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

05-08-2025 15:59 UTC+1

Coppola Wins a Flip to Bust Toledano; Capriles Coolers Jungevicius

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David Salituro

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

Valeriano Toledano moved all in for 440,000 from the small blind and Enrico Coppola put him at risk in the cutoff.

Valeriano Toledano: 4♣4♠ All in
Enrico Coppola: A♦Q♣

The flop came A♥3♥9♥ and Coppola took the lead with a pair of aces. The rest of the board ran out 2♠K♥ and Coppola continued his climb up the leaderboard by sending Toledano to the rail.

At the same time at another table, Miguel Capriles got his last 415,000 in the middle against Kestutis Jungevicius.

Miguel Capriles: K♣K♦ All in
Kestutis Jungevicius: Q♦Q♣

Capriles showed down a pair of kings and was a big favorite to double up as the board ran out 4♠8♣9♣5♥4♥, forcing Jungevicius to hand over the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Enrico Coppola	2,600,000 320,000	320,000
Kestutis Jungevicius	2,600,000 515,000	515,000
Miguel Capriles	900,000 430,000	430,000
Valeriano Toledano	Busted

Tags: Enrico Coppola Kestutis Jungevicius Miguel Capriles Valeriano Toledano

05-08-2025 15:56 UTC+1

Sgorrano Tries to Take Out Two

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David Salituro

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

Evgenii Sboev moved all in for 245,000 in the small blind and Jerome Sgorrano put him at risk on the button.

Evgenii Sboev: A♥4♠ All in
Jerome Sgorrano: A♦9♦

Sboev found himself dominated and at risk going to the K♠6♠J♠ flop, but the 3♠ turn improved him to a flush. The river was the 6♦ and Sboev doubled up.

The next hand, Sgorrano again called an all in as Jean-Marc Cristiani shoved for 480,000 in the small blind.

Jean-Marc Cristiani: A♦2♦ All in
Jerome Sgorrano: J♣J♠

The board ran out 9♦7♥5♣2♥K♦ and this time Sgorrano's hand held up to send Cristiani to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jerome Sgorrano	2,100,000 300,000	300,000
Evgenii Sboev	500,000 230,000	230,000
Jean-Marc Cristiani	Busted

Tags: Evgenii Sboev Jean-Marc Cristiani Jerome Sgorrano

05-08-2025 15:23 UTC+1

Coppola Sets Up Tytgat For a Double

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

In a blind versus blind battle, Enrico Coppola raised to 90,000 and Nicolas Tytgat called.

The flop came A♣6♣4♠ and Coppola continued for 55,000. Tytgat called and the 7♥ fell on the turn.

Coppola then bet 155,000 and Tytgat again called. The river was the K♦ and Coppola moved all in for 565,000.

Tytgat burned through five time banks and tanked for several minutes before flicking in a chip to signify a call. Coppola then showed 7♠7♣ for a turned set and Tytgat sent A♦5♦ into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Enrico Coppola	1,600,000 1,005,000	1,005,000
Nicolas Tytgat	250,000 635,000	635,000

Tags: Enrico Coppola Nicolas Tytgat

05-08-2025 15:11 UTC+1

Barbero Calls Navas' Bluff

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Matt Warburton

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Over on the feature table, Rafael Navas raised to 40,000 from under the gun. Nacho Barbero three-bet to 110,000 from the cutoff, which Navas called.

The flop came 7♠9♥2♣ and Barbero made a continuation bet for 80,000, which Navas check-raised to 175,000. Barbero called to take the hand to the 7♦ turn, which both players checked.

The river came the A♣ and Navas pushed his 1,390,000 stack into the middle. Barbero was covered and thought for a couple of minutes, burning through a few time bank cards before calling.

Barbero showed A♦Q♥ for a pair of aces, two pair with the sevens on board. Navas tabled K♠10♠ for a bluff, giving Barbero the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nacho Barbero	1,220,000 545,000	545,000
Rafael Navas	1,090,000 540,000	540,000

Tags: Nacho Barbero Rafael Navas

05-08-2025 15:07 UTC+1

Jungevicius Can See the Future

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of K♣J♣6♠, Kestutis Jungevicius bet 55,000 from the hijack and Julien Mariani raised to 125,000 in the big blind. Jungevicius then moved all in and Mariani quickly called for 325,000.

Julien Mariani: K♥6♦ All in
Kestutis Jungevicius: A♣10♠

Mariani had flopped two pair, while Jungevicius was on a straight draw. The 7♥ turn left Mariani poised for a double up, but Jungevicius spiked the Q♥ on the river to make his straight and send Mariani to the rail.

"Sorry," Jungevicius told Mariani.

"Don't say you're sorry. You're not sorry. You're the monster of the table. No luck, only skill. You can see the future," tablemate Miguel Capriles added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kestutis Jungevicius	2,900,000 400,000	400,000
Julien Mariani	Busted

Tags: Julien Mariani Kestutis Jungevicius

05-08-2025 15:05 UTC+1

Kolonias Makes Flush Against Cristiani

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Matt Warburton

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Jean-Marc Cristiani opened the action with a raise to 40,000 from early position, Pierre Chevalier called in the hijack, Alexandros Kolonias called on the button, and the big blind came along.

