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

05-06-2025 15:17 UTC+1

Tian Gets Off Light on Cooler Flop Against Jazayeri

David Salituro

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

Sean Jazayeri bet 6,500 from the cutoff on a flop of 8♣5♠K♠, Mengshi Tian raised to 15,000 in the big blind, and Jazayeri called.

Tian slowed down and checked the Q♠ turn as Jazayeri bet 15,000. Tian called and checked again on the 9♦ river, and this time Jazayeri checked back.

Jazayeri turned over 5♥5♣ for a flopped set.

"Oh, wow. Lucky queen," Tian said as he flashed kings and eights before mucking.

"That spade saved you a lot of money. I was shoving the turn if the spade doesn't come," Jazayeri added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mengshi Tian	260,000 40,000	40,000
Sean Jazayeri	170,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Mengshi Tian Sean Jazayeri

05-06-2025 15:22 UTC+1

Kassouf Busts in a "Cooler" to Carbo

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David Salituro

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

William Kassouf moved all in for 21,000 from early position and Gerard Carbo called on the button.

"Thank you. Just what I needed, a double up. Maybe a triple up," Kassouf said, but the blinds got out of the way to leave him heads-up with Carbo.

William Kassouf: Q♣10♥ All in
Gerard Carbo: A♣Q♥

"I'll take the ten of diamonds," Kassouf said as the flop came Q♦J♠3♣.

"Oh, cooler," he added after hitting top pair.

Carbo's ace-kicker remained in the lead on the 7♥ turn, and Kassouf again asked for the 10♦, but he instead saw the A♦ as Carbo improved to two pair to send Kassouf to the rail.

"Write it was a set-over-set cooler. It's all good. I was short anyway," Kassouf said on his way to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerard Carbo	260,000 43,000	43,000
William Kassouf	Busted

Tags: Gerard Carbo William Kassouf

05-06-2025 15:24 UTC+1

Shoev Spikes Turn to Double Through Pardo

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Matt Warburton

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

Action was on the flop on a board of 3♣2♣2♠ and Evgenii Sboev was stacking off against Juan Pardo. Sboev had around 53,000 and made the last raise, moving all in against Pardo, who quickly made the call.

Shoev had A♦Q♦ and Pardo was ahead with 9♣9♥ for two pair.

The turn, though, came the Q♥ and Shoev took the lead with a pair of queens to go with the deuces on the board. The river was the K♣ and Shoev held to win the pot, doubling up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	135,000 70,000	70,000
Evgenii Sboev	116,000 43,500	43,500

Tags: Evgenii Sboev Juan Pardo

05-06-2025 15:24 UTC+1

Marques Among Recent Eliminations

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David Salituro

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

EPT Prague champion Pedro Marques was among those recently sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Osman Aksu	Busted
Alessandro Barone	Busted
Brandan Brewer	Busted
Kian Kiani	Busted
Ettore Ricci	Busted
Pavel Plesuv	Busted
Bruno Lopes	Busted
Ghassan El-Hoss	Busted
Huan Chen	Busted
Jean Vigna	Busted
Victor Der Megreditchian	Busted
Mathieu Di Meglio	Busted
Andrea Furlanetto	Busted
Pedro Marques	Busted

Andreas Vlachos	Busted
Pekka Ikonen	Busted
Milos Skrbic	Busted
Sammy Berrehail	Busted
Boris Kuzmanovic	Busted
Enrico Rudelitz	Busted
Ivan Zhechev	Busted
Jose Ruiz Dominguez	Busted

05-06-2025 15:29 UTC+1

Set Over Set as Trevidy Hits River

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Matt Warburton

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

Ewen Trevidy was all in for 69,000 against Qing Lu, one of the chip leaders at the time. Players flipped their cards and Trevidy was at risk.

