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

05-02-2024 18:28 UTC+1

Angelov Helped Out By "Good Juju"

David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Aram Sargsyan raised to 65,000 under the gun before Boris Angelov three-bet to 450,000 in the small blind, leaving 105,000 behind. Sargsyan then moved all in.

Angelov briefly turned around to look at the other table. "Like you, I don't care about pay jumps," he said to Jonathan Pastore as he put in his last chips.

Boris Angelov: A♠Q♦ All in
Aram Sargsyan: 10♦10♥

"I think it's good juju when you don't waste time," Angelov said heading to the 7♥J♣4♣ flop. The turn was the Q♠ and Angelov was rewarded with a pair of queens. The 2♥ completed the board on the river and Angelov doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Angelov	1,170,000 510,000	510,000

Aram Sargsyan	350,000 850,000	850,000

Tags: Aram Sargsyan Boris Angelov

05-02-2024 18:21 UTC+1

Benitez Catches Guedes Making a Move

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Action folded to Jonathan Guedes who moved all in from the small blind. Francisco Benitez instantly splashed in his last 320,000 from the big blind.

Francisco Benitez: K♦10♣ All in
Jonathan Guedes: J♣3♣

Guedes took the lead on the A♠6♦3♦ flop with a pair of threes, while the 7♥ turn left Benitez one card from elimination. The river was the 10♠ and Benitez hit a pair of tens to win the pot and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Guedes	2,800,000 200,000	200,000
Francisco Benitez	670,000 170,000	170,000

Tags: Francisco Benitez Jonathan Guedes

05-02-2024 17:55 UTC+1

Selahaddin Bedir Eliminated in 22nd Place (€30,500)

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Calum Grant

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Francisco Benitez raised to 60,000 in the cutoff and received calls from Georgios Karakousis and Selahaddin Bedir in the blinds.

The flop came 9♥4♦5♠ and Bedir moved all in for 200,000. Benitez folded, but Karakousis called to put Bedir at risk.

Selahaddin Bedir: Q♠9♦ All in
Georgios Karakousis: K♠9♠

Both players had flopped a pair of nines, but Karakousis was ahead with his king kicker. The board ran out 2♠A♦ and Bedir was eliminated in 22nd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Karakousis	950,000 475,000	475,000
Francisco Benitez	500,000
Selahaddin Bedir	Busted

Tags: Francisco Benitez Georgios Karakousis Selahaddin Bedir

05-02-2024 17:40 UTC+1

Sargsyan Holds On to Double Off Cibicek

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Jozef Cibicek raised to 50,000 under the gun as action folded to Aram Sargsyan in the small blind who three-bet to 160,000.

Cibicek tanked for so long that tablemate Rania Nasreddine had time to construct a fort using her time bank cards (after a few failed attempts). Cibicek burned through several time banks before he moved all in and Sargsyan snap-called for 550,000.

Aram Sargsyan: A♦A♥ All in
Jozef Cibicek: 9♣9♥

The J♣5♣2♣ flop gave Cibicek a flush draw, but Sargsyan dodged the 5♦ turn and 6♠ river to earn a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jozef Cibicek	2,600,000 100,000	100,000
Aram Sargsyan	1,200,000 700,000	700,000

Tags: Aram Sargsyan Jozef Cibicek

05-02-2024 17:25 UTC+1

Monster Flop for Chauskin; Mateos Puts on a Cape

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Calum Grant

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Adrian Mateos opened A♠K♣ to 50,000 from the cutoff. Natan Chauskin defended the big blind with the dominated A♦5♦.

Chauskin smashed the 5♥5♣4♠ flop and check-raised to 140,000 over a bet of 40,000 and was called.

The 2♣ turn left Mateos drawing to a chop, and he called a bet of 200,000 with his Big Slick.

The 10♣ river completed the board and Chauskin led out for 500,000 with his trips. Mateos used up three time banks before making the hero-call.

Chauskin raked in the 1,815,000 pot and leapfrogged his opponent in the chip counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Natan Chauskin	2,380,000 1,010,000	1,010,000
Adrian Mateos	1,400,000 900,000	900,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Natan Chauskin

05-02-2024 17:24 UTC+1

Cibicek Leaves Bedir on Fumes With Big River Bet

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Selahaddin Bedir raised to 50,000 in middle position and Boris Angelov called in middle position. Jozef Cibicek then three-bet to 285,000 in the small blind and only Bedir called.

