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

05-02-2024 11:43 UTC+1

Castanedo Makes the Pay Jump

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 11:43 UTC+1

Bigot Doubles Up With Quads

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Matt Warburton

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

Fabrice Bigot open raised from early position and was met with a reraise from Jonathan Guedes, who made it 90,000. Action folded back around to Bigot, who four-bet to 200,000. Guedes five bet all in and Bigot called with the shorter stack of 535,000. Players turned their cards.

Fabrice Bigot: K♥K♣
Jonathan Guedes: J♥J♦

The board ran out 2♣J♠K♠K♦4♣. Both players flopped a set and Bigot was already ahead with the higher set of kings before the turn further improved his hand to quads. He won the pot and doubled up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Guedes	1,600,000 500,000	500,000
Fabrice Bigot	1,100,000 375,000	375,000

Tags: Fabrice Bigot Jonathan Guedes

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 11:49 UTC+1

Fattahi Wakes Up With Aces

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David Salituro

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

Ashkan Fattahi moved all in for 215,000 in early position and Daniel Oterhals called in middle position.

Ashkan Fattahi: A♣A♠ All in
Daniel Oterhals: K♦K♣

Oterhals had run into the ultimate cooler and fell even further behind once the flop came 2♥7♠A♦, giving Fattahi top set. The rest of the board was 4♣8♣ and Fattahi doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Oterhals	920,000 30,000	30,000
Ashkan Fattahi	450,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Ashkan Fattahi Daniel Oterhals

05-02-2024 11:50 UTC+1

Chauskin Gets Two Streets of Value With Tens

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Matt Warburton

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

Over on the TV table, Natan Chauskin raised from early position with 10♣10♥ and Jovan Kenjic called in the big blind with K♦8♥.

The flop came A♦8♣7♦. Kenjic checked to the raiser and Chauskin continued for 25,000, which Kenjic called.

The turn was the 5♦ and Kenjic checked again. Chauskin bet 55,000 and Kenjic called holding his middle pair with flush draw.

Both players then checked to showdown on the 2♣ river and Chauskin scooped the pot with his pair of tens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Natan Chauskin	1,870,000 290,000	290,000
Jovan Kenjic	1,540,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Jovan Kenjic Natan Chauskin

05-02-2024 11:54 UTC+1

Novak Doubles Through Smith

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Daniel Novak opened to 30,000 from middle position, Dan Smith three-bet to 80,000 from the hijack, Novak four-bet shoved for 210,000 and Smith snap-called with a covering stack.

Daniel Novak: Q♠Q♦ All in
Dan Smith: 9♦9♥

Novak's pocket queens held up on the 4♣5♠7♠A♠3♣ runout and he secured a full double up through Smith.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Smith	1,240,000 220,000	220,000

Daniel Novak	460,000 195,000	195,000

Tags: Dan Smith Daniel Novak

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 12:02 UTC+1

Guedes Check-Calls Mateos Down

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Matt Warburton

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

Dan Smith raised to 35,000 from middle position, Jonathan Guedes called in the small blind, then Adrian Mateos three-bet to 155,000. Smith folded and Guedes made the call.

The flop came 8♠8♣A♥. Guedes checked and Mateos made a continuation bet of 40,000, which Guedes called.

The turn was the 5♦. Guedes checked again, staring intently at his opponent in the next seat across. This did not deter Mateos, who fired again for 265,000. Guedes made the call again.

The river came the 10♦ and both players checked. Guedes showed A♣Q♣ for two pair, aces and eights. Mateos mucked and Guedes scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Guedes	2,500,000 900,000	900,000
Adrian Mateos	1,700,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Dan Smith Jonathan Guedes

05-02-2024 12:02 UTC+1

Pot for Carbo; Nasreddine Halts Benitez's Momentum

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Calum Grant

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

Gerard Carbo opened to 30,000 from under the gun. Rania Nasreddine, Philipp Wenzelburger and Vladimir Troyanovskiy called from early position, the cutoff and the big blind, respectively.

Carbo continued for 45,000 on the A♥3♠2♦ flop and only Troyanovskiy called. The latter check-folded to a bet of 120,000 on the 9♦ turn.

On the next deal, Rania Nasreddine opened to 30,000 from under the gun and was called by Francisco Benitez from the cutoff.

Nasredinne continued for 25,000 on the J♦8♣6♠ flop and called when Benitez made it 75,000. She check-called for 90,000 on the 4♠ turn before the 9♦ river checked through to showdown.

"You were supposed to bet," said Nasredidine as she tabled Q♠10♠ for the nut-straight. Benitez showed a sign of frustration for the first time today and then mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco Benitez	2,100,000 240,000	240,000
Rania Nasreddine	1,300,000 350,000	350,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	1,040,000 60,000	60,000
Philipp Wenzelburger	730,000 120,000	120,000

Gerard Carbo	595,000 25,000	25,000