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

05-07-2025 15:28 UTC+1

Aces Versus Kings Everywhere

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 15:44 UTC+1

Sole Picks Up Kings to Double

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

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 15:48 UTC+1

Toledano Building Massive Stack, Busts Prusov

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

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 15:58 UTC+1

Nemeth Picks Wrong Moment to Bluff-Catch

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

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 16:01 UTC+1

Sboev Six-Bets All In

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Evgenii Sboev	1,400,000 520,000	520,000
Leon Zeaiter	560,000 340,000	340,000

Tags: Evgenii Sboev Leon Zeaiter

05-07-2025 16:01 UTC+1

Baraza Runs Into Navas' Kings in Massive Pot

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

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 16:09 UTC+1

Davenport Flops the Nuts to Bust Lyubovetskiy

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

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 16:55 UTC+1

Mustafov Coolers Golinski For a Massive Double

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

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 17:01 UTC+1

Petriv Takes Out Antoniou

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

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.