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

05-01-2024 16:11 UTC+1

Mamou-Mani Feels the Wrath of the Poker Gods

Calum Grant

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

Enis Rouissi opened to 16,000 from late position before Amaury Mamou-Mani three-bet to 51,000 from the big blind. Rouissi jammed as the big stack and Mamou-Mani called off his stack of 290,000.

Amaury Mamou-Mani: 9♠9♦ All in
Enis Rouissi: A♦K♣

"Nine in the window, never lose," said Mamou-Mani after the dealer put out the Q♦9♣3♦ flop.

"Don't say that," said someone at the table, insinuating that Mamou-Mani may have been speaking too soon.

The 4♦ turn gave Rouissi a flush draw, which came in on the 7♦ river to secure the sickening bust out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Enis Rouissi	1,600,000 925,000	925,000
Amaury Mamou-Mani	Busted

Tags: Enis Rouissi Amaury Mamou-Mani

05-01-2024 16:11 UTC+1

Chauskin Busts Hrabec to Take Huge Pot

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Richard Hayes

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

Natan Chauskin opened to 17,000 under the gun and action folded to Roman Hrabec in the small blind. He reached for chips and produced a three-bet to 70,000.

Action folded back to Chauskin, who confirmed the amount of the raise, before announcing a four-bet to 190,000. Both players had around 800,000 at the start of the hand, Chauskin having slightly more.

Hrbaec went deep into thought, and disposed of two time banks before moving the rest of his chips into the middle. Chauskin made the quick call to create a huge 1,600,000 pot.

Roman Hrabec: A♦K♠ All in
Natan Chauskin: K♦K♣

In a huge cooler, Hrabec's ace-king was in bad shape versus Chauskin's kings, and matters went further downhill for Hrabec after the K♥8♠3♠ flop gave Chauskin top set.

Hrabec threatened a miraculous escape with the A♣ turn, but the Q♦ river did not bring the ace Hrabec required, and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Natan Chauskin	1,684,000 804,000	804,000
Roman Hrabec	Busted

Tags: Natan Chauskin Roman Hrabec

05-01-2024 16:15 UTC+1

Nasreddine Takes Multiway Pot

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Rania Nasreddine opened to 16,000 from middle position and received calls from Maxime Parys on the button, Derk van Luijk in the small blind and Sebastian Malec in the big blind.

The flop came Q♣6♣Q♠ and action checked around to Nasreddine who fired a 24,000 continuation bet. Parys made the call while the other two players got out of the way.

Nasreddine fired a second barrel for 80,000 on the K♦ turn and this time it was enough to force a fold from Parys.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Malec	670,000 391,000	391,000

Rania Nasreddine	635,000 60,000	60,000
Maxime Parys	360,000 55,000	55,000
Derk van Luijk	350,000 105,000	105,000

Tags: Maxime Parys Rania Nasreddine Sebastian Malec Derk van Luijk

05-01-2024 16:16 UTC+1

Furlanetto Runs Into Pollak's Jacks

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David Salituro

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

Andrea Furlanetto moved all in for around 80,000 from the button and Benjamin Pollak put him at risk from the big blind.

Andrea Furlanetto: 4♦4♥ All in
Benjamin Pollak: J♣J♦

Furlanetto was crushed by Pollak's jacks as the flop came K♠2♥9♠. The 2♣ turn was no help, while the J♠ river improved Pollak a full house and sent Furlanetto to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Pollak	320,000 145,000	145,000
Andrea Furlanetto	Busted

Tags: Andrea Furlanetto Benjamin Pollak

05-01-2024 16:19 UTC+1

Lipp Takes from Wakil

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Jamil Wakil opened to 18,000 from the button and received a call from Matthias Lipp in the big blind.

Both players checked the 7♦7♠6♦ flop leading to the 6♥ turn. Lipp bet 35,000 and Wakil called.

Lipp bet again on the A♣ river for 90,000 and this time Wakil opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamil Wakil	1,485,000 75,000	75,000
Matthias Lipp	740,000 485,000	485,000

Tags: Matthias Lipp Jamil Wakil

05-01-2024 16:22 UTC+1

Pereira Rebounds After Parys Gets Value

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Calum Grant

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

On the penultimate hand before the break, Maxime Parys opened to 16,000 from early positon. Derk van Luijk and Antonio Pereira called from middle position and the cutoff.

