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

05-05-2025 15:15 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Javier Tazon	Busted
Romain Lewis	Busted
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos	Busted
Georgi Georgiev	Busted
Adrian Mack	Busted
Philipp Wenzelburger	Busted
Markkos Ladev	Busted
Romain Delcroix	Busted
Remy Murcia	Busted
Aylar Lie	Busted
Santhosh Suvarna	Busted
Andrew Kelsall	Busted
Roman Hrabec	Busted
Daniel Kyosev	Busted

Said Holds On to Bust Golczyk

David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Tahar Said and Lukasz Golczyk built a pot of around 10,000 as they went to a flop of 3♣5♠2♦. Golczyk then moved all in for 15,000 under the gun and Said called in the big blind.

Lukasz Golczyk: 6♣6♠ All in
Tahar Said: K♦K♠

Said showed a pair of kings, while Golczyk had a pair of sixes and a straight draw. The 5♥ turn was no help to Golczyk, while the river was the 2♠ and Said secured the pot to send Golczyk to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tahar Said	130,000
Lukasz Golczyk	Busted

Tags: Lukasz Golczyk Tahar Said

05-05-2025 14:53 UTC+1

Kliper Wins a Flip to Bust Camarda

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Salvatore Camarda moved all in for around 25,000 from early position and Arie Kliper put him at risk on the button.

Salvatore Camarda: 10♣10♠ All in
Arie Kliper: A♥K♥

Camarda needed to win the flip to stay alive, but Kliper took the lead on the 3♦4♣K♦ flop with top pair. The rest of the board ran out 3♣5♥ and Camarda was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arie Kliper	65,000 42,000	42,000
Salvatore Camarda	Busted

Tags: Arie Kliper Salvatore Camarda

05-05-2025 14:36 UTC+1

Gill Makes the Nuts to Bust Mihai

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 7♦6♠J♥, Harpreet Gill picked up a pile of chips but accidentally dropped 2,000 in the middle. His bet was made to stand as Nicolae Mihai called in early position.

Mihai then moved all in for 6,000 on the 3♥ turn and Gill called. Mihai showed 8♠8♥ for a pair of eights, while Gill had A♥7♥ for a pair and flush draw.

The Q♥ fell on the river and Gill made his flush to send Mihai to the rail.

"I would've gone all in on the flop, anyway. He had no chips," Gill said after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harpreet Gill	60,000
Nicolae Mihai	Busted

Tags: Harpreet Gill Nicolae Mihai

05-05-2025 14:28 UTC+1

Le Touche Doubles Then Busts

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Matt Warburton

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Oury Ymar raised from early position and Philippe Le Touche moved all in with a short stack of 5,700. Ymar called with the covering stack and players turned their cards.

Philippe Le Touche: A♠9♦ All in
Oury Ymar: K♥J♦

The board ran out A♦K♣2♥3♠6♦ and both players paired up on the flop. Le Touche held with his pair of aces to win the pot, doubling his stack to around 13,000 and leaving Oury Ymar with around 16,000.

Both players have since busted from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philippe Le Touche	Busted
Oury Ymar	Busted

Tags: Philippe Le Touche Oury Ymar

05-05-2025 14:24 UTC+1

Kubota Misses Outs and Busts to Caridade

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Matt Warburton

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Stephen Song open-raised to 700 from early position, Yasuhiro Kubota called on the button, then Ricardo Caridade three-bet to 3,600 from the small blind. Song and Kubota both called.

The flop came 8♠9♠6♠ and all three players checked to the 2♥ turn. Caridade then picked up the action with a large 8,000 bet. Song folded and Kubota pushed his stack in the middle, moving all in for 16,400. Caridade made the call with the covering stack.

Kubota had 7♠7♣ for a pair and straight flush draw. Caridade flipped over K♥K♣ for an overpair to the board.

The river came the J♣ and Kubota missed his outs. Caridade won the pot and Kubota was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ricardo Caridade	45,000 45,000	45,000
Yasuhiro Kubota	Busted

Tags: Ricardo Caridade Stephen Song Yasuhiro Kubota

05-05-2025 14:09 UTC+1

Cabello Snaps Off Studniarz

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

There was already around 16,000 in the middle as Imanol Cabello and Sylwia Studniarz went to the turn on a board of 3♣9♠10♠7♦. Cabello then bet 12,500 from middle position and Studniarz called in the small blind.

The river was the 6♦ and Cabello bet another 6,000. Studniarz then moved all in for 19,000 and Cabello snap-called.

Studniarz showed Q♣10♣ for a pair of tens, but Cabello slammed down Q♦Q♥ to win the pot and send Studniarz to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Imanol Cabello	80,000
Sylwia Studniarz	Busted

Tags: Imanol Cabello Sylwia Studniarz

05-05-2025 13:40 UTC+1

Round of Bustouts

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Kim	Busted
Rania Nasreddine	Busted
Masashi Oya	Busted
Ori Elul	Busted
Krishna Madhariwar	Busted
Stuart Taylor	Busted
Artyom Smbatyan	Busted
Aram Sargsyan	Busted

05-05-2025 13:36 UTC+1

Newey Picks Off Laros

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

With around 5,000 in the pot on a board of 9♣4♥8♣5♦, Paul Newey bet 3,000 from the cutoff and Jari Laros raised to 8,000 under the gun. Newey called and the 3♠ fell on the river.

Laros then moved all in for 8,500 and Newey spent several minutes in the tank before calling. Laros showed 10♦9♠ for top pair, but Newey had 9♦8♦ for two pair to win the pot and send Laros to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Newey	45,000 22,000	22,000
Jari Laros	Busted

Tags: Jari Laros Paul Newey

05-05-2025 12:27 UTC+1

Studniarz Sends Gherghe to an Early Exit

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Matt Warburton

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Razvan Gherghe opened to 500 from late position and Sylwia Studniarz three-bet to 2,000 from the small blind. Gherghe four-bet to 6,500 and Studniarz called.

The flop came 8♦4♥4♦ and Studniarz bet 5,000, which Gherghe called. The turn was the 8♠ and Studniarz checked. Gherghe moved all in for 7,400 and Studniarz had a little think before making the call.

Gherghe had 5♣5♠ for pocket fives, but Studniarz turned over 7♠7♥ for a higher two pair, sevens with the fours on board.

The river came the 3♦ and Studniarz held to win the pot, sending Gherghe to an early exit.