Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€1,100 FPS Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€2,012,160
Entries
2,096
Level
38
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
225
Players Left
34
Chen Falls to the Kings of Ponomarev
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The action was caught as Anatoly Chen, in the big blind, was all in and at risk for his remaining 65,000 on a flop of 8♠6♠9♠, against Nikolay Ponomarev, in the hijack.
Anatoly Chen: J♣9♣
Nikolay Ponomarev: K♠K♣
The 2♥ turn and Q♥ river sealed the fate of Chen and he was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
Busted |
Pavon Spikes River to Double
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Gary Mamou opened to 11,000 from early position and received a call from Jakup Breckmann in the cutoff.
Julien Pavon then reached for chips on the button, producing a three-bet to 26,000. Both of his opponents called.
On the 9♦8♦7♥ flop, action was checked to Pavon, who quickly slid out a bet of 24,000.
Mamou folded but Breckmann produced a check-raise to 100,000, putting Pavon to the test for the rest of his stack, who had around 50,000 behind.
After around three minutes of thought, Pavon made the call to put himself at risk.
Julien Pavon: K♣Q♦ 
Jakup Breckmann: J♣9♣
Pavon was in trouble with king-high and a backdoor flush draw, while Breckmann held top pair nines with a straight draw.
The 5♠ rolled off on the turn, but the river brought the K♠, giving Pavon a pair of kings and the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000
201,000
|
201,000 |
|
100,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
75,000
35,500
|
35,500 |
Henn Flops the Nuts to Double Up
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Conor Bergin raised to 10,000 from the cutoff, the small blind called and Dennis Henn moved all in for 22,000 from the big blind. Bergin moved all in himself and the small blind folded.
Dennis Henn: 8♥7♦
Conor Bergin: Q♥J♣
The flopped landed 9♦10♦6♥ giving Henn the nut straight, while Bergin was open-ended. The 6♠ turn and 4♠ river confirmed Henn's double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,000
-72,000
|
-72,000 |
|
49,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Pishvaie Cancels Cibicek
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Action folded to Jozef Cibicek in the cutoff, who opened to 8,000, only to be faced with a three-bet to 28,000 from Saam Pishvaie in the small blind.
After a brief period of thought, Cibicek moved all in for around 100,000, with Pishvaie making the snap-call.
Jozef Cibicek: A♥Q♣
Saam Pishvaie: A♦A♣
Cibicek had run his ace-queen straight into Pishvaie's pocket aces, and no unlikely escape was provided by the K♥J♣5♣K♦A♠ runout, Pishvaie taking the pot with a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
118,000
|
118,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Piladakis Is Good at Showdown
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Saam Pishvaie raised to 8,000 from early position, receiving a call from Konstantinos Piladakis, in the small blind.
Piladakis check-called a bet of 6,000 from Pishvaie on the 4♣7♥Q♠ flop.
The 3♠ turn and 3♦ river slowly checked to a showdown. Piladakis tabled 10♠4♠ for a pair of fours; good enough to win this pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
|
|
112,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
River Raise Works for Pizzuti
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Simon Gautschi opened to 8,000 from early position, and received calls from Stefano Pizzuti on the button and Dumitru Pora in the big blind.
All players checked through the 9♦K♦10♠ flop and J♥ turn.
The A♥ rolled off on the river, and Pora led out with a bet of 20,000.
Gautschi called, but Pizzuti reached for chips and produced a raise to 45,000, leading to swift folds from both of his opponents.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
180,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Pavon Piles on the Pressure
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Julien Pavon raised to 8,000 from the hijack, receiving a call from Fabian Rolli, in the big blind.
The 6♦J♠10♥ flop saw Rolli check-call a bet of 8,000 from Pavon.
The 3♦ turn saw a repeat of the action, this time Pavon sized up to 18,000.
The 7♣ river saw Rolli check again. Pavon bet enough to out Rolli all in for his effective stack of 39,000, ultimately prompting him to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
128,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
|
39,000
-41,000
|
-41,000 |
Arzumanyan Spikes River to Survive
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Gianluca Cammarata opened to 10,000 under the gun and was called by Nikolay Arzumanyan in the next seat.
On the 9♥Q♥3♠ flop, Cammarata checked to his opponent. After some thought, Arzumanyan moved all in for around 36,000 and Cammarata made the quick call.
Nikolay Arzumanyan: Q♠10♠
Gianluca Cammarata: A♠Q♣
Arzumanyan was in trouble with his pair of queens dominated by Cammarata's ace kicker, but picked up additional outs to the flush draw after the 8♠ turn.
The 10♥ then rolled off on the river to give Arzumanyan top two pair and the double up, leaving Cammarata to lament his misfortune.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
155,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
|
115,000
82,000
|
82,000 |