€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 15:08 UTC+1

Schieffer's Rockets Hold Against Beneteau

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David Salituro

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

Heads-up on a flop of J♥4♠3♠, Jeremie Beneteau bet 16,000 from the big blind, Philipp Schieffer moved all in for 59,000 in the cutoff, and Beneteau called.

Philipp Schieffer: A♠A♣ All in
Jeremie Beneteau: K♥J♠

Schieffer was ahead with his pair of aces against Beneteau's top pair, while the rest of the board ran out 9♣5♥ to earn Schieffer the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremie Beneteau	300,000 76,000	76,000
Philipp Schieffer	200,000 135,500	135,500

Tags: Jeremie Beneteau Philipp Schieffer

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

05-06-2025 14:57 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Qing Lu	423,000 23,000	23,000
Jeremie Beneteau	376,000 26,000	26,000
Shakhabiddin Muradov	351,000 84,000	84,000
Frederic Popot	348,000 160,000	160,000
Arnaud Enselme	345,000 30,000	30,000
Jerome Sgorrano	341,000 256,500	256,500
Christian Alilovic	340,000 77,000	77,000
Miki Vea Garcia	340,000 60,000	60,000
Stoyan Obreshkov	331,000 232,500	232,500
Paulius Plausinaitis	323,000 215,000	215,000
Andreas Goeller	322,500 2,500	2,500

Stanislav Petriv	314,000 64,000	64,000
Mehdi Rebai	310,000 160,000	160,000
Boris Angelov	305,000 75,000	75,000

Cesar Garcia	305,000 18,000	18,000

Jacob Amsellem	303,500 165,500	165,500
Gerard Carbo	303,000 172,000	172,000
Mengshi Tian	300,000 241,500	241,500
Rafael Navas	290,000 30,000	30,000
Leon Zeaiter	280,500 127,000	127,000
Mykhailo Demydenko	270,000 218,500	218,500
Martin Zamani	270,000 155,000	155,000
Jacek Hildebrandt	268,000 131,500	131,500
Landron Alexandre	266,000 99,000	99,000
Petar Kalapish	265,000 65,000	65,000

Players Heading for 20-Minute Break

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Matt Warburton

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Players in the Main Event are heading for a 20-minute break. There are now 265 players remaining.

Level 12 Highlights:

05-06-2025 14:25 UTC+1

Cappiello Picks Up Queens

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Matt Warburton

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Candido Cappiello was all in from the big blind for 75,500 against Sylvain Loosli in the small blind, who had Cappiello covered as players revealed their cards.

Candido Cappiello: Q♠Q♥ All in
Sylvain Loosli: 9♣9♠

The board ran out 8♠J♦4♦3♦5♦ and Cappiello held with his pocket queens to win the pot, doubling up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Candido Cappiello	155,000 17,000	17,000
Sylvain Loosli	80,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Candido Cappiello Sylvain Loosli

05-06-2025 14:23 UTC+1

"New Chip Leader": Lu Snaps Off Docherty

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David Salituro

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

David Docherty and Qing Lu went to the river on a board of 2♠5♥10♣10♠A♣ when Lu bet 40,000 from early position. Docherty then moved all in from the cutoff.

"Call," Lu yelled out as she put in 187,000, shooting up from her seat and tossing A♦A♥ onto the table for a rivered full house. Docherty leaned back in his seat and let out a deep sigh as he could only show 5♣4♣ before handing over the massive pot.

"New chip leader. Are you sure you're supposed to be at this table?" Jerome Sgorrano, who had just taken this seat, said to Lu.

"This is a better table," Sgorrano added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qing Lu	400,000 193,000	193,000
David Docherty	40,000 186,000	186,000

Tags: David Docherty Qing Lu

05-06-2025 14:21 UTC+1

Nikiforov Busts to Krasilnikova

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Matt Warburton

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Ilya Nikiforov pushed all in from the button with a short stack of less than ten big blinds. Nina Krasilnikova called in the small blind with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.

Ilya Nikiforov: A♥7♣ All in
Nina Krasilnikova: A♣10♣

The board ran out Q♥Q♣10♠4♣6♥ and Krasilnikova made two pair on the flop, tens and the queens on board. She won the pot and Nikiforov was eliminated.

"What can I do?" said Krasilnikova. "I must call."

Player	Chips	Progress
Nina Krasilnikova	65,000 13,500	13,500
Ilya Nikiforov	Busted

Tags: Ilya Nikiforov Nina Krasilnikova

05-06-2025 14:14 UTC+1

Recent Bustouts

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David Salituro

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Thome	Busted
Georgios Vrakas	Busted
Sylvain Naets	Busted
Andres Korn	Busted
Viet Vo	Busted
Ran Shapira	Busted
Alejandro Vazquez	Busted
Maria Konnikova	Busted

Adolfo Vaeza	Busted
Matthias Lipp	Busted
Florian Ribouchon	Busted
Clement Poletti	Busted
Julien Sitbon	Busted
Marco Regonaschi	Busted
Nicolas Chouity	Busted

Clement Pabion	Busted
Poseidon Ho	Busted
Sebastien Gallice	Busted
Diego Montone	Busted
Jack Corrigan	Busted
Yehor Shumeiko	Busted
Scott Wilson	Busted
Ian Bradley	Busted
Yannick Schumacher	Busted
Daisuke Ogita	Busted