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

05-08-2025 17:15 UTC+1

Moolhuizen Holds to Bust Montalban

David Salituro

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

Mateusz Moolhuizen raised to 50,000 under the gun and Manel Montalban called in the big blind.

The flop came J♠10♦7♥ and Moolhuizen bet 50,000. Montalban then raised to 260,000, Moolhuizen moved all in, and Montalban called for 385,000.

Manel Montalban: Q♦9♠ All in
Mateusz Moolhuizen: Q♣J♥

Moolhuizen showed down top pair, while Montalban had a straight draw. The 7♣ turn was no help, while the 6♣ river sealed Montalban's elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mateusz Moolhuizen	1,790,000 470,000	470,000
Manel Montalban	Busted

Tags: Manel Montalban Mateusz Moolhuizen

05-08-2025 17:15 UTC+1

Sgorrano Pays a Big Price For a Hero Call

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David Salituro

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

Leon Zeaiter raised to 75,000 in the cutoff and Jerome Sgorrano called on the button.

Zeaiter checked the 9♦8♠2♠ flop and Sgorrano bet 65,000. Zeaiter then raised to 215,000 and Sgorrano called.

The turn was the A♦ and Zeaiter bet 400,000. Sgorrano called again to see the 4♥ river, where Zeaiter moved all in.

"Are you bluffing or not, my friend?" Sgorrano said as he went deep into the tank. He eventually emerged with a call and Zeaiter made sure he put the chips in before slamming down A♣A♥ for a set. Sgorrano mucked 10♠9♠ and Zeaiter doubled up.

"I have more time banks than chips," Sgorrano said as he put in his last 15,000 (less than the big blind) the next hand. Action folded to Malcolm Franchi in the big blind, who automatically put him at risk.

Jerome Sgorrano: J♦5♦ All in
Malcolm Franchi: 10♣6♣

Franchi hit a pair and flush draw on the 6♥Q♣7♣ flop, but Sgorrano made a pair of jacks on the J♥ turn. The river was the 6♠ and Franchi improved to trips to send Sgorrano to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leon Zeaiter	2,700,000 1,750,000	1,750,000
Malcolm Franchi	1,600,000 50,000	50,000
Jerome Sgorrano	Busted

Tags: Jerome Sgorrano Leon Zeaiter Malcolm Franchi

05-08-2025 17:10 UTC+1

Goeller Drills the Flop to Stun Mustafov

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David Salituro

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

Juan Pardo raised to 40,000 in early position and Enrico Coppola three-bet to 180,000 in middle position. Andreas Goeller then four-bet to 400,000 in the cutoff and Fahredin Mustafov moved all in for 1,270,000 in the small blind.

Pardo and Coppola got out of the way, but Goeller took a minute before calling.

Fahredin Mustafov: K♣K♠ All in
Andreas Goeller: J♠J♦

Mustafov had Goeller dominated and was poised for a massive double up, but Goeller spiked a set on the J♣5♥3♥ flop. The board ran out Q♣8♥ and Mustafov was sent crashing to the rail in 27th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Enrico Coppola	3,100,000 300,000	300,000
Andreas Goeller	2,800,000 1,555,000	1,555,000

Juan Pardo	1,800,000 285,000	285,000
Fahredin Mustafov	Busted

Tags: Andreas Goeller Enrico Coppola Fahredin Mustafov Juan Pardo

05-08-2025 17:05 UTC+1

Martirosyan's Chip and a Chair Story Ends to La [Removed:534]

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David Salituro

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

Vahe Martirosyan moved all in for 230,000 from the hijack and Stoyan Obreshkov called in the cutoff. [Removed:533] then reshoved for 785,000 in the big blind and Obreshkov folded.

Vahe Martirosyan: 3♥3♣ All in
[Removed:533]: A♠A♥

Martirosyan had run into La [Removed:534]'s aces, and this time no help arrived on the 8♦6♥5♠8♣J♥ board as he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stoyan Obreshkov	1,860,000 30,000	30,000
[Removed:533]	1,280,000 240,000	240,000
Vahe Martirosyan	Busted

Tags: Stoyan Obreshkov Vahe Martirosyan

05-08-2025 17:04 UTC+1

Shevliakov Holds With Aces to Double Through Jungevicius and Bust Gaehl

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Matt Warburton

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

Aleksandr Shevliakov open-raised from early position, Kestutis Jungevicius called in the small blind, then Sebastian Gaehl moved all in from the big blind for 430,000. Shevliakov called and Jungevicius also called to bring the pot to over 1,200,000 preflop.

Action slowed down as the flop came 9♦9♣7♥, both players still with chips opting to check. The turn came the 8♣ and Jungevicius pushed all in with a covering stack. Shevliakov quickly called for his last 420,000 and all three players revealed their hands.

Sebastian Gaehl: K♦10♦ All in
Aleksandr Shevliakov: A♦A♠ All in
Kestutis Jungevicius: 10♥8♥

Gaehl and Jungevicius both had straight draws, while Jungevicius also had a pair of eights. Shevliakov was in great shape with his pocket aces, though, and just needed a clean river to win a huge pot.

