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

05-04-2025 12:41 UTC+1

Navas Shoves on Maerki; Dimitrov Doubles With Quads

David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With around 10,000 in the pot on a board of 10♣K♦2♣J♦, Rafael Navas moved all in from middle position against Luca Maerki on the button.

Maerki, with around 20,000 remaining, went deep into the tank. "Ay, ay, ay," he said as he continued to consider the decision for the rest of his stack.

"One more minute," he eventually told his tablemates. Maerki ended up folding and Navas took the pot without a showdown.

At the same time at another table, Stefan Dimitrov and Attila Ivacson had built a pot of nearly 30,000 as they went to the river with the board showing K♦5♥3♠5♦3♣. Ivacson then moved all in from the small blind and Dimitrov snap-called for 20,000 in the cutoff.

Dimitrov turned over 3♦3♥ for quads and Ivacson sent ace-king into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Dimitrov	60,000 26,000	26,000
Rafael Navas	35,000 35,000	35,000
Attila Ivacson	30,000 26,000	26,000
Luca Maerki	20,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Attila Ivacson Luca Maerki Rafael Navas Stefan Dimitrov

05-04-2025 12:49 UTC+1

Laurent Calls Iaculli Down

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Matt Warburton

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action was on the flop on a board of 3♦K♣Q♦ and Navas Robles checked. Gianfranco Iaculli bet 500, which both Lionel Laurent and Robles called.

The turn came the 8♣ and Robles checked again. Iaculli made it 2,800 to go, which only Laurent called.

On the K♥ river, Iaculli sized up to 3,100. Laurent called and players turned their cards for showdown. Iaculli had 7♣6♣ for a missed draw, while Laurent had K♠10♠ for trip kings to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lionel Laurent	53,000 53,000	53,000
Gianfranco Iaculli	47,000 47,000	47,000

Tags: Gianfranco Iaculli Lionel Laurent

05-04-2025 12:53 UTC+1

Steen Snaps Off Hernandez

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Yngve Steen bet 1,200 from the button on a flop of 7♣10♥4♣ and Omar Hernandez raised to 3,600 in the cutoff. Steen called and the J♣ fell on the turn.

Hernandez then bet 7,200 and Steen again called. The river was the 2♣ and Hernandez moved all in.

Steen snap-called for 13,000 and turned over A♣10♣ for the nut flush as Hernandez's cards quickly found the muck.

EPT Barcelona champion Stephen Song recently joined this table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yngve Steen	48,000 48,000	48,000
Stephen Song	30,000

Omar Hernandez	7,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Omar Hernandez Yngve Steen

05-04-2025 12:59 UTC+1

Almeida Shoves Turn

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Matt Warburton

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action was on the flop on a board of 8♥4♦5♣ and Gonzalo Almeida led out for 1,800 from the small blind. Shakhabiddin Muradov called in middle position.

The turn was the 10♥ and Almeida led again for 6,200. Muradov made it 11,500, then Almeida moved all in for 40,000 with the covering stack. Muradov went into the tank for several minutes and looked perplexed as he sat back with a frown on his face. He eventually folded, leaving himself 13,000 behind and Almeida won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gonzalo Almeida	68,000
Shakhabiddin Muradov	13,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Shakhabiddin Muradov Gonzalo Almeida

05-04-2025 13:00 UTC+1

First Break

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Players are going on the first 25-minute break of the day.

The tournament clock currently shows 238 entries so far on Day 1a, with 223 players remaining.

05-04-2025 13:17 UTC+1

Chip Counts at Break

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Konnikova	68,000 33,000	33,000

Gonzalo Almeida	66,000 2,000	2,000
Mariusz Golinski	65,900 4,100	4,100
Maksym Filipovskyi	65,000 65,000	65,000
Dmitrii Prusov	65,000
Milos Skrbic	61,000 31,000	31,000
Christian Peukert	58,300
Stefan Dimitrov	57,000 3,000	3,000
Dimitri Joubert	57,000
Philipp Schieffer	55,000 10,000	10,000
Max Neugebauer	53,000 3,000	3,000
Philippe Ktorza	53,000
Daniel Zimbru	52,100 2,100	2,100
Yehor Shumeiko	52,000 3,000	3,000
Rafael Navas	50,400 15,400	15,400
Yngve Steen	50,000 2,000	2,000
Igor Pihela Jr	47,000 17,000	17,000
Manel Montalban	47,000
Eduard Barsegyan	47,000
Saar Wilf	46,000 16,000	16,000
Vid Zagar	45,100 100	100
Petr Hruska	45,000 45,000	45,000
Bogdan Munteanu	42,300
Georgi Sandev	41,000
Florian Duta	41,000 1,000	1,000

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Level: 3

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

05-04-2025 13:35 UTC+1

Golinski Takes Chip Lead

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Matt Warburton

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Bruno Lopes open-raised from late position and Mariusz Golinski three-bet to 6,000 from the small blind. Lopes flicked in chips to make the call.

The flop came 3♣6♠A♥ and Golinski continued for 2,500, which Lopes called. Both players then checked it back on the 5♦ turn.

The river was the 9♦ and Golinski fired out a large bet of 15,000, nearly a pot sized bet. Lopes made the call and Golinski turned over A♣K♣ for top pair, top kicker. Lopes mucked his hand and his stack was reduced to around 10,000.

Golinski, meanwhile, after returning from the break third in chips, overtook Konnikova and Almeida to claim the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mariusz Golinski	95,000 29,100	29,100
Bruno Lopes	11,000 19,300	19,300

Tags: Mariusz Golinski Bruno Lopes

05-04-2025 13:44 UTC+1

Awad Trips Up El Rais

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Three-handed on a flop of Q♠4♣8♥ and around 6,500 in the pot, Mohamad El Rais bet 2,100 from middle position and Boutros Awad called in the cutoff, as did Dario Devincenzi in early position.

Action checked to Awad on the Q♥ turn and he bet 4,500. Only El Rais called to see the 2♦ river, where Awad bet another 6,500.

El Rais again called and Awad turned over K♦Q♦ for trips to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boutros Awad	50,000
Dario Devincenzi	25,000
Mohamad El Rais	20,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Boutros Awad Dario Devincenzi Mohamad El Rais

05-04-2025 13:46 UTC+1

Colom Sends Out Lopes

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Vid Zagar three-bet to 3,300 in the small blind and Maxime Colom called under the gun. Bruno Lopes then stuck in his last 6,300 from the cutoff and both opponents called.

Zagar and Colom checked to the river on a board of K♠Q♠3♣K♦10♣ when Colom bet 5,500. Zagar snap-folded and Colom showed Q♥J♥ for two pair. Lopes sent 9♥8♥ into the muck on his way to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxime Colom	45,000
Vid Zagar	35,000 10,100	10,100
Bruno Lopes	Busted

Tags: Bruno Lopes Maxime Colom Vid Zagar