The flop ran out 4♣J♣J♦ and the big blind checked. Cristiani made it 50,000 to go, which was called by both Chevalier and Kolonias.

On the 5♣ turn, Cristiani and Chevalier checked. Kolonias fired out a bet of 95,000, then Cristiani check-raised all in. Chevalier got out of the way and Kolonias quickly made the call for the rest of his stack, 345,000 chips.

Cristiani showed A♣J♠ for trip jacks with a draw to the nut flush, a strong hand indeed, but Kolonias was ahead as he flipped over Q♣10♣ for a turned flush.

The river came the 6♥ and Kolonias held to win the pot, more than doubling up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandros Kolonias	1,050,000 840,000	840,000
Jean-Marc Cristiani	590,000 410,000	410,000

Tags: Alexandros Kolonias Jean-Marc Cristiani Pierre Chevalier

05-08-2025 14:51 UTC+1

Jungevicius Holds to Bust Karakousis

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Artem Shaganov raised to 40,000 under the gun and Kestutis Jungevicius three-bet to 100,000 in middle position. Georgios Karakousis then moved all in for 640,000 in the cutoff, Shaganov folded, while Jungevicius quickly called.

Georgios Karakousis: A♣Q♣ All in
Kestutis Jungevicius: Q♦Q♥

The Q♠10♣9♥ flop gave Jungevicius top set, but Karakousis picked up a flush draw on the 4♣ turn. The 6♥ river was safe for Jungevicius and he took the pot to send Karakousis to the rail.

"Easy game. Flop straight, sets," tablemate Miguel Capriles said to Jungevicius, who stacked up around 2,500,000 after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kestutis Jungevicius	2,500,000 1,540,000	1,540,000
Artem Shaganov	380,000 25,000	25,000
Georgios Karakousis	Busted

Tags: Artem Shaganov Georgios Karakousis Kestutis Jungevicius

05-08-2025 14:41 UTC+1

Fourth Pair Wins Kokhestani a Massive Pot

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Three players saw a flop of 10♠5♣4♣ where Jean-Marc Cristiani bet 80,000 from the big blind. Khossein Kokhestani then raised to 500,000 in early position and Leon Zeaiter called as action went back on Cristiani.

Cristiani went deep into the tank, taking several minutes and burning through most of his time banks. Kokhestani remained still, but Zeaiter got up from his seat and started pacing around until being reminded to sit back down while still in the hand.

Cristiani eventually folded and Kokhestani and Zeaiter went heads-up to the A♦ turn. Kokhestani then bet 200,000 and Zeaiter quickly called.

"Always call," Kokhestani told him.

"Why not?" Zeaiter replied. The river was the 3♠ and Kokhestani slowed down and checked. Zeaiter paused for a moment and checked behind as Kokhestani showed 7♦4♦ for a pair of fours.

Zeaiter studied the board for a few seconds as Kokhestani started dancing, realizing his pair of fours were enough to win the pot. Zeaiter mucked his cards and Kokhestani dragged in the massive pile of chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Khossein Kokhestani	2,000,000 900,000	900,000
Leon Zeaiter	1,500,000 810,000	810,000
Jean-Marc Cristiani	1,000,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Jean-Marc Cristiani Khossein Kokhestani Leon Zeaiter

05-08-2025 14:30 UTC+1

Wakil Doubles Through [Removed:534]

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Matt Warburton

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

[Removed:533] open-raised from middle position and Jamil Wakil three-bet to 130,000 from the hijack. [Removed:534] then pushed 540,000 in the middle, enough to cover his opponent. Wakil gave it quite a bit of thought before making the call for 480,000. Players flipped their cards, with Wakil at risk.

Jamil Wakil: A♣Q♠ All in
[Removed:533]: 9♥9♠

Wakil was flipping for his tournament life, but soon found what he was looking for as the flop ran out A♠J♣6♠ to give him a pair of aces. He doubled up through [Removed:534], bringing his stack to over 1,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamil Wakil	1,050,000 525,000	525,000
[Removed:533]	770,000 380,000	380,000

Tags: Jamil Wakil

05-08-2025 14:11 UTC+1

Pardo Cracks Malec's Aces to Bust Former EPT Champion

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Matt Warburton

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Sebastian Malec open-raised to 40,000 from under the gun and Juan Pardo defended in the big blind.

Both players then checked on 7♥10♣7♠ flop. The turn was the 9♣ and Pardo used a time bank before putting out a bet of 130,000, which Malec snap-called.

The river came the 5♥ and Pardo announced that he was all in, putting his oppponent to the test for all of Malec's remaining stack. Malec immediately made the call.

Malec flipped over A♣A♦ for pocket aces, two pair with the sevens on board. Pardo, though, showed 9♥9♠ for a full house, nines full of sevens to win the pot.

Both players had near-equal stacks, but after the count it was revealed that Pardo had slightly more than Malec. Pardo close to doubled his stack, while Malec was sent to the exit, meaning there will be no second title for the EPT Barcelona 2016 champion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	1,550,000 775,000	775,000
Sebastian Malec	Busted

Tags: Juan Pardo Sebastian Malec