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

05-07-2025 15:02 UTC+1

Lam Flips Rajkovic to the Rail

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David Salituro

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

Adi Rajkovic moved all in for 135,000 from the button and Benoit Lam put him at risk in the hijack.

Adi Rajkovic: J♥J♣ All in
Benoit Lam: A♠Q♥

Rajkovic needed to win the flip to survive and remained in the lead on the 8♠4♠7♠ flop, while Lam picked up the nut flush draw. The turn was the A♦ and Lam moved in front with top pair, while the K♦ fell on the river to send Rajkovic to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benoit Lam	300,000 139,000	139,000
Adi Rajkovic	Busted

Tags: Adi Rajkovic Benoit Lam

05-07-2025 15:05 UTC+1

Margets Runs Into Cristiani's Kings

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David Salituro

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

Leo Margets raised to 16,000 in the hijack, Jean Cristiani moved all in from the small blind, and Margets called for her last 150,000.

Leo Margets: A♠K♠ All in
Jean Cristiani: K♦K♥

Margets was left looking for an ace to crack Cristiani's kings and keep her tournament hopes alive, but no help arrived on the 5♦8♦Q♣7♠7♦ board and she was eliminated.

Mehdi Rebai was also recently eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean Cristiani	400,000 80,000	80,000
Leo Margets	Busted
Mehdi Rebai	Busted

Tags: Jean Cristiani Leo Margets

05-07-2025 15:10 UTC+1

Capriles Doubles With Queens

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Matt Warburton

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

Ilia Cabaniuc raised from under the gun and Miguel Capriles moved all in from middle position for 113,000. The rest of the table folded and Cabaniuc made the call to put his opponent at risk. The cards were turned.

Miguel Capriles: Q♥Q♦ All in
Ilia Cabaniuc: A♥Q♣

The board ran out 7♦K♣K♦8♠10♥ and Capriles held with his pocket queens, making two pair with the kings on board to win the pot, doubling his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ilia Cabaniuc	270,000 106,000	106,000
Miguel Capriles	250,000 142,000	142,000

Tags: Ilia Cabaniuc Miguel Capriles

05-07-2025 15:14 UTC+1

Stanevicius Survives on the River

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David Salituro

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

Aurimas Stanevicius moved all in for 90,000 in the hijack and Arnaud Enselme called in the small blind.

Aurimas Stanevicius: A♠2♠ All in
Arnaud Enselme: 10♦10♣

Stanevicius was behind Enselme's tens going to the river on a board of 7♣6♥5♥K♠, but he caught the A♥ on the river to make a pair and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arnaud Enselme	400,000 117,000	117,000
Aurimas Stanevicius	190,000 83,000	83,000

Tags: Arnaud Enselme Aurimas Stanevicius

05-07-2025 15:16 UTC+1

Engel Snaps Off Antoniou With Aces

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David Salituro

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

Heads-up on a flop of 9♥2♠3♦, Andreas Antoniou bet 17,000 from under the gun and Ari Engel raised to 50,000 in the cutoff.

Antoniou called and the K♣ fell on the turn. Engel then bet 62,000, Antoniou moved all in, and Engel quickly called for 163,000.

Antoniou showed A♣K♠ for top pair, but Engel had A♥A♦ and held on through the 6♥ river to earn the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ari Engel	450,000 225,000	225,000
Andreas Antoniou	140,000 242,000	242,000

Tags: Andreas Antoniou Ari Engel

05-07-2025 15:21 UTC+1

Jungevicius Picks Off Petakovic's River Bluff

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Matt Warburton

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

Action was on the river on a board of 3♥K♠4♦5♥3♦ and Kestutis Jungevicius checked. Milos Petakovic pushed forward two stacks of blues to the value of 190,000 and Jungevicius gave it a little thought before making the call.

Petakovic had A♣Q♠ for a bluff and Jungevicius flipped over 8♦8♣ for pocket eights, two pair with the threes on board. Jungevicius had confidently and correctly picked off Petakovic's bluff to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kestutis Jungevicius	660,000 191,000	191,000
Milos Petakovic	75,000 366,000	366,000

Tags: Kestutis Jungevicius Milos Petakovic

05-07-2025 15:28 UTC+1

Aces Versus Kings Everywhere

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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 15:30 UTC+1

Thumm Among Recent Bustouts

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David Salituro

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Tommaso Castellano	Busted
Nicolas Vayssieres	Busted
Niclas Thumm	Busted

05-07-2025 15:43 UTC+1

Petriv Fires at Iaculli

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David Salituro

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

Four players went to a flop of K♠7♠2♦ where Stanislav Petriv bet 27,000 from early position. Gianfranco Iaculli called in the hijack, while Julien Mariani and Jeremie Zouari folded in the blinds.

Petriv bet another 44,000 on the 7♣ turn and Iaculli again called. The river was the 9♦ and Petriv slid forward 180,000. Iaculli instantly tossed his cards into the muck.

[Removed:533] is also at this table and has built his stack up to around 1,600,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:533]	1,600,000 672,000	672,000
Julien Mariani	720,000 8,000	8,000
Stanislav Petriv	700,000 255,000	255,000
Gianfranco Iaculli	280,000 123,000	123,000
Jeremie Zouari	140,000 135,000	135,000