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

May 07, 2025

Davenport Flops the Nuts to Bust Lyubovetskiy

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.

Tags: Andriy Lyubovetskiy Matthew Davenport

May 07, 2025

Malec Claims Another Bustout as Cibicek Falls

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Matthew Warburton

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

Jozef Cibicek was all in with a relatively short stack of 230,000 and was looked up by Sebastian Malec, who had him well covered as players flipped their cards.

Jozef Cibicek: Q♦Q♣ All in
Sebastian Malec: A♥K♣

The board ran out 7♠10♠A♠4♠6♦ and Malec paired his ace on the flop to win the pot, sending Cibicek to the exit. After eliminating Nemeth moments before, Malec had busted another player from his table and added yet more to his stack.

Tags: Sebastian Malec Jozef Cibicek

May 07, 2025

Baraza Runs Into Navas' Kings in Massive Pot

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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.

Tags: Juan Baraza Rafael Navas

May 07, 2025

Sboev Six-Bets All In

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Matthew 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.

Tags: Evgenii Sboev Leon Zeaiter

May 07, 2025

Recent Bustouts

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David Salituro

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

May 07, 2025

Nemeth Picks Wrong Moment to Bluff-Catch

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Matthew 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.

Tags: Andras Nemeth Sebastian Malec

May 07, 2025

Demydenko Spikes the Turn to Double Off Antoniou

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David Salituro

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

Andreas Antoniou bet 26,000 from the big blind on a flop of J♠10♣J♥ and Mykhailo Demydenko called in the cutoff.

The turn was the A♦ and Demydenko got his last 130,000 in the middle. Antoniou showed J♦8♥ for trips, but Demydenko had turned a straight with K♣Q♠. The river was the 7♠ and Demydenko doubled up.

Tags: Andreas Antoniou Mykhailo Demydenko

May 07, 2025

Mustafov Wins Three-Bet Pot

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Matthew Warburton

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

Following an open-limp, Stoyan Obreshkov raised to 26,000 from the hijack and Fahredin Mustafov three-bet to 75,000 from the button, which only Obreshkov called.

The flop came K♦A♠8♦ and Obreshkov checked. Mustafov continued for 40,000 and Obreshkov called. On the 5♦ turn, Obreshkov checked again and Mustafov went for a bet of 80,000. Obreshkov had seen enough and folded his hand to give Mustafov the pot.

Tags: Fahredin Mustafov Stoyan Obreshkov

May 07, 2025

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.