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

05-08-2025 17:10 UTC+1

Goeller Drills the Flop to Stun Mustafov

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 17:15 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 17:15 UTC+1

Angelov Has the Better Ace to Take From Obreshkov

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David Salituro

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

Stoyan Obreshkov raised to 55,000 in early position, Boris Angelov three-bet to 275,000 in the big blind, and Obreshkov called.

The flop came 9♥2♣3♠ and Angelov bet 145,000. Obreshkov called and the A♠ fell on the turn.

Angelov then bet 175,000 and Obreshkov again called. Both players checked the 5♠ river and Angelov showed A♦K♣ for top pair, while Obreshkov mucked A♥Q♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Angelov	2,120,000 910,000	910,000

Stoyan Obreshkov	1,270,000 590,000	590,000

Tags: Boris Angelov Stoyan Obreshkov

05-08-2025 17:15 UTC+1

Moolhuizen Holds to Bust Montalban

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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 17:20 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kestutis Jungevicius	1,600,000 550,000	550,000
Artem Shaganov	1,300,000 920,000	920,000
Manuel Cortada	950,000 850,000	850,000

Tags: Artem Shaganov Kestutis Jungevicius Manuel Cortada

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 17:29 UTC+1

Break Time

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David Salituro

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

The remaining 25 players are going on a 20-minute break.

05-08-2025 17:39 UTC+1

Updates Going on Delay

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David Salituro

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

With 25 players remaining and one elimination away from the final three tables, updates are going on a 30-minute delay to match the PokerStars live stream. Updates will resume at about 7:20 p.m. local time.

Stay tuned for all the action.

05-08-2025 17:41 UTC+1

Chip Counts at Break

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David Salituro

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Goeller	2,965,000 165,000	165,000

Leon Zeaiter	2,580,000 120,000	120,000
Khossein Kokhestani	2,540,000 590,000	590,000
Juan Pardo	2,450,000 30,000	30,000
Enrico Coppola	2,405,000 5,000	5,000
Boris Angelov	2,195,000 985,000	985,000

Aleksandr Shevliakov	2,080,000 130,000	130,000

Alexandros Kolonias	2,060,000 10,000	10,000
Mateusz Moolhuizen	1,740,000 420,000	420,000
Kestutis Jungevicius	1,490,000 110,000	110,000
Stoyan Obreshkov	1,425,000 405,000	405,000
[Removed:533]	1,270,000 230,000	230,000
Artem Shaganov	1,265,000 35,000	35,000
Manuel Cortada	1,245,000 295,000	295,000
Malcolm Franchi	1,170,000 430,000	430,000
Stanislav Petriv	1,065,000 270,000	270,000
Matthew Davenport	1,050,000 415,000	415,000

Mykhailo Demydenko	905,000 375,000	375,000
Diego De Martino	805,000 155,000	155,000
[Removed:526]	780,000 180,000	180,000
Jamil Wakil	580,000 70,000	70,000
Miguel Capriles	440,000 460,000	460,000
Mariusz Golinski	400,000 210,000	210,000
Evgenii Sboev	360,000 140,000	140,000
Frederic Popot	360,000 90,000	90,000

05-08-2025 17:53 UTC+1

Flashback: Derk van Luijk Wins 2024 EPT Monte-Carlo Main Event

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Kaelaine Minton

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

There were times during the final table of the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Monte-Carlo Main Event that it seemed like it was fate for Derk van Luijk to be the one to hoist the gold-plated trophy at the end.

The 43-year-old Dutchman was all in on the penultimate day with ace-jack against aces but caught running jacks to make trips and earn a miracle double up. He was a card away from elimination on the final day but spiked two pair to stay alive. Van Luijk doubled up six different times over the course of the day. He ended up winning the most important all-in of all, the last one, as he defeated Boris Angelov at the end of an epic heads-up match to win the EPT title and the €1,000,000 top prize.

“That’s an amazing feeling. I cannot even realize still that I’ve won. It feels like I’m spacing right now. You don’t realize it yet, but it’s an amazing feeling,” Van Luijk said after conquering the largest field in EPT Monte-Carlo history with 1,208 total entries.

2024 EPT Monte-Carlo Main Event Final Table Results

Place	Name	Country	Prize
1	Derk van Luijk	Netherlands	€1,000,000
2	Boris Angelov	Bulgaria	€620,500
3	Rania Nasreddine	United States	€442,900
4	Jovan Kenjic	Serbia	€340,500
5	Jonathan Pastore	France	€261,700
6	Niclas Thumm	Germany	€201,000
7	Jonathan Guedes	Brazil	€154,900
8	Jozef Cibicek	Slovakia	€119,000

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