The flop came 10♦3♦10♠ and both players checked to the 7♥ turn. Cibicek then bet 245,000 and Bedir called.

The river was the 4♥ and Cibicek placed nearly his entire stack on top of his ID card and slid it into the middle. The dealer counted out a bet of 700,000, leaving Cibicek with just 80,000 behind. Bedir snap-called.

Cibicek then turned over A♦A♠ and Bedir mucked, handing over the massive pot while dropping the start-of-day chip leader down to an extreme short stack.

Angelov admitted he folded two sevens and would've hit a full house. "We would not be friends if you called," Cibicek joked with him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jozef Cibicek	2,700,000 1,350,000	1,350,000
Boris Angelov	1,200,000 145,000	145,000

Selahaddin Bedir	80,000 1,220,000	1,220,000

Tags: Boris Angelov Jozef Cibicek Selahaddin Bedir

05-02-2024 17:19 UTC+1

Ihar Soika Eliminated in 23rd Place (€30,500)

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Matt Warburton

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Jonathan Guedes raised to 50,000 from early position, Georgis Karakousis called in late position, then Ihar Soika moved all in from the big blind for just 105,000. Guedes raised it up to 275,000 to isolate the all in and Karakousis folded to leave two players to turn their cards.

Ihar Soika: A♥7♥
Jonathan Guedes: 7♣7♦

Soika was already dominated and the board ran out 2♥7♠5♠5♣3♣. The flop gave Guedes a set of sevens and the turn completed his full house. Soika was eliminated from the tournament in 23rd place for €30,500.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Guedes	2,600,000 10,000	10,000
Ihar Soika	Busted

Tags: Ihar Soika Jonathan Guedes

05-02-2024 17:08 UTC+1

Fabrice Bigot Eliminated in 24th Place (€26,500)

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

On the first hand back from the break, Fabrice Bigot opened to 50,000 in the hijack. Derk van Luijk then three-bet to 165,000 in the small blind. Bigot four-bet to 360,000, Van Luijk moved all in, and Bigot snap-called for 985,000.

Fabrice Bigot: A♣K♠ All in
Derk van Luijk: A♥A♦

Bigot had run into Van Luijk's aces in a massive pot as the 10♦8♣J♦ flop gave him some hope with a straight draw. The turn was the 10♠, while the 10♣ river improved Van Luijk to a full house and sent Bigot to the rail in 24th place, making Van Luijk the new tournament chip leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Derk van Luijk	3,800,000 905,000	905,000

Fabrice Bigot	Busted

Tags: Derk van Luijk Fabrice Bigot

05-02-2024 16:06 UTC+1

De Necker Runs Flush into Full House

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Matt Warburton

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Action was on the turn on a board of 8♥9♥8♦2♥. Action checked to Francisco Cabello, who kicked off the betting. Derk van Luijk raised it up to 510,000, then Pieter de Necker moved all in for a little over one million. Cabello folded and Van Luijk made the call. Floor staff paused the action, but players had already revealed their cards.

Pieter de Necker: K♥J♥
Derk van Luijk: 2♣2♠

De Necker had a flush and van Luijk had a full house, deuces full of eights.

"Are you worried about the river?" joked a neutral player, knowing that de Necker was drawing dead.

The river came the 10♥. Van Luijk won the pot and de Necker was eliminated from the tournament. With that, the tables broke for a redraw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Derk van Luijk	2,750,000 950,000	950,000

Pieter de Necker	Busted

Tags: Derk van Luijk Francisco Cabello Pieter de Necker

05-02-2024 16:01 UTC+1

Wenzelburger Wins Another Monster

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Philipp Wenzelburger raised to 60,000 under the gun, Natan Chauskin three-bet to 180,000 in the cutoff, and Wenzelburger called.

The flop came A♥2♦9♣ and Chauskin bet 75,000. Wenzelburger then raised to 180,000 and Chauskin called.

Wenzelburger bet another 300,000 on the 6♥ turn and Chauskin again called. The river was the 6♣ and Wenzelburger slid forward a tower of green T-25,000 chips for a bet of 500,000.

Chauskin called once more as Wenzelburger showed A♦9♦ for top two pair. Chauskin mucked as Wenzelburger overtook him on the chip leaderboard.