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

05-01-2024 15:41 UTC+1

Guedes Doubles Through Petleshkov

Richard Hayes

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Viliyan Petleshkov opened to 16,000 from the cutoff and was met with a three-bet to 48,000 by Jonathan Guedes on the button. Petleshkov called.

On the 7♠10♠5♣ flop, Petleshkov check-jammed for 225,000 versus Guedes bet of 35,000, and Guedes made the quick call, with Petleshkov having slightly more.

Jonathan Guedes: K♥K♦ All in
Viliyan Petleshkov: K♣10♣

Petleshkov had top pair but had run into the overpair kings of Guedes, and his double-up was confirmed by the 2♥ turn and 5♥ river.

Petleshkov, who was left with 5,000, was seen departing the table shortly after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Guedes	580,000 384,000	384,000
Viliyan Petleshkov	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Guedes Viliyan Petleshkov

05-01-2024 15:25 UTC+1

Mateos Nearly Commits It All Against Korsakas

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Poker is a game where an online qualifier can sit on equal footing with a true legend of the game. That's the experience Kevinas Korsakas has had so far today, as he's sat right next to Adrian Mateos.

The two tangled in the last pot where Mateos bet 32,000 from the button on a board of J♣9♠A♦Q♣. Korsakas called in the small blind and the 4♦ fell on the river.

Mateos then bet 93,000, leaving just one 1,000 chip behind, and Korsakas again called. Mateos turned over A♥A♣ for top set and the Power Path qualifier sent his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevinas Korsakas	450,000 146,000	146,000
Adrian Mateos	220,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Kevinas Korsakas

05-01-2024 15:21 UTC+1

Gutierrez is a Non-Believer

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Calum Grant

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Enrico Camosci opened to 16,000 from middle position and was called by Elias Gutierrez from the big blind.

Gutierrez check-raised to 45,000 over a bet of 14,000 on the Q♥8♣5♦ flop and was called.

Gutierrez slowed down and checked the 7♠ turn. Camosci fired out another 52,000 and Gutierrez stuck around.

Gutierrez checked once more on the 10♦ river and Camosci jammed for 136,000. After using up a time bank, Gutierrez flicked in a calling chip.

Camosci tabled Q♠9♠ for top pair and took in the pot as Gutierrez hero-called with 9♣7♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Enrico Camosci	475,000 230,000	230,000
Elias Gutierrez	173,000 217,000	217,000

Tags: Elias Gutierrez Enrico Camosci

05-01-2024 15:14 UTC+1

Oterhals Knocks Out Kiriopoulos

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Daniel Oterhals opened to 16,000 from middle position and received calls from Victor Castanedo on the button and Danut Chisu in the small blind before Demosthenes Kiriopoulos shoved for roughly 275,000 from the big blind. Oterhals made the call with a covering stack and the other two players got out of the way leaving Kiriopoulos at risk.

Demosthenes Kiriopoulos: A♠J♥ All in
Daniel Oterhals: A♥Q♦

The board ran out Q♣5♣A♣6♦8♥ giving Oterhals aces up to send Kiriopoulos to the rail and drag in a massive pot.

Chisu was also eliminated from this table a couple hands later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Oterhals	880,000 370,000	370,000
Victor Castanedo	370,000 10,000	10,000
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos	Busted
Danut Chisu	Busted

Tags: Daniel Oterhals Danut Chisu Demosthenes Kiriopoulos Victor Castanedo

05-01-2024 13:53 UTC+1

Rutigliano Busts Goncalves and Doubles Through Hanouna

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Richard Hayes

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

Mathieu Goncalves moved all in for 32,000 and Antonio Rutigliano rejammed for 148,000.

Action folded to Igaal Hanouna and he also moved his stack into the middle, covering both players.

Mathieu Goncalves: J♣J♥ All in
Antonio Rutigliano: Q♦Q♣ All in
Igaal Hanouna: A♥Q♥

Rutigliano's queens were in great shape to scoop the pot, and that's exactly what happened after the 3♦8♦7♦2♠10♥ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Rutigliano	340,000 133,000	133,000
Igaal Hanouna	75,000 175,000	175,000
Mathieu Goncalves	Busted

Tags: Antonio Rutigliano Igaal Hanouna Mathieu Goncalves

05-01-2024 13:43 UTC+1

Table Stunned as Kanit Doubles Up

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Calum Grant

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

In a single raised pot to the 8♥4♣5♠ flop, Mustapha Kanit, in the big blind check-raised to 55,000 over a bet of 22,000. His opponent, Igaal Hanouna, called from middle position.

Kanit continued to apply pressure, firing out 67,000 on the 6♠ turn. With four to a straight on the board, Hanouna called once more.

The 8♣ river paired and completed the board. Kanit emptied the clip, shoving for 206,000. Hanouna asked for a count and wasted little time in calling.

Kanit thought he was heading to the rail, as he could only table 9♥6♥ for eights and sixes. Hanouna, to the tables surprise, could not beat that as he had put on his cape and hero called with A♥Q♣.

There was some laughter from the other players at the table, with one player adding, "You didn't expect that."

"So sick," commented Rafael Moraes.

"Sick value bet," then joked Kanit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustapha Kanit	710,000 447,000	447,000
Igaal Hanouna	250,000 375,000	375,000

Tags: Igaal Hanouna Mustapha Kanit Rafael Moraes

05-01-2024 13:41 UTC+1

Wakil Continues to Build Huge Stack

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Richard Hayes

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

Jamil Wakil opened to 13,000 under the gun and Oliver Bosch defended his big blind.

On the J♣7♥5♥ flop, Bosch check-called a pot-sized bet of 30,000 from Wakil.

The 8♦ turn was checked through by both players.

On the 5♣ river, Bosch check-called a bet of 85,000 from Wakil.

Bosch threw his hands up in frustration when Wakil showed K♠K♦ for a pair of kings, and then sent his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamil Wakil	1,300,000 150,000	150,000
Oliver Bosch	175,000 81,000	81,000

Tags: Jamil Wakil Oliver Bosch

05-01-2024 13:33 UTC+1

Rahal Celebrates Too Early

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David Salituro

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

Samir Rahal was all in for 111,000 from middle position and up against Javier Caballo in the cutoff.

Samir Rahal: A♣Q♠ All in
Javier Caballo: J♥J♦

Rahal was racing for his tournament life as the flop came 7♠A♦8♣. "Yes. So far," Rahal yelled out as he hit top pair. The turn was the 5♣ to keep him in the lead.

His optimism proved short-lived, however, as Caballo spiked the J♠ on the river to make a set and send Rahal to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Javier Caballo	1,000,000 399,000	399,000
Samir Rahal	Busted

Tags: Javier Caballo Samir Rahal

05-01-2024 13:31 UTC+1

Caballo Wins Colossal Four-Bet Pot

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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.