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

05-06-2025 17:40 UTC+1

Baruk Rivers Flush; Tian Takes Chip Lead

Matt Warburton

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

Samuel Baruk open-raised to 8,000 from middle position and Nicolas Tytgat three-bet to 24,000 from the cutoff, which Baruk called.

The flop came 2♠3♦4♦ and Baruk checked. Tytgat continued with a bet of 20,000 and Baruk called. Both players then checked it back on the 6♥ turn.

The river was the 5♦ and Baruk led out for 25,000. Tytgat took some time to think before making the call. Baruk had A♦10♦ for an ace-high flush to win the pot.

Tytgat still had plenty of chips, but there's a new chip leader in the tournament - Mengshi Tian has around 700,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mengshi Tian	700,000 220,000	220,000
Nicolas Tytgat	580,000 170,000	170,000
Samuel Baruk	280,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Mengshi Tian Nicolas Tytgat Samuel Baruk

05-06-2025 17:37 UTC+1

Turchi Runs Into Cappiello's Monster

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David Salituro

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

Candido Cappiello raised to 6,000 in early position and Virgile Turchi three-bet to 20,000 in the hijack. Cappiello then four-bet to 38,000 and Turchi moved all in for 80,000. Cappiello snap-called and Turchi let out a groan, knowing what was coming even before the cards were revealed.

Virgile Turchi: Q♥Q♣ All in
Candido Cappiello: A♠A♥

Turchi's suspicions proved correct as Cappiello turned over a pair of aces. The board ran out J♠6♠4♥5♦8♠ and Turchi was sent to the rail.

"I 100% thought he was bluffing and that you were bluffing. What a great poker player I am," tablemate Andras Nemeth joked with Cappiello after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Candido Cappiello	500,000 369,000	369,000
Virgile Turchi	Busted

Tags: Candido Cappiello Virgile Turchi

05-06-2025 17:25 UTC+1

Oie Shoves Button to Bust Sampirisi

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Matt Warburton

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

Vidar Oie shoved all in from the button versus his shorter-stacked opponents in the blinds. Alex Sampirisi called in the big blind and was at risk as players flipped their cards.

Alex Sampirisi: K♦J♥ All in
Vidar Oie: 6♥6♠

The board ran out 6♦7♣Q♥10♦7♥ and Oie all but cemented the hand with a set of sixes on the flop, making a full house by the river to win the pot. Sampirisi tapped the table and took his leave.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vidar Oie	190,000 5,000	5,000
Alex Sampirisi	Busted

Tags: Alex Sampirisi Vidar Oie

05-06-2025 17:22 UTC+1

Alilovic Takes Time Before Paying Off Zagar

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Matt Warburton

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

Christian Alilovic open-raised to 6,000 from middle position and Vid Zagar three-bet to 18,000, which Alilovic called.

The flop came 5♣7♥A♣ and Alilovic checked. Zagar made it 10,000 to go and Aliliovic check-raised to 25,000. Zagar made the call and action went to the turn, which was the 9♦. Alilovic gently placed out a bet of 28,000, but Zagar ramped up the aggression by shoving all in for 61,500.

Alilovic went into the tank for several minutes and the floor had to be called for time. As the final seconds trickled away, Alilovic finally made the call and tabled 10♦10♣. Zagar had A♦J♦ and was way ahead.

The river came the 5♠ and Zagar held to win the pot, doubling his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Alilovic	260,000 100,000	100,000
Vid Zagar	210,000 112,000	112,000

Tags: Christian Alilovic Vid Zagar

05-06-2025 17:19 UTC+1

Ciuca Finds a Set to Double

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David Salituro

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

Andrei Ciuca moved all in for 40,000 from the button and Kestutis Jungevicius called in early position.

Andrei Ciuca: 8♣8♥ All in
Kestutis Jungevicius: A♦10♥

Ciuca hit a set on the K♦J♠8♠ flop, while Jungevicius picked up a straight draw. The K♥ turn improved Ciuca to a full house, while the 2♠ river was a mere formality as Ciuca doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kestutis Jungevicius	350,000 99,000	99,000
Andrei Ciuca	90,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Andrei Ciuca Kestutis Jungevicius

05-06-2025 17:16 UTC+1

Plausinaitis Bets Out Yokosawa, Shows a Four

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David Salituro

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

Masato Yokosawa raised to 6,000 under the gun and Paulius Plausinaitis called in the cutoff.

Yokosawa checked the 9♥5♣7♠ flop and Plausinaitis bet 5,500. Yokosawa then raised to 17,500, Plausinaitis came back with a reraise to 35,500, and Yokosawa called.

The turn was the 8♥ and Plausinaitis bet another 35,000. Yokosawa quickly folded this time and Plausiniaitis allowed him to choose one of his cards. Yokosawa turned over the 4♥.

"Ah, ace-four of hearts. Don't do that next time," Yokosawa told him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paulius Plausinaitis	300,000 15,000	15,000
Masato Yokosawa	220,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Masato Yokosawa Paulius Plausinaitis

05-06-2025 17:02 UTC+1

Krasilnikova Falls to Tytgat Amid Controversy

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David Salituro

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

Nicolas Tytgat raised to 6,000 in early position and Nina Krasilnikova moved all in for 18,000 in the small blind. Samuel Baruk then put in 30,000 from the big blind and the table argued over whether it constituted a legal raise.

The floor had to be called over as the argument continued for several minutes. Baruk's bet was allowed to stand and action went back on Tytgat who reshoved. Baruk quickly folded.

Nina Krasilnikova: Q♠J♠ All in
Nicolas Tytgat: 9♥9♦

The K♣6♦8♠7♣5♠ board provided no help to Krasilnikova and she was sent to the rail as Baruk ripped off his headphones and stormed away from the table before his tablemates told him Tytgat had actually made a straight on the river. Baruk finally flashed a smile and took back his seat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Tytgat	410,000 37,000	37,000
Samuel Baruk	140,000 30,000	30,000
Nina Krasilnikova	Busted

Tags: Nicolas Tytgat Nina Krasilnikova Samuel Baruk

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

05-06-2025 16:52 UTC+1

Chip Counts at Break

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David Salituro

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack O'Neill	510,000 285,000	285,000
Mariusz Golinski	505,000 275,000	275,000
Mengshi Tian	480,000 220,000	220,000
Romain Locquet	455,000 220,000	220,000
Qing Lu	437,000 47,000	47,000
Jean Cristiani	432,500 2,500	2,500
Landron Alexandre	408,000 142,000	142,000
Julien Veyssiere	407,500 177,500	177,500
Andreas Goeller	407,000 84,500	84,500

Leon Zeaiter	395,000 114,500	114,500
Boris Angelov	373,000 68,000	68,000

Nicolas Tytgat	373,000 223,000	223,000
Christian Alilovic	360,000 20,000	20,000
Shakhabiddin Muradov	353,500 2,500	2,500
Ramana Epparla	350,500 128,500	128,500
Jeremie Beneteau	350,000 50,000	50,000
Frederic Popot	350,000 2,000	2,000
Jerome Sgorrano	330,000 11,000	11,000
Stanislav Petriv	314,000
Cesar Garcia	290,000 15,000	15,000

Stoyan Obreshkov	290,000 41,000	41,000
Paulius Plausinaitis	285,000 38,000	38,000
Patrik Antonius	280,000 60,000	60,000

Masato Yokosawa	280,000 126,000	126,000
Apoorva Goel	275,000 55,000	55,000