€5,300 Main Event Day 4 | 2025 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo

05-08-2025 21:10 UTC+1

Angelov Picks Off Golinski

David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Boris Angelov raised to 90,000 in the cutoff, Mariusz Golinski three-bet to 250,000 in the small blind, and Angelov called.

The flop came J♠6♣5♣ and Golinski bet 150,000. Angelov called and the 8♥ turn was checked through.

Golinski then led out for 100,000 on the A♠ river and Angelov called. Golinski showed Q♠10♠ for a bluff, while Angelov had 6♥5♥ for two pair to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Angelov	2,900,000 400,000	400,000

Mariusz Golinski	470,000 555,000	555,000

Tags: Mariusz Golinski Boris Angelov

05-08-2025 19:55 UTC+1

Zeaiter Picks The Wrong Time to Get Aggressive as Franchi Doubles Before Dinner

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Leon Zeaiter raised to 60,000 in middle position and Malcolm Franchi three-bet to 190,000 in the big blind. Zeaiter then moved all in and Franchi snap-called for 800,000.

Malcolm Franchi: A♠A♣ All in
Leon Zeaiter: A♥5♥

Franchi had woken up with aces and became an even bigger favorite on the Q♠6♠3♠ flop, picking up a flush draw. The board ran out 9♥2♦ and Franchi doubled up on the last hand before dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leon Zeaiter	2,100,000 850,000	850,000
Malcolm Franchi	1,600,000 650,000	650,000

Tags: Leon Zeaiter Malcolm Franchi

05-08-2025 19:32 UTC+1

Wakil Drills the Flop to Double Off De Martino

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Jamil Wakil moved all in for 255,000 in the hijack and Diego De Martino called on the button.

Jamil Wakil: K♦10♦ All in
Diego De Martino: K♠J♣

Wakil wasn't behind for long as the A♦Q♦J♥ flop gave him the nut straight and a flush draw. The board ran out 8♠6♠ and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diego De Martino	2,220,000 50,000	50,000
Jamil Wakil	585,000 315,000	315,000

Tags: Diego De Martino Jamil Wakil

05-08-2025 19:20 UTC+1

Golinski Wins a Flip Against Davenport

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Mariusz Golinski raised to 60,000 under the gun, Matthew Davenport moved all in from the big blind, and Golinski called for 390,000.

Mariusz Golinski: A♦Q♥ All in
Matthew Davenport: 9♥9♦

The 10♥8♦2♥ flop was no help to Golinski and he was already getting up from his seat, but he caught the A♥ on the turn to make top pair. The river was the 10♣ and Golinski doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Davenport	1,300,000 250,000	250,000

Mariusz Golinski	800,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Mariusz Golinski Matthew Davenport

05-08-2025 19:10 UTC+1

Demydenko Makes a Big Fold to Kokhestani

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Mykhailo Demydenko raised to 60,000 on the button as Malcolm Franchi and Khossein Kokhestani came along from the blinds.

The flop came 9♦2♠5♦ and Demydenko bet 130,000. Only Kokhestani called and they both checked the 8♠ turn.

Kokhestani then moved all in on the 4♠ river and Demydenko, with around 700,000 remaining, used a few time banks before turning over two aces and tossing them into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Khossein Kokhestani	2,800,000 400,000	400,000
Malcolm Franchi	1,000,000 170,000	170,000
Mykhailo Demydenko	700,000 205,000	205,000

Tags: Khossein Kokhestani Malcolm Franchi Mykhailo Demydenko

05-08-2025 19:08 UTC+1

Stoyan Obreshkov Eliminated in 23rd Place (€30,100)

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Matthew Davenport raised to 60,000 in the hijack, Stoyan Obreshkov moved all in for 725,000 in the small blind, and Davenport called.

Stoyan Obreshkov: A♠J♦ All in
Matthew Davenport: K♥K♣

Obreshkov had run into Davenport's kings and needed to find an ace to survive, but no help arrived on the Q♣2♠8♣Q♠7♠ board and he was sent to the rail in 23rd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Davenport	1,700,000 650,000	650,000

Stoyan Obreshkov	Busted

Tags: Matthew Davenport Stoyan Obreshkov

05-08-2025 19:05 UTC+1

Frederic Popot Eliminated in 24th Place (€26,150)

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Matt Warburton

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

On the feature table, Kestutis Jungevicius opened from the hijack before calling Frederic Popot's 210,000 shove from the button. Players flipped their cards.

Frederic Popot: K♥K♣ All in
Kestutis Jungevicius: A♠7♠

Jungevicius flopped top pair on a board of 10♦A♥3♣J♥2♠ to take the lead. He held to win the pot and Popot was eliminated in 24th place for €26,150.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kestutis Jungevicius	2,060,000 330,000	330,000
Frederic Popot	Busted

Tags: Frederic Popot Kestutis Jungevicius

05-08-2025 18:38 UTC+1

[Removed:526] Runs Into Aces

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Matt Warburton

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

On the feature table, [Removed:526] opened to 60,000 from the hijack. Diego De Martino three-bet to 250,000 from the small blind, then [Removed:526] moved all in for 780,000. De Martino snap-called.

[Removed:526]: J♠J♥ All in
Diego De Martino: A♥A♣

[Removed:526] was in trouble against De Martino's aces and was eliminated in 25th place when the board ran out 3♣Q♣7♥6♠5♦, which broke the tables down to 24 players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diego De Martino	1,780,000 975,000	975,000
[Removed:526]	Busted

Tags: Diego De Martino

05-08-2025 17:28 UTC+1

Pardo Scoops in Huge Pot With River Shove

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Matt Warburton

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Juan Pardo open-raised to 50,000 and Enrico Coppola three-bet to 125,000, which Pardo called.

The flop came 3♠8♦A♦ and Pardo checked. Coppola bet 80,000 and Pardo check-raised to 225,000. Coppola reraised to 600,000 and Pardo called to bring the size of the pot up to around 1,500,000.

The action slowed down temporarily when both players checked on the Q♣ turn. The river came the 3♥ and Pardo moved all in for 945,000. Coppola went deep into the tank before finally giving up his hand.

With the rest of the tables already on break, Pardo scooped in a huge pot, bringing his stack up to more than 2.4 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	2,420,000 620,000	620,000
Enrico Coppola	2,400,000 700,000	700,000

Tags: Enrico Coppola Juan Pardo

05-08-2025 17:20 UTC+1

Shaganov Survives a Flip Against Cortada

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Kestutis Jungevicius raised to 50,000 in early position and Manuel Cortada called in the small blind. Artem Shaganov then moved all in for 650,000 in the big blind, Jungevicius folded, while Cortada quickly called.

Artem Shaganov: 10♣10♠ All in
Manuel Cortada: A♠K♠

Shaganov was racing for his tournament life as the board ran out 6♥3♥2♦8♥5♦, keeping his tens in the lead and earning him a double up.