The river came a complete blank, the 3♥, so Shevliakov held to win the pot, doubling through Jungevicius to bring his stack close to 2,000,000 and eliminating Gaehl from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Shevliakov	1,950,000 1,275,000	1,275,000

Kestutis Jungevicius	1,050,000 850,000	850,000
Sebastian Gaehl	Busted

Tags: Aleksandr Shevliakov Kestutis Jungevicius Sebastian Gaehl

05-08-2025 16:40 UTC+1

Obreshkov Picks Off Barbero

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David Salituro

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

Action folded to Nacho Barbero in the small blind who shoved all in for 270,000. Stoyan Obreshkov was in the big blind and called to put Barbero at risk.

Nacho Barbero: Q♦6♠ All in
Stoyan Obreshkov: A♠8♥

Obreshkov hit top pair on the A♥J♠2♥ flop and Barbero was left drawing thin. The 5♥ turn meant Barbero was drawing dead going to the K♥ river and headed off to the payout desk.

Rafael Navas was also eliminated shortly after losing most of his chips to Mateusz Moolhuizen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stoyan Obreshkov	1,830,000 240,000	240,000
Nacho Barbero	Busted
Rafael Navas	Busted

Tags: Nacho Barbero Rafael Navas Stoyan Obreshkov

05-08-2025 16:40 UTC+1

Tytgat Survives With Short Stack, Then Busts in Big Blind

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Matt Warburton

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

Nicolas Tytgat had 20,000, less than one big blind, which he put in the middle from the hijack. Fahredin Mustafov completed his small blind for 25,000 in the small blind and Diego De Martino checked in the big blind.

Mustafov and De Martino then checked it all the way down on the flop, turn and river on a board of 8♣K♣Q♥3♠J♠ and players revealed their hands.

Somehow, Tytgat had what he needed to survive. He flipped over A♣Q♣ for a pair of queens. De Martino had a pair of queens with weaker kicker and Mustafov had nothing much. Tytgat tripled up, but he wasn't out of trouble yet and still had just a few big blinds.

A couple of hands later, following an open-raise to 50,000 from early position, De Martino three-bet to 170,000 from the button. Tytgat was in the big blind and commited to making the call for 60,000. Players flipped their cards.

Nicolas Tytgat: 9♠3♥ All in
Diego De Martino: A♣A♥

The board ran out Q♦7♦10♦4♠2♣ and De Martino held with his pocket aces to win the pot, sending Tytgat out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fahredin Mustafov	1,300,000 45,000	45,000
Diego De Martino	650,000 120,000	120,000
Nicolas Tytgat	Busted

Tags: Diego De Martino Fahredin Mustafov Nicolas Tytgat

05-08-2025 16:25 UTC+1

[Removed:526] Finds a Miracle to Leave Tytgat on Fumes

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David Salituro

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

Nicolas Tytgat raised to 50,000 on the button, [Removed:526] moved all in for 285,000 in the big blind, and Tytgat snap-called.

[Removed:526]: 3♥3♦ All in
Nicolas Tytgat: K♣K♦

Tytgat had woken up with two kings and had [Removed:526] crushed going to the flop, but [Removed:526] spiked a set on 7♠5♥3♣. The rest of the board ran out 6♦A♦ and [Removed:526] doubled up, leaving Tytgat with less than one big blind.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:526]	600,000 390,000	390,000
Nicolas Tytgat	15,000 405,000	405,000

Tags: Nicolas Tytgat

05-08-2025 16:14 UTC+1

Kokhestani Takes Another Monster Off Zeaiter

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David Salituro

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

Three-handed on a flop of 10♥6♥Q♠, Khossein Kokhestani bet 70,000 from the hijack and Alexandros Kolonias called in the cutoff. Leon Zeaiter then raised to 200,000 on the button and only Kokhestani called.

The turn was the 5♣ and Zeaiter bet another 300,000. Kokhestani quickly called and the 3♥ fell on the river. Kokhestani then put his hood over his head and announced he was all in for 800,000.

Zeaiter took around two minutes before calling as Kokhestani turned over A♥8♥ for the rivered nut flush. Zeaiter slammed his chips on the table in frustration as he showed Q♣10♠ for two pair before handing over the massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Khossein Kokhestani	2,700,000 1,195,000	1,195,000
Alexandros Kolonias	1,300,000 80,000	80,000
Leon Zeaiter	450,000 1,340,000	1,340,000

Tags: Alexandros Kolonias Khossein Kokhestani Leon Zeaiter

05-08-2025 16:05 UTC+1

Coppola Can't Be Stopped, Flops the Joint on Engel

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David Salituro

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

Heads-up on a board of 9♣8♠7♦A♦, Enrico Coppola bet 80,000 from the button and Ari Engel called in the big blind.

The river was the 8♥, and Coppola announced all in. Engel took several minutes and burned through multiple time banks before calling for his last 400,000.

Coppola showed J♥10♥ for a flopped straight and Engel tossed 10♣9♦ into the muck on his way to the exit.