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

05-01-2024 19:41 UTC+1

Guedes Gets Three Streets

Ryan Lashmar

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Endrit Greci opened to 24,000 from early position and received calls from Jonathan Guedes in the cutoff and Antonio Rutigliano in the big blind.

The flop came 5♦5♥A♣ and action checked around to Guedes who bet 25,000. Rutigliano called while Greci got out of the way.

Rutigliano check-called another bet from Guedes on the K♥ turn, this time for 55,000.

The river was the J♥. Rutigliano checked, Guedes bet 135,000 and Rutigliano called.

Rutigliano showed A♠J♣ for two pair but Guedes turned over A♥Q♥ for an ace-high flush to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Guedes	1,375,000 25,000	25,000
Antonio Rutigliano	175,000 145,000	145,000

Tags: Antonio Rutigliano Endrit Greci Jonathan Guedes

05-01-2024 19:43 UTC+1

Parys Doubles Through Gierse

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Calum Grant

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Maxime Parys raised from middle position to 24,000. Marius Gierse three-bet from the cutoff and called when Parys jammed for 159,000.

Maxime Parys: K♦K♠ All in
Marius Gierse: 7♣7♦

Parys' kings were never troubled and held out to double following the Q♣9♥6♦2♥6♥ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxime Parys	350,000 130,000	130,000
Marius Gierse	210,000 193,000	193,000

Tags: Marius Gierse Maxime Parys

05-01-2024 19:46 UTC+1

Dowling Runs Into Hennen's Kings

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Christopher Dowling was in the hijack and got his last 220,000 in the middle as Rutger Hennen put him at risk from the big blind.

Christopher Dowling: A♦K♦ All in
Rutger Hennen: K♠K♣

Dowling was looking to hit an ace to stay alive, but the board ran out 8♠Q♣10♥2♣9♠ to keep Hennen's kings in the lead and send Dowling to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rutger Hennen	500,000 168,000	168,000
Christopher Dowling	Busted

Tags: Christopher Dowling Rutger Hennen

05-01-2024 19:49 UTC+1

Bedir Coolers Baltateanu

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

A massive pot of around 450,000 was already in the middle as Selahaddin Bedir and Silviu Baltateanu went heads-up to the river on a board of J♦A♥Q♥9♣6♦.

Bedir then bet 250,000 from the big blind. Baltateanu gave it some thought in middle position, but eventually decided to call.

Bedir showed A♦Q♠ for two pair and Baltateanu mucked. "Ace-jack," he said, suggesting he had flopped a smaller two pair as Bedir raked in the pot to climb past 2,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Selahaddin Bedir	2,050,000 707,000	707,000

Silviu Baltateanu	180,000 420,000	420,000

Tags: Selahaddin Bedir Silviu Baltateanu

05-01-2024 19:56 UTC+1

Cibicek Takes from Mateos in the Blinds

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Jozef Cibicek limped in from the small blind and Adrian Mateos raised to 48,000 from the big blind. Cibicek made the call.

The flop came Q♣3♣10♠. Cibicek checked and Mateos fired a 68,000 continuation bet. Cibicek put in a check-raise to 165,000 and Mateos snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	970,000 170,000	170,000

Jozef Cibicek	710,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Jozef Cibicek

05-01-2024 20:01 UTC+1

Pereira Stuns Rotariu on the River

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Daniel Novak raised to 24,000 in early position before Antonio Pereira moved all in for 171,000 in the small blind. George Rotariu reshoved in the big blind and Novak folded.

Antonio Pereira: A♥J♥ All in
George Rotariu: 8♣8♠

The flop came K♣Q♠5♣ and Pereira picked up a straight draw to go with his overcards. "Don't cry," tablemate Rania Nasreddine said to Novak, who claimed to have folded king-queen.

The turn was the 8♥ and Rotariu spiked a set to leave Pereira drawing only to a straight. The 10♠ indeed spiked on the river to earn Pereira a double up.

"This is too f**king sick, I swear," Rotariu said as he threw his sunglasses on the table and watched as the pot headed over to Pereira.

"If I make the final table after this, it's unbelievable," Rotariu added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Pereira	360,000 90,000	90,000
Daniel Novak	170,000 57,000	57,000
George Rotariu	120,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Antonio Pereira Daniel Novak George Rotariu

05-01-2024 20:05 UTC+1

Seibt Drops One to Maquillon

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Calum Grant

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Esteban Maquillon opened to 24,000 from the hijack and Alexander Seibt defended his big blind.

Seibt check-called for 40,000 on the 8♥6♦2♠ flop but then check-folded to a bet of 75,000 on the K♣ turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Esteban Maquillon	510,000 132,000	132,000
Alexander Seibt	247,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Alexander Seibt Esteban Maquillon

05-01-2024 20:06 UTC+1

Reard Runs into Rockets

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Cedric Schwaederle opened to 25,000 from the cutoff, Alexandre Reard moved all in for 115,000 from the button and Schwaederle snap-called with a covering stack to put Reard at risk.

Alexandre Reard: 10♣10♥ All in
Cedric Schwaederle: A♠A♥

Reard found no help against Schwaederle's aces on the Q♠7♠K♣6♥J♣ runout and was sent to the rail while Schwaederle collected a decent pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cedric Schwaederle	335,000 25,000	25,000
Alexandre Reard	Busted

Tags: Alexandre Reard Cedric Schwaederle

05-01-2024 20:14 UTC+1

Final Four Hands

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The tournament staff have announced that four more hands will be played tonight before players bag their chips and advance to Day 4.

05-01-2024 20:16 UTC+1

Benitez, Wakil Get Into a River Raising War

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

A pot of around 130,000 was in the middle as Francisco Benitez and Jamil Wakil went to the turn on a board of 7♠7♥10♣J♥.

Both players checked to the 9♣ river where Benitez bet 35,000 from early position. Wakil then raised to 130,000 in the hijack.

Benitez came back with a reraise to 420,000, sending Wakil deep into the tank. He burned through multiple time banks before folding as Benitez took the pot without a showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco Benitez	2,000,000 361,000	361,000
Jamil Wakil	1,150,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Francisco Benitez Jamil Wakil