2025 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo
Players in Day 4 are heading for a 20-minute break with 36 hopefuls remaining. The next payout is worth €19,800.
Level 22 Highlights:
A few hands after Enrico Coppola doubled up, he went heads-up against Diego De Martino to a flop of 4♥J♣Q♥. De Martino then bet 40,000 from middle position and Coppola called.
Both players checked the A♥ turn and the 7♣ fell on the river. De Martino bet another 80,000, but this time Coppola raised to 200,000.
De Martino came back with a reraise to 450,000 and Coppola quickly called. De Martino showed 8♥8♠, but Coppola had 7♥6♥ for a flush to win the pot.
Nacho Barbero raised to 40,000 in early position and Stoyan Obreshkov called in middle position.
Barbero checked the 10♣5♣5♥ flop, then called when Obreshkov bet 35,000. The turn was the K♣ and Obreshkov bet another 65,000.
Barbero again called to the A♥ river, where Obreshkov bet 235,000. Barbero quickly called with A♦K♦ for two pair, but Obreshkov had Q♣J♣ for a flush to win the pot.
Stoyan Obreshkov raised to 40,000 in middle position and Matthew Davenport called in the big blind.
The flop came 6♥3♠2♦ and Obreshkov bet 30,000. Davenport then raised to 105,000 and Obreshkov called.
Both players checked the A♥ turn and Davenport resumed betting on the 8♠ river, putting out 65,000. Obreshkov called with A♠4♠ for a pair of aces and Davenport mucked J♦8♦.
Jamil Wakil open-raised from the button for 55,000 and Andreas Goeller called in the big blind. The flop came A♥7♥4♠ and Goeller led for 55,000, which Wakil called.
On the 9♥ turn, Goeller led again, this time for 75,000 and Wakil once again called. The river came the Q♠ and Goeller sized up to 285,000, leaving himself around 500,000 behind. Wakil had seen enough and mucked his cards, leaving Goeller to scoop in the pot.
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.
Stoyan Obreshkov raised to 40,000 in middle position and Mateusz Moolhuizen called in the cutoff.
The flop came Q♣5♦2♦ and Obreshkov bet 30,000. Moolhuizen then raised to 60,000 and Obreshkov called.
Both players checked the 3♥ turn and the K♣ fell on the river. Obreshkov then moved all in for 130,000 and Moolhuizen quickly folded.
The next hand, Nacho Barbero opened to 40,000 under the gun, Obreshkov three-bet to 90,000 in early position, and Barbero called.
Obreshkov continued for 100,000 on the K♣J♠8♦ flop and Barbero snap-folded.
Evgenii Sboev moved all in for 150,000 from the big blind and Leon Zeaiter put him at risk on the button.
Evgenii Sboev: A♦6♦
Leon Zeaiter: 10♦10♠
The flop came A♣Q♣6♥ and Sboev took the lead with two pair. The rest of the board ran out 3♠2♣ and Zeaiter reached across the table to give Sboev a fist bump before handing over the double up.
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.