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

05-04-2025 16:13 UTC+1

Morbee Folds Two Pair?

Matt Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Action was on the turn on a board of 10♠9♣K♦5♦ and Ravi Sheth checked. Christophe Morbee bet 6,500 then Sheth check-raised all in for 20,100.

"Two pair no good heads up?" asked Morbee, who proceeded to fold.

"You folded two pair? Very impressive, good fold," said Sheth.

Someone then asked Sheth if he was bluffing, to which he responded, "I wouldn't bluff there when he bet 6,500; I wouldn't expect him to fold."

Of course, this is poker and it's impossible to know who out of Sheth and Morbee were speaking truth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ravi Sheth	39,000 14,000	14,000
Christophe Morbee	19,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Christophe Morbee Ravi Sheath

05-04-2025 16:14 UTC+1

Vo Mis-Clicks the Flop, Shoves the Turn

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Jeremie Zouari three-bet to 4,600 in the big blind and Viet Vo came back with a four-bet to 13,500 in early position. Zouari called and they saw a flop of 10♠6♦5♦.

Vo then bet two green 1,000 chips and Zouari called. The turn was the 6♣ and Vo moved all in for 12,700. Zouari quickly folded this time.

"I meant to bet this on the flop," Vo said, grabbing two of his blue 5,000 chips. "I bet the wrong color on the flop," he added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viet Vo	45,000 14,000	14,000
Jeremie Zouari	10,500 20,500	20,500

Tags: Jeremie Zouari Viet Vo

05-04-2025 16:17 UTC+1

Taki Makes Two Pair

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Matt Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Florian Vogel raised to 1,400 from late position and picked up three callers, including Hossien Taki in the small blind. All four players then checked it back on the 8♥2♥9♥ flop.

The turn was the A♣ and action checked to Vogel, who made it 2,600 to go. Only Taki made the call.

The river came the J♦ and Taki checked. Vogel bet 3,000 and Taki called to take it to showdown. Taki showed A♠J♣ for two pair and Vogel mucked to give him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Florian Vogel	65,000
Hossien Taki	19,000

Tags: Florian Vogel Hossien Taki

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 16:26 UTC+1

Swiderski Coolers Pollak

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 3♦10♣K♠, Kacper Swiderski bet 2,000 from under the gun before Benjamin Pollak raised to 5,500 in middle position. Swiderski called and the A♣ fell on the turn.

Both players slowed down and checked to the K♦ river, where Swiderski bet 9,000. Pollak took nearly a minute before calling.

Swiderski showed A♦K♣ for a full house and Pollak flashed the K♥ before mucking.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kacper Swiderski	105,000 32,000	32,000
Benjamin Pollak	3,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Benjamin Pollak Kacper Swiderski

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

Tepeh Spikes a Two-Outer to Double

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Tjan Tepeh raised to 1,500 in the hijack and Zhen Chen three-bet to 5,500 in the big blind. Tepeh then moved all in for 30,500 and Chen quickly called.

Tjan Tepeh: J♣J♠ All in
Zhen Chen: A♥K♦

Chen took the lead on the K♥8♥2♣ flop with a pair of kings, while the 8♦ turn left Tepeh looking for just two outs to stay alive. He found one of them on the J♥ river to make a full house and Tepeh earned the miracle double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tjan Tepeh	62,000 62,000	62,000
Zhen Chen	5,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Tjan Tepeh Zhen Chen

05-04-2025 16:40 UTC+1

Ivacson Takes it Down on River

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Matt Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Attila Ivacson open-raised to 1,200 from late position and Hugo Machado three-bet to 3,600 from the button. Ivacson called to take the hand to the flop.

The flop came A♣10♦4♠ and Ivacson checked. Machado made it 2,100 to go and Ivacson called. Both players then checked it back on the 5♣ turn.

The river was the 2♠ and Ivacson sized up to 6,000. Machado folded and Ivacson scooped in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Attila Ivacson	47,000 13,000	13,000
Hugo Machado	28,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Attila Ivacson Hugo Machado

05-04-2025 16:47 UTC+1

Rajkovic Bets Out Vieira on the River

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Gabriel Vieira bet 1,600 from under the gun on a flop of Q♣J♠4♦ and Adi Rajkovic raised to 5,500 in the big blind. Vieira called and the 10♠ fell on the turn.

Both players checked to the 5♦ river, where Rajkovic led out for 8,000. Vieira tanked for several minutes until eventually giving up his hand as Rajkovic took down the pot.