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

05-09-2025 13:44 UTC+1

Mateusz Moolhuizen Eliminated in 12th Place (€58,200)

David Salituro

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Aleksandr Shevliakov shoved from the button as small blind Diego De Martino got out of the way, but Mateusz Moolhuizen in the big blind tanked for a moment before calling for 1,510,000.

Matuesz Moolhuizen: 9♠9♥ All in
Aleksandr Shevliakov: K♥J♦

Moolhuizen remained ahead on the 10♦4♠3♥ flop and began celebrating with his rail as the 9♣ turn improved him to a set. But those celebrations proved premature, as the Q♣ fell on the river to give Shevliakov a straight and send Moolhuizen to the rail in 12th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Shevliakov	5,530,000 1,570,000	1,570,000

Mateusz Moolhuizen	Busted

Tags: Aleksandr Shevliakov Mateusz Moolhuizen

05-09-2025 13:55 UTC+1

Diego De Martino Eliminated in 11th Place (€69,850)

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David Salituro

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Aleksandr Shevliakov raised to 120,000 in the cutoff and Diego De Martino moved all in for 715,000 on the button. Shevliakov called as he tried to take out a player for the second consecutive hand.

Diego De Martino: 3♠3♥ All in
Aleksandr Shevliakov: A♠J♦

De Martino remained ahead with his pair through the turn on a board of K♥6♦4♦7♦, while the 3♦ river improved him to a set but also gave Shevliakov a flush to send De Martino to the rail in 11th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Shevliakov	6,370,000 840,000	840,000

Diego De Martino	Busted

Tags: Aleksandr Shevliakov Diego De Martino

05-09-2025 14:15 UTC+1

Artem Shaganov Eliminated in 10th Place (€69,850)

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David Salituro

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Artem Shaganov raised to 600,000 under the gun and Enrico Coppola called in the cutoff. The flop came J♥9♣K♠ and Shaganov put in his last 150,000 as Coppola snap-called.

Artem Shaganov: K♦Q♦ All in
Enrico Coppola: J♦J♣

Shaganov had top pair, but Coppola had flopped a set to leave Shaganov looking only for a straight to stay alive. The 3♠ turn was no help, while the river was the 4♥ and Shaganov went around the table exchanging fist bumps with his former tablemates while the rest of the table celebrated making it to the final nine.

The remaining nine players are taking their seats at the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Enrico Coppola	7,400,000 900,000	900,000
Artem Shaganov	Busted

Tags: Artem Shaganov Enrico Coppola

05-09-2025 15:45 UTC+1

Golinski Doubles With Aces as Jungevicius Misses Outs

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Matt Warburton

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Kestutis Jungevicius raised to 125,000 from under the gun with A♣9♣ and Mariusz Golinski three-bet to 325,000 with A♥A♦, which Jungevicius called.

Jungevicius picked up a flush draw on the 7♣7♦4♣ flop and he checked. Golinski bet 155,000. Jungevicius made a raise to 900,000 and Golinksi snap-shoved all in for 1,105,000 total, which Jungevicius called.

Golinksi used his stand-up equity, rubbing his head nervously and folding his arms as the turn came a blank, the 2♥. The river was the J♥, and Golinski survived to double up his stack with aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mariusz Golinski	3,010,000 1,550,000	1,550,000
Kestutis Jungevicius	330,000 1,080,000	1,080,000

Tags: Kestutis Jungevicius Mariusz Golinski

05-09-2025 16:19 UTC+1

Kestutis Jungevicius Eliminated in 9th Place (€90,850)

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Matt Warburton

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Boris Angelov open-raised to 160,000 from under the gun and Miguel Capriles called on the button. Leon Zeaiter used a time bank card before moving all in from the small blind for 1,540,000. Kestutis Jungevicius called all in from the big blind with a short stack of 250,000 and Angelov isolated with a shove. Capriles folded and three players flipped their cards.

Kestutis Jungevicius: Q♠10♥ All in
Leon Zeaiter: A♥K♥ All in
Boris Angelov: J♥J♣

"King, king," called out Zeaiter.

The flop came K♠K♦10♣ to give Zeaiter trip kings. The turn came the 6♥ and river the Q♣. Zeaiter won the pot, doubling his stack through Angelov and sending Jungevicius to the rail.

"So nice," said Angelov.

"I am king for Germany," said Zeaiter as he pulled in a huge pot worth over 2,000,000.