Ewen Trevidy: A♦A♠ All in
Qing Lu: 10♣10♠

Trevidy was ahead with his aces, until the Q♦6♥10♥ flop have Lu a set. Lu looked like she would extend her chip lead as the turn came the 2♠, but the A♣ river gave Trevidy a set of aces. He won the pot and doubled his stack, though it barely put a dent in Lu's pile of chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qing Lu	390,000 33,000	33,000
Ewen Trevidy	145,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Ewen Trevidy Qing Lu

05-06-2025 15:39 UTC+1

Cappiello Flips Dimitrov to the Rail; O'Dwyer Busts Patouilliart

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David Salituro

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

Stefan Dimitrov raised to 5,000 in early position and Artem Kokoriev called in middle position. Candido Cappiello then three-bet to 20,000 in the small blind and Dimitrov moved all in for 40,000. Kokoriev folded, while Cappiello quickly called.

Stefan Dimitrov: A♥Q♠ All in
Candido Cappiello: 9♠9♥

Dimitrov needed to win the coin flip to stay alive, but he couldn't connect with the 8♦4♥5♠J♥10♣ board and was eliminated.

At the same time at another table, Paul Patouilliart moved all in for 60,000 from the cutoff and Steve O'Dwyer called under the gun.

Paul Patouilliart: A♦Q♣ All in
Steve O'Dwyer: A♥K♠

O'Dwyer had Patouilliart dominated as the A♠5♠2♣ flop gave both players top pair. The turn was the 3♥, while O'Dwyer improved to two pair on the K♣ river to send Patouilliart to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Candido Cappiello	190,000 59,000	59,000
Artem Kokoriev	60,000 60,000	60,000
Paul Patouilliart	Busted
Stefan Dimitrov	Busted

Tags: Artem Kokoriev Candido Cappiello Paul Patouilliart Stefan Dimitrov Steve O'Dwyer

05-06-2025 15:48 UTC+1

Karmatckii Busts to Antonius

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Matt Warburton

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

Patrik Antonius open-raised from late position and Arsenii Karmatckii moved all in from the next seat for around 40,000. Antonius made the call and players flipped their cards.

Arsenii Karmatckii: J♣10♣ All in
Patrik Antonius: A♣K♣

The board ran out 6♠8♣5♦A♦Q♦ and Antonius paired his ace on the turn to leave Karmatckii drawing dead. Antonius won the pot and Karmatckii was sent to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrik Antonius	220,000 149,000	149,000

Arsenii Karmatckii	Busted

Tags: Arsenii Karmatckii Patrik Antonius

05-06-2025 15:52 UTC+1

Kliper Runs Into Queens

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Matt Warburton

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

Following a button open-raise to 5,500, Arie Kliper moved all in from the small blind for around 50,000. Apoorva Goel isolated from the big blind and the button folded to leave two players to flip their cards, with Kliper at risk.

Arie Kliper: 9♦8♦ All in
Apoorva Goel: Q♣Q♥

The 2♥4♣10♥ flop was pretty safe for Goel as Klipler failed to pick up any major draws. The 7♣ turn did bring a open-ended straight draw, but Goel held on the 5♦ river to win the pot, sending Kliper to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Apoorva Goel	220,000 62,000	62,000
Arie Kliper	Busted

Tags: Apoorva Goel Arie Kliper

05-06-2025 15:52 UTC+1

Kolonias Leaves Kaverman on Fumes

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David Salituro

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

Heads-up on a flop of 2♥6♣6♠, Alexandros Kolonias bet 7,000 from early position and Byron Kaverman called under the gun.

The turn was the A♦ and Kaverman led out for 15,000. Kolonias called to the K♣ river, where Kaverman bet another 65,500, leaving himself just 3,000 behind.

Kolonias tanked for several minutes until a tablemate called the clock. The countdown had nearly reached zero before he put in the chips and Kaverman showed 7♦7♥. Kolonias turned over A♥J♥ and took the pot with two pair.

At another table, Aurimas Stanevicius had raised to 5,500 in early position, Sameer Chaturvedi shoved for 48,000 in the small blind, and Stanevicius called.

Sameer Chaturvedi: A♣J♦ All in
Aurimas Stanevicius: A♠Q♣

Stanevicius had Chaturvedi dominated and the board came 8♠10♣5♣6♥4♠ to send Chaturvedi to the rail.