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

05-06-2025 20:40 UTC+1

Zeaiter Fills Up to Bust Sidhu

David Salituro

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

Leon Zeaiter raised to 8,000 in the hijack and Kuljinder Sidhu three-bet to 32,000 in the small blind. Zeaiter called and the J♥9♥3♠ came on the flop.

Sidhu then bet 20,000 and Zeaiter raised to 90,000. Sidhu moved all in for 276,000 and Zeaiter snap-called. "Kings," Sidhu told him as they waited to turn over their cards.

"Two pair," Zeaiter said and the dealer accidentally revealed the J♦ turn early. "Full house," Zeaiter added.

"I feel a king is coming," tablemate Nacho Barbero said to Sidhu.

"I hope so," Sidhu replied.

Kuljinder Sidhu: K♥K♠ All in
Leon Zeaiter: J♣9♣

Sidhu couldn't find his two-outer on the 5♥ river and Zeaiter raised his arms in the air in celebration of winning the massive pot, while Sidhu was eliminated two spots off the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leon Zeaiter	650,000 200,000	200,000
Kuljinder Sidhu	Busted

Tags: Kuljinder Sidhu Leon Zeaiter

05-06-2025 20:57 UTC+1

Ian Gascoigne Bubbles the EPT Monte-Carlo Main Event

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David Salituro

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

Conor Beresford raised to 8,000 in middle position and Ian Gascoigne called in the cutoff.

Beresford checked the A♥5♣4♥ flop and Gascoigne bet 20,000. Beresford then raised to 50,000, Gascoigne moved all in for 80,000, and Beresford called.

"I have two fives," Gascoigne said.

"If you really have two fives I'm in really bad shape," Beresford replied.

"I have no pair on the flop," Gascoigne then said.

"Everybody is lying," tablemate Ka Kwan Lau added.

"We're here on the bubble at the EPT Monte-Carlo Main Event, and we have an Englishman all in," Gascoigne then said, doing his best Toby Stone impression as he waited to turn his cards over.

Ian Gascoigne: A♦Q♥ All in
Conor Beresford: 4♣4♠

Gascoigne didn't have a set but instead turned over top pair. Beresford, though, had a set of fours and Gascoigne was drawing dead after the J♣ turn. The river was the 10♦ and Gascoigne was eliminated on the money bubble.

The remaining 175 players are in the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Conor Beresford	280,000 50,000	50,000
Ian Gascoigne	Busted

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05-06-2025 21:05 UTC+1

Rayon Perez Makes the Nuts to Bust O'Dwyer

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David Salituro

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

Steve O'Dwyer moved all in for 55,000 from the big blind and Luis Rayon Perez put him at risk in the cutoff.

Steve O'Dwyer: A♣9♥ All in
Luis Rayon Perez: A♠10♦

O'Dwyer was dominated and fell further behind on the 10♠7♣4♠ flop as Rayon Perez hit top pair. The 7♠ turn and 9♠ river improved Rayon Perez to the nut flush and O'Dwyer, the 2013 champion of this event, was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luis Rayon Perez	280,000 94,000	94,000
Steve O'Dwyer	Busted

Tags: Luis Rayon Perez Steve O'Dwyer

05-06-2025 21:08 UTC+1

Antoniou Flops the Joint to Double Off Jungevicius

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David Salituro

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

Heads-up on a flop of 6♠9♣5♣, Kestutis Jungevicius in the small blind moved all in and Andreas Antoniou called for 129,000 under the gun.

Andreas Antoniou: 8♥7♥ All in
Kestutis Jungevicius: 10♠10♥

Jungevicius had an overpair, but Antoniou had flopped the nut straight as the board ran out Q♣J♣ to earn him a double up.

"Not a bad flop," Antoniou said as the pot was pushed towards him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kestutis Jungevicius	320,000 105,000	105,000
Andreas Antoniou	300,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Andreas Antoniou Kestutis Jungevicius

05-06-2025 21:09 UTC+1

[Removed:547] One of First to Bust After Bubble

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Matt Warburton

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

Hala Karam open-raised to 10,000 from under the gun and [Removed:546] moved all in from the small blind for 42,000. Karam called with the covering stack and players flipped their cards.

[Removed:546]: 9♦9♣ All in
Hala Karam: A♣K♣

It was a classic race and the the board ran out K♥J♠5♠2♥7♥ to give Karam a pair of kings. She won the pot and [Removed:547] was eliminated just within the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hala Karam	160,000 66,000	66,000
[Removed:546]	Busted

Tags: Hala Karam

05-06-2025 21:09 UTC+1

Post-Bubble Bustouts

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David Salituro

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Harry Lodge	Busted
Lucia Navarro	Busted
Andrea Rasulo	Busted
Laurent Torres	Busted
Aliaksei Boika	Busted

05-06-2025 21:18 UTC+1

Hooper Wins a Flip to Bust Kotake

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David Salituro

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

Ryo Kotake and Michael Hooper were both sitting on short stacks of around 50,000 as they got their last chips in the middle preflop, Kotake in the cutoff and Hooper from middle position.

Ryo Kotake: 4♦4♥ All in
Michael Hooper: A♦K♦

The K♠3♣2♦ flop gave Hooper the lead with a pair of kings, while the rest of the board came Q♣8♦ and Kotake was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Hooper	100,000 9,000	9,000
Ryo Kotake	Busted

Tags: Michael Hooper Ryo Kotake

05-06-2025 21:20 UTC+1

Cimbolas Runs Into Cristiani's Jacks

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David Salituro

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

Matas Cimbolas moved all in for 27,000 from early position and Jean Cristiani called in the cutoff.

Matas Cimbolas: 3♥3♦ All in
Jean Cristiani: J♦J♣

Cimbolas picked up a straight draw on the 5♠2♦A♥ flop as he looked to come from behind against Cristiani's jacks, but he improved no further on the 10♥ turn and 8♦ river and was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean Cristiani	360,000 36,000	36,000
Matas Cimbolas	Busted

Tags: Jean Cristiani Matas Cimbolas

05-06-2025 21:21 UTC+1

Goeller Makes Big River Call to Position Himself Among Chip Leaders

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Matt Warburton

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

Action was on the river on a board of 3♥10♣J♦4♣Q♠ in an inflated pot worth several hundred thousand chips. Andreas Goeller checked and Antoine Saout pushed all in for 190,000. Goeller went into the tank before making the call.

Saout had A♠10♠ for a pair of tens that he'd turned into a bluff. Goeller had A♣Q♣ for a pair of queens to win the pot, sending Saout to the rail.

Goeller slammed his fists on the table in excitement several times, then got told to calm down by the floor. In any case, he chipped up to over 800,000 and put himself among the chip leaders as Day 2 drew to a close.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Goeller	820,000 407,000	407,000

Antoine Saout	Busted

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05-06-2025 21:23 UTC+1

Peukert Busts to Navarro

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Matt Warburton

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

Mario Navarro open-raised to 13,000 from late position and Christian Peukert moved all in from the small blind for around 50,000. Navarro called and players flipped their cards.

Christian Peukert: Q♣9♣ All in
Mario Navarro: A♥4♥

The board ran out K♦3♠2♠3♥K♣ and Navarro held with his ace-high and the two pair on board to win the pot, sending Peukert to the exit.