€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 4 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

05-02-2024 12:16 UTC+1

Benitez Goes Runner-Runner to Knock Out Pereira

Ryan Lashmar

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Francisco Benitez opened to 30,000 from middle position, Antonio Pereira shoved for around 100,000 from the next seat over and Benitez snap-called to put him at risk.

Antonio Pereira: A♦8♣
Francisco Benitez: Q♣10♠

Pereira looked to be in great shape to double up after making top pair on the A♣5♥4♦ flop but the rest of the board ran out Q♠Q♥ giving Benitez running queens for trips to send Pereira to the rail and collect the last of his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco Benitez	2,230,000 130,000	130,000
Antonio Pereira	Busted

Tags: Antonio Pereira Francisco Benitez

05-02-2024 12:00 UTC+1

Sargsyan Doubles With Queens

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Matt Warburton

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Konstantyn Holskyi raised to 30,000 from under the gun and Aram Sargsyan moved all in from the hijack for 730,000. Holskyi made the call with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.

Aram Sargsyan: Q♠Q♥
Konstantyn Holskyi: A♦K♣

The board ran out 3♦3♣9♦9♣J♥. Sargsyan held with his pocket queens, making two pairs with the nines on board to win the pot and double up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantyn Holskyi	970,000 40,000	40,000
Aram Sargsyan	730,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Aram Sargsyan Konstantyn Holskyi

05-02-2024 11:47 UTC+1

Bedir Busts Rutigliano after Brutal Cooler

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Selahaddin Bedir opened to 30,000 from the hijack and was called by Antonio Rutigliano in the cutoff.

Bedir fired a 30,000 continuation bet on the 4♠6♠10♠ flop that was called by Rutigliano.

On the 8♦ turn Bedir shoved, covering Rutigliano who had roughly 200,000 behind. Rutigliano snap-called and was at risk.

Antonio Rutigliano: 8♠8♣ All in
Selahaddin Bedir: 10♣10♥

Both players had monster hands but Bedir had the best of it with top set while Rutigliano was drawing to either a spade or the case eight. He found no help on the 7♦ river and made his exit from the tournament area while Bedir continued to accumulate chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Selahaddin Bedir	2,270,000 320,000	320,000

Antonio Rutigliano	Busted

Tags: Antonio Rutigliano Selahaddin Bedir

05-02-2024 11:43 UTC+1

Castanedo Makes the Pay Jump

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Calum Grant

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Victor Castanedo moved all in for his last 100,000 before Selahaddin Bedir three-bet to 185,000 from the hijack. Antonio Rutigliano, who was also short-stacked, agonized before folding his cards. The remaining players also got out of the way and the cards went on their backs.

Victor Castanedo: K♦10♥ All in
Selahaddin Bedir: A♦Q♣

Neither player connected on the 7♦6♣2♥J♦9♥ runout, marking Castenedo's exit in 39th place, meaning he made the payjump from €17,500 to €20,100.

Player	Chips	Progress
Selahaddin Bedir	1,950,000 55,000	55,000

Victor Castanedo	Busted

Tags: Antonio Rutigliano Selahaddin Bedir Victor Castanedo

05-02-2024 11:39 UTC+1

Camosci Runs Into Pastore's Top Set

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Jonathan Pastore raised to 35,000 in early position and Enrico Camosci three-bet to 175,000 in the big blind, leaving himself 25,000 back. Pastore called.

"Good luck, Enrico," Pastore said heading to the flop.

"I'm not all in," Camosci replied as the flop came Q♣10♣5♣. Camosci checked to Pastore who moved all in.

Camosci used a time bank before being told by a tournament official he wasn't allowed to use all of them since he was virtually all in already. He then put in his last chips.

Enrico Camosci: 8♥8♦ All in
Jonathan Pastore: Q♥Q♦

Pastore had flopped top set, and Camosci was already drawing dead by the A♠ turn. The 7♥ river was a mere formality and Camosci was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Pastore	1,100,000 390,000	390,000
Enrico Camosci	Busted

Tags: Enrico Camosci Jonathan Pastore

05-02-2024 11:36 UTC+1

Benitez Scores Another Knockout

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

In a preflop confrontation Endrit Geci was all in for roughly 180,000 and was up against Francisco Benitez who covered him.

Endrit Geci: 9♥9♠ All in
Francisco Benitez: J♣J♦

Benitez remained ahead with the higher pocket pair on the 2♣A♥8♣4♠8♥ runout to score the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco Benitez	2,340,000 215,000	215,000
Endrit Geci	Busted

Tags: Endrit Geci Francisco Benitez

05-02-2024 11:33 UTC+1

Oterhals Shoves Turn, Busts Parys

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Matt Warburton

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Action was on the turn on a board of 8♥4♥Q♥5♣. Daniel Oterhals moved all in for less than 200,000 and Maxime Parys flicked in a chip to signify the call.

Oterhals flipped over Q♣J♥ for a pair of queens and Parys had A♥4♦ for a pair of fours with the ace high flush draw.

The river came the J♠ to give Oterhals two pair. He won the pot and Parys was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Oterhals	950,000 100,000	100,000
Maxime Parys	Busted

Tags: Daniel Oterhals Maxime Parys

05-02-2024 11:27 UTC+1

Nasreddine Flips Paris to the Rail

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Rania Nasreddine raised to 30,000 under the gun and Antonio Pereira called on the button. Bryan Paris then moved all in for 335,000 in the big blind, Nasreddine called, while Pereira folded.

Bryan Paris: A♥Q♦ All in
Rania Nasreddine: 8♠8♦

Pereira admitted he folded two nines once the cards were revealed. "It's hard," tablemate Francisco Benitez told him. Nasreddine's pair of eights remained in the lead as the board came 6♦4♣7♠7♣.

"Lower," she pleaded with the dealer heading to the river, which came the K♦ and sent Paris to the rail.

"Frenchy, I thought you were coming with me," Nasreddine said to Pereira as she took in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rania Nasreddine	950,000 155,000	155,000
Antonio Pereira	250,000 20,000	20,000
Bryan Paris	Busted

Tags: Antonio Pereira Bryan Paris Rania Nasreddine

05-02-2024 11:26 UTC+1

Olechnowicz Latest to Depart

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Calum Grant

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Jozef Cibicek opened to 30,000 from early position and called when Aaron Olechnowicz moved all in from the cutoff for 105,000.

Aaron Olechnowicz: Q♦J♦ All in
Jozef Cibicek: Q♠Q♥

Olechnowicz was drawing thinner after the K♦7♣5♥ flop before the 4♣ turn marked his exit. The 6♥ river completed the board, and Olechnowicz was the latest player among the flurry of early eliminations.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jozef Cibicek	840,000 135,000	135,000
Aaron Olechnowicz	Busted

Tags: Aaron Olechnowicz Jozef Cibicek

05-02-2024 11:22 UTC+1

Morbee Falls to Benitez

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

With the board reading 2♥7♣Q♥ Chrostophe Morbee found himself all in for roughly 375,000 and was up against Francisco Benitez who covered him.

Christophe Morbee: A♦K♣ All in
Francisco Benitez: 8♥7♥

Benitez was in great shape with his flush draw and pair of sevens and remained ahead when the rest of the board ran out J♠9♣ to send Morbee to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco Benitez	2,125,000 370,000	370,000
Christophe Morbee	Busted

Tags: Christophe Morbee Francisco Benitez