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

04-30-2024 11:51 UTC+1

Short Visit For Bracelet Winner Sturm

Sava Krink

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Leon Sturm, a bracelet winner from last year's WSOP, joined flight 1b very late yesterday and began Day 2 with a small stack. He encountered his first setback when he lost a third of his chips on a 7♥4♣4♦Q♣ board against Vladimir Troyanovskiy.

A few hands later, Sturm found himself up against Troyanovskiy again when he went all in for 10,500 from the big blind after Troyanovskiy's opening raise of 4,000.

Leon Sturm: A♠9♣ All in
Vladimir Troyanovskiy: 9♥10♥

What initially seemed promising turned sour when the board revealed 5♦3♥2♦10♦7♣, giving Troyanovskiy a pair of tens and resulting in Sturm's elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	170,000 38,000	38,000
Leon Sturm	Busted

Tags: Leon Sturm Vladimir Troyanovskiy

04-30-2024 11:54 UTC+1

Livshitz Three-Outers Hulme

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Calum Grant

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Andrew Hulme, in early position, opened to 3,000 out of his short stack and was called by Eros Calderone from the hijack. Gabi Livshitz, off of a stack around 65,000, three-bet to 12,000 from the small blind. Hulme jammed for 28,000, pushing out Calderone. Livshitz called and the cards went on their backs.

Andrew Hulme: A♠K♠ All in
Gabi Livshitz: A♣J♣

Livshitz paired up on the J♥10♦9♠ flop to take the lead and held out to score the elimination after the 10♥ turn and 9♥ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabi Livshitz	100,000 52,500	52,500
Andrew Hulme	Busted

Tags: Andrew Hulme Eros Calderone Gabi Livshitz

04-30-2024 11:54 UTC+1

Grafton, Maue Among Early Bustouts

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Sam Grafton and Leonard Maue, who finished runner-up in this event last year, were among the players to bust so far on Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quentin Girardet	Busted
Stepan Khachaturyan	Busted
[Removed:533]	Busted
Oshri Lahmani	Busted
Philipp Hasenburger	Busted
Soraya Estrada	Busted
Manuel Valduga	Busted
Sylvain Mazza	Busted
Nikita Kuznetsov	Busted
Florian Guillot	Busted
Ben Heath	Busted
Andrea Rasulo	Busted
Alex Kulev	Busted
Ambrose Ng	Busted
Edgaras Kertenis	Busted
Florian Guimond	Busted
Lukas Hafner	Busted
Yannik Seabrook	Busted
Aleksejs Ponakovs	Busted
Massou Cohen	Busted
Leonard Maue	Busted
Luca Maccatrozzo	Busted
Arnaud Enselme	Busted
David Tovar	Busted
Ognyan Dimov	Busted

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04-30-2024 12:04 UTC+1

Cowen and Talbot Battle

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Calum Grant

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Action folded to Robert Cowen in the small blind, and he asked Parker Talbot, who was in the big blind, how much he had behind.

Talbot confirmed his stack at 14,500 and Cowen moved all in.

"The first one's f****** great," said Talbot, who then called for his tournament life after peeling his second card.

Parker Talbot: Q♦9♦ All in
Robert Cowen: K♥J♣

Talbot was behind but picked up a host of outs on the A♣A♦6♦ flop. The J♦ turn gave the PokerStars ambassador a flush but Cowen could still make a full house to take the pot.

The K♣ river kept Talbot ahead and he doubled up.

On the next deal, Louis Perez opened to 4,000 from the cutoff and called when Cowen moved all in for 11,000.

Perez tabled J♣5♣ while Cowen was ahead with A♥10♥.

"Jack-five, I respect it," said Cowen.

The J♠ was in the window but was followed by the A♣A♦ to give Cowen trips. The K♦ turn confirmed his double-up before the 7♦ completed the board.

The following hand, Cowen limped in from the cutoff, with Talbot doing the same from the button. Yudai Futai checked his option in the big blind.

