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

05-05-2025 16:11 UTC+1

Bradley Shows a Deuce

David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Ian Bradley three-bet to 3,800 in the big blind and Konstantyn Holskyi called on the button, as did Imad Derwiche in the small blind.

The flop came 6♣6♦4♠ and Bradley continued for 2,100. Holskyi folded, but Derwiche stuck around to see the J♥ turn. Bradley then bet 7,500.

"Ay, ay, ay," Derwiche muttered as he tanked for a minute before eventually releasing his hand.

"Pick one, they are the same," Bradley told him, and Derwiche turned over the 2♦.

"Was a deuce winning?" Bradley added

"Can you call the floor?" Derwiche joked before the two opponents exchanged a high-five.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Bradley	50,000 20,000	20,000
Imad Derwiche	50,000 20,000	20,000
Konstantyn Holskyi	15,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Ian Bradley Imad Derwiche Konstantyn Holskyi

05-05-2025 16:22 UTC+1

Taylor Leaves Kolev on Fumes; Guelpa Wakes Up With Queens to Bust Zerjav

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 8♠J♠2♣, Stuart Taylor bet 3,600 from the button and Yuliyan Kolev called in the hijack.

Both players checked the A♥ turn. The river was the 3♠ and Kolev led out for 15,000. Taylor then moved all in and Kolev, with only around 3,000 remaining, quickly folded.

At the same time at an adjacent table, Blaz Zerjav moved all in for 24,300 from the hijack and Stephane Guelpa put him at risk under the gun.

Blaz Zerjav: J♦J♣ All in
Stephane Guelpa: Q♣Q♦

Zerjav had run his jacks into Guelpa's queens as the 5♦A♥A♣3♦6♠ board provided no help, sending Zerjav to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stuart Taylor	75,000 45,500	45,500
Stephane Guelpa	60,000 60,000	60,000
Yuliyan Kolev	3,000 30,000	30,000
Blaz Zerjav	Busted

Tags: Blaz Zerjav Stephane Guelpa Stuart Taylor Yuliyan Kolev

05-05-2025 16:26 UTC+1

Field Has Outgrown the Tournament Room

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

The field on Day 1b has grown to the extent that tables have had to be opened up in the cash game area. Players in this section include Benjamin and Marle Spragg, Manig Loeser, Benny Glaser, and Dario Sammartino.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Karakousis	77,000 77,000	77,000
Roman Hrabec	42,700 42,700	42,700
[Removed:528]	39,400 39,400	39,400
Benny Glaser	38,800
Rui Bouquet	38,400 38,400	38,400
Matthew Wantman	38,000 38,000	38,000
Bruno Volkmann	36,900
Marius Gicovanu	35,600
Aylar Lie	32,500 32,500	32,500
Viet Vo	30,000 30,000	30,000
Umberto Ruggeri	30,000 30,000	30,000
Dario Sammartino	30,000
Joao Simao	30,000
Marle Spragg	28,500

Luke Schwartz	25,200
Alexander Zubov	25,000 25,000	25,000
Benjamin Spragg	24,700

Andrew Kelsall	24,000 24,000	24,000
Stoyan Madanzhiev	20,500 20,500	20,500
Fabrice Bigot	18,000 18,000	18,000
Manig Loeser	15,000

05-05-2025 16:36 UTC+1

Schneiders Makes Set to Bust Zucker

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Matt Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Edo Zucker open-raised to 1,200 from early position and picked up three callers, including Felix Schneiders in the small blind.

The flop came 5♣A♣6♥ and action checked to Zucker, who made a continuation-bet of of 2,400. Schneiders then check-raised to 7,500 and Zucker was left with the decision as the rest of the table folded. Zucker moved all in and Schneiders quickly called.

Zucker had A♥K♦ for top pair, top kicker. Schneiders, though, had 6♣6♠ for a set of sixes.

The turn and river came blanks and Schneiders held to win the pot, sending Zucker to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felix Schneiders	72,000 30,000	30,000
Edo Zucker	Busted

Tags: Edo Zucker Felix Schneiders

05-05-2025 16:37 UTC+1

Aguiar Ramos Fires at Petleshkov

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Tiago Aguiar Ramos three-bet to 3,800 in early position and Viliyan Petleshkov called under the gun.

