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

05-01-2024 15:41 UTC+1

Karakousis Takes Multiway Pot

Ryan Lashmar

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

Jorge Rios opened to 16,000 from middle position and received calls from Georgios Karakousis in the cutoff and Jamel Hassani in the big blind.

The flop came A♦J♥7♣ and action checked around to Karakousis who bet 15,000. Both Rios and Hassani made the call.

Karakousis bet again for 20,000 when checked to on the 4♠ turn and this time it was enough to force folds from both opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Karakousis	740,000 10,000	10,000
Jamel Hassani	306,000 94,000	94,000
Jorge Rios	185,000 68,000	68,000

Tags: Georgios Karakousis Jamel Hassani Jorge Rios

05-01-2024 15:41 UTC+1

Guedes Doubles Through Petleshkov

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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 15:41 UTC+1

Rios Jams into Hrabec's Straight Flush

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Calum Grant

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

Roman Hrabec opened to 16,000 from under the gun and Jorge Rios defended his big blind.

Rios check-called for 12,000 on the J♣8♠5♠ flop before leading for 22,000 on the 4♠ turn. Hrabec called, bringing in the 2x (non-spade) river.

Rios emptied the clip for around 130,000 and was snap-called.

Rios had king-high with K♠Qx, while Hrabec had the stone-cold nuts with 7♠6♠ to down his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Hrabec	830,000 80,000	80,000
Jorge Rios	Busted

Tags: Jorge Rios Roman Hrabec

05-01-2024 15:46 UTC+1

De Necker Holds On For a Massive Double

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David Salituro

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

Heads-up on a flop of 5♠7♠2♥, Vladyslav Martynenko bet 35,000 from the button. Pieter De Necker raised to 150,000 in the cutoff, Martynenko moved all in, and De Necker called for 560,000.

Pieter De Necker: 9♥9♣ All in
Vladyslav Martynenko: Q♠8♠

"Come on, hold one time," De Necker said as he stood up from his seat and started pacing around. He needed to dodge Martynenko's flush draw, and the J♦ turn and A♣ river were safe as De Necker doubled up in a 1,200,000 chip pot.

The next hand, Pascal Pflock raised to 16,000 in middle position and De Necker, still stacking up the massive pot, folded. "Did you even look at your cards?" Pflock joked.

Martynenko was left with 104,000 and moved all in from the cutoff. Birger Ohl reshoved for 281,000 in the big blind and Pflock folded.

Vladyslav Martynenko: 6♥6♣ All in
Birger Ohl: A♣Q♥

"Same hand," Pflock told Ohl as the flop came 7♦6♠8♣ to give Martynenko a set. The rest of the board came Q♦5♥ and Martynenko stayed alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pieter de Necker	1,200,000 50,000	50,000
Vladyslav Martynenko	220,000 400,000	400,000
Pascal Pflock	210,000 60,000	60,000
Birger Ohl	170,000 425,000	425,000

Tags: Birger Ohl Pascal Pflock Pieter De Necker Vladyslav Martynenko

05-01-2024 15:46 UTC+1

Angelov Doubles Through Power Path's Korsakas

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Calum Grant

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

Power Path qualifier Kevinas Korsakas opened to 16,000 from middle position and called when Boris Angelov jammed for 102,000 from the small blind.

Boris Angelov: 3♠3♣ All in
Kevinas Korsakas: Q♦8♦

Angelov's small pair remained best following the A♦A♥2♣9♣6♣ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevinas Korsakas	560,000 110,000	110,000
Boris Angelov	220,000 56,000	56,000

Tags: Boris Angelov Kevinas Korsakas

05-01-2024 15:47 UTC+1

Carbo Doubles Through Ohl

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Richard Hayes

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

Cards were on their backs and Gerard Carbo was all in for 166,000 on the river and at risk after being called by Birger Ohl on 10♥7♣7♦10♠J♠.

Carbo showed A♥7♥ for the full house, while Ohl had J♦9♦ for a pair of jacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerard Carbo	600,000 340,000	340,000
Birger Ohl	310,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Birger Ohl Gerard Carbo

05-01-2024 15:55 UTC+1

Carbo Finishes Off Martynenko

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David Salituro

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

Vladyslav Martynenko had a raise of around 55,000 in front of him from the cutoff before Gerard Carbo moved all in from middle position. Martynenko called for his last 200,000.

Vladyslav Martynenko: A♠J♥ All in
Gerard Carbo: Q♣Q♠

Martynenko caught his ace on the A♦2♥Q♥ flop, but it also gave Carbo a set. Martynenko was already drawing dead by the 9♣ turn, while the 3♠ river sealed his elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerard Carbo	800,000 200,000	200,000
Vladyslav Martynenko	Busted

Tags: Gerard Carbo Vladyslav Martynenko

05-01-2024 15:59 UTC+1

Kenjic Wins Blinds Confrontation

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Richard Hayes

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

Action folded to Jovan Kenjic in the small blind, who completed. Bryan Paris checked his option in the big blind.

On the J♥Q♠8♥ flop, Paris check-called versus a bet of 8,000 from Kenjic.

The 6♣ turn was checked through by both players.

The K♦ rolled off on the river, and Kenjic led out with a bet of 70,000. Paris nodded and quickly mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryan Paris	505,000 218,000	218,000
Jovan Kenjic	470,000 170,000	170,000

Tags: Bryan Paris Jovan Kenjic

05-01-2024 16:00 UTC+1

"Super Aggressive" Hrabec Gets Caught by Hassani

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David Salituro

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

A pot of around 200,000 was already in the middle as Roman Hrabec and Jamel Hassani went heads-up to the river on a board of 7♣4♦9♣4♣3♦.

Hrabec then bet enough from the big blind to put Hassani all in. Hassani tanked for a moment before calling for his last 140,000.

Hrabec turned over J♣3♥ for a pair of treys, but Hassani had Q♦Q♠ to win the pot and double up.

"Super aggressive, my friend," tablemate Natan Chauskin said to Hrabec after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Hrabec	800,000 30,000	30,000
Jamel Hassani	480,000 174,000	174,000

Tags: Jamel Hassani Roman Hrabec

05-01-2024 16:10 UTC+1

Ohl, Thumm Earn Doubles

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David Salituro

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

Christophe Morbee three-bet to 52,000 in the small blind and Birger Ohl moved all in for 189,000 in early position. Morbee tanked for a minute before calling.

Birger Ohl: A♠K♦ All in
Christophe Morbee: A♣J♦

Ohl finished with two pair on the 9♥Q♦9♠K♥2♠ board and Morbee handed over a double up.

At the same time on another table, Niclas Thumm was all in for 164,000 from the button and up against Konstantyn Holskyi in the big blind.

Niclas Thumm: A♦Q♠ All in
Konstantyn Holskyi: A♥3♥

Thumm had Holskyi dominated as the board ran out 9♠8♠4♠5♥A♣. Both players hit top pair, but Thumm's queen-kicker was enough to earn him a double up.