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

04-30-2024 13:38 UTC+1

PokerStars Ambassador Akkari Denied a Double-Up

Calum Grant

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Darius Gadeikis opened to 4,000 from the hijack, off of a stack of around 75,000, before PokerStars Ambassador Andre Akkari moved all in for 36,500 from the button. Luke Appleton, in the big blind, thought it over for some time before making the call which pushed out Gadeikis.

Andre Akkari: A♠Q♥ All in
Luke Appleton: A♣J♠

The 5♣5♠2♥ flop kept Akkari in front until Appleton hit his three-outer on the J♣ turn to leave Akkari hanging on by a thread. The 9♣ river offered no salvation for Akkari and the Brazilian departed the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Appleton	280,000 120,000	120,000
Darius Gadeikis	71,000 17,500	17,500
Andre Akkari	Busted

Tags: Andre Akkari Darius Gadeikis Luke Appleton

04-30-2024 13:39 UTC+1

Kaverman Pays Off Mariwalla's Kings

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David Salituro

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

With around 45,000 in the middle on a board of 3♦5♥J♣Q♠, Ronit Mariwalla and Byron Kaverman checked the turn and the 9♣ fell on the river.

Mariwalla then led out for 26,000 and Kaverman quickly called. Mariwalla showed K♥K♣ and Kaverman gave up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rohit Mariwalla	230,000 153,500	153,500
Byron Kaverman	150,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Byron Kaverman Ronit Mariwalla

04-30-2024 13:42 UTC+1

Recent Bustouts

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David Salituro

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Darius Gadeikis	Busted
Deborah Nizard	Busted
Mario Sikic	Busted
Alexandre Amiel	Busted
Oliver Weis	Busted

Kevin Tedesco	Busted
Nikolay Yosifov	Busted
Mehdi Rebai	Busted
Josef Schusteritsch	Busted
Justin Steinbrenner	Busted
Simeon Spasov	Busted
Vladimir Erceg	Busted
Julen Lijo	Busted
Eduards Rakuss	Busted
Andrea Zanzarzi	Busted
Dominik Gruszka	Busted
Conor Bergin	Busted
Joao Tomas	Busted
Philippe Chaboseau	Busted
Yannick Schumacher	Busted
Muhyedine Fares	Busted
Imad Derwiche	Busted
Martin Stausholm	Busted
Dorian Decauche	Busted
Michail Manolakis	Busted

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04-30-2024 13:45 UTC+1

O'Dwyer Gets it in and Busts to Turchi

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Matt Warburton

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Action folded around to Steve O'Dwyer, who moved all in from late position for 28,500. He was called by Virgile Turchi in the small blind, who had him well covered as players flipped their cards.

Steve O'Dwyer: 9♥8♥ All in
Virgile Turchi: A♣J♥

The board ran out 4♣Q♠4♠A♥9♠. Turchi made a pair of aces on the turn, two pair with the fours on the board. Players tapped the table as O'Dwyer took his leave.

Player	Chips	Progress
Virgile Turchi	140,000 31,500	31,500
Steve O'Dwyer	Busted

Tags: Steve O'Dwyer Virgile Turchi

04-30-2024 13:52 UTC+1

Sheth Gets There Against Salas

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Calum Grant

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

PokerNews just reached the table as Ravi Sheth and Damian Salas were battling in a hand.

Stefan Dimitrov recapped the preflop, flop and turn action.

Sheth raised to a standard sizing from early position and Salas called from the small blind. Salas check-called a bet of around 25 percent of the pot on the J♣6♥5♠ flop before the Q♠ turn checked through to the 5♦ river.

Salas led out for 13,000 and then went deep into the tank when Sheth shoved for 72,500. After a few moments, Simon Wiciak called the clock and Salas, who covered by around 37,000, called.

Sheth proudly tabled his A♣5♣ for rivered trips, which bested Salas' Q♦J♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ravi Sheth	175,000 105,500	105,500
Damian Salas	37,000 53,000	53,000

Tags: Damien Salas Ravi Sheth Simon Wiciak Stefan Dimitrov

04-30-2024 13:53 UTC+1

Up and Down for State

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Sava Krink

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

First, Adrian State won a significant pot of around 40,000 against Aaron Olechnowicz. However, in the following hand, he lost half of his stack against Govert Metaal.

