€1,100 FPS Main Event | 2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

04-28-2024 15:23 UTC+2

Turchi Doubles Through Nolet

Calum Grant

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Guillaume Nolet, A♥8♠, raised to 1,000,000 from the cutoff and folded out the remainder of the table.

Atanas Malinov put Virgile Turchi all in from the small blind with J♦6♥. Turchi folded 7♠5♥.

Malinov then opened from the button to 1,000,000 with J♣7♠. Nolet tanked in the big blind with A♥4♦ before three-betting to 4,000,000 which folded out Malinov

Turchi then jammed for 4,400,000 from the button. After some thinking time in the small blind, Nolet called. Marco Gambini folded in the big blind so the cards could go on their backs.

Virgile Turchi: A♣J♠ All in
Guillaume Nolet: A♦10♣

Turchi paired his jack on the J♥9♠2♣ flop to become the huge favorite. The K♥ turn then gave Nolet outs to Broadway. The 3♦ river was a brick and Turchi doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guillaume Nolet	11,000,000 -1,900,000	-1,900,000
Virgile Turchi	9,800,000 4,150,000	4,150,000

Tags: Atanas Malinov Guillaume Nolet Marco Gambini Virgile Turchi

04-28-2024 15:10 UTC+2

Malinov Takes More from Livshitz

Calum Grant

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Guillaume Nolet moved all in from the small blind with A♥8♠ for 11,900,000 and folded out Marco Gambini, who had a slightly smaller stack.

Atanas Malinov opened to 1,000,000 from under the gun with 10♣9♥. Gabi Livshitz defended the big blind with K♠10♥. Action checked through to the river for the final board to read 8♥6♦5♥4♣9♠. Livshitz led out for 1,000,000 and Malinov called with his winning pair of nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Atanas Malinov	28,950,000 3,375,000	3,375,000

Guillaume Nolet	12,900,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Marco Gambini	9,530,000 -1,070,000	-1,070,000
Gabi Livshitz	5,800,000 -3,300,000	-3,300,000
Virgile Turchi	5,650,000

Tags: Atanas Malinov Gabi Livshitz Guillaume Nolet Marco Gambini

04-28-2024 15:03 UTC+2

Nolet Goes for Value

Calum Grant

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Marco Gambini made it 1,200,000 from the cutoff with A♦8♠ and folded out the remaining players.

Virgile Turchi limped in from the small blind with 9♣7♠ and Guillaume Nolet checked his option with 8♥7♦. Nolet picked up an open-ender on the Q♦10♣9♦ flop, which came in when the action checked through to the J♣ turn.

Turchi checked with a pair of nines. Nolet checked back. After some time in the tank, Turchi check-folded to a bet of 1,150,000 on the 3♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guillaume Nolet	11,900,000 500,000	500,000
Marco Gambini	10,600,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Virgile Turchi	5,650,000 -1,500,000	-1,500,000

Tags: Guillaume Nolet Marco Gambini Virgile Turchi

Level: 36

Blinds: 250,000/500,000

Ante: 500,000

04-28-2024 14:44 UTC+2

Catch Up on EPT Winners So Far in Monte Carlo 🏆

Josh Noy

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

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04-28-2024 14:35 UTC+2

Malinov Catches Livshitz Speeding; Break Begins

Calum Grant

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Marco Gambino limped in from the small blind with Q♠4♠ and Gabi Livshitz checked his option in the big blind with Q♣10♠. Gambini check-folded to a bet of 600,000 on the 10♦6♥4♥ flop.

Gambini opened to 900,000 from the button with Q♦J♥. Livshitz called with 8♣8♥ in the small blind and Atanas Malinov came along from the big blind with K♦2♦. Action checked through to the river for the final board to read 10♦10♣3♦6♣4♦. Livshitz fired out 2,500,000. Malinov, with a flush, called and Gambini folded.

Malinov regained his commanding chip lead and headed to the 15-minute break with more than 25 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Atanas Malinov	25,575,000 4,295,000	4,295,000

Guillaume Nolet	11,400,000
Marco Gambini	9,600,000 -1,300,000	-1,300,000
Gabi Livshitz	9,100,000 -3,000,000	-3,000,000
Virgile Turchi	7,150,000

04-28-2024 14:28 UTC+2

A Few Orbits at the Final Table

Calum Grant

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Guillaume Nolet received a walk in the big blind.

The following hand, he picked up A♦Q♣ in the small blind and raised it to 1,300,000, which folded out Marco Gambini in the big blind.

Gabi Livshitz then received a walk in the big blind.

Virgile Turchi opened to 850,000 with from under the gun with Q♣J♥ and folded out his opponents.