Rania Nasreddine briefly thought about her options in the small blind before making a "disciplined fold" that was "the best fold of the day." Daniel Novak also folded in the big blind.

The 8♦6♣3♥ flop checked through to the J♣ turn and Parys bet 50,000. Both opponents called.

The 7♠ river completed the board and Parys sized up to 120,000 after using up a time bank. Van Luijk got out of the way before Pereira went into the tank. He had 165,000 and after using a time bank, he called.

Parys tabled A♦A♠ and Pereira mucked.

The next deal, Parys raised and then called when Pereira put in the rest of his chips. Pereira had an ace which remained ahead of Parys' J♠9♠ as the board ran out with the 10♥7♦4♣5♣5♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxime Parys	583,000 223,000	223,000
Antonio Pereira	104,000 99,000	99,000

Tags: Antonio Pereira Daniel Novak Derk van Luijk Maxime Parys Rania Nasreddine Van Luijk

05-01-2024 16:22 UTC+1

Mateos Takes From Korsakas

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Richard Hayes

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

PokerStars Gold Power Path pass winner Kevinas Korsakas opened to 16,000 under the gun and Adrian Mateos defended his big blind.

On the 8♦10♣3♦ flop, Mateos check-called versus a bet of 11,000 from Korsakas.

The Q♥ rolled off on the turn, and Mateos again check-called versus a bet of 45,000 from Korsakas.

The river came the 8♣ and Mateos checked once more. Korsakas decided he had put enough in the pot and checked back, and it proved to be a good decision as Mateos showed 8♥6♥ for the rivered trip eights, and Korsakas showed A♣J♦ for ace-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	575,000 355,000	355,000

Kevinas Korsakas	530,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Kevinas Korsakas

05-01-2024 16:22 UTC+1

Break

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David Salituro

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

The remaining 71 players are on another 20-minute break.

Level 18 Highlights

Player	Chips	Progress
Hugo Machado	Busted
Elias Gutierrez	Busted

Oliver Huber	Busted
Toni Kaukua	Busted
Paolo Boi	Busted
Byron Kaverman	Busted
Joao Sydenstricker	Busted

05-01-2024 16:29 UTC+1

EPT Monte Carlo and SCOOP Bundles Up for Grabs With PokerStars Power Path

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Kaelaine Minton

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

The Power Path is now a permanent addition to PokerStars, as players can receive a $0.50 Step 1 Power Path ticket every single day as part of the new PokerStars Rewards program. So there's never been a better time to have a look at how the Power Path can reward you and where it can take you.

Both live and online events have featured in the Power Path since its launch last summer, with Special Edition Gold Passes sending lucky players to the NAPT and Las Vegas Grand Prix last December.

Here’s look at the various Passes on offer, including both Gold and Silver Passes to EPT Monte Carlo and the upcoming Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP).

Full details here

05-01-2024 16:39 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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Calum Grant

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Natan Chauskin	1,708,000 24,000	24,000
Francisco Benitez	1,600,000 380,000	380,000
Konstantyn Holskyi	1,350,000 190,000	190,000
Selahaddin Bedir	1,307,000 160,000	160,000

Enis Rouissi	1,200,000 400,000	400,000
Pieter de Necker	1,150,000 50,000	50,000
Jamil Wakil	1,043,000 442,000	442,000
David Docherty	1,000,000 335,000	335,000
Daniel Oterhals	790,000 90,000	90,000
Gerard Carbo	785,000 15,000	15,000
Adrian Mateos	771,000 196,000	196,000

Jonathan Guedes	770,000 190,000	190,000
Georgios Karakousis	755,000 15,000	15,000
Danilo Velasevic	751,000 29,000	29,000
Matthias Lipp	745,000 5,000	5,000
Jonathan Pastore	745,000 115,000	115,000
Javier Caballo	702,000 299,500	299,500
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	690,000 60,000	60,000
Sebastian Malec	675,000 5,000	5,000

Silviu Baltateanu	657,000 277,000	277,000
Dan Smith	650,000 50,000	50,000

Maxime Parys	594,000 11,000	11,000
Jozef Cibicek	592,000 8,000	8,000
Rania Nasreddine	572,000 63,000	63,000
Jovan Kenjic	555,000 85,000	85,000

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