Metaal raised to 4,000 from middle position and was called by Aylar Lie on the button and State in the big blind.

On the A♣3♣2♠ flop, both State and Metaal checked, and then Lie bet 6,000, which State called. Metaal, however, had different plans and raised to 21,000, prompting Lie to fold but State to stay in the hand.

The 2♣ turn prompted State to bet 15,000, and Metaal took a considerable amount of time, even pausing the PokerStars live stream on his phone, counting his stack several times, and frequently checking his cards. Eventually, he raised all in, leading State to contemplate his decision. Sipping his espresso and examining his cards multiple times, he appeared displeased with the raise. State ultimately folded, and Metaal revealed K♣K♦, which was not what State had anticipated based on the expression on his face.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Olechnowicz	270,000 47,500	47,500
Govert Metaal	164,000 44,000	44,000
Aylar Lie	60,000 5,000	5,000
Adrian State	46,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Aaron Olechnowicz Adrian State Aylar Lie Govert Metaal

04-30-2024 14:03 UTC+1

Mayer Sends Lebedev Into the Tank

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David Salituro

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

PokerStars Power Path Gold Pass winner Marcelo Mayer and Sergey Lebedev built a pot of around 30,000 heading to the turn on a board of 7♠2♦8♥K♥.

Lebedev then bet 15,000 from the button and Mayer moved all in for 66,500. Lebedev went into the tank for several minutes as cameras surrounded the table.

He eventually called and turned over K♠6♠ for a pair of kings, but Mayer had K♣7♥ for two pair. The river was the 9♣ and Mayer doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcelo Mayer	165,000 109,500	109,500
Sergey Lebedev	30,000 185,500	185,500

Tags: Marcelo Mayer Sergey Lebedev

04-30-2024 14:04 UTC+1

Super High Roller Runner-Up Vogelsang Hits the Rail

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Matt Warburton

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Christoph Vogelsang was all in preflop from late position against Joachim Haraldstad in the small blind. Vogelsang was covered as players turned their cards.

Christoph Vogelsang: 6♠6♣
Joachim Haraldstad: 7♣7♠

The board ran out 9♠5♠10♦10♥K♣. Haraldstad held with his pocket sevens to win the pot. Vogelsang, who locked up second place in the Super High Roller event earlier on the series, won't be making the money in the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joachim Haraldstad	230,000 70,000	70,000
Christoph Vogelsang	Busted

Tags: Christoph Vogelsang Joachim Haraldstad

04-30-2024 14:12 UTC+1

Gold Pass winner Mjagkov Busts Autran

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Sava Krink

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The action commenced when Andrei Mjagkov, who secured a Gold Pass through the Power Path on PokerStars, raised to 4,000 from early position. Rania Nasreddine and Ankit Ahuja both called. However, Jean Autran found that there were too many people in the pot, so he decided to go all-in with 25,000 from the small blind. Mjagkov followed suit with an all-in of 88,500, prompting Nasreddine to fold. Ahuja, after requesting a count of both stacks from the dealer, ultimately chose to fold.

Jean Autran: A♥9♥[all-in]
Andrei Mjagkov: 10♣10♥

There was no assistance from the 4♣6♣10♦7♣3♠ board for Autran. Ahuja later revealed that he had folded pocket nines, a decision that proved to be prudent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rania Nasreddine	300,000 11,000	11,000
Andrei Mjagkov	125,500 26,500	26,500
Ankit Ahuja	125,000 21,500	21,500
Jean Autran	Busted

04-30-2024 14:15 UTC+1

Schulz Holds On to Double

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David Salituro

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

In a blind versus blind battle, Kevin Schulz bet 15,000 on a flop of K♥2♥4♣ before Marco Chiappetta moved all in. Schulz called for his last 52,000.

Kevin Schulz: 9♠9♦ All in
Marco Chiappetta: 9♥8♥

Schulz was ahead with a pair of nines, while Chiappetta was on a flush draw. The 2♠ turn was safe for Schulz, while the J♦ on the river secured the pot for the past PCA champion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Schulz	130,000 81,000	81,000

Marco Chiappetta	70,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Kevin Schulz Marco Chiappetta