Jungevicius tapped the table and shook his opponent's hands as he left. He was the first to be eliminated from the final table, finishing in ninth place for €90,850.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Angelov	4,850,000 1,535,000	1,535,000

Leon Zeaiter	3,570,000 2,030,000	2,030,000
Kestutis Jungevicius	Busted

Tags: Boris Angelov Kestutis Jungevicius Leon Zeaiter Miguel Capriles

05-09-2025 16:38 UTC+1

Coppola Spikes the River, Angelov Gets Away

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David Salituro

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Enrico Coppola raised to 185,000 in the hijack with 8♠7♠ and Boris Angelov defended Q♥10♦.

Both players checked the 10♥5♠2♣ flop. Angelov then led out for 290,000 on the 6♦ turn and Coppola called.

The 9♣ river improved Coppola to a running straight as Angelov bet another 730,000. Coppola then raised to 2,000,000 and Angelov used a time bank before folding top pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Enrico Coppola	8,340,000 1,420,000	1,420,000
Boris Angelov	3,720,000 1,130,000	1,130,000

Tags: Enrico Coppola Boris Angelov

05-09-2025 17:10 UTC+1

Kokhestani Pays Off Angelov's Boat

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David Salituro

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Boris Angelov raised to 185,000 on the button and Khossein Kokhestani called in the big blind.

The flop came K♣6♦5♦ and Angelov bet 125,000. Kokhestani called and they both checked the K♦ turn.

Kokhestani also checked the 6♥ river and Angelov bet another 620,000. Kokhestani ended up using two time banks before calling as Angelov showed K♠9♣ for a full house. Kokhestani mucked A♠10♠ and Angelov took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Angelov	4,730,000 1,010,000	1,010,000

Khossein Kokhestani	3,810,000 410,000	410,000

Tags: Boris Angelov Khossein Kokhestani

05-09-2025 17:44 UTC+1

Capriles Snap-Calls Coppola's River Bluff

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Matt Warburton

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Miguel Capriles open-raised to 180,000 from early position with A♥K♥ and Khossein Kokhestani called on the button with K♣Q♠, and Enrico Coppola called with J♥9♥ in the big blind.

The flop was dealt A♠8♥4♥ to give Capriles top pair and a flush draw. Coppola also picked up a flush draw, although he would be in trouble if it hit.

Coppola checked, Capriles bet 300,000 and Kokhestani folded. Coppola called to take the action to the 4♣ turn. Coppola checked and Capriles checked it back.

The river came the 6♠ and Coppola fired out 1,000,000 as a bluff with his missed flush draw. Capriles snap-called the bet for half of his stack with his pair of aces to win the 1,780,000 pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Enrico Coppola	5,920,000 1,760,000	1,760,000
Miguel Capriles	4,330,000 1,980,000	1,980,000

Tags: Enrico Coppola Khossein Kokhestani Miguel Capriles

05-09-2025 18:03 UTC+1

Golinski Doubles Through Zeaiter

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Matt Warburton

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Leon Zeaiter open-raised to 200,000 from early position with A♠10♥ and action folded around to Mariusz Golinski, who moved all in for 1,690,000 (just under 17 big blinds) with 7♠7♦.

"Take your GTO and shove it," said James Hartigan on the PokerStars stream. "Zeaiter came to play."

"But is ace-ten really the kind of hand you want to spin with?" questioned Nick Walsh.

In any case, Zeaiter did make the call to flip for Golinski's tournament life.

The board ran out Q♣6♠8♣2♥5♦ and Golinski held to double up his stack with pocket sevens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mariusz Golinski	3,530,000 1,570,000	1,570,000
Leon Zeaiter	2,730,000 1,540,000	1,540,000

Tags: Leon Zeaiter Mariusz Golinski

05-09-2025 19:20 UTC+1

Leon Zeaiter Eliminated in 8th Place (€118,500)

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Matt Warburton

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

In the second hand back from the dinner break, Mariusz Golinski open-raised to 210,000 from the button with A♦K♣ and Leon Zeaiter called with J♣7♠ in the big blind.

On the 2♠A♥8♦ flop, Zeaiter led for 220,000 and Golinski called with a pair of aces. Zeaiter picked up a pair of sevens on the 7♣ turn and led again for 460,000, which Golinski called again.

With 1,930,000 already in the pot, Zeaiter used a time bank card and then jammed all in for 1,740,000 on the 4♦ river. Golinski only took a moment before making the call with the covering stack to win a huge pot, bringing his stack up to 6,260,000.

Zeaiter, who had provided a lot of entertainment and action since the final table started, was eliminated in eighth place for €118,500.