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

05-02-2024 20:18 UTC+1

Georgios Karakousis Eliminated in 19th Place (€35,100)

Calum Grant

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

On the first hand back from break, Derk van Luijk opened to 80,000 from the hijack and snap-called when Georgios Karakousis jammed for 610,000 from the big blind.

Georgios Karakousis: 6♠6♣ All in
Derk van Luijk: K♦K♣

Karakousis ran into cowboys and failed to find his two-outer on the 9♣7♣3♠Q♠2♠ runout, ending his run in 19th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Derk van Luijk	3,625,000 690,000	690,000

Georgios Karakousis	Busted

Tags: Derk van Luijk Georgios Karakousis

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

05-02-2024 19:25 UTC+1

Tony G Calls Out Phil Hellmuth | Life Outside Poker Podcast

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Kaelaine Minton

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

Life Outside Poker w/ Connor Richards is a new podcast for PokerNews that focuses on poker players with successful careers and lives outside of poker.

For the third episode, Connor spoke with high-stakes poker player, politician and entrepreneur Antanas "Tony G" Guoga. In the interview, Tony G spoke about growing up in Lithuania, founding PokerNews in the early 2000s, getting into European politics later in life and his favorite televised poker moments.

He also opened up about clashing with players like Phil Hellmuth in televised games and even issued a heads-up challenge to the Poker Brat. Will Hellmuth take him on, or is he, like Tony G said, "afraid to ever play me again?"

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Tony G by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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05-02-2024 19:11 UTC+1

Dinner Break Chip Counts

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David Salituro

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Philipp Wenzelburger	6,395,000

Jozef Cibicek	2,980,000
Derk van Luijk	2,935,000

Jonathan Guedes	2,780,000
Natan Chauskin	2,615,000 5,000	5,000
Jovan Kenjic	2,485,000
Jamil Wakil	1,880,000
Jonathan Pastore	1,860,000
David Docherty	1,755,000
Rania Nasreddine	1,755,000
Adrian Mateos	1,540,000

Javier Caballo	1,525,000
Niclas Thumm	1,360,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	1,205,000
Boris Angelov	1,040,000

Georgios Karakousis	650,000
Nathan Tetart	530,000
Alexander Seibt	525,000
Francisco Benitez	425,000

05-02-2024 19:11 UTC+1

Dinner Break

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David Salituro

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

The remaining 19 players are on a 65-minute dinner break.

Action should resume around 9:15 p.m. local time.

Level 23-24 Highlights

Philipp Wenzelburger Wins a Race to Bust Danilo Velasevic in 20th Place
Derk van Luijk Has Pieter de Necker Drawing Dead With a Boat
Philipp Wenzelburger Goes From Short Stack to Chip Leader in Three Hands:
- Doubles Off Rania Nasreddine With Quads
- Holds On With a Pair of Eights to Double Off Vladimir Troyanovskiy
- Wins a Massive Pot Off Natan Chauskin With Two Pair
Alexander "Wolfgang Poker" Seibt Does His Best Ronaldo Impression After Finding a Jack to Double

05-02-2024 19:11 UTC+1

Chauskin Running Hot; Seibt Makes a Big Fold

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Calum Grant

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

Natan Chauskin opened to 60,000 from the hijack with A♣10♣ and Alexander Seibt called with A♠Q♣ from the button.

Chauskin's run good continued as he made a full house on the A♥10♥10♦ flop. He bet 40,000 and was called.

Chauskin fired out another 150,000 on the 9♠ turn and was called.

The pot grew to 575,000 and Seibt had 525,000 behind as the 3♥ river completed the board. Chauskin wanted all of it and jammed.

"I'm gonna make a big fold," said Seibt as he used a time bank and then got away from it.

Chauskin was kind enough to show his hand, and Seibt celebrated before heading off on the dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Natan Chauskin	2,620,000 330,000	330,000
Alexander Seibt	525,000 325,000	325,000

Tags: Alexander Seibt Natan Chauskin

05-02-2024 19:04 UTC+1

Kenjic Puts Tetart in the Blender

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Calum Grant

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

Jovan Kenjic, with A♦J♥, opened to 65,000 and jammed from the hijack as the big stack after Nathan Tetart three-bet to 160,000 from the button with 10♥10♦.

Tetart had 530,000 more behind and used four time banks before folding his pocket pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jovan Kenjic	2,485,000 305,000	305,000
Nathan Tetart	530,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Jovan Kenjic Nathan Tetart

05-02-2024 19:00 UTC+1

Danilo Velasevic Eliminated in 20th Place (€35,100)

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David Salituro

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

Derk van Luijk raised to 75,000 under the gun and Philipp Wenzelburger three-bet to 330,000 in the small blind. Danilo Velasevic then moved all in for 970,000 in the big blind and Van Luijk folded, but Wenzelburger called to put him at risk.

Danilo Velasevic: A♦K♠ All in
Philipp Wenzelburger: 9♣9♠

"I couldn't fold," Wenzelburger said as the two opponents watched the flop come 6♣10♥2♠. The 6♥ turn was no help to Velasevic, while the river was the 5♦.

"Pow," Wenzelburger cried out as he and Velasevic exchanged a fist bump before Velasevic made his exit in 20th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philipp Wenzelburger	5,800,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Derk van Luijk	3,000,000

Danilo Velasevic	Busted

Tags: Danilo Velasevic Derk van Luijk Philipp Wenzelburger

05-02-2024 18:55 UTC+1

Kenjic's Squeeze Folds Two Better Hands

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Calum Grant

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

Alexander Seibt opened to 60,000 with A♥8♥ from early position and was called by David Docherty, who had 9♦9♣ from the button.

Jovan Kenjic looked down at J♣10♣ in the small blind, and he made it 275,000. Seibt folded his suited ace, and then Docherty folded his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jovan Kenjic	2,180,000 200,000	200,000
David Docherty	1,820,000 60,000	60,000
Alexander Seibt	850,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Alexander Seibt Jovan Kenjic David Docherty

05-02-2024 18:51 UTC+1

Benitez Doubles Through Wenzelburger

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Matt Warburton

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

Philipp Wenzelburger raised to 80,000 from middle position and Francisco Benitez moved all in from the big blind for 255,000. Wenzelburger snap-called as the chip leader and players revealed their cards.

Francisco Benitez: A♥Q♠ All in
Philipp Wenzelburger: J♦J♠

The flop ran out 9♥8♣10♦. Benitez shouted out for the "jack" and then the turn came the J♥ to give him the straight. Wenzelburger made a set and was drawing to a full house. Benitez shouted out again, this time for the "two," then the river came the 2♦.

The confrontation left little dent in Wenzelburger's stack, but provided a crucial double up for Benitez.