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

May 07, 2025

River Brings Franchi Trips and Coppola a Flush

Matthew Warburton

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

Malcolm Franchi open-raised from early position and Enrico Coppola moved all in from the button for 120,000, which Franchi called. Players revealed their cards.

Enrico Coppola: K♠Q♠ All in
Malcolm Franchi: A♥Q♣

The flop ran out 5♠A♣J♦ to give Franchi a pair of aces, but the 7♠ turn gave Coppola hope as he picked up a flush draw. The river came the A♠ and Franchi made trips, while Coppola completed his flush draw to win the pot, doubling his stack.

Tags: Enrico Coppola Malcolm Franchi

May 07, 2025

Cortada Spikes a Set to Bust Korhs

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David Salituro

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

Vitalijs Korhs moved all in for 80,000 in the big blind and Manuel Cortada called on the button.

Vitalijs Korhs: A♦8♣ All in
Miguel Cortada: Q♠Q♣

Korhs found the A♠ in the window, but it was followed by Q♥9♣ as Cortada hit a set. The rest of the board came 4♥8♣ and Korhs was sent to the rail.

Tags: Manuel Cortada Vitalijs Korhs

May 07, 2025

No Split for Karam

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Matthew 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.

Tags: Hala Karam

May 07, 2025

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.

Tags: Anze Smajd Frederic Popot

May 07, 2025

La [Removed:534] Flops Straight to Bust Zouari

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Matthew Warburton

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

Jeremie Zouari moved all in from under the gun for 60,000 and [Removed:533] called in the big blind. Zouari was at risk as players flipped their cards.

Jeremie Zouari: 8♥8♠ All in
[Removed:533]: K♦Q♦

The flop came 10♣J♣9♠ to give La [Removed:534] a straight, leaving Zouari drawing thin. The turn came the K♥ and river the 3♥. La [Removed:534] held and Zouari was sent to the exit.

Tags: Jeremie Zouari

May 07, 2025

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.

Tags: Andreas Antoniou Andreas Goeller Stanislav Petriv

May 07, 2025

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.