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

05-07-2025 17:32 UTC+1

Shevliakov Wins a Flip to Survive

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 17:32 UTC+1

Gaehl Puts Tian to Test on Flop

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Matt Warburton

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

Sebastian Gaehl open-raised to 20,000 from the button and Mengshi Tian three-bet to 90,000 from the small blind, which Gaehl called.

The flop came Q♠7♦8♦ and Tian checked. Gaehl bet 100,000, then Tian check-raised to 250,000. Gaehl wasn't having any of it and announced that he was all in, putting his opponent to the test for around 620,000 effective.

Tian made the fold and Gaehl scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Gaehl	1,500,000 400,000	400,000
Mengshi Tian	620,000 280,000	280,000

Tags: Mengshi Tian Sebastian Gaehl

05-07-2025 17:44 UTC+1

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

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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 17:58 UTC+1

Karakousis Frustrates Popot on the River

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David Salituro

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

Frederic Popot and Georgios Karakousis went to the turn on a board of A♦Q♣10♣8♦ when Popot bet 40,000 from the big blind. Karakousis called in the cutoff.

The river was the 10♥ and Popot bet another 60,000. Karakousis snap-called and Popot showed A♠J♥, but Karakousis had K♥10♠ for rivered trips.

"Oh no," Popot cried out as he stormed away from the table to cool down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Karakousis	740,000 229,000	229,000
Frederic Popot	650,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Frederic Popot Georgios Karakousis

05-07-2025 17:59 UTC+1

Lagan Falls to Barbero

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David Salituro

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

Paul Lagan moved all in for 140,000 from the small blind and Nacho Barbero put him at risk on the button.

Paul Lagan: K♦Q♦ All in
Nacho Barbero: A♦J♠

Both players hit a pair on the A♣K♠9♠ flop, but Barbero remained in the lead with his aces as the rest of the board came 6♥7♥ to send Lagan to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nacho Barbero	450,000 240,000	240,000
Paul Lagan	Busted

Tags: Nacho Barbero Paul Lagan

05-07-2025 18:00 UTC+1

Recent Bustouts

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David Salituro

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Didier Barthe	Busted
Ivo Bartoletti	Busted
Arnaud Enselme	Busted
Julien Veyssiere	Busted
Ilia Cabaniuc	Busted
Giorgos Onisiforou	Busted

05-07-2025 18:01 UTC+1

Nightmare Orbit for Goeller

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Matt Warburton

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

Andreas Goeller raised from under the gun and Julien Mariani three-bet to 86,000 from early position. Goeller called and action went to the flop, which ran out 4♦5♦2♠, and Goeller opted to lead out for 75,000. Mariani raised it up to 280,000 and Goeller mucked his hand to concede the pot.

Two hands later, the under-the-gun player raised and Manuel Cortada three-bet to 60,000 from the button. Goeller was in the small blind and four-bet to 155,000, which Cortada called.

The flop came 8♠4♦2♠ and Goeller ripped it in. Cortada made the call for 253,000. Players flipped their cards.

Manuel Cortada: Q♥Q♠ All in
Andreas Goeller: A♠K♣

The turn came the 6♦ and river the 3♣. Cortada held with his pocket queens to win the pot, doubling his stack and dealing yet another blow to the start of Day 3 chip leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Mariani	1,200,000 185,000	185,000
Manuel Cortada	850,000 400,000	400,000
Andreas Goeller	365,000 545,000	545,000

Tags: Andreas Goeller Julien Mariani Manuel Cortada

05-07-2025 18:05 UTC+1

Epparla Loses Flip to Bust

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Matt Warburton

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

Ramana Epparla open-shoved from early position for 155,000, around 15 big blinds. Amerigo Santoro looked him up from the big blind with the covering stack and players flipped their cards, with Epparla at risk.

Ramana Epparla: 10♣10♥ All in
Amerigo Santoro: A♠Q♣

It was a classic race, one that Epparla fell behind in pretty quickly as the flop ran out Q♥K♦K♠ to give Santora two pair, queens and kings. The turn came the 4♥ and river the 3♣. Santoro held and Epparla was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Amerigo Santoro	450,000 130,000	130,000
Ramana Epparla	Busted

Tags: Amerigo Santoro Ramana Epparla

05-07-2025 18:07 UTC+1

Barbero Flops the Joint to Score Another Knockout

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David Salituro

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

Nacho Barbero bet 30,000 from early position on a flop of 10♣8♣9♥, Alon Huberman moved all in for 250,000 on the button, and Barbero snap-called.

Alon Huberman: 9♠8♠ All in
Nacho Barbero: 7♦6♦

Huberman showed two pair, but Barbero had flopped a straight to take the lead. Huberman needed to fill up to survive, but he missed the K♦ turn and 7♣ river as Barbero knocked out another player.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nacho Barbero	700,000 250,000	250,000
Alon Huberman	Busted

Tags: Alon Huberman Nacho Barbero

05-07-2025 18:14 UTC+1

Cortada Leaves Sandev on Fumes

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David Salituro

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

The rest of the table was already heading on break as Manuel Cortada raised to 20,000 in early position. Georgi Sandev then three-bet to 60,000 in the hijack and Cortada called.

The flop came 7♥3♣2♥ and Sandev continued for 26,000. Cortada called and the 7♦ fell on the turn.

Sandev then bet 55,000 and Cortada again called. The river was the 2♣ and Sandev bet 200,000, leaving himself just 5,000 behind. Cortada tanked for a minute and used a time bank before calling.

"You win," Sandev said, showing Q♥10♥ for a bluff. Cortada turned over 9♠9♦ as he raked in the big pot, not even bothering to stack up the chips before joining the field on break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Cortada	1,000,000 150,000	150,000
Georgi Sandev	5,000 131,000	131,000

Tags: Georgi Sandev Manuel Cortada