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

05-07-2025 15:58 UTC+1

Nemeth Picks Wrong Moment to Bluff-Catch

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 15:44 UTC+1

Sole Picks Up Kings to Double

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David Salituro

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

Ignacio Sole moved all in for 253,000 from middle position as Vitalijs Korhs put him at risk under the gun.

Ignacio Sole: K♥K♦ All in
Vitalijs Korhs: A♣K♠

Korhs was looking for an ace to win the big pot and score the knockout, but Sole held on through the 8♥8♣4♣2♠Q♠ board to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ignacio Sole	520,000 275,000	275,000
Vitalijs Korhs	90,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Vitalijs Korhs Ignacio Sole

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 15:16 UTC+1

Engel Snaps Off Antoniou With Aces

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David Salituro

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

Heads-up on a flop of 9♥2♠3♦, Andreas Antoniou bet 17,000 from under the gun and Ari Engel raised to 50,000 in the cutoff.

Antoniou called and the K♣ fell on the turn. Engel then bet 62,000, Antoniou moved all in, and Engel quickly called for 163,000.

Antoniou showed A♣K♠ for top pair, but Engel had A♥A♦ and held on through the 6♥ river to earn the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ari Engel	450,000 225,000	225,000
Andreas Antoniou	140,000 242,000	242,000

Tags: Andreas Antoniou Ari Engel

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

05-07-2025 15:02 UTC+1

Lam Flips Rajkovic to the Rail

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David Salituro

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

Adi Rajkovic moved all in for 135,000 from the button and Benoit Lam put him at risk in the hijack.

Adi Rajkovic: J♥J♣ All in
Benoit Lam: A♠Q♥

Rajkovic needed to win the flip to survive and remained in the lead on the 8♠4♠7♠ flop, while Lam picked up the nut flush draw. The turn was the A♦ and Lam moved in front with top pair, while the K♦ fell on the river to send Rajkovic to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benoit Lam	300,000 139,000	139,000
Adi Rajkovic	Busted

Tags: Adi Rajkovic Benoit Lam

05-07-2025 14:29 UTC+1

Cirstea Comes Out on Top as Two Players Make Trips

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Matt Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Following an open-raise to 12,000 from under the gun, Gianfranco Iaculli called, then Constantin Cirstea three-bet to 37,000. Jeremie Zouari called in the small blind, the original raiser folded, and Iaculli also made the call.

The flop came A♦4♣A♠ and action checked to Cirstea, who continued with a bet of 65,000. Zouari used two time bank cards before making the call, further inflating the pot.

Iaculli then check-raised to 150,000 and Cirstea moved all in for 275,000. Zouari quickly folded and the decision was back on Iaculli, who sighed and went into the tank himself before opting to call.

Iaculli had A♥10♣ for trip aces, but Cirstea was ahead as he flipped over A♣K♥ for trip aces with a higher kicker.

The turn came the 6♦ and river the 7♠. Cirstea held to pull in a huge pot that brought his stack up to around 700,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Constantin Cirstea	700,000 340,000	340,000
Jeremie Zouari	270,000 50,000	50,000
Gianfranco Iaculli	180,000 170,000	170,000

Tags: Constantin Cirstea Gianfranco Iaculli Jeremie Zouari

05-07-2025 14:24 UTC+1

Jungevicius Overshoves Flop Into Mustafov

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Matt Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Action was on the flop on a board of 10♠A♥3♠ with around 80,000 in the middle when Kestutis Jungevicius made an over-shove of nearly two times the pot against Fahredin Mustafov, who made the call for 158,000. Players revealed their cards.

Fahredin Mustafov: A♠9♠ All in
Kestutis Jungevicius: A♦6♦

"What is this?" asked Mustafov.

Both players had a pair of aces. Mustafov had the higher kicker as well as a flush draw. The turn came the 5♦ and the 5♠ river completed Mustafov's flush to give him the double up.

"Merry Christmas," said one of his tablemates.

Jungevicius said he was bluffing, but Mustafov replied that he was never folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kestutis Jungevicius	525,000 19,000	19,000
Fahredin Mustafov	410,000 173,000	173,000

Tags: Fahredin Mustafov Kestutis Jungevicius

05-07-2025 14:20 UTC+1

Davenport Finds an Ace to Bust Antoni

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

In a blind versus blind battle, Besiana Antoni got her last 150,000 in the middle as Matthew Davenport put her at risk.

Besiana Antoni: 9♥9♣ All in
Matthew Davenport: A♦Q♣

The flop came A♥5♥4♦ to give Davenport the lead with top pair, while the A♣ turn improved him to trips. The river was the 3♠ and Antoni was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Davenport	800,000 380,000	380,000

Besiana Antoni	Busted

Tags: Besiana Antoni Matthew Davenport