€5,300 Main Event Day 1b | 2026 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo

3 days 14 hours ago

Konnikova Wins Big With Rivered Flush

Frank Visser

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Catching the tail end of a pot between Maria Konnikova in the small blind and Gianluca Cedolia in the cutoff, Konnikova checked the completed 3♠A♥10♥8♣7♥ flop over to Cedolia.

Cedolia then placed an overbet of 15,700, which appeared to be about one and a half times the pot. Konnikova did not take long before she flicked in a call.

Cedolio briefly flashed a straight, prompting Konnikova to table 9♥8♥ to take down the pot with her flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Konnikova	90,000 31,900	31,900

Gianluca Cedolia	80,000

Tags: Gianluca Cedolia Maria Konnikova

3 days 15 hours ago

Lappin Finds a Flush to Double

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Stewart Morrison

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Arriving with 7,900 already in the pot, and a 7♣8♠5♠ flop face up on the felt, Alexandre Bermon placed a bet of 3,500 from middle position. In response, PokerStars Team Pro member David Lappin moved all in for 32,800 from the cutoff, and Bermon called.

David Lappin: A♠3♠ All in
Alexandre Bermon: 5♦5♣

The J♠ turn brought immediate service for Lappin, whose double up was confirmed when the 4♥ completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Lappin	73,500 32,300	32,300

Alexandre Bermon	3,800 3,800	3,800

Tags: Alexandre Bermon David Lappin

3 days 15 hours ago

Clean Double for Xu

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Hang Xu got his 29,900 chips in preflop from the small blind and was looked up by Ramiro Petrone in the cutoff.

Hang Xu: A♥K♥ All in
Ramiro Petrone: A♦Q♠

The 4♥4♦8♦ flop brought some chop outs, but they disappeared when Xu paired his king on the K♠ turn. Petrone cut out the exact amount from his stack and paid Xu as soon as the 8♣ river had completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hang Xu	61,800
Ramiro Petrone	55,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Hang Xu Ramiro Petrone

3 days 16 hours ago

Mustafov Falls for Trap

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

In a pot worth 6,500, Almira Skripchenko checked the K♥8♥6♣ flop from under the gun to Fahredin Mustafov in the next seat over. Mustafov flicked in a bet of 2,400, which Skripchenko raised to 6,400.

Mustafov called to the 3♥ turn, where Skripchenko reverted to checking. Mustafov inquired about Skripchenko's remaining chips before he put her all-in for 12,000. Skripchenko wasted no time and snap-called.

Almira Skripchenko: A♥7♥ All in
Fahredin Mustafov: A♦J♥

Mustafov was drawing dead against the nut flush of Skripchenko, and she was awarded her double-up when the inconsequential Q♥ river completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Almira Skripchenko	43,300 43,300	43,300
Fahredin Mustafov	9,500 20,300	20,300

Tags: Almira Skripchenko Fahredin Mustafov

3 days 17 hours ago

Parmar Keeps Adding to Massive Stack

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Taran Parmar limped in under the gun. It folded to Abdullah Turan in the small blind, who upped it to 1,400. Fabiano Cappelli called in the big blind, and Parmar tossed in calling chips as well.

Turan then fired a bet of 3,300 on the 10♠3♦6♣ flop. Cappelli quickly folded, but Parmar called to stick around. Turan's bet of 5,200 on the 7♣ turn did not shake Parmar either, as the latter called to see the 8♥ river.

Turan completed his triple barrel with a bet of 5,400. Parmar quickly made the minimum raise to 10,800, and Turan called to showdown.

Parmar tabled 10♣9♣ for a rivered straight, and Turan sent his cards into the muck in defeat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Taran Parmar	175,000 48,000	48,000
Fabiano Cappelli	39,500 39,500	39,500
Abdullah Turan	21,500 23,000	23,000

Tags: Abdullah Turan Fabiano Cappelli Taran Parmar

3 days 17 hours ago

Pressure Pays Off for Ruijs

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Stewart Morrison

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

In the final hand before the blinds increased, Joris Ruijs raised to 700 from the cutoff and faced immediate resistance as Elia Salerno three-bet to 1,700 on the button. The action folded back to Ruijs, who four-bet to 5,200, which Salerno called.

