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

05-08-2025 16:20 UTC+1

Martirosyan Finds an Ace to Survive

David Salituro

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

Vahe Martirosyan limped in from under the gun and Stoyan Obreshkov raised to 55,000 in the hijack. Mateusz Moolhuizen then three-bet to 140,000 in the cutoff and Obreshkov got out of the way, while Martirosyan tossed in his last 5,000.

Vahe Martirosyan: A♣7♣ All in
Mateusz Moolhuizen: 10♥10♦

The flop came A♠5♠8♦, giving Martirosyan a pair of aces as he took the lead. The rest of the board ran out 3♥2♥ and Martirosyan doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mateusz Moolhuizen	710,000 65,000	65,000
Vahe Martirosyan	125,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Mateusz Moolhuizen Stoyan Obreshkov Vahe Martirosyan

05-08-2025 16:21 UTC+1

Zeaiter Fills Up to Double Off Sgorrano

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David Salituro

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

Khossein Kokhestani raised to 50,000 in the cutoff and Leon Zeaiter moved all in for 455,000 in the small blind. Jerome Sgorrano called in the big blind, while Kokhestani got out of the way.

Leon Zeaiter: J♦9♦ All in
Jerome Sgorrano: A♥K♣

Zeaiter needed help to survive and found it on the 6♥9♥9♠ flop by making trips. The turn was the 8♥, while the J♣ river improved him to a full house and earned him a double up.

"Now I know what hands you push all in with," Kokhestani told him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jerome Sgorrano	1,700,000 400,000	400,000
Leon Zeaiter	950,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Jerome Sgorrano Khossein Kokhestani Leon Zeaiter

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 16:34 UTC+1

Moolhuizen Leaves Navas on Fumes

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David Salituro

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

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

The flop came K♣10♦9♥ and Navas bet 35,000. Moolhuizen called and the 2♥ fell on the turn.

Navas then bet 200,000 and Moolhuizen again called. The river was the 6♦ and Navas bet 310,000, leaving himself just 5,000 behind.

Moolhuizen took a few seconds before calling as Navas showed 5♥5♦, but Moolhuizen had K♥Q♦ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mateusz Moolhuizen	1,320,000 610,000	610,000
Rafael Navas	5,000 645,000	645,000

Tags: Rafael Navas Mateusz Moolhuizen

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 16:40 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 16:42 UTC+1

Popot Doubles to Survive

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David Salituro

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

Jamil Wakil raised to 55,000 in middle position, Frederic Popot moved all in for 205,000 on the button, and Wakil called.

Frederic Popot: 4♦4♠ All in
Jamil Wakil: A♦J♥

Wakil picked up a straight draw to go with his overcards as the board ran out Q♣9♠3♣8♠, but he missed the 2♥ river and Popot doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamil Wakil	650,000 140,000	140,000
Frederic Popot	450,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: Frederic Popot Jamil Wakil

05-08-2025 16:49 UTC+1

Kolonias Paid as Kokhestani Counterfeited

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Matt Warburton

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

Action was on the river on a board of A♣9♥7♦6♥7♣ with around 500,000 already in the pot. Khossein Kokhestani checked and Alexandros Kolonias pushed in a bet of 275,000.

Kokhestani made trhe call and flipped over A♠6♠, while Kolonias had A♥Q♦ for the same two pair with a higher kicker.

Kokhestani gestured in frustration at the board, as the seven on the river had counterfeited his hand. In any case, Kolonias scooped in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandros Kolonias	2,050,000 750,000	750,000
Khossein Kokhestani	1,950,000 750,000	750,000

Tags: Alexandros Kolonias Khossein Kokhestani

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 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.