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

04-27-2023 15:42 UTC+1

Ketzer Finishes Off Ding

Adam Lamers

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Conor Beresford raised to 25,000 in middle position and Biao Ding shoved all in for 111,000 on his left. Felipe Ketzer made it 197,000 on the button which got rid of Beresford.

Biao Ding: A♠5♠
Felipe Ketzer: A♥J♣

The flop came K♦Q♣J♦ and Ketzer increased his lead with a pair of jacks. The 8♣ and J♥ runout was no help to Ding who picked up €17,500 in bounties on his way out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Ketzer	842,000 157,000	157,000
Biao Ding	Busted

Tags: Biao Ding Conor Beresford Felipe Ketzer

04-27-2023 15:39 UTC+1

Grafton Grabs Big Double

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Frank Visser

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Sam Grafton opened the action from the cutoff with a raise to 30,000. Biao Ding was in the small blind and made the three-bet to 101,000. Grafton in his turn responded with a four-bet jam worth 406,000, and Ding snap called.

Sam Grafton: J♣J♦
Biao Ding: 10♠10♦

Grafton was a big favorite for a huge double-up and secured it when the board remained free of tens or other shenenigans as A♥6♦4♥3♣3♦ was dealt. Meanwhile, Ding was left with less than ten big blinds and needs to spin his stack up if he still wants a shot at victory.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Grafton	836,000 411,000	411,000

Biao Ding	100,000 -560,000	-560,000

Tags: Biao Ding Sam Grafton

04-27-2023 15:32 UTC+1

Greenwood Can't Shake Vieira

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Adam Lamers

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Joao Vieira raised to 24,000 in the cutoff and Sam Greenwood called on the button. They went heads-up to a flop of A♦J♦7♠ and Vieira check-called a bet of 55,000 from Greenwood.

The turn was the Q♣ and Vieira checked again. Greenwood counted out a bet of 95,000 and Vieira stuck around for the 3♣ on the river. Vieira checked once more and Greenwood knuckled it back. Vieira tabled A♠8♥ for top pair and Greenwood conceded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	750,000 105,000	105,000
Sam Greenwood	390,000 -85,000	-85,000

Tags: Joao Vieira Sam Greenwood

04-27-2023 15:29 UTC+1

Grafton Scores a Double

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Adam Lamers

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Sam Grafton opened to 30,000 under the gun and Felipe Ketzer three-bet to 105,000 on the button. Grafton four-bet shoved all in for 203,000 and Ketzer quickly called.

Sam Grafton: A♦Q♥
Felipe Ketzer: A♣4♣

The flop came 8♣7♠5♥ and Ketzer picked up a straight draw. The J♦ and 2♥ runout bricked out and Grafton held on for a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Ketzer	685,000 -110,000	-110,000
Sam Grafton	425,000 193,000	193,000

Tags: Sam Grafton Felipe Ketzer

04-27-2023 15:22 UTC+1

Beresford Builds and Builds

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Frank Visser

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Biao Ding raised from under the gun to 24,000 and received calls from Kayhan Mokri in the next seat over and Conor Beresford in the big blind.

The flop came 9♠6♣Q♦ and Ding bet 25,000 after a check from Beresford. Mokri quickly folded, but Beresford stuck around and the pair saw a turn.

The K♥ fell and both players now opted for a check. The J♠ river saw some action, however, as Beresford now took the betting lead with a bet of 30,000. Ding matched the bet, but could not match the flopped two pair of Beresford with Q♥6♥ and mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Conor Beresford	1,400,000 280,000	280,000
Biao Ding	660,000 -85,000	-85,000

Tags: Biao Ding Conor Beresford Kayhan Mokri

04-27-2023 15:15 UTC+1

Beresford Claims the First Big Bounty

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Adam Lamers

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Conor Beresford has scored three bounty tickets thus far and one of them came in handy when he pulled the big prize of €50,000. As he headed to the treasure chest to pull the remaining two, the rest of the field was anti-sweating him.

"Don't you dare!" Sam Grafton shouted across the room. Beresford went on to draw a couple of the €7,500 bounties much to his demise. "Justice!" Grafton exclaimed.

Tags: Conor Beresford Sam Grafton

Level: 15

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

04-27-2023 15:12 UTC+1

Vieira Slowly Building Back

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Adam Lamers

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

Joao Vieira held the chip lead for a brief moment earlier today when he was approaching the seven-figure mark. However, after losing a couple of pots, he was forced to start rebuilding. Vieira raised to 20,000 in the cutoff and was called by Paul Newey in the big blind.

The flop came J♠J♦6♥ and Newey check-called a bet of 15,000 from Vieira. The turn was the K♦ and Newey checked again. Vieira tossed in another bet of 30,000 and Newey sent his cards to the muck.

On the next hand, Vieira raised to 20,000 again but couldn't find action in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	645,000

Tags: Joao Vieira Paul Newey

04-27-2023 14:56 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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Adam Lamers

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Conor Beresford	1,120,000 900,000	900,000
Felipe Ketzer	795,000 -55,000	-55,000
Biao Ding	745,000 95,000	95,000
Maksim Vaskresenski	490,000 160,000	160,000
Nacho Barbero	420,000 114,000	114,000
Julien Sitbon	345,000 -15,000	-15,000
Artur Martirosian	277,000 83,000	83,000

Guram Andronikashvili	250,000 142,500	142,500
Sosia Jiang	235,000 -148,000	-148,000
Sam Grafton	232,000 15,000	15,000

Adrian Mateos	155,000 31,500	31,500

04-27-2023 14:56 UTC+1

Mokri's Check-Raise Crashes

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Frank Visser

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

Sam Greenwood raised to 22,000 from middle position and Kayhan Mokri called from the big blind.

The pair saw the flop of K♦5♥2♥, which Greenwood continuation-bet for 15,000 after a check from Mokri. Mokri responded with a raise to 52,000 and Greenwood called after some deliberation.

The turn A♣ and river J♣ slowed the players down as checked both streets down. Mokri showed his rivered pair with J♥9♥ but Greenwood turned a higher pair with A♦3♦ and scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Greenwood	475,000 -65,000	-65,000

Kayhan Mokri	300,000 -100,000	-100,000

Tags: Kayhan Mokri Sam Greenwood