Ruijs continued for 2,700 on the 5♥10♦4♠ flop, and Salerno called again.

The 6♥ turn saw Ruijs fire a more substantial 11,500 into the middle. That gave Salerno pause for thought, but after studying his opponent's stack and then his own, he elected to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joris Ruijs	51,400 18,400	18,400
Elia Salerno	44,300 44,300	44,300

Tags: Elia Salerno Joris Ruijs

3 days 18 hours ago

Zerjav Spikes River to Double Through Carbo

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Stewart Morrison

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Arriving with 7,400 already in the pot and a 6♣10♣3♣ flop face up on the felt, the action was on Blaz Zerjav in the big blind. Zerjav checked before facing a bet of 1,800 from Gerard Carbo from the hijack. Zerjav responded with a raise to 7,400, which Carbo called.

The 4♦ turn joined the board, and Zerjav moved all in for 25,300. Carbo took his time but ultimately chose to call.

Blaz Zerjav: A♣K♠ All in
Gerard Carbo: Q♣Q♦

The dealer burned and turned the K♥ river, improving Zerjav to top pair, seeing him awarded a full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Blaz Zerjav	73,000 36,400	36,400
Gerard Carbo	23,500 32,800	32,800

Tags: Blaz Zerjav Gerard Carbo

3 days 18 hours ago

Aces Versus Kings, No Blood Spilled

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Stewart Morrison

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Facing a raise to 700 from the player under the gun, Yuliyan Kolev three-bet to 2,400. The action then folded to Mattia Tagliavini in the big blind, who four-bet to 6,500. The original raiser folded, but Kolev moved all in for roughly 24,000. Tagliavini called, putting himself at risk with just a few chips less.

Mattia Tagliavini: K♥K♦ All in
Yuliyan Kolev: A♣A♥

The dealer spread a 8♠9♥7♠ flop, followed by a J♥ turn.

The 10♦ river completed the board, and as Tagliavini pushed his chips into the middle and prepared to leave, the dealer pointed out that he had chopped the pot, owing to the straight on the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuliyan Kolev	24,200 24,200	24,200
Mattia Tagliavini	24,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Mattia Tagliavini Yuliyan Kolev

3 days 19 hours ago

Full Double for Lappin

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Stewart Morrison

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Alexander Kopylkov limped in under the gun, prompting the player in the cutoff to follow suit. David Lappin put an end to the limping party, raising to 1,000. Kopylkov called, but the second limper folded.

The dealer spread a Q♣5♥10♥ flop, and Kopylkov led out for 1,500. Lappin responded in kind, raising to 4,500. Kopylkov then put in another raise, making it 15,500 to go. Lappin studied his stack, the board, and his opponent before moving all in for 29,900, which Kopylkov called.

David Lappin: Q♠Q♥ All in
Alexander Kopylkov: Q♦10♦

Kopylkov was drawing dead to running quads, but the 3♦ turn ensured Lappin wouldn't have to deal with that scenario.

The A♦ river completed the board, and Lappin scooped in a full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Lappin	50,600 20,600	20,600

Alexander Kopylkov	15,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Alexander Kopylkov David Lappin

3 days 19 hours ago

Rubiralta Rakes In Double-Up

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Toni Kaukua made it 500 to go in the hijack. Ramiro Petrone bumped up the price to 1,600 in the cutoff before Gerard Rubiralta shoved all in for 10,400 in the small blind.

Kaukua quickly mucked his hand, but Petrone looked Rubiralta up after some thought.

Gerard Rubiralta: J♠J♥ All in
Ramiro Petrone: K♣Q♣

Rubiralta's jacks remained best across the A♥3♠2♥8♥9♠ runout, and he doubled up to a stack of over 100 big blinds.