€2,200 FPS High Roller Day 1a | 2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

04-28-2024 00:05 UTC+2

Xanthopoulos Wins At Showdown

Patrick Cole

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Pavlos Xanthopoulos opened from the hijack to 10,000. Action folded around to Mohammad Nakdali who defended the big blind.

He checked the K♥6♥Q♥ flop to Xanthopoulos who bet 5,000. Nakdali called. Both players checked the 9♣ turn and the K♣ river. Xanthopoulos showed 5♠6♠ for kings and sixes and Nakdali showed ace-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mohammad Nakdali	175,000 29,000	29,000
Pavlos Xanthopoulos	140,000 68,000	68,000

Tags: Mohammad Nakdali Pavlos Xanthopoulos

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

04-27-2024 23:44 UTC+2

Khalifa Keeps Climbing

Josh Noy

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Pavlos Xanthopoulos opened to 8,000 from under the gun and was called by Thomas Gubler on his immediate left. Bruno Khalifa came along in the big blind and the trio saw a flop of 5♦9♥K♥.

Khalifa and Xanthopoulos checked before Gubler fired 12,000. Khalifa then check-raised to 35,000, with Xanthopoulos quickly folding. Gubler took some time before announcing all in, with Khalifa snap-calling.

Thomas Gubler: A♥Q♥ All in
Bruno Khalifa: 5♠5♥

Khalifa's flopped set of fives was looking to dodge a heart, further improving on the J♦ turn and J♣ river to make a full house. Gubler wished the table good luck on his way to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Khalifa	565,000 140,000	140,000
Pavlos Xanthopoulos	72,000 -78,000	-78,000
Thomas Gubler	Busted

Tags: Bruno Khalifa Pavlos Xanthopoulos Thomas Gubler

04-27-2024 23:40 UTC+2

Schemion's Slick Talking

Patrick Cole

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Nikolaos Vouldis opened from under the gun to 8,000. Action folded around to Ole Schemion in the big blind who called.

He checked the A♣K♠4♦ flop to Vouldis who flicked in a 5,000 chip. Schemion then put in the check-raise to 21,000. Vouldis went into the tank, before Schemion said "this looks like a fold." Vouldis held his cards a foot off the table and Schemion added, "this really looks like a fold."

Schemion was right. Vouldis mucked his hand and Schemion took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ole Schemion	275,000 10,000	10,000
Nikolaos Vouldis	135,000 -10,000	-10,000

Tags: Nikolaos Vouldis Ole Schemion

04-27-2024 23:32 UTC+2

Chun Takes Chunks From Brignoli

Patrick Cole

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Action was picked up on the river of A♣2♣3♣10♥8♦ and Sergio Brignoli was facing an all in bet of around 58,000 from Jun Beum Chun.

Brignoli was in the tank for just under a minute before flicking in the call. Chun tabled K♣J♣ for the nut flush and Brignoli showed A♥10♦ for two pair. Brignoli got up to leave the table but the dealer counted the stack and he had 5,000 left behind.

However Brignoli couldn't spin it up and busted a few hands later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jun Beum Chun	175,000 175,000	175,000
Sergio Brignoli	Busted

Tags: Jun Beum Chun Sergio Brignoli

04-27-2024 23:28 UTC+2

Boianovsky Barrels Two Streets

Patrick Cole

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Action was picked up on the flop of 10♣2♠Q♣ where Sachin Joshi checked from the hijack to Felipe Boianovsky in the cutoff. Boianovsky bet 17,000 into a pot of around 60,000. Joshi made the call.

Joshi checked again on the 7♠ turn before Boianovsky bet 46,000. Joshi took a moment before folding. He tapped the table as he slid his cards into the pot and Boianovsky took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Boianovsky	195,000 -29,000	-29,000
Sachin Joshi	175,000 175,000	175,000

Tags: Felipe Boianovsky Sachin Joshi

04-27-2024 23:20 UTC+2

Recently Sent to the Rail

Josh Noy

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramon Colillas	Busted

Mario Melis	Busted
Natan Chauskin	Busted
Kalidou Sow	Busted
Vasken Demlakian	Busted
Nicola Danselmo	Busted
Massou Cohen	Busted
Richard Regnier	Busted
Matthias Lipp	Busted
Yannick Schumacher	Busted
Valentino Konakchiev	Busted
Giovanni Grassi	Busted
Florian Guimond	Busted
Stefan Heizmann	Busted

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

04-27-2024 23:09 UTC+2

Naydenov Cracks Kings and Queens

Josh Noy

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Timothy Chung opened in the hijack before Simeon Naydenov moved all in from the small blind. Radoslav Stoyanov also shoved in the big blind, and Chung made the call.

Simeon Naydenov: A♣K♥ All in
Radoslav Stoyanov: Q♠Q♥ All in
Timothy Chung: K♠K♥

Naydenov was up against kings and queens, and found no help on the 6♣J♦5♣ flop. The 3♣ turn brought some life in the form of a flush draw, which the 7♣ river promptly completed.

The table reacted in shock as the running clubs saw Naydenov triple up, while Stoyanov's queens came third best to send him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simeon Naydenov	112,500 112,500	112,500
Timothy Chung	110,000 -25,000	-25,000
Radoslav Stoyanov	Busted

Tags: Radoslav Stoyanov Simeon Naydenov Timothy Chung

04-27-2024 23:02 UTC+2

Michaud Leads the River

Josh Noy

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Philippe Le Touche opened to 7,000 from under the gun and found a single call from Clement Michaud in the big blind on his right.

Michaud checked the A♣5♠6♣ flop, calling when Le Touche continued for 5,000. A pair of checks followed the 7♦ turn. Michaud then took the lead, firing 15,000 into the middle.

Le Touche did not take long to muck his hand, as Michaud climbed over the 300,000 mark.