€10,200 Mystery Bounty | 2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

04-27-2023 22:16 UTC+1

Beresford Left on Fumes

Frank Visser

Level 25 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Sam Grafton opened the action from the button with a raise to 240,000. Conor Beresford defended his big blind a flop was dealt.

J♥Q♥5♣ saw Grafton continuation-bet 125,000 after a check from Beresford. Beresford called and the 6♥ fell on the turn, which got checked around.

On the K♦ river Beresford checked for a third time before Grafton put out a bet of 300,000. Beresford counted his remaining chips, shrugged, and made the call.

Grafton showed him 10♦9♦ for a rivered straight and Beresford quickly mucked his cards as he could not beat that. Beresford was left with just one and a half big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Grafton	3,900,000 870,000	870,000

Conor Beresford	185,000 -790,000	-790,000

Tags: Conor Beresford Sam Grafton

04-27-2023 22:10 UTC+1

Greenwood Bounces Back with a Double

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Adam Lamers

Level 25 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Conor Beresford raised to 240,000 on the button and Sam Greenwood shoved all in for 1,625,000 in the big blind. Beresford asked for a count and gave it some thought before dropping in a call.

Sam Greenwood: A♦Q♠
Conor Beresford: A♠9♣

Greenwood was in a dominating position and the flop of K♣7♠3♥ left it that way. Beresford was unable to connect on the 6♣ turn or the 8♦ river as he fell to the short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Greenwood	3,430,000 1,680,000	1,680,000

Conor Beresford	975,000 -1,625,000	-1,625,000

Tags: Sam Greenwood Conor Beresford

04-27-2023 21:51 UTC+1

The Final Three are on a Break

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Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The remaining trio can clear their heads and stretch their legs for 15 minutes as they enjoy a small break from play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Grafton	3,030,000 170,000	170,000

Conor Beresford	2,600,000 -300,000	-300,000
Sam Greenwood	1,750,000 350,000	350,000

04-27-2023 21:47 UTC+1

Beresford Fires Three Barrels

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Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Sam Grafton folded his button and Sam Greenwood limped his small blind. Conor Beresford checked his option from the big blind and the pair were off to a flop.

On K♥J♥3♥ Greenwood checked to Beresford, who put out a bet of 150,000. Greenwood matched it and the 3♠ was dealt as the turn.
Beresford doubled his sizing to 300,000 after another check from Greenwood, who again obliged with a call.

Beresford completed the triple barrel on the 7♠, going all in for Greenwood's remaining 1,400,000 chips. Greenwood thought for a bit as he threw in a time extension chip, but eventually let his hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Conor Beresford	2,900,000 -100,000	-100,000
Sam Greenwood	1,400,000 -650,000	-650,000

Tags: Conor Beresford Sam Greenwood

04-27-2023 21:35 UTC+1

Grafton Sniffed It Out

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Adam Lamers

Level 24 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

One hand after becoming the overwhelming chip leader, Conor Beresford announced all in on the button. Sam Grafton thought for a moment before calling off his stack of 1,330,000 in the small blind. Sam Greenwood folded his big blind and the two hands were tabled.

Sam Grafton: K♠10♠
Conor Beresford: K♥9♠

"I knew you were weak!" Grafton shouted as he turned over the dominating hand. "I smelt it."

The board ran out Q♥8♥3♦5♦2♦ and Grafton's king-ten-high turned out to be the better of the two for a big double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Conor Beresford	3,000,000 -1,450,000	-1,450,000
Sam Grafton	2,860,000 1,385,000	1,385,000

Tags: Conor Beresford Sam Grafton Sam Greenwood

04-27-2023 21:31 UTC+1

Artur Martirosian Eliminated in Fourth Place (€34,750 )

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Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The action folded to Conor Beresford in the small blind and he went all in, covering the 420,000 of Artur Martirosian. Martirosian snap called and the two were off to the races.

Artur Martirosian: J♦6♠
Conor Beresford: Q♠4♦

Beresford left Martirosian with no outs after the turn on 8♣3♣8♠Q♦ and thus the J♠ river was but a formality. Martirosian took his leave and collected his cash from the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Conor Beresford	4,450,000 1,010,000	1,010,000
Artur Martirosian	Busted

Tags: Artur Martirosian Conor Beresford

Level: 24

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

04-27-2023 21:18 UTC+1

Maksim Vaskresenski Eliminated in 5th Place (€26,700)

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Adam Lamers

Level 23 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Sam Greenwood raised to 160,000 in the cutoff and Maksim Vaskresenski defended from the big blind. The flop came K♦6♦2♥ and Vaskresenski checked to Greenwood who continued with a bet of 100,000. Vaskresenski check-raised all in for around 600,000 and Greenwood snapped him off.

Maksim Vaskresenski: 10♠6♠
Sam Greenwood: A♣K♥

Both players flopped a pair but Greenwood had the best of it. The 4♥ on the turn and the 9♣ on the river changed nothing, sending Vaskresenski home in fifth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Greenwood	2,050,000 900,000	900,000

Maksim Vaskresenski	Busted

Tags: Maksim Vaskresenski Sam Greenwood

04-27-2023 21:14 UTC+1

Beresford Doubles and Emerges as Chip Leader

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Frank Visser

Level 23 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

The action folded around to Conor Beresford in the small blind and he chose to limp in for 80,000. Artur Martirosian was in the big blind and raised it to 280,000. Beresford responded with a three-bet jam in his turn for 1,680,000 and Martirosian called after getting an exact count, putting Beresford at risk.

Conor Beresford: A♣9♥
Artur Martirosian: K♣Q♠

Beresford flopped top pair on A♥10♦6♥. Martirosian turned some more outs on the Q♥ turn, but the river 10♣ remained clean for Beresford. He doubled and now has a firm chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Conor Beresford	3,440,000 1,760,000	1,760,000
Artur Martirosian	775,000 -1,075,000	-1,075,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Conor Beresford

04-27-2023 21:08 UTC+1

Greenwood and Beresford Battle in the Blinds

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Adam Lamers

Level 23 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Sam Greenwood raised it up to 200,000 from the small blind and Conor Beresford called in the big blind. The flop came 9♥6♠5♥ and Greenwood check-called a bet of 160,000 from Beresford.

The Q♠ landed on the turn and Greenwood checked again. Beresford announced a bet of 325,000 and Greenwood gave it some thought before laying his hand down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Conor Beresford	1,680,000 340,000	340,000
Sam Greenwood	1,150,000 -345,000	-345,000

Tags: Sam Greenwood Conor Beresford