2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT

€2,200 French National Championship High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
62
Prize
€200,400
Event Info
Buy-in
€2,200
Prize Pool
€1,043,720
Entries
538
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000

Arsenyan Triples Up; Freund Busts Soon After

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Andreas Freund shoved from under the gun for 180,000 and so did Basil Yaiche in mid-position with the bigger stack. Gurgen Arsenyan called for the 166,000 he had behind and the rest of the table quickly folded.

Gurgen Arsenyan: {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}
Andreas Freund: {3-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}
Basil Yaiche: {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

The board ran out {4-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{k-Spades} for Arsenyan to triple up, leaving Freund behind with 14,000 which would be doubled by Yaiche.

Freund lost his last 28,000 shortly after.

Player Chips Progress
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Gurgen Arsenyan
528,000
411,000
411,000
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Basil Yaiche
290,000
109,000
109,000
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Andreas Freund
Busted

Tags: Andreas FreundeBasil YaicheGurgen Arsenyan

Clash of Some of the Juliens

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Julien Mariani raised to 26,000 from the hijack and Julien Bolimowski shoved from the button for 221,000. Action folded back to Mariani who asked for a count. The dealer confirmed the amount and Mariani flicked in a chip for the call.

Julien Bolimowski: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Julien Mariani: {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

The board ran out {a-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{9-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{8-Hearts} for Mariani to hit the river for the straight to eliminate Bolimowski.

Player Chips Progress
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Julien Mariani
880,000
400,000
400,000
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Julien Bolimowski
Busted

Tags: Julien BolimowskiJulien Mariani

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Reskallah Doubles Through Freund

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

The flop read {7-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} with almost 60,000 in the middle. Aladin Reskallah had checked in the big blind. Andreas Freund shoved from the hijack and Reskallah snap-called for the 62,000 he had behind.

Aladin Reskallah: {k-Spades}{j-Diamonds}
Andreas Freund: {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}

Reskallah had flopped top pair and just needed to avoid a nine.

The rest of the board was completed with the {7-Hearts} on the turn and the {8-Diamonds} on the river to keep Reskallah ahead and double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Aladin Reskallah
180,000
30,000
30,000
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Andreas Freund
164,000
-112,000
-112,000

Tags: Andreas FreundAladin Reskallah

Kudzmanas Still In it to Win it

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

Muhyedine Fares was all-in for 89,000 and at risk as he was called by Marius Kudzmanas with the slightly bigger stack.

Muhyedine Fares: {k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}
Marius Kudzmanas: {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}

The board ran out {q-Hearts}{5-Spades}{j-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{4-Spades} for Kudzmanas' pocket sevens to hold and eliminate Fares from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Marius Kudzmanas
212,000
-231,000
-231,000
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Muhyedine Fares
Busted

Tags: Marius KudzmanasMuhyedine Fares

Grossmann Goes Out to Yaghmai

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

Nariman Yaghmai had raised on the {4-Hearts}{8-Spades}{10-Hearts} flop and Lukasz Grossmann shoved for around 100,000 which Yaghmai called.

Lukasz Grossmann: {6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}
Nariman Yaghmai: {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}

The rest of the board was completed with the {3-Spades} on the turn and the {8-Hearts} on the river for Yaghmai to hold with the higher pocket pair to eliminate Grossmann.

Player Chips Progress
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Nariman Yaghmai
545,000
73,000
73,000
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Lukasz Grossmann
Busted

Tags: Lukasz GrossmannNariman Yaghmai

Wiegerinck Doubles Through Patacconi

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

Mark Wiegerinck was all-in from mid-position and at risk as he was called by Leonardo Patacconi in the small blind with a similar stack.

The board read {10-Spades}{4-Spades}{8-Spades}{9-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} while Wiegerinck had {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts} in front of him and Patacconi held {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}. Wiegerinck's pocket eights gave him a set on the flop and a full house on the river to double up for 284,000, leaving Patacconi behind with less than 50,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Mark Wiegerinck
588,000
257,000
257,000
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Leonardo Patacconi
45,000
-267,000
-267,000

Tags: Leonardo PatacconiMark Wiegerinck

Tsang Takes Aerts Out

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

Anson Tsang shoved from under the gun for around 170,000 and so did Stefan Aerts on his direct left for 66,000. The rest of the table folded to let them battle it out.

Stefan Aerts: {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}
Anson Tsang: {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {k-Spades}{j-Clubs}{2-Spades}{q-Hearts}{7-Clubs} for Aerts to flop a jack but for Tsang to turn the queen to take Aerts out of the running in this event.

Player Chips Progress
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Anson Tsang
260,000
39,000
39,000
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Stefan Aerts
Busted

Tags: Anson TsangStefan Aerts