€5,300 Main Event Day 2 | 2025 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo

05-06-2025 19:13 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts (full)

David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mariusz Golinski	640,000 135,000	135,000
Mengshi Tian	621,000 131,000	131,000
Nicolas Tytgat	620,000 40,000	40,000
Candido Cappiello	590,000 90,000	90,000
Ramana Epparla	515,000 55,000	55,000
Sebastian Gaehl	500,000
Julien Veyssiere	486,000 78,500	78,500
Jack O'Neill	480,000
Jeremie Beneteau	460,000 110,000	110,000
Leon Zeaiter	450,000 55,000	55,000
Mykhailo Demydenko	430,000
Qing Lu	427,000 10,000	10,000
Kestutis Jungevicius	425,000 75,000	75,000
Jerome Sgorrano	425,000 95,000	95,000
Frederic Popot	420,000 70,000	70,000
Kosumosu Yamanaka	420,000 306,500	306,500
Andreas Goeller	413,000 6,000	6,000

Diego De Martino	410,000 157,000	157,000
Landron Alexandre	404,000 4,000	4,000
Jean Cristiani	396,000 36,500	36,500
Boris Angelov	392,000 19,000	19,000

Sebastian Malec	387,000 127,000	127,000

Manel Montalban	379,000 155,000	155,000
Attila Ivacson	373,000 161,000	161,000
Gianfranco Iaculli	360,000 122,000	122,000

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Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

05-06-2025 19:51 UTC+1

Beresford Finds a Call on the River

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David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Julien Veyssiere raised to 8,000 in the hijack, Conor Beresford three-bet to 22,000 in the cutoff, and Veyssiere called.

The flop came J♥10♠8♦ and Beresford continued for 13,000. Veyssiere called and they both checked the A♠ turn.

The river was the 7♥ and Veyssiere bet 50,000. Beresford tanked for nearly five minutes until calling as Veyssiere showed 8♠8♣ for a set of eights, but Beresford had J♣J♠ for a set of jacks to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Veyssiere	320,000 166,000	166,000
Conor Beresford	230,000 105,000	105,000

Tags: Conor Beresford Julien Veyssiere

05-06-2025 19:52 UTC+1

Tomas Flops Set to Spare Himself a Pre-Bubble Bustout

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Matt Warburton

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Joao Tomas moved all in from the hijack for 45,000 and Ewen Trevidy isolated with a raise from the small blind. The big blind folded and players flipped their cards, with Tomas at risk.

Joao Tomas: 7♥7♠ All in
Ewen Trevidy: A♠Q♥

It was a coinflip situation and the board ran out A♦J♥7♣5♣K♥, giving Trevidy a pair and Tomas a set of sevens. Tomas won the pot and doubled his stack, sparing himself a bustout before the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ewen Trevidy	180,000 62,000	62,000
Joao Tomas	100,000 57,000	57,000

Tags: Ewen Trevidy Joao Tomas

05-06-2025 19:54 UTC+1

Amsellem Busts; Zouari Doubles

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David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 7♠2♣4♠, Toru Ida bet 8,000 from under the gun and Jacob Amsellem raised to 56,000 in the big blind, leaving 3,000 behind. Ida then shoved and Amsellem tossed in his last chips.

Jacob Amsellem: Q♦4♦ All in
Toru Ida: Q♣Q♥

Amsellem was far behind Ida's queens as the 6♠ turn and 6♣ river provided no help and sent him to the rail.

At the same time at another table, Jeremie Zouari was all in from the small blind for 141,000 with K♥K♦. Manuel Fritz called on the button with A♣K♠, but couldn't find an ace and Zouari doubled up with his kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremie Zouari	280,000 129,000	129,000
Toru Ida	220,000 45,000	45,000
Manuel Fritz	60,000 155,000	155,000
Jacob Amsellem	Busted

Tags: Jacob Amsellem Jeremie Zouari Manuel Fritz Toru Ida

05-06-2025 19:59 UTC+1

Barbero Sends Out Kovalevskiy

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David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Nacho Barbero raised to 9,000 on the button, Serafim Kovalevskiy moved all in for 81,000 in the big blind, and Barbero snap-called.

Serafim Kovalevskiy: A♦Q♠ All in
Nacho Barbero: A♥K♥

Both players hit a pair on the K♣Q♥10♦ flop, but Barbero remained ahead with his kings as the board ran out 7♥7♠ to send Kovalevskiy out short of the money.

Masato Yokosawa was also recently eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nacho Barbero	220,000 97,000	97,000
Serafim Kovalevskiy	Busted
Masato Yokosawa	Busted

Tags: Nacho Barbero Serafim Kovalevskiy

05-06-2025 20:02 UTC+1

Vranken Runs Into Marget's Kings

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David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Antoine Vranken moved all in for 50,000 from the button and Leo Margets called in the small blind.

Antoine Vranken: A♣8♠ All in
Leo Margets: K♠K♣

Margets had woken up with kings and left Vranken needing help to stay alive, but he missed the 4♥7♣2♦10♥J♣ board and was eliminated.

With 177 players remaining, the field is within two spots of the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leo Margets	150,000 40,000	40,000
Antoine Vranken	Busted

Tags: Antoine Vranken Leo Margets

05-06-2025 20:04 UTC+1

Castellano Thrilled by Double Up

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Matt Warburton

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Tommaso Castellano shoved from under the gun for 69,000 and Ilia Cabaniuc called in middle position. The rest of the table folded and players revealed their cards.

Tommaso Castellano: J♠J♥ All in
Ilia Cabaniuc: A♦Q♦

The sweatiest of flops ran out 9♦8♦2♠ before Castellano picked up a set of jacks on the J♣ turn. Cabaniuc still had a flush draw, but the 9♥ river improved Castellano to a full house to win the pot. He stood up and silently pumped his fists in the air in dramatic fashion as he avoided busting before the money.