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

05-04-2025 16:55 UTC+1

Tomescu Claims Pot on Turn

Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Humberto Lopes Galindo raised to 1,200 from under the gun, George Tomescu three-bet to 3,600, which Galindo called.

The flop ran out Q♥2♣4♣ and Galindo checked. Tomescu bet 2,400 and Galindo called. The turn came the K♠ and Galindo checked again. Tomescu sized up to 7,500, which proved too much for Galindo, who mucked his hand and conceded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Tomescu	48,000 22,200	22,200
Humberto Lopes Galindo	24,000

Tags: George Tomescu Humberto Lopes Galindo

05-04-2025 16:58 UTC+1

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 17:14 UTC+1

Vo Leaves Cabaniuc on Fumes

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Ilia Cabaniuc moved all in for 16,900 from the small blind and Viet Vo called in the cutoff.

Viet Vo: A♥K♦ All in
Ilia Cabaniuc: K♥J♥

Cabaniuc found himself dominated as the flop came 5♣3♠6♠, while the A♦ turn improved Vo to top pair and left Cabaniuc drawing dead.

The river was the 7♠ and Cabaniuc got up to leave the table, but a recount of the chips showed he had Vo covered by just 1,500.

"Still alive," a tablemate told him as Cabaniuc sat back in his seat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viet Vo	32,000 13,000	13,000
Ilia Cabaniuc	1,500

Tags: Ilia Cabaniuc Viet Vo

05-04-2025 17:24 UTC+1

Schieffer Has the Goods Against Dupre

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Julien Dupre bet 2,300 from the hijack on a flop of A♦2♥J♣ and Philipp Schieffer called in middle position.

Both players checked the 6♦ turn and the 2♠ fell on the river. Schieffer then led out for 7,500 and Dupre quickly called.

Schieffer showed A♠K♦ for top pair and Dupre mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philipp Schieffer	50,000 18,300	18,300
Julien Dupre	20,000

Tags: Philipp Schieffer Julien Dupre

05-04-2025 17:24 UTC+1

Docherty Shoves River With Some Value and Some Bluffs

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Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action was on the turn on a board of 3♠Q♠9♠2♦ and David Docherty made a bet, which Florian Ribouchon raised up to 16,000 from the button. Docherty called and the river came the 3♦.

With around 40,000 in the pot, Docherty then pushed a stack of blues into the middle, an effective all in of 62,000 against his shorter-stacked opponent. Ribouchon went into the tank for a serious amount of time before eventually making the fold.

"Show one, please?" Ribouchon asked Docherty.

"You already know one, it's the other one you want," replied Docherty.

Rania Nasreddine, who was relaxing with her phone in her hand and a masseuse rubbing her back, then said abruptly, "What you have?"

Docherty laughed and revealed that he had "some value and some bluffs."

Player	Chips	Progress
David Docherty	150,000 15,000	15,000

Florian Ribouchon	62,000 11,000	11,000

Tags: David Docherty Florian Ribouchon Rania Nasreddine

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