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

05-09-2025 19:41 UTC+1

Coppola Makes a Big Fold Against Capriles' Rockets; Angelov Can't Shake Golinski

David Salituro

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

Mariusz Golinski raised to 210,000 under the gun before Miguel Capriles looked down at A♠A♦ in early position and three-bet to 700,000. The table folded to Enrico Coppola in the big blind who picked up J♠J♦ and gave it some thought but ultimately folded, while Golinski quickly tossed away his hand.

Golinski then raised to 210,000 on the button and Boris Angelov called in the big blind.

Golinski continued for 130,000 on the 10♣10♦6♦ flop and Angelov raised to 390,000. Golinski called and they checked down the A♦ turn and 4♥ river.

Angelov showed 2♥2♦, but Golinski had A♣6♠ for aces-up to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mariusz Golinski	6,800,000 540,000	540,000
Enrico Coppola	5,100,000 95,000	95,000
Boris Angelov	4,810,000 900,000	900,000

Miguel Capriles	3,710,000 460,000	460,000

Tags: Boris Angelov Enrico Coppola Mariusz Golinski Miguel Capriles

05-09-2025 19:46 UTC+1

Kokhestani Gets Aggressive Blind Versus Blind

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Matt Warburton

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

After picking up pocket kings the hand before yet not getting paid for it, Aleksandr Shevliakov open-raised from the small blind with A♥J♠ and Khossein Kokhestani defended in the big blind with K♦5♦.

The flop came the 10♦10♥7♣ and Shevliakov made a continuation bet of 200,000. Kokhestani wasn't done with the hand and raised it up to 600,000, which Shevliakov called.

Shevliakov then checked the 4♠ turn and Kokhestani made it 500,000 to go. Shevliakov had seen enough and folded to give Kokhestani the 2,400,000 pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Shevliakov	7,110,000 350,000	350,000

Khossein Kokhestani	3,610,000 650,000	650,000

Tags: Aleksandr Shevliakov Khossein Kokhestani

05-09-2025 19:50 UTC+1

Wakil Wins at Showdown

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Matt Warburton

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

Aleksandr Shevliakov raised it up to 200,000 from the button with A♣5♠ and Jamil Wakil called in the big blind with 9♠9♦.

On the Q♣2♣5♥ flop, Wakil checked and Shevliakov continued for 100,000, which Wakil called. The turn came the K♥, which came as a bit of an action-killer as both players checked.

The river was the 8♦ and Wakil put out a blocking bet of 100,000 with his nines. Shevliakov called with his pair of fives and Wakil's pocket nines won at showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Shevliakov	6,810,000 300,000	300,000

Jamil Wakil	5,340,000 450,000	450,000

Tags: Aleksandr Shevliakov Jamil Wakil

05-09-2025 19:59 UTC+1

Shevliakov Ramps Up the Aggression

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David Salituro

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

Boris Angelov raised to 200,000 in the hijack with Q♠Q♥ before Aleksandr Shevliakov three-bet to 650,000 in the cutoff holding 9♣5♦. Angelov then four-bet to 1,150,000 and Shevliakov folded.

Shevliakov opened to 200,000 in the hijack the next hand with K♠Q♥ and Mariusz Golinski defended K♥5♥.

Both players hit top pair on the K♣J♦2♣ flop and Golinski check-called a bet of 100,000. The turn was the 3♥ and Shevliakov bet another 700,000, but this time Golinski gave up his pair of kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Shevliakov	6,510,000 300,000	300,000

Mariusz Golinski	6,400,000 400,000	400,000
Boris Angelov	5,610,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Aleksandr Shevliakov Boris Angelov Mariusz Golinski

05-09-2025 20:10 UTC+1

Wakil Fires a Second Bullet

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David Salituro

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

Jamil Wakil raised to 215,000 in the hijack and Mariusz Golinski three-bet to 580,000 on the button with 10♣10♠. Wakil folded K♦J♠.

Wakil opened again the next hand, making it 220,000 from early position with K♥Q♠. Miguel Capriles called on the button with Q♣J♣, while Aleksandr Shevliakov defended K♠6♠.

The flop came 7♥7♦7♣ and Wakil bet 260,000. Capriles folded, but Shevliakov called to see the 10♣ turn.

Wakil then bet another 1,050,000 and Shevliakov folded this time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mariusz Golinski	6,820,000 420,000	420,000
Jamil Wakil	5,930,000 590,000	590,000
Aleksandr Shevliakov	5,930,000 580,000	580,000

Miguel Capriles	2,840,000 870,000	870,000

Tags: Aleksandr Shevliakov Jamil Wakil Mariusz Golinski Miguel Capriles

Level: 30

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

05-09-2025 20:28 UTC+1

Shevliakov Three-Bets

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Matt Warburton

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Mariusz Golinski opened to 240,000 from early position with 4♠4♣ and Aleksandr Shevliakov three-bet to 750,000 from the button with A♠K♥. Golinski folded and Shevliakov took the pot.

All of the pots in the last orbit or so have been taken down with raises, reraises or flop bets.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Shevliakov	7,250,000 1,320,000	1,320,000

Mariusz Golinski	6,800,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Aleksandr Shevliakov Mariusz Golinski

05-09-2025 20:35 UTC+1

Kokhestani Takes Pot With Turn Bet

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Matt Warburton

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Khossein Kokhestani open-raised to 250,000 from the button and Enrico Coppola three-bet to 800,000 from the big blind, which Kokhestani called.

On the 8♥7♥10♣ flop, Coppola asked his opponent's stack size, which was exactly pot, and then checked. Kokhestani checked behind.

The turn came the 10♥ and Coppola checked again. Kokhestani bet 400,000 and Coppola used a time bank card before folding A♦Q♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Enrico Coppola	4,780,000 320,000	320,000
Khossein Kokhestani	3,560,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Enrico Coppola Khossein Kokhestani

05-09-2025 20:40 UTC+1

Miguel Capriles Eliminated in 7th Place (€153,600)

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David Salituro

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Boris Angelov raised to 250,000 under the gun and Jamil Wakil called in the cutoff, while Miguel Capriles also came along from the big blind.

The flop came 10♣4♥3♥ and Angelov bet 230,000. Wakil folded, but Capriles moved all in for 2,035,000 and Angelov snap-called.

Miguel Capriles: K♥2♥ All in
Boris Angelov: A♣10♥

Capriles needed to hit a king or complete a flush draw to overcome Angelov's top pair, but he missed the 4♦ turn and 7♣ river and was eliminated in seventh place to bring Day 5 to a close.

With that bustout, Angelov takes the chip lead into the final day of the EPT Monte-Carlo Main Event for the second consecutive year.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Angelov	8,390,000 2,780,000	2,780,000

Jamil Wakil	4,980,000 950,000	950,000
Miguel Capriles	Busted

Tags: Boris Angelov Jamil Wakil Miguel Capriles

05-09-2025 20:41 UTC+1

Players Bag and Tag

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Matt Warburton

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

The six remaining players in Day 5 of the Main Event have bagged and tagged to return for the finale. Last year's runner-up Boris Angelov bagged as the chip leader. Standby for the recap on PokerNews.