2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

€25,000 Single-Day High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

Final Results
Winner
Yuri Dzivielevski
Winning Hand
a7
Prize
€448,515
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€1,776,740
Entries
74
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
74
Players Left
1

Kisacikoglu Eliminated by Hissou

Level 14 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

"Am I covered?" Orpen Kisacikoglu inquired with the dealer and it certainly seemed so after the High Roller regular had just clashed with Sirzat Hissou. The {k-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{2-Spades} flop had given Kisacikoglu the top pair and top kicker with the {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}, yet he was in desperate shape versus Hissou's {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}.

Nothing changed on the {6-Clubs} turn and {5-Hearts} river for the stacks to be counted. Kisacikoglu had 259,000 at his disposal and Hissou had that covered by four blinds.

Player Chips Progress
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Sirzat Hissou
650,000
340,000
340,000
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Orpen Kisacikoglu
Busted

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Level: 14

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

No River Value For Gierse

Level 13 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Marius Gierse checked the {8-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{j-Clubs} turn and then called a bet worth 35,000 by Sergi Reixach from one seat over. The {6-Hearts} on the river was checked and Gierse immediately sighed, wishing Reixach had bet. He exposed {a-Clubs}{8-Hearts} for the nuts and Reixach grinned "don't be so greedy" as he sent his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Marius Gierse
375,000
75,000
75,000
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Sergi Reixach
180,000
-100,000
-100,000

Tags: Marius GierseSergi Reixach

Nemeth Gets Value From Thorel

Level 13 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Andras Nemeth in the big blind and Jean-Noel Thorel on the button both checked the {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} turn and Nemeth then bet the {6-Clubs} river for 50,000, which represented a big portion of his remaining stack.

Thorel called but mucked when Nemeth turned over {j-Spades}{9-Hearts} for a straight.

Player Chips Progress
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Andras Nemeth
195,000
85,000
85,000
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Jean-Noel Thorel
170,000
20,000
20,000

Tags: Andras NemethJean-Noel Thorel

Tabatai Takes Nakamura Down

Level 13 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Tamon Nakamura
Tamon Nakamura

The board read {4-Clubs}{5-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} when Tamon Nakamura was getting up from his chair as his stack was being counted and compared to the one of Reza Tabatabai. Nakamura had 300,000 left while holding the {a-Hearts}{10-Clubs} for the wheel both of them had hit. However, Tababai had him covered and rivered a higher straight to knock him out and take all his chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Reza Tabatabai
920,000
400,000
400,000
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Tamon Nakamura
Busted

Tags: Reza TabatabaiTamon Nakamura

Lefrancois Doubles Oya; Busts to Gierse

Level 13 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Pascal Lefrancois
Pascal Lefrancois

Masashi Oya was all-in and at risk for the last 121,000 and Pascal Lefrancois reshoved out of the small blind for little more to isolate successfully.

Masashi Oya: {q-Spades}{j-Hearts}
Pascal Lefrancois: {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}

The {j-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{8-Spades}{8-Diamonds} board improved Oya to the superior hand and Lefrancois was left with 18,000 in chips.

Those went in from the button in the very next hand for Marius Gierse and Sergi Reixach to call out of the blinds. Gierse bet the {q-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} flop for 16,000 and Reixach folded.

Pascal Lefrancois: {10-Spades}{9-Diamonds}
Marius Gierse: {a-Spades}{9-Spades}

There was no help for Lefrancois on the {8-Spades} turn and {6-Spades} river as the field was reduced to the final 22 players.

Player Chips Progress
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Marius Gierse
300,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of Sergi Reixach es
Sergi Reixach
280,000
-45,000
-45,000
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Masashi Oya
255,000
160,000
160,000
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Pascal Lefrancois
Busted

Tags: Marius GierseMasashi OyaPascal LefrancoisSergi Reixach

Quintas Doubles Through Nemeth

Level 13 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Andras Nemeth raised from an early position and then called the three-bet shove by Jose Quintas for 126,000 in the cutoff.

Jose Quintas: {a-Spades}{j-Spades}
Andras Nemeth: {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}

The {q-Spades}{10-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} flop gave Nemeth the middle set while Quintas had a gutshot. On the {7-Spades} turn, Quintas added a flush draw and he nailed both draws thanks to the {k-Spades} river in order to stave off the elimination.

Player Chips Progress
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Jose Quintas
260,000
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Andras Nemeth
110,000
-120,000
-120,000

Tags: Andras NemethJose Quintas

Toma Taken Out by Gostisa

Level 13 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Tsugunari Toma
Tsugunari Toma

The flop read {4-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{9-Clubs} and Tsugunari Toma had his last 6,000 in front of him with the all-in button from the hijack. Rok Gostisa was heads-up against him in the small blind with the bigger stack when all the cards went on their backs.

Tsugunari Toma: {6-Spades}{6-Clubs}
Rok Gostisa: {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

The rest of the board was completed with the {a-Clubs} on the turn and the {j-Hearts} on the river for Gostia to knock Toma out with the turned top pair.

Player Chips Progress
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Rok Gostisa
465,000
135,000
135,000
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Tsugunari Toma
Busted

Tags: Rok GostisaTsugunari Toma

Nemeth Pays Vieira on the River

Level 13 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Joao Vieira completed his small blind and Andras Nemeth raised to 24,000 from the big blind at the end of the previous level which Vieira called.

The flop came {5-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{6-Spades}, Vieira check-called the 18,000 continuation-bet of Nemeth.

They both checked through the {3-Spades} on the turn to the {3-Clubs} on the river. Vieira bet 60,000 for Nemeth to take a few seconds before making the call. Vieira tabled the {q-Spades}{10-Diamonds} for two pair for Nemeth to muck his hand while shaking his head.

Player Chips Progress
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Joao Vieira
514,000
114,000
114,000
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Andras Nemeth
287,000
-103,000
-103,000

Tags: Andras NemethJoao Vieira