The flop came Q♥10♦4♦ and Aguiar Ramos bet 2,500. Petleshkov called to the 7♠ turn, where Aguiar Ramos bet another 8,500. Petleshkov again called.

Aguiar Ramos fired out 20,000 on the 6♠ river, sending Petleshkov into the tank. He took a few minutes before folding as Aguiar Ramos took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tiago Aguiar Ramos	45,000 10,000	10,000
Viliyan Petleshkov	25,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Tiago Aguiar Ramos Viliyan Petleshkov

05-05-2025 16:48 UTC+1

Blebea Takes Pot on Turn

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Matt Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Daniel De Sousa Custodio raised to 1,000 from middle position, Iulian Blebea three-bet to 3,500 from the cutoff and Custodio called.

The flop came 3♠K♠2♣ and Custodio checked. Blebea bet 2,000 and Custodia called. The turn was the 4♣ and Custodio checked again. Blebea sized up to 13,000 and Custodio folded to give him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Iulian Blebea	66,000 66,000	66,000
Daniel De Sousa Custodio	53,000 53,000	53,000

Tags: Iulian Blebea

05-05-2025 16:49 UTC+1

Vo Survives a Flip With Glaser

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Marius Gicovanu three-bet to 3,800 in the cutoff and Benny Glaser four-bet to 9,100 on the button. Viet Vo then moved all in for 19,800 in the small blind as Gicovanu took a few minutes before folding. Glaser also spent a minute in the tank, but he eventually called to put Vo at risk.

Viet Vo: 10♠10♦ All in
Benny Glaser: A♣J♥

Vo needed to survive the flip as the board ran out K♠5♥4♥6♠8♠, keeping his tens in the lead and securing his double up. Gicovanu could only shake his head and shrug as the pot was pushed to Vo.

"Did you fold ace-king?" a tablemate asked him.

"I don't lose to him. There's no way. If he goes in, I triple," Vo added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viet Vo	42,000 12,000	12,000
Marius Gicovanu	32,000 3,600	3,600
Benny Glaser	26,000 12,800	12,800

Tags: Benny Glaser Marius Gicovanu Viet Vo

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

05-05-2025 16:56 UTC+1

Fuchs Shows the Table How to Play Aces

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Tom Fuchs three-bet to 3,300 in the small blind, Ami Barer moved all in from the big blind, and Fuchs called for his last 12,000.

Tom Fuchs: A♥A♠ All in
Ami Barer: J♦J♣

Fuchs had woken up with aces and was a big favorite to double up as the flop came 3♦K♠10♦. The K♦ turn, though, gave Barer outs to a flush.

"There's always a sweat," tablemate Nina Krasilnikova said, but Fuchs successfully dodged the 2♠ river to double up.

"That's how you play aces. You double up with them," Dietrich Fast added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Fuchs	25,000 7,500	7,500
Ami Barer	9,000 24,600	24,600

Tags: Ami Barer Tom Fuchs

05-05-2025 17:00 UTC+1

Margets Busts Thorel With Aces

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Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Leo Margets open-raised to 1,300 from early position and Jean-Noel Thorel three-bet to 5,300. Margets then four-bet to 11,800 and Thorel called.

The flop came 7♣10♣Q♥ and Margets fired out a continuation-bet of 6,500, which Thorel called. The turn came the 4♣ and Margets checked. Thorel bet 20,000, leaving himself just 1,500 behind. Margets pushed all in and Thorel called for his remaining chips.

Thorel had 2♣2♠ and Margets had A♣A♠ for pocket aces with a higher flush draw, leaving Thorel drawing to a deuce.

The river was the 3♣ and Margets further improved to an ace-high flush. She won the pot and chipped up to around 100,000, while Thorel was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leo Margets	100,000 50,000	50,000
Jean-Noel Thorel	Busted

Tags: Jean-Noel Thorel Leo Margets