€5,300 Main Event Day 3 | 2025 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo

05-07-2025 17:01 UTC+1

Petriv Takes Out Antoniou

David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Stanislav Petriv raised to 20,000 under the gun and Andreas Antoniou moved all in for 88,000 in middle position. Andreas Goeller called in the small blind, while Petriv also called.

The flop came Q♣7♦3♥ and Goeller quickly check-folded to a bet of 60,000 from Petriv.

Andreas Antoniou: 5♥5♣ All in
Stanislav Petriv: 10♣10♠

Antoniou was trailing against Petriv's tens and the rest of the board came 4♠A♣ to seal his elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Goeller	910,000 237,000	237,000

Stanislav Petriv	750,000 185,000	185,000
Andreas Antoniou	Busted

Tags: Andreas Antoniou Andreas Goeller Stanislav Petriv

05-07-2025 16:09 UTC+1

Davenport Flops the Nuts to Bust Lyubovetskiy

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Matthew Davenport and Andriy Lyubovetskiy both checked the turn on a board of 10♥Q♣Q♠8♥ and Lyubovetskiy also checked the 6♠ river.

Davenport then moved all in from under the gun and Lyubovetskiy, with around 60,000 remaining, used a few time banks before calling in the big blind.

Davenport showed Q♦10♦ for the flopped full house and Lyubovetskiy threw 10♣8♣ into the muck on his way to collect his payout.

Nicolas Oger and Laurent Cessy were also recently eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Davenport	900,000 60,000	60,000

Nicolas Oger	Busted
Andriy Lyubovetskiy	Busted
Laurent Cessy	Busted

Tags: Andriy Lyubovetskiy Matthew Davenport

05-07-2025 16:04 UTC+1

Malec Claims Another Bustout as Cibicek Falls

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Matt Warburton

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Jozef Cibicek was all in with a relatively short stack of 230,000 and was looked up by Sebastian Malec, who had him well covered as players flipped their cards.

Jozef Cibicek: Q♦Q♣ All in
Sebastian Malec: A♥K♣

The board ran out 7♠10♠A♠4♠6♦ and Malec paired his ace on the flop to win the pot, sending Cibicek to the exit. After eliminating Nemeth moments before, Malec had busted another player from his table and added yet more to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Malec	1,200,000 200,000	200,000

Jozef Cibicek	Busted

Tags: Sebastian Malec Jozef Cibicek

05-07-2025 16:01 UTC+1

Baraza Runs Into Navas' Kings in Massive Pot

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Around 200,000 was already in the middle as Juan Baraza and Rafael Navas went to the turn on a board of 8♣4♣9♣6♠. Baraza then got his last 200,000 in from under the gun while Navas put him at risk in middle position.

Baraza showed Q♣Q♠, but Navas turned over K♥K♠ as the 4♥ river sent the massive pot to Navas while Baraza hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafael Navas	900,000 434,000	434,000
Juan Baraza	Busted

Tags: Juan Baraza Rafael Navas

05-07-2025 15:59 UTC+1

Recent Bustouts

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Constantin Cirstea	Busted
Toru Ida	Busted
Petar Kalapish	Busted
Shakhabiddin Muradov	Busted
Danielle Noja	Busted
Adrien Favre-Felix	Busted
Jozef Cibicek	Busted

05-07-2025 15:58 UTC+1

Nemeth Picks Wrong Moment to Bluff-Catch

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Matt Warburton

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Action was on the turn on a board of 6♣2♠2♣3♠ with around 170,000 in the middle. Sebastian Malec made it 100,000 to go and Andras Nemeth made the call.

The river came the 2♦ and Malec announced that he was "all in" with the covering stack. Nemeth went deep into the tank, using three time bank cards to make his decision before opting to call.

Malec showed Q♠Q♦ for a full house, deuces full of queens. Nemeth was left stunned and the dealer prompted him to turn over his cards.

Nemeth showed A♠10♠. He'd missed his flush draw and was using his hand as a bluff-catcher. Unfortunately for Nemeth, Malec was far from bluffing. Malec scooped in the pot and Nemeth was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Malec	1,000,000 515,000	515,000

Andras Nemeth	Busted

Tags: Andras Nemeth Sebastian Malec

05-07-2025 15:48 UTC+1

Toledano Building Massive Stack, Busts Prusov

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Valeriano Toledano raised to 16,000 under the gun and Nacho Barbero called on the button. Dmitrii Prusov then moved all in for 130,000 in the small blind and Toledano called, while Barbero took a moment before folding.

Dmitrii Prusov: A♣9♣ All in
Valeriano Toledano: 10♣10♦

"Ace-jack, I had," Barbero said as Toledano and Prusov saw the Q♣9♠Q♦ flop, which gave both players two pair. The rest of the board came 2♠6♦ and Toledano's tens stayed in the lead to send Prusov to the rail as he boosted his stack past 1,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Valeriano Toledano	1,100,000 911,000	911,000
Nacho Barbero	230,000 196,000	196,000
Dmitrii Prusov	Busted

Tags: Dmitrii Prusov Nacho Barbero Valeriano Toledano

05-07-2025 15:30 UTC+1

Thumm Among Recent Bustouts

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tommaso Castellano	Busted
Nicolas Vayssieres	Busted
Niclas Thumm	Busted

05-07-2025 15:28 UTC+1

Aces Versus Kings Everywhere

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ka Kwan Lau three-bet to 55,000 on the button, Ivo Bartoletti moved all in from early position, and Lau called for 200,000.

Ka Kwan Lau: K♦K♠ All in
Ivo Bartoletti: A♣A♠

Lau had run his kings into Bartoletti's aces and found no miracles on the 10♣9♠4♦10♠Q♦ board as he fell victim to the massive cooler.

At the same time at another table, Milos Petakovic was all in for 85,000 from under the gun and up against Kestutis Jungevicius in the hijack.

Milos Petakovic: K♣K♥ All in
Kestutis Jungevicius: A♥A♣

It was another aces versus kings cooler, and Petakovic shared Lau's fate as the board came 9♥10♥3♣5♠A♠ to give Jungevicius a set and the bustout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kestutis Jungevicius	780,000 120,000	120,000
Ivo Bartoletti	550,000 221,000	221,000
Milos Petakovic	Busted
Ka Kwan Lau	Busted

Tags: Ivo Bartoletti Ka Kwan Lau Kestutis Jungevicius Milos Petakovic

05-07-2025 15:05 UTC+1

Margets Runs Into Cristiani's Kings

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Leo Margets raised to 16,000 in the hijack, Jean Cristiani moved all in from the small blind, and Margets called for her last 150,000.

Leo Margets: A♠K♠ All in
Jean Cristiani: K♦K♥

Margets was left looking for an ace to crack Cristiani's kings and keep her tournament hopes alive, but no help arrived on the 5♦8♦Q♣7♠7♦ board and she was eliminated.

Mehdi Rebai was also recently eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean Cristiani	400,000 80,000	80,000
Leo Margets	Busted
Mehdi Rebai	Busted

Tags: Jean Cristiani Leo Margets