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

05-07-2025 12:37 UTC+1

Rajkovic Makes Full House to Double Stack

Matt Warburton

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Adi Rajkovic was all in from the hijack for around 165,000 against Adi Rajkovic, who had him covered from early position. Players flipped their cards, with Rajkovic at risk.

Adi Rajkovic: A♥K♥ All in
Vidar Oie: 10♠10♣

It was a classic race and the board ran out A♦J♥J♣A♠6♣ and Rajkovic made a full house to double his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adi Rajkovic	350,000 81,000	81,000
Vidar Oie	160,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Adi Rajkovic Vidar Oie

05-07-2025 12:37 UTC+1

Zagar Has Higher Two Pair

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Matt Warburton

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action was on the river on a board of 7♥Q♠3♣10♦A♠ and Vid Zagar moved all in against two players in the multiway pot for 35,000 with around 100,000 in the middle.

Kestutis Jungevicius was the only player to make the call and he showed 10♣7♣ for two pair. Zagar, however, had A♦10♥ for a higher two pair, aces and tens, to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kestutis Jungevicius	260,000 360,000	360,000
Vid Zagar	170,000 36,000	36,000

Tags: Kestutis Jungevicius Vid Zagar

05-07-2025 12:38 UTC+1

First Break

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The remaining 119 players are going on the first 20-minute break of the day.

Level 16 Highlights

05-07-2025 12:58 UTC+1

Chip Counts at Break (full)

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Gaehl	1,000,000 243,000	243,000
Mariusz Golinski	820,000
Mengshi Tian	755,000 95,000	95,000
Andreas Goeller	751,000 31,000	31,000

Malcolm Franchi	736,000 298,000	298,000
Leon Zeaiter	710,000 130,000	130,000
Qing Lu	691,000 235,000	235,000
Jeremie Beneteau	690,000 139,000	139,000
Juan Pardo	660,000 25,000	25,000
Nicolas Tytgat	644,000 85,000	85,000
Stoyan Obreshkov	640,000 352,000	352,000
Evgenii Sboev	635,000 35,000	35,000
Andras Nemeth	566,000 166,000	166,000
Ivo Bartoletti	553,000 12,000	12,000
Sebastian Malec	541,000 146,000	146,000

[Removed:533]	535,000 262,000	262,000
Mykhailo Demydenko	516,000 189,000	189,000
Kestutis Jungevicius	506,000 246,000	246,000
Arnaud Enselme	498,000
Lucas Pochat	480,000 79,000	79,000
Georgios Karakousis	472,000 145,000	145,000
Manel Montalban	454,000 4,000	4,000
Gianfranco Iaculli	448,000 36,000	36,000
Attila Ivacson	445,000 5,000	5,000
Julien Veyssiere	433,000 18,000	18,000

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Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

05-07-2025 13:10 UTC+1

Nazarenko's Hopes Dashed as Wakil Makes Full House

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Matt Warburton

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

Manel Montalban open-raised to 12,000 from early position and Jamil Wakil called in the cutoff. Ruslan Nazarenko moved all in from the big blind for around 70,000, Montalban folded and Wakil made the call to put his opponent at risk.

Ruslan Nazarenko: A♠K♠ All in
Jamil Wakil: 5♣5♥

Nazarenko's hopes of doubling quickly faded as the flop ran out 5♦6♥7♦ to give Wakil a set of fives. The turn came the 8♦ and provided a chance for a chop, but the 6♣ river further improved Wakil's hand to a full house. He won the pot and Nazarenko was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamil Wakil	515,000 88,000	88,000
Ruslan Nazarenko	Busted

Tags: Jamil Wakil Manel Montalban Ruslan Nazarenko

05-07-2025 13:10 UTC+1

Beresford Jams Into Zeaiter's Queens

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David Salituro

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

Conor Beresford was in the small blind with a raise of 45,000 in front of him before Leon Zeaiter reraised to 150,000 in the big blind. Beresford had around the same amount remaining and shoved all in as Zeaiter quickly called.

Conor Beresford: 10♠10♥ All in
Leon Zeaiter: Q♦Q♣

Beresford had run his tens into Zeaiter's queens as Zeaiter stood up from his seat and began filming the action. The J♠5♣2♠A♦8♥ offered no help to Beresford and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leon Zeaiter	850,000 140,000	140,000
Conor Beresford	Busted

Tags: Conor Beresford Leon Zeaiter

05-07-2025 13:17 UTC+1

Mariani Sniffs Out a Bluff From Chevalier

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David Salituro

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

Julien Mariani raised to 12,000 in early position, Pierre Chevalier three-bet to 36,000 in the cutoff, and Mariani called.

The flop came A♥10♠6♠ and Chevalier continued for 20,000. Mariani called and the 7♦ fell on the turn.

Chevalier then bet 35,000 and Mariani again called. The river was the A♦ and Chevalier slid forward 95,000 as Mariani let out a loud sigh and tanked for a few minutes before calling.

Chevalier could only show K♣Q♠ for a bluff and Mariani turned over A♠Q♦ for trips to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Mariani	500,000 130,000	130,000
Pierre Chevalier	300,000 102,000	102,000

Tags: Julien Mariani Pierre Chevalier

05-07-2025 13:21 UTC+1

[Removed:526] Doubles in Blind Versus Blind Confrontation

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Matt Warburton

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

Action folded around to [Removed:526], who raised from the small blind. Manuel Carvalho responded by moving all in from the big blind, putting his opponent to the test for [Removed:526] 134,000 stack. [Removed:526] made the call and players revealed their hands.

[Removed:526]: A♦10♦ All in
Manuel Carvalho: 5♦5♠

[Removed:526] was flipping for his tournament life and needed to find a pair. He didn't have to sweat for too long, as the flop fell 4♠J♣10♥ to give him a pair of tens. The turn was the 8♠ and river the 7♠. [Removed:526] held and doubled up through Carvalho.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:526]	285,000 181,000	181,000
Manuel Carvalho	170,000 160,000	160,000

Tags: Manuel Carvalho

05-07-2025 13:26 UTC+1

Halimi Finds Kings to Double

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David Salituro

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

With around 80,000 in the pot, Rony Halimi and Thomas Rauhut went heads up to a flop of Q♣J♥3♥. Halimi then moved all in for 64,000 in early position and Rauhut called under the gun.

Rony Halimi: K♣K♠ All in
Thomas Rauhut: K♦Q♠

Rauhut had flopped top pair, but he was still trailing Halimi's kings as the board ran out 7♥10♠ to earn Halimi the double up.