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

05-07-2025 17:44 UTC+1

Cristiani Picks Up Aces to Knock Down La [Removed:534]

David Salituro

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

Jean Cristiani and [Removed:533] got into a preflop raising war that ended with Cristiani all in for 397,000 in the big blind as La [Removed:534] put him at risk under the gun.

Jean Cristiani: A♦A♣ All in
[Removed:533]: AxKx

Cristiani had found aces and was a big favorite to double up as the board ran out Q♣3♥3♦7♠10♥, forcing La [Removed:534] to hand over the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:533]	1,200,000 410,000	410,000
Jean Cristiani	800,000 360,000	360,000

Tags: Jean Cristiani

05-07-2025 17:32 UTC+1

Shevliakov Wins a Flip to Survive

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David Salituro

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

Sebastian Gaehl raised to 20,000 in the hijack and Aleksandr Shevliakov three-bet to 70,000 in the big blind. Gaehl then moved all in and Shevliakov quickly called for 270,000.

Aleksandr Shevliakov: A♠K♦ All in
Sebastian Gaehl: J♦J♣

Shevliakov took the lead on the A♦6♥6♦ flop with two pair, while the rest of the board ran out 5♠8♣ and Gaehl handed over the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Gaehl	1,100,000 440,000	440,000
Aleksandr Shevliakov	550,000 345,000	345,000

Tags: Aleksandr Shevliakov Sebastian Gaehl

05-07-2025 17:21 UTC+1

Ivacson Triples Up on the River

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David Salituro

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

Attila Ivacson was all in for 76,000 from the big blind on a flop of 9♣8♣7♦, Ignacio Sole put in 270,000 on the button, and Diego De Martino called, having both players covered.

Attila Ivacson: J♠7♠ All in
Ignacio Sole: 8♦8♠ All in
Diego De Martino: XxXx

Sole was ahead with a set of eights as the turn came the A♦, but Ivacson hit the 10♣ on the river to make a straight and triple up. De Martino's cards quickly hit the muck while Sole took the side pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diego De Martino	480,000 255,000	255,000
Ignacio Sole	400,000 19,000	19,000
Attila Ivacson	350,000 226,000	226,000

Tags: Attila Ivacson Diego De Martino Ignacio Sole

05-07-2025 17:07 UTC+1

No Split for Karam

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Matt Warburton

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

Action was on the river on a board of A♥K♣10♥K♦3♣ and Hala Karam checked. [Removed:526] moved all in to put his opponent under pressure for the rest of her stack.

The cameras crowded around and Karam was in the spotlight as she used her full stack of time bank cards before eventually announcing her call. [Removed:526] flipped over A♦J♥ for two pair, aces and kings, with a jack kicker.

"Ah, sh*t, no split!" said Karam, as she revealed A♣4♣ for two pair with a weaker kicker. [Removed:526] won the pot and Karam was eliminated.

"Thank you guys," she said as she left the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:526]	690,000 249,000	249,000
Hala Karam	Busted

Tags: Hala Karam

05-07-2025 17:07 UTC+1

Popot Picks Off Smajd

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David Salituro

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

Frederic Popot raised to 20,000 in the hijack, Anze Smajd moved all in for 138,000 in the small blind, and Popot called.

Anze Smajd: A♥9♥ All in
Frederic Popot: 10♣10♦

Smajd was looking for help against Popot's tens, but he missed the Q♦J♦7♥6♠K♦ board and became the latest casualty.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frederic Popot	620,000 191,000	191,000
Anze Smajd	Busted

Tags: Anze Smajd Frederic Popot

05-07-2025 17:01 UTC+1

Petriv Takes Out Antoniou

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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 16:55 UTC+1

Mustafov Coolers Golinski For a Massive Double

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David Salituro

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

Fahredin Mustafov and Mariusz Golinski built a pot of around 160,000 as they went heads-up to a flop of J♣7♦5♦. Mustafov then bet 65,000 from early position and Golinski called in the small blind.

The turn was the 10♣ and Mustafov bet another 165,000. Golinski used a time bank before announcing all in, and Mustafov snap-called for 499,000.

Golinski showed J♠10♠ for two pair, but Mustafov had turned a straight holding 9♠8♠. The river was the 9♥ and Mustafov doubled up in a pot worth nearly 1,300,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fahredin Mustafov	1,230,000 585,000	585,000
Mariusz Golinski	300,000 735,000	735,000

Tags: Fahredin Mustafov Mariusz Golinski

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 16:01 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 16:01 UTC+1

Sboev Six-Bets All In

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Matt Warburton

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

Evgenii Sboev was sat on the button and facing a reraise from Leon Zeaiter, who had a three-bet of 63,000 in the middle. Sboev then four-bet to 152,000 and Zeaiter five-bet to 500,000.

Sboev then six-bet all in for around 900,000, sending Zeaiter into the tank. Zeaiter used a couple of time bank cards before eventually deciding to muck his hand and preserve the rest of his stack.

Sboev took down a huge pot without having to go to showdown, bringing his stack up to around 1,400,000.