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

05-04-2025 20:49 UTC+1

Garcia Busts After Shoving Short Stack

Matt Warburton

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Eugene Golubchik raised to 2,100 from early position, Carlos Garcia moved all in with a short stack of a touch under 6,000 from middle position, and the hijack also called. Golubchik then moved all in over the top for 36,000, and the hijack folded to leave two players to flip their cards, with Garcia at risk.

Carlos Garcia: K♠9♣ All in
Eugene Golubchik: A♥K♣

The board ran out 7♦4♥5♣5♠J♣, and Golubchik held with his ace-high and the pair of fives on board. He won the pot, and Garcia was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eugene Golubchik	52,000 52,000	52,000
Carlos Garcia	Busted

Tags: Carlos Garcia Eugene Golubchik

05-04-2025 20:47 UTC+1

Song, Lonis Among Recent Bustouts

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Petr Hruska	Busted
Jack Corrigan	Busted
Florian Duta	Busted
Diana Kalietina	Busted
Lander Lijo	Busted
Jesse Lonis	Busted
Gabriel Vieira	Busted
Andriy Lyubovetskiy	Busted
Rui Bouquet	Busted
Maksim Haitsiukevich	Busted
Paul Runcan	Busted
Daniel De Sousa Custodio	Busted
Jon Vallinas	Busted
Stephen Song	Busted

Oleksii Kovalchuk	Busted
Davidi Kitai	Busted

05-04-2025 20:44 UTC+1

Zubov Starts Out Third-Best, Ends With a Triple Up

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Erik Seidel raised to 2,200 in middle position and Matas Cimbolas moved all in for 20,000 in the cutoff. Alexander Zubov also stuck in his last 9,000 from the small blind as Seidel quickly called to put both players at risk.

Alexander Zubov: 8♥8♦ All in
Matas Cimbolas: 10♣10♦ All in
Erik Seidel: 9♣9♠

All three players showed a pocket pair as Cimbolas was ahead with his tens, but the A♣8♣6♥ flop gave Zubov a set. Zubov improved to a full house on the A♦ turn, while the river was the Q♠ and he tripled up. Cimbolas took the small side pot off Seidel

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Seidel	70,000 37,000	37,000

Alexander Zubov	30,000
Matas Cimbolas	25,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: Alexander Zubov Erik Seidel Matas Cimbolas

05-04-2025 20:42 UTC+1

Kraous Bets Out Tepeh on the River and Shows

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Tjan Tepeh raised to 2,000 in the hijack and Mohamed-Said Taghla called in the cutoff. Anton Kraous then three-bet to 8,500 on the button and only Tepeh called.

The flop came 8♣3♥5♠ and Kraous bet 5,000. Tepeh then raised to 17,000 and Kraous called.

Tepeh bet another 18,000 on the 10♥ turn and Kraous again called. The river was the K♥ and Tepeh slowed down and checked. Kraous then bet 25,000 and Tepeh took a minute before folding.

Kraous showed him A♠3♦ for a pair of threes as he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Kraous	150,000 64,600	64,600
Tjan Tepeh	70,000 20,400	20,400
Mohamed-Said Taghla	50,000 44,500	44,500

Tags: Anton Kraous Mohamed-Said Taghla Tjan Tepeh

05-04-2025 20:33 UTC+1

Capriles Coolers Schulze For a Double

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Sebastian Schulze and Miguel Capriles went to the turn on a board of J♦9♥10♠2♦ when Capriles moved all in for 25,000 from the big blind. Schulze put him at risk in early position.

Schulze showed 10♦10♣ for a set, but Capriles had flopped a straight holding 8♥7♦. The river was the K♦ and Capriles doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Schulze	80,000 30,500	30,500
Miguel Capriles	55,000 16,200	16,200

Tags: Miguel Capriles Sebastian Schulze

05-04-2025 20:21 UTC+1

Mateos Doubles Through Konnikova

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Matt Warburton

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Adrian Mateos open-raised under the gun and picked up calls from Jozef Cibicek in the small blind and Maria Konnikova in the big blind.

The flop came 3♠5♦7♦ and action checked to Mateos, who made a continuation-bet of 2,400. Cibicek folded and Konnikova check-raised to 6,800. Mateos moved all in for 20,300 and Konnikova called.

Konnikova had 9♣7♥ for top pair, but Mateos turned over A♦A♠ for pocket aces.

The turn came the J♣ and river another blank, the Q♣. Mateos held to win the pot and doubled his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Konnikova	75,000

Adrian Mateos	40,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Jozef Cibicek Maria Konnikova

05-04-2025 20:19 UTC+1

Oya Spikes the Turn to Bust Kulev; Stand-Up Trick Works For Duta

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Masashi Oya and Alex Kulev were heads-up on a flop of 4♥2♦5♠ with around 13,000 in the pot when Kulev got his last 20,000 in the middle from the small blind, and Oya put him at risk from middle position.

Alex Kulev: A♦A♣ All in
Masashi Oya: 7♣6♣

Kulev was ahead with his aces, while Oya was chasing a straight draw. The 8♥ turn gave Oya his straight and Kulev was already drawing dead before the 9♠ river, and on his way to the exit.

At the same time at another table, Florian Duta was all in for 15,200 from the big blind and up against Dmitrii Prusov in the hijack.

Florian Duta: 2♠2♦ All in
Dmitrii Prusov: A♣3♦

Prusov hit a pair on the J♣3♣7♠ flop to take the lead, while the turn came the 9♦. Duta was down to just two outs and already standing up from his seat, but the 2♣ spiked on the river to give him a set and a miracle double up.

"Stand-up works every time," Duta said, sitting back down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Masashi Oya	100,000 32,000	32,000
Dmitrii Prusov	70,000 5,000	5,000
Florian Duta	32,000 18,000	18,000
Alex Kulev	Busted

Tags: Alex Kulev Dmitrii Prusov Florian Duta Masashi Oya

05-04-2025 20:13 UTC+1

Tapinas Takes Lord's Name in Vain After Lascar Spikes Set

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Matt Warburton

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Alexander Shevliakov raised to 1,600 from middle position and picked up three callers, including David Lascar in the next seat across. Andrius Tapinas then three-bet to 7,800 from the big blind. Shevliakov folded and Lascar moved all in for 21,000. Only Tapinas made the call and had Lascar well covered as players turned their cards.

David Lascar: 2♦2♠ All in
Andrius Tapinas: J♠J♣

Tapinas was way out ahead with pocket jacks, until the flop came 10♥3♦2♣ to give Lascar a set of deuces. The turn came the 9♦ and river the Q♠. Lascar held and doubled his stack.

Tapinas was so angry that he took the Lord's name in vain, saying "Jesus Christ" as he handed over the chips with a visible look of anguish on his face.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Lascar	45,000 2,000	2,000
Andrius Tapinas	34,000 34,000	34,000

Tags: Alexander Shevliakov Andrius Tapinas David Lascar

05-04-2025 20:07 UTC+1

Garcia Doubles Off Goeller

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

In a battle between the blinds, Andreas Goeller put in a raise of 5,000 before Julian Garcia moved all in for 15,500. Goeller quickly called to put Garcia at risk.

Julian Garcia: A♠K♥ All in
Andreas Goeller: A♦Q♣

Garcia had Goeller dominated and took away some of his outs on the 9♥7♥5♥ flop by picking up a flush draw. The rest of the board ran out 5♦8♠ and Garcia's king-kicker played to earn him a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Goeller	35,000 40,000	40,000

Julian Garcia	32,000

Tags: Andreas Goeller Julian Garcia

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000