€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 3 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

05-01-2024 13:31 UTC+1

Caballo Wins Colossal Four-Bet Pot

Ryan Lashmar

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Valeriano Toledano had opened from under the gun only for Javier Caballo to three-bet to 38,000 from the cutoff. Toledano four-bet shoved for roughly 330,000 and Caballo snap-called with a covering stack to put Toledano at risk.

Valeriano Toledano: A♦5♦ All in
Javier Caballo: Q♦Q♣

Toledano was drawing dead by the turn on the J♠7♦4♣Q♠2♥ runout and made his exit from the tournament area while Caballo raked in a pot worth well over 100 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Javier Caballo	910,000 309,000	309,000
Valeriano Toledano	Busted

Tags: Javier Caballo Valeriano Toledano

05-01-2024 13:28 UTC+1

Troyanovskiy Hits the River to Bust Baraza

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Vladimir Troyanovskiy bet 25,000 from early position on a board of 6♣A♠2♥8♥ and Juan Baraza called in the big blind.

The river was the 10♥ and Troyanovskiy bet 200,000, enough to put Baraza all in. Baraza called for his last 70,000.

He showed A♣2♣ for two pair, but Troyanovskiy had 9♣7♣ for a rivered straight to send Baraza to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	780,000 165,000	165,000
Juan Baraza	Busted

Tags: Vladimir Troyanovskiy Juan Baraza

05-01-2024 13:24 UTC+1

Gutierrez Sends Di Giacomo Packing

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Richard Hayes

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Action folded to Claudio Di Giacomo in middle position, who moved all in for 72,000.

PokerStars Ambassador Elias Gutierrez was on the button and asked for a count, before calling. All other players folded.

Claudio Di Giacomo: A♦10♦ All in
Elias Gutierrez: Q♠Q♦

Di Giacomo was in trouble versus Gutierrez's pocket queens and no help arrived on the 9♠8♥8♦3♥6♠ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elias Gutierrez	440,000 50,000	50,000

Claudio Di Giacomo	Busted

Tags: Claudio Di Giacomo Elias Gutierrez

05-01-2024 13:12 UTC+1

Baltateanu Wakes Up With Queens to Bust Grigoryan

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David Salituro

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Hrayr Grigoryan moved all in for his last 50,000 from early position and Silviu Baltateanu called in the hijack.

Hrayr Grigoryan: K♠Q♦ All in
Silviu Baltateanu: Q♠Q♣

Grigoryan needed help as Baltateanu turned over a pair of queens, but none arrived on the 8♣4♦7♣10♦3♦ board and Balteatanu sent him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Silviu Baltateanu	530,000 34,000	34,000
Hrayr Grigoryan	Busted

Tags: Hrayr Grigoryan Silviu Baltateanu

05-01-2024 13:11 UTC+1

Chauskin Downs Senda

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Calum Grant

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Emika Senda open-jammed for 68,000 from early position and was called by Natan Chauskin from the hijack.

Emika Senda: 6♥6♦ All in
Natan Chauskin: A♠Q♣

Chauskin took the lead on the A♣K♥2♥ flop and remained ahead following the 9♥ turn. Senda, with eleven outs after picking up a flush draw, had a bit of hope, but that soon evaporated after the 9♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Natan Chauskin	990,000 88,000	88,000
Emika Senda	Busted

Tags: Emika Senda Natan Chauskin

05-01-2024 13:10 UTC+1

Wakil Inflicts a Massive Cooler on May to Cross a Million

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David Salituro

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Three-handed on a board of K♥4♠K♣Q♣, Bastien May bet 30,000 from under the gun and Jamil Wakil called on the button, while small blind Aaron Olechnowicz got out of the way.

The river was the 8♣ and May bet 110,000. Wakil then moved all in and May snap-called for around 380,000.

Wakil turned over K♦8♦ for a rivered full house and May tossed Q♠Q♥ into the muck for a beaten full house as Wakil raked in the massive pot, becoming the first player to cross the 1,000,000 chip milestone.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamil Wakil	1,150,000 477,000	477,000
Aaron Olechnowicz	370,000 5,000	5,000
Bastien May	Busted

Tags: Aaron Olechnowicz Bastien May Jamil Wakil

05-01-2024 12:35 UTC+1

Smith Busts Degrave Boat Over Boat; Chauskin Takes Out Aksu

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Dan Smith raised to 10,000 in the cutoff and Theo Degrave called in the big blind.

The flop came 8♣2♦5♥ and Smith continued for 16,000. Degrave called and the 5♠ fell on the turn.

Degrave then led out for 16,000 and Smith called. The river was the 5♦ and Degrave checked.

Smith moved all in and Degrave tanked for a moment before calling for his last 100,000. Smith turned over J♣J♦ for a full house, while Degrave tossed 10♠8♦ into the muck on his way to the exit.

At the same time at another table, Osman Aksu moved all in for around 180,000 from early position on a flop of 10♥Q♥4♥ and Natan Chauskin put him at risk from the cutoff.

Osman Aksu: 8♥8♦ All in
Natan Chauskin: K♣K♦

Chauskin was ahead with his kings but needed to dodge Aksu's flush draw. The 6♦ turn was safe, while the 3♦ secured the massive pot for Chauskin and catapulted him into contention for the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Natan Chauskin	920,000 476,000	476,000
Dan Smith	730,000 100,000	100,000

Theo Degrave	Busted
Osman Aksu	Busted

Tags: Dan Smith Natan Chauskin Osman Aksu Theo Degrave

05-01-2024 12:23 UTC+1

Cowen Shoves Into Kanit's Monster

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Mustapha Kanit raised to 12,000 on the button, Robert Cowen moved all in for 45,000 in the small blind, and Kanit snap-called.

Robert Cowen: A♦8♣ All in
Mustapha Kanit: A♠A♣

Cowen could only laugh when Kanit turned over his aces. "GG," he said even before the flop was dealt.

The board ended up Q♥Q♠7♣K♣Q♦ and Cowen was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustapha Kanit	320,000 49,000	49,000
Robert Cowen	Busted

Tags: Mustapha Kanit Robert Cowen

05-01-2024 12:23 UTC+1

Chiappetta Falls to Bedir

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

In a preflop confrontation Marco Chiappetta was all in from middle position for 80,000 and up against Selahaddin Bedir in the small blind who covered him.

Marco Chiappetta: A♥Q♠ All in
Selahaddin Bedir: A♣K♣

Bedir was in great shape with a bigger ace and remained ahead on the 6♦J♣2♥A♦9♠ runout to send Chiappetta to the rail and continue accumulating chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Selahaddin Bedir	690,000 144,000	144,000

Marco Chiappetta	Busted

Tags: Marco Chiappetta Selahaddin Bedir

05-01-2024 12:20 UTC+1

Too Many Outs for Spragg

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Calum Grant

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action folded to Marle Spragg on the button, who raised to 60,000 leaving 2,000 behind, Danilo Velasevic moved all-in for slightly more from the small blind which folded out big blind Stefan Dimotrov. Spragg put in her last two chips and the cards were turned over.

Marle Spragg: J♦10♣ All in
Danilo Velasevic: A♣K♣

Spragg went from six to seven outs on the K♦Q♠7♦ flop and then picked up a flush draw to go along with her open-ender following the 4♦ turn. The J♣ river however, gave Spragg a no good pair to send her to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danilo Velasevic	160,000 60,000	60,000
Marle Spragg	Busted

Tags: Danilo Velasevic Marle Spragg Stefan Dimotrov