Atanas Malinov raised to 4,000,000 from the small blind with A♣3♦ and folded out Turchi in the big blind. After that, Malinov raised to 800,000 with K♥9♣. Turchi looked down at 4♥4♣ from the small blind and moved all in for 6,550,000. Nolet folded in the big blind, and Malinov also returned his cards to the dealer.

Back in the small blind, Nolet made it 1,200,000 from the small blind and pushed out Gambini in the big blind.

Atanas Malinov opened to 800,000 from under the gun with J♣6♣ and folded out the table. He then received a walk in the big blind the hand after.

Livshitz opened to 900,000 from the button with A♥9♣ and folded out the blinds.

Malinov got active again, waking up with A♣J♦, on the button and raising to 800,000. Nolet defended the big blind with Q♠7♠. Nolet check-folded to a bet of 850,000.

The following hand, Malinov made it 800,000 from the cutoff with 9♦7♥. Marco Gambini defended in the big blind with 5♠3♠. Gambini made two pair and just check-called for 700,000 on the Q♦5♦3♥ flop. The J♥ turn checked through to the 2♦ river. Gambini checked and Malinov didn't take the bait and checked behind with his nine-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Atanas Malinov	21,280,000 100,000	100,000

Gabi Livshitz	12,100,000
Guillaume Nolet	11,400,000 400,000	400,000
Marco Gambini	10,900,000 -300,000	-300,000
Virgile Turchi	7,150,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Atanas Malinov Gabi Livshitz Guillaume Nolet Marco Gambini Virgile Turchi

04-28-2024 14:07 UTC+2

Livshitz in Dreamland

Calum Grant

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Gabi Livshitz jammed from the small blind K♥6♣ for 2,400,000. Atanas Malinov called in the big blind with A♦7♣. Livshitz became the favourite on the K♠Q♣3♣ flop and sealed the checkmark on the K♦ turn. The 10♥ completed the board, and Livshitz doubled up.

Marco Gambini made it 900,000 from the cutoff before Livshitz three-bet to 1,800,000 from the button. Malinov then moved all in from a small blind, which folded out Gambini, who had 5♥5♦. Livshitz snap-called off his stack of 5,200,000, and the cards went on their backs.

Gabi Livshitz: A♥A♦ All in
Atanas Malinov: A♠K♥

Livshitz booked consecutive doubles through the chip leader after remaining best on the drama-free 10♦6♥2♦8♥2♥ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Atanas Malinov	21,180,000 -8,000,000	-8,000,000

Gabi Livshitz	12,100,000 8,900,000	8,900,000
Marco Gambini	11,200,000 -1,100,000	-1,100,000
Guillaume Nolet	11,000,000
Virgile Turchi	6,550,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000

Tags: Atanas Malinov Gabi Livshitz Marco Gambini

04-28-2024 13:59 UTC+2

Malinov's Stack Continues to Grow

Calum Grant

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Atanas Malinov opened to 800,000 from the cutoff with J♣8♥. Marco Gambini defended his big blind with A♥9♠.

Gambini check-called for 700,000 on the Q♥J♠9♦ flop, bringing in the 4♥ turn. Gambini, with a pair of nines, checked. Malinov and his jacks checked back. The 6♠ completed the board, and Gambini fired out 900,000. Malinov called with the best hand to extend his lead further.

Player	Chips	Progress
Atanas Malinov	29,180,000 3,000,000	3,000,000

Marco Gambini	12,300,000 -2,800,000	-2,800,000

Tags: Atanas Malinov Marco Gambini

04-28-2024 13:56 UTC+2

Five Hands from the Final Table

Calum Grant

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Guillaume Nolet opened to 1,300,000 from the small blind with A♣J♣ and folded out Marco Gambini in the big blind.

Atanas Malinov continued to be active, raising to 800,000 with 10♦8♠ from under the gun. Gabi Livshitz defended with Q♥5♥ from the big blind. Livshitz check-folded to a bet on the A♣K♦2♣ flop.

Virgile Turchi made it 900,000 from under the gun with A♥J♦. Marco Gambino called from the button with K♠Q♣. Gambini hopped into the lead, making top pair on the Q♦9♣8♣. Turchi check-folded to a bet of 1,200,000.

Guillaume Nolet raised to 800,000 from under the gun with K♥J♦ and folded out the table.

The following hand, Malinov opened 800,000 from the button with A♣7♠. Nolet woke up in the big blind with A♦2♦ and called. The K♥10♣9♣ flop checked through to A♠ turn, pairing up both players. Nolet then folded to a bet of 1,500,000, awarding the pot to the chip leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Atanas Malinov	26,180,000 1,800,000	1,800,000

Marco Gambini	15,100,000 900,000	900,000
Guillaume Nolet	11,000,000 -200,000	-200,000
Virgile Turchi	7,550,000 -1,850,000	-1,850,000

Gabi Livshitz	3,200,000 -1,550,000	-1,550,000