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

05-05-2025 22:16 UTC+1

Wang Doubles With Small Pair

Matt Warburton

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

Chaofei Wang pushed all in from early position for 15,100 and Ezequiel Kleinman called in the small blind with the covering stack. Players flipped their cards, with Wang at risk.

Chaofei Wang: 2♦2♣ All in
Ezequiel Kleinman: A♥K♦

It was a coinflip and the board ran out 4♣9♣3♦5♦5♥. Wang held with his pocket deuces to win the pot and double his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chaofei Wang	33,000
Ezequiel Kleinman	32,500

Tags: Chaofei Wang Ezequiel Kleinman

05-05-2025 22:19 UTC+1

Shapira Over-Anxious to Take Out Vieira

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David Salituro

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

Ran Shapira raised to 2,500 in early position and Valeriano Toledano called in the small blind. Joao Vieira then moved all in for 25,200 in the big blind and Shapira snap-called without waiting to hear an amount. Toledano quickly folded.

Joao Vieira: A♥K♣ All in
Ran Shapira: A♠Q♠

"How much is it?" Shapira finally asked once the cards were revealed.

"I like where you're going with this," Vieira replied as the board ran out K♥7♣6♥Q♦6♦, giving him two pair and a double up.

"I was excited, too," Vieira added after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Valeriano Toledano	100,000 3,500	3,500
Ran Shapira	60,000
Joao Vieira	53,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Joao Vieira Ran Shapira Valeriano Toledano

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

05-05-2025 22:30 UTC+1

Elharar Leaves Schlott Drawing Thin

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Four players saw a flop of 7♦4♦3♣ when Felix Schlott moved all in for 19,000 from the hijack. Rafi Elharar called in the small blind, while Federico Quevedo folded his big blind.

Felix Schlott: 10♠7♠ All in
Rafi Elharar: 7♣7♥

"And here I am complaining that I had ace-four instead of pocket fours," Quevedo said once Elharar showed his top set, letting out a big sigh of relief.

The rest of the board ran out 9♥J♦ and Schlott was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafi Elharar	80,000 47,800	47,800
Federico Quevedo	60,000
Felix Schlott	Busted

Tags: Federico Quevedo Felix Schlott Rafi Elharar

05-05-2025 22:35 UTC+1

Recent Bustouts

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonino Venneri	Busted
Fabio Peluso	Busted
Elie Nakache	Busted
Marton Czuczor	Busted
Ren Lin	Busted
Lucien Cohen	Busted

Bruno Fitoussi	Busted
Dietrich Fast	Busted
Bruno Soutavong	Busted
Nina Krasilnikova	Busted
Ka Kwan Lau	Busted
Ramiro Petrone	Busted

05-05-2025 22:44 UTC+1

Kalapish Spikes River to Bust Two Players

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Matt Warburton

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Three players were piling their chips in the middle preflop as PokerNews caught up with the action. Akim Aouine was all in for around 25,000 from late position, Javier Tazon was all in for 35,000 to his left, and Petar Kalapish called with both players covered. Players flipped their cards.

Akim Aouine: A♣J♣ All in
Javier Tazon: K♥K♠ All in
Petar Kalapish: J♦J♥

Tazon was in great shape with his pocket kings as the flop came 8♥Q♦Q♠ and the 3♠ turn changed nothing. The river, however, came the J♠ to give Kalapish a full house, jacks full of queens.

Kalapish won the pot, eliminating both Aouine and Tazon during the last level of play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Petar Kalapish	200,000 70,000	70,000
Akim Aouine	Busted
Javier Tazon	Busted

Tags: Akim Aouine Javier Tazon Petar Kalapish

05-05-2025 22:46 UTC+1

Brito Silva Survives a Flip, Cabello Misclicks

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Pablo Brito Silva raised to 2,500 in early position and Rikiya Jindo three-bet to 9,000 in the hijack. Imanol Cabello in the small blind didn't realize Jindo had raised and just called Brito Silva's initial raise. The floor had to be called over, and Cabello was forced to keep his 2,500 in the pot and given the option to call the 9,000.

He eventually put in the extra chips, but Brito Silva then moved all in for 19,000. Jindo reshoved and Cabello let out a laugh before folding.

Pablo Brito Silva: 8♥8♣ All in
Rikiya Jindo: A♦K♣

Brito Silva was racing for his tournament life, and the 9♦7♥5♥J♠Q♦ board proved safe as Brito Silva doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Imanol Cabello	80,000 32,000	32,000
Pablo Brito Silva	50,000 25,000	25,000
Rikiya Jindo	15,000

Tags: Imanol Cabello Pablo Brito Silva Rikiya Jindo

05-05-2025 22:56 UTC+1

Vo Survives on the River

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Umberto Ruggeri bet 3,900 from the hijack on a flop of K♠10♥4♥ and Julien Mariani called in the small blind. Viet Vo then raised to 17,000 in the big blind and Ruggeri called, while Mariani took a minute before folding.

The turn was the 10♣ and Vo put in his last 2,600. Ruggeri called with K♦Q♠ for top pair, while Vo was on a flush draw with J♥2♥. The 9♥ river completed his flush as Ruggeri flung his arms in the air in frustration while Vo yelled out "Vamonos!" and took in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Mariani	160,000 10,000	10,000
Viet Vo	50,000 30,000	30,000
Umberto Ruggeri	35,000 11,000	11,000

Tags: Julien Mariani Umberto Ruggeri Viet Vo

05-05-2025 23:00 UTC+1

Patouilliart Wins Flop Raising Battle

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Matt Warburton

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was on the flop on a board of J♣3♥8♥ with around 15,000 in the pot. Paul Patouilliart bet 10,000 from the small blind and Eugen Chiva raised it up to 21,000 from the button. Patouilliart then moved all in for around 60,000 and Chiva went deep into the tank.

Floor were called, but Chiva made the fold before they arrived to give Patouilliart the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Patouilliart	85,000
Eugen Chiva	45,000

Tags: Eugen Chiva Paul Patouilliart

05-05-2025 23:01 UTC+1

Furlanetto Scoops a Four-Way All In

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Andrea Furlanetto was all in for 36,500 from the hijack, Marius Gicovanu put in his last 12,000 from middle position, Volga Uyanik shoved for 40,000 in early position, while Jose Jaraiz had all three opponents covered and at risk.

Marius Gicovanu: A♦9♦ All in
Andrea Furlanetto: Q♥Q♦ All in
Volga Uyanik: J♠J♦ All in
Jose Jaraiz: A♠K♣

Furlanetto buried his head on the rail awaiting the board, which came 2♦7♣10♠9♥3♦ to keep his queens in the lead and earn him the pot. Gicovanu was sent to the rail, Furlanetto more than tripled up, while Uyanik took the small side pot off Jaraiz.