2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT

€1,100 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT

Final Results
Winner
Marius Kudzmanas
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
€42,590
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€192,060
Entries
198
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000

Two Double-Ups in a Row

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

James Pupillo shoved from the cutoff for 99,000 and was called by Jeffrey Colpitts in the small blind.

James Pupillo: {q-Spades}{j-Diamonds}
Jeffrey Colpitts: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}

The board ran out {6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} for Pupillo to flop two pair to double up.

The hand right after, Pupillo and Colpitts were heads-up again with Colpitts now at risk for 137,000.

Jeffrey Colpitts: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}
James Pupillo: {k-Spades}{8-Spades}

The board ran out {3-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{a-Spades}{k-Hearts} for Colpitts to now have the upper hand to double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Jeffrey Colpitts
304,000
-211,000
-211,000
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James Pupillo
115,000
15,000
15,000

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Mounir Tajiou Eliminated in 11th Place (€3,650)

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Mounir Tajiou
Mounir Tajiou

Marius Kudzmanas raised to 22,000 from the cutoff and Mounir Tajiou shoved from the big blind which Kudzmanas called.

Mounir Tajiou: {4-Clubs}{4-Hearts}
Marius Kudzmanas: {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}

The board ran out {j-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{a-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} for Kudzmanas to stay ahead with the higher pocket pair to eliminate Tajiou from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Marius Kudzmanas
658,000
288,000
288,000
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Mounir Tajiou
Busted

Tags: Marius KudzmanasMounir Tajiou

Natalie Teh Eliminated in 12th Place (€3,170)

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Natalie Teh
Natalie Teh

Nick Pupillo raised to 24,000 from the cutoff and Natalie Teh shoved for 141,000 on the button. Action folded back to Pupillo who made the call.

Natalie Teh: {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Nick Pupillo: {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}

The flop came {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{q-Hearts} for them both to flop a set but keep Pupillo ahead.

The turn was the {5-Spades} which didn't change the situation only another ten could save Teh's tournament life but the river completed the board with the {6-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
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Nick Pupillo
900,000
340,000
340,000
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Natalie Teh
Busted

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Boutros Naim Eliminated in 13th Place (€3,170)

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Boutros Naim
Boutros Naim

the board read {q-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{k-Hearts} with around 200,000 in the middle.

Boutros Naim shoved from the small blind for 150,000 and was called by Nick Pupillo in mid-position with the slightly bigger stack.

Boutros Naim: {q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}
Nick Pupillo: {q-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}

Naim had flopped a pair of queens but was drawing dead as Pupillo had flopped two pair.

The river completed the board with the {a-Hearts} as a formality and Naim was eliminated in 13th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Nick Pupillo
560,000
140,000
140,000
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Boutros Naim
Busted

Tags: Boutros NaimNick Pupillo

Kudzmanas On a Roll

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Marius Kudzmanas
Marius Kudzmanas

The board read {q-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{6-Spades}{2-Diamonds} with over 200,000 in the middle already.

Marius Kudzmanas bet 110,000 from the big blind and Mounir Tajiou talked through all his options.

"If you have it, you have it," Tajiou said before putting in the chips for the call.

Kudzmanas flipped over {6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} for trip sixes and that was enough for Tajiou to muck his own hand,

Player Chips Progress
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Marius Kudzmanas
520,000
193,000
193,000
Profile photo of Mounir Tajiou se
Mounir Tajiou
80,000
-196,000
-196,000

Tags: Marius KudzmanasMounir Tajiou

Kudzmanas Keeps On Hitting

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Mounir Tajiou raised from under the gun and Marius Kudzmanas shoved from the button for 151,000. The blinds folded and Tajiou called.

Marius Kudzmanas: {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
Mounir Tadjiou: {k-Spades}{q-Spades}

The flop came {10-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} which kept Tajiou ahead.

The turn brought them the {9-Hearts} to give Kudzmanas a gutshot to the straight draw.

The river completed the board with the {8-Clubs} to give Kudzmanas the straight indeed to double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Marius Kudzmanas
327,000
176,000
176,000
Profile photo of Mounir Tajiou se
Mounir Tajiou
276,000
-151,000
-151,000

Tags: Marius KudzmanasMounir Tajiou

Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Chip Counts During the Break

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
TableSeatNameCountryChipsBig Blinds
11Benjamin SaadaFrance410,00041
12Mounir TajiouSweden427,00043
13Leonel GraterolVenezuela280,00028
14James PupilloUnited States100,00010
16Marius KudzmanasLithuania151,00015
18Jeffrey ColpittsCanada515,00052
      
21Anton SerhiienkovUkraine223,00022
22Gabriel ChivaRomania400,00040
23Boutros NaimLebanon368,00037
25Paul TestudFrance165,00017
26Oskar JonssonIceland170,00017
27Nick PupilloUnited States420,00042
28Natalie TehMalaysia325,00033
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jeffrey Colpitts us
Jeffrey Colpitts
515,000
340,000
340,000
Profile photo of Mounir Tajiou se
Mounir Tajiou
427,000
276,000
276,000
Profile photo of Nick Pupillo us
Nick Pupillo
420,000
-50,000
-50,000
Profile photo of Benjamin Saada fr
Benjamin Saada
410,000
65,000
65,000
Profile photo of Gabriel Chiva ro
Gabriel Chiva
400,000
213,000
213,000
Profile photo of Boutros Naim lb
Boutros Naim
368,000
83,000
83,000
Profile photo of Natalie Teh my
Natalie Teh
325,000
71,000
71,000
Profile photo of Leonel Graterol ve
Leonel Graterol
280,000
130,000
130,000
Profile photo of Anton Serhiienkov ua
Anton Serhiienkov
223,000
-57,000
-57,000
Profile photo of Oskar Jonsson is
Oskar Jonsson
170,000
-92,000
-92,000
Profile photo of Paul Testud fr
Paul Testud
165,000
16,500
16,500
Profile photo of Marius Kudzmanas lt
Marius Kudzmanas
151,000
-199,000
-199,000
Profile photo of James Pupillo us
James Pupillo
100,000
-109,000
-109,000
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