€5,300 Main Event Day 1a | 2025 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo

05-04-2025 16:07 UTC+1

Lascar Spikes the River to Bust Angelov

David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

David Lascar raised to 1,000 in early position, Boris Angelov moved all in for 4,500 from the cutoff, and Lascar called.

Boris Angelov: 8♦8♥ All in
David Lascar: K♦J♠

The two opponents were racing as the flop came 7♠10♠6♣. The Q♥ turn gave Lascar a straight draw, while the 9♣ river completed his straight and Angelov, who finished runner-up in this event last year, was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Lascar	50,000 3,000	3,000
Boris Angelov	Busted

Tags: Boris Angelov David Lascar

05-04-2025 16:22 UTC+1

Kolonias Busts Two Players in Three-Way All In

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Matt Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Kamal Jbirane open-raised to 1,200 from middle position and Graeme Newman three-bet to 6,300 from late position. Alexandros Kolonias then isolated from the small blind, pushing a stack of a touch over 20,000 into the middle worth the rest of Jbirane's chips. Jbirane went into the tank and then made the call. Players flipped their cards for the three-way all in, with both Jbirane and Newman at risk.

Graeme Newman: A♣5♣ All in
Kamal Jbirane: 7♠7♦ All in
Alexandros Kolonias: A♦K♦

Newman was in trouble, while Jbirane and Kolonias were flipping. The board ran out J♦J♥9♥K♠6♠ with the turn bringing Kolonias a pair of kings to win the pot.

Both Newman and Jbirane were eliminated, while Kolonias chipped up to around 100,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandros Kolonias	100,000
Kamal Jbirane	Busted
Graeme Newman	Busted

Tags: Alexandros Kolonias Graeme Newman Kamal Jbirane

05-04-2025 16:31 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Byron Kaverman	30,000 30,000	30,000
Jesse Lonis	30,000 30,000	30,000
Leo Worthington-Leese	30,000 30,000	30,000
Selim Amghar	Busted
Jeremie Zouari	Busted
Thomas Santerne	Busted
Hugues Girard	Busted
Paul Newey	Busted
Razvan Scutaru	Busted
Atanas Malinov	Busted
Govert Metaal	Busted
Alisson Piekazewicz	Busted
Barny Boatman	Busted

Maksym Filipovskyi	Busted
Fabrice Bigot	Busted
Paul Runcan	Busted

Lu Picks Off Xu

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Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Qing Lu raised from the button, Ai Guo Xu three-bet to 4,500 and Lu had a little think before she made the call. Both players then checked it back on the 5♣7♠10♥ flop.

The turn came the 4♠ and Xu bet 3,000, which Lu called. On the J♦ river, Xu pushed all in for 16,300 and Lu got the count before making the call.

Xu slammed K♦2♠ on the table for a bluff and was already getting up to leave as Lu showed Q♦J♣ for a pair of jacks to win the pot. Xu was eliminated and the hand left a couple of players on the table bewildered, replaying the events between them.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qing Lu	80,000 80,000	80,000
Ai Guo Xu	Busted

Tags: Ai Guo Xu Qing Lu

05-04-2025 17:02 UTC+1

Taghla Stuns Fischer on the River

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Heads-up on a board of 5♥3♦9♥4♠, Mohamed-Said Taghla bet 9,000 from middle position before Marc Fischer moved all in for 28,100 in the hijack. Taghla spent several minutes in the tank before the clock was called. The countdown had nearly reached zero when Taghla put in the chips to call.

Taghla showed A♦A♣, but he was behind Fischer's 5♣5♦ for a set. The river, though, was the A♥ and a collective gasp arose from the table as Taghla spiked a set of aces to send Fischer to the rail.

"I know that's a bad call. Sorry," Taghla said to Fischer.

"That's poker," Fischer replied, taking the bad beat in stride on his way to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mohamed-Said Taghla	80,000
Marc Fischer	Busted

Tags: Marc Fischer Mohamed-Said Taghla

05-04-2025 17:05 UTC+1

Brewer Hits the River to Bust Chen

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Chris Brewer raised to 1,800 in the small blind, Zhen Chen three-bet to 5,800 in the big blind, and Brewer called.

The flop came 4♥9♦8♦ and Chen bet 6,500, representing most of his stack. Brewer then moved all in and Chen committed his last chips.

Zhen Chen: A♣J♥ All in
Chris Brewer: A♦7♦

Both players hit a pair of aces on the A♥ turn, but Chen remained in the lead with his jack-kicker until the 2♦ fell on the river to give Brewer the nut flush and the bustout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Brewer	100,000 47,000	47,000
Zhen Chen	Busted

Tags: Chris Brewer Zhen Chen

05-04-2025 17:27 UTC+1

Recent Bustouts

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Lascar	Busted
Iulian-Remus Blebea	Busted
Mustapha Kanit	Busted
Guillaume Nolet	Busted
Patrick Bruel	Busted
Matthew Wantman	Busted
David Zheng	Busted
Umberto Ruggeri	Busted

05-04-2025 17:31 UTC+1

Iaculli Makes Trips to Bust Lehr

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Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

There was around 20,000 in the pot on a board of 5♣5♠4♥2♣6♥ and Gianfranco Iaculli moved all in. Keith Lehr called for 27,000, the rest of his stack.

Iaculli showed 7♥5♥ for trip fives to win the pot, sending Lehr to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gianfranco Iaculli	115,000 49,700	49,700
Keith Lehr	Busted

Tags: Keith Lehr Gianfranco Iaculli

05-04-2025 17:37 UTC+1

Muradov Runs Into Veyssiere's Aces

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Shakhabiddin Muradov moved all in for 22,000 from under the gun and Julien Veyssiere put him at risk from the cutoff.

Shakhabiddin Muradov: A♠K♥ All in
Julien Veyssiere: A♣A♦

Veyssiere had woken up with aces, but the J♥4♥9♥ flop gave Muradov some hope with a flush draw. The turn was the 10♠, while the 2♣ fell on the river and sealed Muradov's elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Veyssiere	50,000 34,000	34,000
Shakhabiddin Muradov	Busted

Tags: Julien Veyssiere Shakhabiddin Muradov

05-04-2025 17:43 UTC+1

Breckenridge Busts to Navarro

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Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Boutras Awad raised from early position, Jennifer Breckenridge called in the small blind, Mario Navarro three-bet from the big blind, Awad called, and so did Breckenridge.

The flop came 7♥J♣4♥ and Breckenridge moved all in for 15,000. Navarro called and showed K♣J♣ for a pair of jacks.

"C'mon," said Breckenridge as she showed J♦9♠ for the same pair, and then called for a nine to pair her inferior kicker.

The turn came the 3♠ and river the 2♥, so Navarro held with his pair of jacks and higher kicker to win the pot. Breckenridge was eliminated.