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

05-05-2025 11:31 UTC+1

Elul Shows Duta the Goods

David Salituro

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Florian Duta raised to 300 in the hijack, Ori Elul three-bet to 1,200 on the button, and Duta called.

The flop came Q♦6♥4♣ and Elul continued for 300. Duta called to see the 5♣ turn, where Elul bet another 1,000. Duta quickly folded this time.

Elul showed Q♠Q♣ for top set as he took in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ori Elul	32,000
Florian Duta	28,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Ori Elul Florian Duta

05-05-2025 11:33 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Mateusz Moolhuizen	30,000
Ramon Colillas	30,000
Diana Kalietina	30,000 30,000	30,000
Bogdan Munteanu	30,000 30,000	30,000
Aram Sargsyan	30,000 30,000	30,000
Cecile Ticherfatine	30,000
Harvey Jackson	30,000
Ihar Soika	30,000 30,000	30,000
Saar Wilf	30,000 30,000	30,000
Arsenii Karmatckii	30,000

Mack Scoops Pot With River Bet

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Matt Warburton

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Victor der Megreditchian open-raised to 300 from middle position, Adrian Mack called in late position, then Andreas Bolling three-bet to 800 from the button. Der Megreditchian and Mack both called.

The flop came 6♥6♣6♦ and action checked to Bolling, who made it 1,200 to go. Der Megreditchian folded and Mack made the call.

The turn was the 5♠ and Mack checked again. Bolling bet 2,200 and Mack called. On the 7♦ river, Mack led out for 5,200, a move that left Bolling pondering. Bolling let it go and Mack scooped in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mack	36,000 36,000	36,000
Andreas Bolling	26,000

Tags: Adrian Mack Andreas Bolling

05-05-2025 11:46 UTC+1

Song Shoves the River on Berthomet

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David Salituro

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

With 3,200 in the pot on a flop of A♠K♥2♣, Boris Berthomet bet 2,000 from the small blind and Stephen Song called on the button.

Berthomet bet another 5,000 on the 10♠ turn and Song again called. The river was the 10♣ and Berthomet bet 1,700.

Song this time came back with an all-in shove. Berthomet, with around 20,000 remaining, then went deep into the tank.

"I want to call. Can you bluff here?" he wondered as several minutes came off the clock.

"Sorry guys," he eventually said and another tablemate called the clock. Berthomet allowed his 30-second timer to run out before his hand was declared dead. Song returned his cards face down as he scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Song	40,000 10,000	10,000

Boris Berthomet	20,000

Tags: Boris Berthomet Stephen Song

05-05-2025 11:54 UTC+1

Kasian's Full House Counterfeited

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Matt Warburton

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Oleksandr Kasian open-raised to 300 from middle position and picked up a call before Harvey Jackson three-bet to 900 from the button. Both of his opponents called.

The flop came 3♣3♦3♠ and Kasian led out for 2,000, which only Jackson called. Both players then checked it back on the 7♣ turn.

The river was the 3♥ to put quad threes on board, a runout that prompted Kasian to check. Jackson checked behind to showdown. Kasian had 8♣8♥ for a counterfeited full house. Jackson showed K♠10♠ for quad threes with king-high to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harvey Jackson	35,000 5,000	5,000
Oleksandr Kasian	22,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Harvey Jackson Oleksandr Kasian

05-05-2025 11:55 UTC+1

Jazayeri Trips Up Smbatyan

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David Salituro

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

In a blind versus blind battle, Artyom Smbatyan bet 2,500 on a board of 8♦Q♥10♠10♥ and Sean Jazayeri called.

The river was the 4♠ and Smbatyan bet another 12,000. Jazayeri snap-called.

"Just a queen," Smbatyan said, but Jazayeri showed A♠10♦ for trips to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Jazayeri	50,000 20,000	20,000
Artyom Smbatyan	6,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Artyom Smbatyan Sean Jazayeri

05-05-2025 11:57 UTC+1

Barthe Picks Off Gocer's Bluff

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Matt Warburton

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Didier Barthe raised to 300 from middle position and got a call before Alper Gocer three-bet to 1,000 from the button. Only Barthe called and action went to the flop, which came 6♣3♣Q♥. Barthe checked, Gocer bet 1,600 and Barthe called.

The turn was the 2♠ and Barthe checked again. Gocer made it 1,600 to go and Barthe called. On the K♥ river, Barthe checked for a third time and Gocer sized up to 4,000. Barthe made what would turn out to be a pretty heroic call.

Gocer showed A♥9♥ for a complete bluff. Barthe picked off the bluff with 9♦9♠, which was enough to win him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Didier Barthe	38,000
Alper Gocer	21,000

Tags: Didier Barthe Alper Gocer

05-05-2025 11:59 UTC+1

Billard Takes Six-Way Pot on the River

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David Salituro

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Six players saw a flop of 2♥K♥8♦ where Josef Schusteritsch bet 300 from under the gun. Jean Mikhael called in the hijack, Mitch Garshofky called in the cutoff, while Rene Baranek and Francois Billard also came along in the blinds.

Action checked to Mikhael on the 2♦ turn and he bet 1,400. Only Baranek and Billard called this time.

The river was the 10♦ and Billard took his turn to open the betting, firing out 5,200. Both Mikhael and Baranek quickly folded and Billard took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francois Billard	35,000 35,000	35,000
Mitch Garshofsky	32,000 32,000	32,000
Josef Schusteritsch	28,000 28,000	28,000
Rene Baranek	27,000 27,000	27,000
Jean Mikhael	25,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Francois Billard Jean Mikhael Josef Schusteritsch Mitch Garshofky Rene Baranek

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

05-05-2025 12:12 UTC+1

Rozel Goes For Value on the River

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With around 5,000 in the pot on a flop of 6♣3♠6♦, Arie Kliper bet 1,600 from the hijack and Roland Rozel called in the small blind, as did Adam Wagner in middle position.

Rozel then led out for 3,500 on the 5♣ turn and only Wagner called. The river was the 3♣ and Rozel bet another 2,500.

Wagner again called and Rozel showed J♥J♠. Wagner mucked 9♥9♣ and Rozel took the pot.