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

05-01-2024 13:11 UTC+1

Chauskin Downs Senda

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 13:11 UTC+1

Malec Doubles Through Calderone

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Richard Hayes

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

Cards were on their backs and Sebastian Malec was all-in and at risk versus Eros Calderone.

Sebastian Malec: A♣K♥ All in
Eros Calderone: Q♥9♥

Malec's ace-high was ahead, and remained so after the 10♠4♦2♠3♦6♥ runout, sending him a timely double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eros Calderone	635,000 32,000	32,000

Sebastian Malec	355,000 172,000	172,000

Tags: Eros Calderone Sebastian Malec

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

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

05-01-2024 12:52 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Natan Chauskin	902,000 18,000	18,000
Selahaddin Bedir	780,000 90,000	90,000

Enis Rouissi	750,000 100,000	100,000
Dan Smith	725,000 5,000	5,000

Jamil Wakil	673,000 278,000	278,000
Christophe Morbee	635,000 50,000	50,000
Igaal Hanouna	625,000 400,000	400,000
Alexandre Reard	625,000 151,000	151,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	615,000 35,000	35,000
Javier Caballo	601,000 101,000	101,000
Francisco Benitez	590,000 42,000	42,000
Jonathan Pastore	550,000 280,000	280,000
Jonathan Guedes	515,000 297,000	297,000
Rania Nasreddine	507,000 52,000	52,000
Silviu Baltateanu	496,000 101,000	101,000
Ashkan Fattahi	490,000 80,000	80,000
David Docherty	485,000 10,000	10,000
Nathan Tetart	475,000 83,000	83,000
Daniel Oterhals	465,000 45,000	45,000
Derk van Luijk	460,000 10,000	10,000

Bastien May	458,000 38,000	38,000
Roman Hrabec	444,000 144,000	144,000
Birger Ohl	440,000 5,000	5,000
Fabrice Bigot	435,000 230,000	230,000
Maxi Lehmanski	420,000 68,000	68,000

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05-01-2024 12:38 UTC+1

Break

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David Salituro

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

The remaining 118 players are on the first 20-minute break of the day.

Level 16 Highlights

05-01-2024 12:37 UTC+1

Ticherfatine Coolers Nasreddine

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Calum Grant

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

Cecile Ticherfatine opened to 10,000 from the cutoff and was called by Andriy Lyubovetskiy and Rania Nasreddine from the blinds.

Action checked to Ticherfatine on the K♣Q♥5♦ flop, who continued for 12,000. Lyubovetskiy called and then Nasreddine raised to 50,000. Ticherfatine quickly jammed for a little bit more, folding out Lyubovetskiy. Nasreddine put in the extra few chips.

Cecile Ticherfatine: K♠K♥ All in
Rania Nasreddine:K♦Q♠

It was top set versus top two, which left Nasreddine to running quads. Ticherfatine sealed the check-mark on the 5♠ turn and raked in the double up after the 9♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rania Nasreddine	455,000 100,000	100,000
Andriy Lyubovetskiy	315,000 65,000	65,000
Cecile Ticherfatine	175,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Andriy Lyubovetskiy Cecile Ticherfatine Rania Nasreddine

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 12:34 UTC+1

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

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05-01-2024 12:34 UTC+1

Ohl Forces Fattahi River Fold

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Richard Hayes

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

Around 100,000 was in the middle on a board of 9♥J♦4♠9♠, and Ashkan Fattahi had slid out a bet of 46,000, only to be faced with a raise to 82,000 by Birger Ohl in position. Fattahi called.

On the A♠ river, Fattahi checked to Ohl, who moved all in for around 120,000. Fattahi burnt through two time banks before mucking his hand.