€2,200 FPS High Roller | 2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

2024-04-28 14:09 UTC+1

Rockets For Lagan

Livello 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action folded around to Paul Lagan on the button who opened to 25,000. Javier Gomez called from the small blind and Ravi Sheth defended from the big blind.

The 10♥9♠9♥ was checked around before Gomez led the 3♥ turn for 22,000. Both Sheth and Lagan called. Gomez checked the [8c[ river and Sheth fired a bet of 65,000. Lagan made a quick call and tabled A♠A♥. Sheth showed K♣10♠.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Ravi Sheth	1,195,000 -15,000	-15,000
Paul Lagan	750,000 370,000	370,000
Javier Gomez	195,000 -255,000	-255,000

2024-04-28 14:08 UTC+1

Schemion Gets Stacked

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Livello 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action was picked up on the turn of 8♠4♠J♣4♠ with Ole Schemion facing a bet of 160,000 from Claudio Di Giacomo. He took a moment before raising all in for around 250,000. Di Giacomo snap-called and the players tabled their hands.

Ole Schemion: A♠A♣ All in
Claudio Di Giacomo: J♠J♦

Schemion ran into a full house and was drawing to two outs only. The 7♦ river meant Di Giacomo would claim the rest of Schemion's stack and send him to the rail.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Claudio Di Giacomo	850,000 553,000	553,000
Ole Schemion	Eliminato

Tags: Claudio Di Giacomo Ole Schemion

2024-04-28 14:01 UTC+1

Briotti Wins Battle of the Big Stacks

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Livello 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Jun Beum Chun opened to 25,000 from middle position and Tommaso Briotti called from the cutoff.

The flop came 10♥3♥2♣ and Chun fired a 75,000 continuation bet that was called by Briotti.

Chun slowed down with a check on the 10♦ turn and Briotti bet 69,000. Chun made the call.

On the 4♣ river Chun checked once more and Briotti bet 255,000, sending Chun into the tank.

After roughly four minutes, Chun opted to fold and Briotti took down a sizable pot without showdown.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Toni Kaukua	1,870,000 50,000	50,000
Tommaso Briotti	1,110,000 170,000	170,000
Jun Beum Chun	890,000 -41,000	-41,000
Antoine Labat	390,000 254,000	254,000
Francisco Benitez	255,000 123,000	123,000
Bernat Capdevila Montes	185,000 -223,000	-223,000
Mohammad Nakdali	168,000 -177,000	-177,000

Tags: Jun Beum Chun Tommaso Briotti

2024-04-28 13:58 UTC+1

Kostadinov Doubles Through Goncalves

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Livello 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Kostadin Kostadinov opened to 24,000 from under the gun and found a call from Mathieu Goncalves in the cutoff.

Kostadinov continued on the J♦9♦Q♠ flop, firing a bet of 33,000. Goncalves took some time before announcing all in, with Kostadinov quickly calling for his tournament life.

Kostadin Kostadinov: J♠J♣ All in
Mathieu Goncalves: Q♦10♠

Kostadinov flopped a set of jacks and held through the 10♣ turn and 3♦ river to earn the double up.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Mathieu Goncalves	613,000 -107,000	-107,000
Kostadin Kostadinov	325,000 163,000	163,000

Tags: Kostadin Kostadinov Mathieu Goncalves

2024-04-28 13:52 UTC+1

Petrone Busts Pellegrino

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Livello 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action folded around to Mathieu Di Meglio who opened to 25,000 from the hijack. Ramiro Petrone called in the cutoff. Pietro Pellegrino then moved all in for 190,000 from the big blind. Di Meglio folded and Petrone called.

Pietro Pellegrino: A♣K♣ All in
Ramiro Petrone: J♣J♦

Petrone flopped a set on 3♠J♠9♦ leaving Pellegrino drawing slim. The 2♦ turn confirmed his exit and Petrone boated up on the 3♣ river to secure the pot.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Ramiro Petrone	825,000 611,000	611,000
Mathieu Di Meglio	275,000 115,000	115,000
PIetro Pellegrino	Eliminato

Tags: Mathieu Di Meglio Pietro Pellegrino Ramiro Petrone

2024-04-28 13:48 UTC+1

Catch Up on EPT Winners So Far in Monte Carlo 🏆

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Livello 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

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2024-04-28 13:43 UTC+1

Zerjav Busts

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Livello 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action folded around to Blaz Zerjav who jammed all in for 78,000 from the cutoff. Ioannis Poullos made the call from the big blind as the covering stack.

Blaz Zerjav: Q♦10♥ All in
Ioannis Poullos: K♦9♠

The 5♣4♠4♣ flop kept Poullos's king ahead, and he stayed ahead through the J♥ turn and 4♦ river to secure Zerjav's stack.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Ioannis Poullos	300,000 6,000	6,000
Blaz Zerjav	Eliminato

Tags: Blaz Zerjav Ioannis Poullos

2024-04-28 13:35 UTC+1

Top Ten Stacks After First Break

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Livello 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Toni Kaukua	1,820,000 595,000	595,000
Jon Vallinas	1,320,000 795,000	795,000
Eduard Simonyan	1,225,000 555,000	555,000
Ravi Sheth	1,210,000 802,000	802,000
Tommaso Briotti	940,000 679,000	679,000
Jun Beum Chun	931,000 646,000	646,000
Sokratis Linaras	925,000 575,000	575,000
Jamie Dwan	848,000 408,000	408,000
Yuliyan Kolev	736,000 599,000	599,000
Mathieu Goncalves	720,000 570,000	570,000