5♥ flop.

Fattahi then bet 15,000 and Livshitz called. Both players checked the 4♠ turn.

The river was the 8♠ and Fattahi fired out 85,000. Livshitz took his time before calling, then mucked once Fattahi turned over A♠6♠ for a straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ashkan Fattahi	560,000 285,000	285,000
Mikhail Nikolaev	110,000 35,000	35,000
Gabi Livshitz	40,000 -129,000	-129,000

Tags: Ashkan Fattahi Gabi Livshitz Mikhail Nikolaev

04-30-2024 21:25 UTC+2

Zapsa Doubles Close to Bubble

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Muhamet Perati	150,000 21,000	21,000
Tudor Zapsa	65,000 -47,000	-47,000

Tags: Muhamet Perati Tudor Zapsa

04-30-2024 21:25 UTC+2

Shylko Fills Up to Bust Pineau

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 21:24 UTC+2

Holskyi Gets Paid by El Rais

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 21:14 UTC+2

Wenzelburger Caught Speeding

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 21:10 UTC+2

Joshi Doubles Short Stack

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 21:03 UTC+2

Goncalves Surrenders Half Stack to Benitez

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 21:02 UTC+2

Sidhu Runs Into Aces and Busts Near Bubble

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 20:59 UTC+2

Lipp Wakes Up With Jacks to Double Off Watson

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.