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

05-06-2025 16:00 UTC+1

De Martino Spikes the River to Bust Docherty

David Salituro

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

Diego De Martino raised to 5,000 in middle position, David Docherty moved all in for 45,000 from the hijack, and De Martino called.

David Docherty: A♣Q♣ All in
Diego De Martino: A♥10♥

Docherty had De Martino dominated as the flop came J♥8♣6♠, but the 7♥ turn meant he had to dodge a flush draw on the river. The river came the 4♥ and De Martino made his flush to send the Day 1a chip leader to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diego De Martino	220,000 160,500	160,500
David Docherty	Busted

Tags: David Docherty Diego De Martino

05-06-2025 16:03 UTC+1

Schneiders Among the Latest to Fall

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David Salituro

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierre Basile	Busted
Jean Besancon	Busted
Norayr Aghayan	Busted
Guillaume Nolet	Busted
Pierre Gineste	Busted
Chaofei Wang	Busted
Vladimir Lipnitskii	Busted
Yusuke Mizuno	Busted
Ran Shahar	Busted
Boris Berthomet	Busted
Bernd Gleissner	Busted
Pierre Calamusa	Busted
Brian Kim	Busted
Felix Schneiders	Busted
Jacques Der Megreditchian	Busted
Artem Kokoriev	Busted
Jason Wheeler	Busted
Byron Kaverman	Busted
Sebastian Schulze	Busted
Jeroshan Rex	Busted
Hugo Machado	Busted
Richard Belcastro	Busted
Dejan Kaladjurdjevic	Busted
Sylvain Loosli	Busted

05-06-2025 16:09 UTC+1

Can Sidhu Make a Straight Flush?

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Calum Grant

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

On the feature table, Kuljinder Sidhu raised to 5,000 from the cutoff, with just his 9♦ being scanned by the RFID reader.

Kevin Hasler, with 10♥7♠, came along from the big blind and made two pair on the 10♦7♦6♦ flop. With at least a straight flush draw, Sidhu bet 6,000 when checked to. Hasler just called, and the A♣ arrived on the turn.

Hasler check-called for 14,000, and checked for a third time when the 8♣ river completed the board. Sidhu, who had at least a straight, sized up to 28,000 and after some thought, Hasler called with the worst hand.

Sidhu's second card was revealed when he tabled his hand: A♠9♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kuljinder Sidhu	153,000 57,500	57,500
Kevin Hasler	71,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Kevin Hasler Kuljinder Sidhu

05-06-2025 16:09 UTC+1

Vellucci is a "Happy Man" as Neugebauer Folds

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Matt Warburton

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

Action was on the turn on a board of 6♥J♠10♣J♦ with around 70,000 in the pot. According to table talk after the hand, Roberto Vellucci had made around a half-pot-sized bet on the flop and Max Neugebauer had called. On the turn, Vellucci moved all in for 55,000 and Neugebauer was in the tank.

Neugebauer looked distressed by the decision and eventually mucked, showing A♥10♦ for two pair, tens and jacks. Vellucci scooped in the pot and Neugebauer was left wondering if he had been forced off the best hand.

"This is a happy man, that's all I know," said Andras Nemeth sitting to both players' right.

Indeed, Vellucci was grinning as he dragged in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roberto Vellucci	125,000 63,000	63,000
Max Neugebauer	100,000 50,500	50,500

Tags: Andras Nemeth Max Neugebauer Roberto Vellucci

05-06-2025 16:13 UTC+1

Furman Shoves Short and Doubles

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Matt Warburton

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

Action folded around to Oleg Furman, who moved all in from the button for 27,500. Patrik Jaros called in the small blind with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.

Oleg Furman: A♣2♠ All in
Patrik Jaros: K♣Q♠

The board ran out in Furman's favor as the flop came A♠Q♦5♠ to give both players a pair. The A♥ turn left Jaros drawing dead and the river was the 7♦. Furman doubled his stack and left Jaros short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleg Furman	65,000 29,000	29,000
Patrik Jaros	28,000 93,000	93,000

Tags: Oleg Furman Patrik Jaros

05-06-2025 16:15 UTC+1

Blebea Spikes a Set to Bust Chiappaetta

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David Salituro

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

Michael Chiappetta moved all in for his last 19,500 on the button and Iulian Blebea called in the big blind.

Michael Chiappetta: J♠5♠ All in
Iulian Blebea: 2♥2♠

The A♦2♦3♥ flop gave Blebea a set and left Chiappetta looking to complete a straight draw to stay alive. The 5♣ turn wasn't enough, while the 10♦ river sealed his elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Iulian Blebea	80,000 52,000	52,000
Michael Chiappetta	Busted

Tags: Iulian Blebea Michael Chiappetta

05-06-2025 16:17 UTC+1

Barbero Flops Broadway

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Calum Grant

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

Nacho Barbero opened to 5,000 from the cutoff and saw Yves Piacentino defend his big blind.

Fireworks ignited on the K♠Q♠10♣ flop as Piacentino check-jammed over Barbero's continuation bet of 7,000. Barbero had 32,500 more behind and quickly called.

Nacho Barbero: A♣J♣ All in
Yves Piacentino: K♦Q♥

Piacentino flopped kings and queens, but Barbero held the stone-cold nuts and banked the double after the 4♣10♠ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nacho Barbero	92,500 5,000	5,000
Yves Piacentino	69,000 12,500	12,500

Tags: Yves Piacentino Nacho Barbero

05-06-2025 16:22 UTC+1

Nazarenko Flops the World For a Fortunate Double

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David Salituro

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

Martin Zamani raised to 5,500 under the gun and Andrei Ciuca called in the hijack. Ruslan Nazarenko then moved all in for 61,000 in the small blind, Zamani folded, while Ciuca quickly called.

Ruslan Nazarenko: 10♦10♣ All in
Andrei Ciuca: J♦J♥

Nazarenko was dominated but didn't find himself behind for long as the flop brought 10♠2♦10♥, giving him quads. The rest of the board was 5♥4♠ and Nazarenko doubled up.

"You would've lost to both of us," Zamani told Ciuca, saying he had two fives.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ruslan Nazarenko	130,000 100,000	100,000
Martin Zamani	130,000 140,000	140,000
Andrei Ciuca	60,000 39,000	39,000

Tags: Andrei Ciuca Martin Zamani Ruslan Nazarenko

05-06-2025 16:26 UTC+1

Franchi Pairs to Bust Sebban

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Matt Warburton

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

Following an open-raise to 6,000, Ariel Sebban moved all in for 37,000 from the next seat across. Malcolm Franchi then shoved to isolate from the small blind and the original raiser folded to leave two players to flip their cards, with Sebban at risk.

Ariel Sebban: A♣K♦ All in
Malcolm Franchi: A♥Q♣

Franchi was dominated, but the board ran out 7♥8♠Q♠10♥6♠ to give him a pair of queens on the flop. Franchi held and Sebban was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Malcolm Franchi	125,000 9,000	9,000
Ariel Sebban	Busted

Tags: Ariel Sebban Malcolm Franchi

05-06-2025 16:28 UTC+1

Jaros Runs Into Queens

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Matt Warburton

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

Patrik Jaros moved all in for 22,500 from the hijack and Laurent Torres made the call in the cutoff. The rest of the table folded and players turned their cards, with Jaros at risk.

Patrik Jaros: A♦J♣ All in
Laurent Torres: Q♥Q♣

The board ran out 3♥J♦9♦4♥10♠ and Torres held with his pocket queens to win the pot, sending Jaros to the exit.