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

05-05-2025 21:44 UTC+1

Garcia Comes From Behind to Bust Schwippert

David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Cesar Garcia raised to 2,500 under the gun before Jan Eric Schwippert three-bet to 6,800 in middle position. Garcia then moved all in and Schwippert called for 30,000.

Jan Eric Schwippert: A♠Q♣ All in
Cesar Garcia: A♣4♣

Schwippert had Garcia dominated and was a favorite to double up, but Garcia hit a pair on the 8♣6♣4♥ flop to take the lead. Garcia also picked up the nut flush draw and stayed in front through the J♥ turn and 3♥ river to send Schwippert to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cesar Garcia	170,000 3,700	3,700

Jan Eric Schwippert	Busted

Tags: Cesar Garcia Jan Eric Schwippert

05-05-2025 20:57 UTC+1

Angelov Flips Duta to the Rail

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David Salituro

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

Florian Duta moved all in for 6,800 in the cutoff and Boris Angelov called in the small blind.

Florian Duta: A♣8♦ All in
Boris Angelov: 3♥3♦

The J♣6♠4♠J♦J♥ board provided no help to Duta, while Angelov improved to a full house to win the pot and send Duta to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Angelov	80,000 40,000	40,000

Florian Duta	Busted

Tags: Boris Angelov Florian Duta

05-05-2025 20:47 UTC+1

Franchi's Big Blind Special Spells the End For Gill

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David Salituro

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

Heads-up on a flop of 9♠7♠Q♥, Harpreet Gill bet 3,500 from the hijack and Malcolm Franchi moved all in from the big blind. Gill quickly tossed in his last 15,000.

Harpreet Gill: K♣K♥ All in
Malcolm Franchi: Q♦9♥

Franchi had spiked two pair on the flop to leave Gill needing help with his pocket kings. The rest of the board ran out J♠A♣ and Franchi remained in the lead as Gill stopped to snap a photo of the board before making his exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Malcolm Franchi	80,000 80,000	80,000
Harpreet Gill	Busted

Tags: Harpreet Gill Malcolm Franchi

05-05-2025 20:35 UTC+1

Obreshkov Sends Out Gocer

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David Salituro

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

Alper Gocer moved all in for 23,000 from under the gun, Stoyan Obreshkov reshoved in early position, and the rest of the table got out of the way.

Alper Gocer: A♦J♥ All in
Stoyan Obreshkov: A♥K♦

Gocer found himself dominated and couldn't catch up on the 3♦2♦9♠10♠7♦ board as he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stoyan Obreshkov	75,000 65,700	65,700
Alper Gocer	Busted

Tags: Alper Gocer Stoyan Obreshkov

05-05-2025 20:22 UTC+1

Spragg Busts For a Second Time; Kyte Also Among Recent Bustouts

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David Salituro

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

Marle Spragg quickly reentered on her second bullet but recently busted once again, bringing her tournament to an end.

Jon Kyte, who won the €1,100 PokerStars Open yesterday, was also sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantyn Holskyi	Busted
Marle Spragg	Busted

Rafi Elharar	Busted
Jon Kyte	Busted
Felipe Ketzer	Busted
Aylar Lie	Busted
Cecile Ticherfatine	Busted
Aliaksandr Shylko	Busted
Jean Mikhael	Busted
Jay Choi	Busted
Muhyedine Fares	Busted
Malcolm Franchi	Busted

05-05-2025 20:20 UTC+1

Boat-Over-Boat Sends Schlott Sailing Away

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David Salituro

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

Nearly 30,000 was already in the pot as EPT champion Sebastian Malec and Felix Schlott went to the turn on a board of 6♥3♣3♠3♦. Malec then bet 12,200 from middle position and Schlott called on the button.

The river was the J♦ and Malec moved all in. Schlott quickly called for his last 20,000 and showed 2♠2♣ for a full house, but Malec had A♣A♥ for a higher full house to send Schlott to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Malec	80,000

Felix Schlott	Busted

Tags: Felix Schlott Sebastian Malec

05-05-2025 20:00 UTC+1

Lopez Comes From Behind to Eliminate Ahmadli; Marle Spragg Busts and Reenters

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Matt Warburton

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Agshin Ahmadli open-shoved for 14,400 from late position and Jose Jaraiz Lopez got the count and then called in the big blind with the covering stack. Players turned their cards.

Agshin Ahmadli: A♠K♥ All in
Jose Jaraiz Lopez: A♣10♣

Ahmadli had his opponent dominated, but the 4♣6♣J♥ gave Lopez a flush draw. The turn was the 10♠, which paired Lopez' hand and put Ahmadli way behind. The river was the 3♦ and Lopez held to win the pot, sending Ahmadli to the rail.

Elsewhere, Marle Spragg was eliminated. She got her king-queen in good against Mark Teltscher's queen-jack, but Teltscher won the hand to send her out. Spragg then sat back down for her second bullet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Jaraiz Lopez	100,000 100,000	100,000
Mark Teltscher	60,000 30,000	30,000

Marle Spragg	Busted

Agshin Ahmadli	Busted

Tags: Agshin Ahmadli Jose Jaraiz Lopez Mark Teltscher Marle Spragg

05-05-2025 19:59 UTC+1

Loeser Flops Szabo Dead

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Gergo Szabo had a raise of 4,100 in front of him from the cutoff before Manig Loeser moved all in from the big blind. The table folded back to Szabo who quickly called for 15,000.

Gergo Szabo: A♦K♥ All in
Manig Loeser: J♣J♥

It wasn't a race situation for long, as the J♠J♦7♣ flop gave Loeser quads and left Szabo already drawing dead. The rest of the board came 3♠Q♣ and the 2019 champion of this event scored the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manig Loeser	55,000 40,000	40,000

Gergo Szabo	Busted

Tags: Gergo Szabo Manig Loeser

05-05-2025 19:52 UTC+1

Antonius Doubles Up Shortly After Sitting Down

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Matt Warburton

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Patrik Antonius open-raised to 1,800 from the button and Petre Ionescu made a big shove for 23,500 from the big blind. Antonius took a moment before putting his chips in the middle to make the call. Ionescu was at risk as players flipped their cards.

Petre Ionescu: 4♦4♥ All in
Patrik Antonius: A♦9♦

The board ran out 10♦Q♣A♣7♥Q♦ and Antonius paired his ace, making two pair with the queens on board to win the pot. Antonius, who won the €100,000 Super High Roller here in Monte Carlo last year, sat down with a 30,000 starting stack shortly after the dinner break and after this hand, nearly doubled it.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrik Antonius	58,000 58,000	58,000

Petre Ionescu	Busted

Tags: Patrik Antonius Petre Ionescu

05-05-2025 19:36 UTC+1

Delval Always Lucky With Queens as Klimko Eliminated

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Matt Warburton

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Matyas Klimko and Frederic Delval were locked into a preflop raising battle. Klimko was all in from the button for 32,000 against Delval, who had him covered from late position as players flipped their cards.

Matyas Klimko: A♦K♣ All in
Frederic Delval: Q♦Q♥

The board ran out 2♦7♣9♥4♥5♣ and Delval held with his pocket queens to win the pot.

Klimko tapped the table and said, "Nice playing with you all," as he stood up.

Delval turned to Yuxi Huang seated on his left and said, "I've always been lucky with queens in my life... I've been married for 30 years."