€5,300 Main Event | 2025 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo

05-10-2025 21:13 UTC+1

Shevliakov Wins at Showdown

Matt Warburton

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Khossein Kokhestani flatted the button with 4♣3♥ and Aleksandr Shevliakov checked the big blind with his 9♥6♥.

Both players checked it back on the 6♠10♦10♥ flop and the turn came the 2♦. Shevliakov led out for 400,000 and Kokhestani raised to 1,500,000, which Shevliakov called.

Shevliakov checked on the A♦ river and Kokhestani checked to showdown, which Shevliakov won with his sixes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Shevliakov	28,100,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Khossein Kokhestani	7,600,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Tags: Aleksandr Shevliakov Khossein Kokhestani

05-10-2025 20:59 UTC+1

Shevliakov Gets Paid on the River

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David Salituro

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Khossein Kokhestani limped in from the button, Aleksandr Shevliakov raised to 1,200,000, and Kokhestani called.

Both players checked the K♠6♣6♦ flop. Shevliakov then bet 800,000 on the 8♦ turn and Kokhestani called.

Shevliakov bet another 1,500,000 on the 7♦ river and Kokhestani again called. Shevliakov showed K♣J♣ for two pair and Kokhestani mucked 8♥5♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Shevliakov	26,600,000 2,700,000	2,700,000

Khossein Kokhestani	9,100,000 2,700,000	2,700,000

Tags: Aleksandr Shevliakov Khossein Kokhestani

05-10-2025 20:54 UTC+1

Kokhestani Shoves the River

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David Salituro

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Aleksandr Shevliakov limped in from the button with 9♠9♣ and Khossein Kokhestani checked 7♥2♦.

Shevliakov hit top set on the 9♦6♦4♠ as action was checked to the Q♦ turn. Shevliakov then bet 400,000 and Kokhestani folded.

The next hand, Kokhestani raised to 800,000 on the button with 9♦5♦ and Shevliakov called with K♠J♦.

The flop came A♣9♠2♣ and Kokhestani bet 800,000. Shevliakov called to the Q♥ turn, where Kokhestani bet another 1,000,000. Shevliakov again called.

The 9♥ river improved Kokhestani to trips and he moved all in for 6,200,000. Shevliakov took a swig from his water bottle as he considered the decision, but he eventually folded and Kokhestani took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Shevliakov	23,900,000 2,200,000	2,200,000

Khossein Kokhestani	11,800,000 2,200,000	2,200,000

Tags: Aleksandr Shevliakov Khossein Kokhestani

05-10-2025 20:51 UTC+1

Shevliakov Gets Max Value for Pair

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Matt Warburton

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Khossein Kokhestani called on the button with 3♦3♣ and Aleksandr Shevliakov raised it up to 1,200,000 with K♠10♦, which Kokhestani called.

The flop came 4♠4♥10♥ and Shevliakov led out for 600,000. Kokhestani called and the turn came the 5♠. Shevliakov led again for 2,000,000 and Kokhestani called again.

The river was the 9♣ and Shevliakov bet 3,000,000. Kokhestani used a time bank card and then made the call.

It was one of the biggest pots of the heads-up battle so far, worth 14,000,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Shevliakov	26,100,000 6,400,000	6,400,000

Khossein Kokhestani	9,600,000 6,400,000	6,400,000

Tags: Aleksandr Shevliakov Khossein Kokhestani

05-10-2025 20:42 UTC+1

Kokhestani Three-Bet Bluffs Flop

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Matt Warburton

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Khossein Kokhestani raised to 800,000 from the button with 7♣6♣ and Aleksandr Shevliakov called in the big blind with Q♣4♦.

The flop came 2♠K♦3♥ and Shevliakov checked. Kokhestani put out a small bet of 400,000 and Shevliakov check-raised to 1,500,000.

Kokhestani, though, wasn't ready to give up his hand. He put in a three-bet of 5,000,000 and Shevliakov was forced to make the fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Shevliakov	19,700,000 900,000	900,000

Khossein Kokhestani	16,000,000 900,000	900,000

Tags: Aleksandr Shevliakov Khossein Kokhestani

05-10-2025 20:33 UTC+1

Shevliakov Trips Up Kokhestani, Leads Once Again

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David Salituro

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Khossein Kokhestani raised to 900,000 on the button and Aleksandr Shevliakov defended A♥3♠.

The flop came A♠K♦8♣ and Kokhestani bet 500,000. Shevliakov called with top pair as the 6♥ fell on the turn.

Both players checked through to the A♦ river, which gave Shevliakov trips. He led out for 2,200,000 and Kokhestani got rid of Q♠J♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Shevliakov	20,600,000 3,400,000	3,400,000

Khossein Kokhestani	15,100,000 3,400,000	3,400,000

Tags: Aleksandr Shevliakov Khossein Kokhestani

05-10-2025 20:24 UTC+1

Shevliakov Makes a Big Fold, Kokhestani Retakes Lead

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David Salituro

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

In a limped pot, Aleksandr Shevliakov and Khossein Kokhestani checked to the turn on a board of 9♦9♠3♠3♦.

Kokhestani then bet 400,000 from the big blind and Shevliakov called. The river was the 7♦ and Kokhestani bet another 2,500,000.

Shevliakov ended up burning through multiple time banks until giving up K♦4♦ for a flush as Kokhestani took the pot with just 8♥2♥ for a bluff.

Player	Chips	Progress
Khossein Kokhestani	18,500,000 800,000	800,000
Aleksandr Shevliakov	17,200,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Aleksandr Shevliakov Khossein Kokhestani

05-10-2025 20:21 UTC+1

Kokhestani Overjams Flop

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Matt Warburton

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Khossein Kokhestani raised to 900,000 from the button with 4♦3♥ and Aleksandr Shevliakov three-bet Q♥4♣ to 2,700,000. Kokhestani flatted the bet.

The flop came 3♣5♠5♦ and Shevliakov checked and Kokhestani moved all in, putting Shevliakov right to the test. Shevliakov had nothing to call with and made the fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Shevliakov	18,000,000 5,700,000	5,700,000

Khossein Kokhestani	17,700,000 5,700,000	5,700,000

Tags: Aleksandr Shevliakov Khossein Kokhestani

05-10-2025 20:15 UTC+1

Kokhestani Makes Disciplined Fold

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Matt Warburton

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Aleksandr Shevliakov raised to 800,000 from the button with 10♥9♣ and Khossein Kokhestani called in the big blind with 7♠4♠.

The flop came J♦7♦8♣ and Kokhestani checked. Shevliakov bet 1,500,000 with his flopped straight and Kokhestani used a time bank card before making a disciplined fold with his pair.