Action checked to Cowen on the J♥10♣5♦ flop, and he fired out 2,000. Only Parker called. Cowen then check-folded to a bet of 3,500 on the 8♠ turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Parker Talbot	40,000 10,000	10,000

Robert Cowen	17,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Yudai Futai Robert Cowen Parker Talbot Louis Perez

04-30-2024 12:07 UTC+1

Busso Survives to Double

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Calum Grant

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Marco Chiappetta opened to 3,500 from under the gun and called when Timothe Busso moved all in for 23,500 from the hijack.

Timothe Busso: 3♥3♣ All in
Marco Chiappetta: K♠10♣

Busso managed to dodge all of Chiappetta's outs as his little pair remained best following the A♥Q♠6♦9♥7♣ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Chiappetta	145,000 2,000	2,000
Timothe Busso	50,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Marco Chiappetta Timothe Busso

04-30-2024 12:08 UTC+1

Malec Gets Paid With Aces

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Around 20,000 was in the pot as Sebastian Malec and Oleksii Ievchenko saw the turn on a board of J♥K♣6♣4♦.

Malec then moved all in for 22,000 from under the gun and Ievchenko called in the big blind. Malec showed A♠A♦ and was ahead of Ievchenko's K♦9♣.

The river was the 8♥ and Malec held on to double up.

Simon Wiciak, Damian Salas, and Kenny Hallaert are also at this table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleksii Ievchenko	120,000 28,500	28,500
Kenny Hallaert	110,000 15,000	15,000

Damian Salas	90,000 33,000	33,000
Simon Wiciak	80,000 1,000	1,000

Sebastian Malec	65,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Damian Salas Kenny Hallaert Oleksii Ievchenko Sebastian Malec Simon Wiciak

04-30-2024 12:16 UTC+1

Saleh Catches Up on the Turn, Pardo Spikes the River

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Sadri Saleh moved all in for around 20,000 in the small blind and Juan Pardo called under the gun.

Sadri Saleh: A♦4♦ All in
Juan Pardo: A♣K♥

Saleh was dominated heading to the 3♣5♥K♥ flop, which gave him a straight draw. The 2♥ turn completed his straight, and the 8♥ fell on the river before the pot was about to be pushed to Saleh. The table then pointed out that Pardo had rivered a flush and Saleh was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	120,000 51,500	51,500
Sadri Saleh	Busted

Tags: Juan Pardo Sadri Saleh

04-30-2024 12:18 UTC+1

Pflock Shoves the Flop on Moraes

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Toni Kaukua raised to 3,500 in early position and Rafael Moraes called in the cutoff. Pascal Pflock then three-bet to 12,000 on the button and only Moraes called.

The flop came 9♠4♦7♠ and Pflock continued for 10,500. Moraes then raised to 28,000.

Pflock came back with an all-in shove for 98,000 and Moraes tanked for nearly two minutes before giving up his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pascal Pflock	155,000 1,500	1,500
Rafael Moraes	110,000 78,500	78,500

Toni Kaukua	110,000 8,500	8,500

Tags: Pascal Pflock Rafael Moraes Toni Kaukua

04-30-2024 12:19 UTC+1

Niciforo Doubles, Leaves Machado Short

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Matt Warburton

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Mario Niciforo was all in preflop with a short stack and was called by Hugo Machado, who had him covered as players flipped their cards.

Mario Niciforo: K♦10♠ All in
Hugo Machado: Q♦Q♥

The board ran out 2♣7♠7♦K♣2♥ to give Niciforo a pair of kings on the turn, two pair with the sevens on board. He won the pot, surviving, doubling his stack, and leaving Machado short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hugo Machado	40,000
Mario Niciforo	30,000

Tags: Mario Niciforo Hugo Machado

04-30-2024 12:19 UTC+1

Cowen Doubles Up

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Sava Krink

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

It was a classic preflop showdown situation after Robert Cowen raised to 3,000 and Yudai Futai three-bet to 7,000. Cowen went all in, and Futai called.

Robert Cowen: A♦J♣ All in
Yudai Futai: K♠K♦

The A♣4♣8♣ flop immediately favored Cowen with an ace and a flush draw. Futai was left with just one out because any club would complete Cowen's flush. Neither the 4♥ turn nor the 2♦ river improved Futai's hand, and Cowen celebrated a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yudai Futai	114,000 5,500	5,500
Robert Cowen	63,000 46,000	46,000

Tags: Robert Cowen Yudai Futai