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

05-04-2025 12:24 UTC+1

Ivacson Wins Three-Bet Pot

Matt Warburton

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Stefan Dimitrov raised from the button and Attila Ivacson three-bet to 1,500 from the big blind, which Dimitrov called.

The flop came J♠J♣6♠ and Ivacson made a continuation bet of 1,700. Dimitrov called and the turn came the 8♦. Ivacson then switched to a check and Dimitrov took the initiative with a bet of 2,200. Ivacson wasn't done, though. He check-raised to 5,500 and Dimitrov folded his hand to concede the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Attila Ivacson	56,000 6,000	6,000
Stefan Dimitrov	34,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Attila Ivacson Stefan Dimitrov

05-04-2025 12:21 UTC+1

Robles Check-Raises Flop

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Matt Warburton

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Navas Robles open-raised to 500 from under the gun and was called by Matthew Micallef before Luca Maerki three-bet to 1,500 from late position. Robles and Micallef both called.

The flop came 8♦9♦5♠ and action checked to Maerki, who continued with a bet of 1,100. Robles then check-raised to 4,300 and both of his opponents folded to give him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luca Maerki	32,000
Navas Robles	24,000

Tags: Luca Maerki Matthew Micallef

05-04-2025 12:20 UTC+1

Preflop Fireworks Erupt as Golinski Puts Ultimate Cooler on Furman

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Oleg Furman raised to 600 in middle position and Mariusz Golinski three-bet to 2,200 on the button. Eric Afriat then four-bet to 5,200 in the big blind.

Furman five-bet to 10,500 and Golinski six-bet to 15,700. Afriat took a moment before tossing his cards into the muck, while Furman moved all in for 26,000. Golinski snap-called.

Oleg Furman: K♠K♣ All in
Mariusz Golinski: A♦A♣

"I had ace-king," Afriat admitted as Golinski turned over two aces. Furman was looking for the last king in the deck but couldn't find any miracles on the 8♦3♣2♣2♠6♥ board and was sent to the rail.

"Too bad you didn't have kings," Golinski joked with Afriat.

"Give me back my 5,000," Afriat added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mariusz Golinski	70,000 56,000	56,000
Eric Afriat	27,000 7,000	7,000
Oleg Furman	Busted

Tags: Eric Afriat Mariusz Golinski Oleg Furman

05-04-2025 12:12 UTC+1

Duta Goes For Value on the River

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

There was already around 7,000 in the pot as Florian Duta and Jose Maria Villen went heads-up to a flop of 9♠6♠J♣. Villen then bet 2,500 from the hijack and Duta called in middle position.

Both players checked the 2♣ turn. Duta then led out for 1,400 on the 8♣ river and Villen tanked for a minute before calling.

Duta turned over Q♥Q♦ and Villen mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Florian Duta	40,000
Jose Maria Villen	16,000

Tags: Florian Duta Jose Maria Villen

05-04-2025 12:05 UTC+1

Amirault Fires at Zimbru

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With around 5,500 in the pot on a board of 9♥5♦7♦K♦, Thierry Amirault bet 2,500 from under the gun and Daniel Zimbru called in the hijack.

The river was the 4♠ and Amirault quickly fired out 6,000. Zimbru spent several minutes shuffling the chips to call in his hand, but eventually decided to surrender the pot.

Leonidas Kostagiolas reentered after busting during the first level and took his new seat at this table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Zimbru	50,000 6,000	6,000
Thierry Amirault	35,000
Leonidas Kostagiolas	30,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Daniel Zimbru Thierry Amirault

05-04-2025 12:04 UTC+1

More First Level Bustouts

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Matt Warburton

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dietrich Fast	Busted
Maksym Filipovskyi	Busted
Leonidas Kostagiolas	Busted

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

05-04-2025 12:00 UTC+1

Boatman Raises Flop

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Matt Warburton

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Maria Konnikova open-raised from early position and was called by Masato Yokosawa in middle position and Barny Boatman on the button. Selim Amghar then three-bet to 1,300 from the big blind, which prompted Konnikova to let her hand go. Yokosawa and Boatman both flicked in a chip to call.

The flop came 6♣9♦5♦ and Amghar continued for 1,000. Yokosawa called, then Boatman raised it up to 7,000, leaving himself just 7,000 behind. Amghar asked Boatman to lift his arm to see his stack, then decided to fold. Yokosawa also folded and Boatman scooped in the pot to bring himself back close to starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Masato Yokosawa	36,000 6,000	6,000
Maria Konnikova	35,000 5,000	5,000

Selim Amghar	26,000
Barny Boatman	25,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Barny Boatman Maria Konnikova Masato Yokosawa Selim Amghar

05-04-2025 11:55 UTC+1

Shumeiko Gets Paid on Big River Bet

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David Salituro

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 4♥Q♦7♠, Yehor Shumeiko bet 1,200 from middle position and Jerome Sgorrano called in the small blind.

Shumeiko bet another 4,600 on the A♥ turn and Sgorrano again called. The river was the 8♦ and Shumeiko bet 13,800.

Sgorrano snap-called and Shumeiko turned over A♦7♦ for two pair. Sgorrano mucked and Shumeiko took down the big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yehor Shumeiko	55,000 55,000	55,000
Jerome Sgorrano	12,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Jerome Sgorrano Yehor Shumeiko

05-04-2025 11:50 UTC+1

Theuma Busts to Ivacson's Set

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Matt Warburton

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Attila Ivacson open-raised to 300 from early position, Carlos Garcia called, Corel Theuma called and Dario Talio called on the button.

The flop came J♦5♥10♥ and Ivacson continued for 1,000. Garcia called, then Theuma moved all in for 16,000. Ivacson then moved all in over the top and the rest of the table folded to leave two players to flip their cards.

Corel Theuma: Q♥3♥ All in
Attila Ivacson: 10♠10♣

Ivacson was out ahead with his set of tens, but Theuma had outs with a flush draw. The turn came the 3♦ and river the 6♣. Ivacson held and Theuma became one of the few players to face elimination in the first level of play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Attila Ivacson	62,000 28,000	28,000
Carlos Garcia	30,000 30,000	30,000
Corel Theuma	Busted

Tags: Attila Ivacson Carlos Garcia Corel Theuma Dario Talio