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

04-27-2023 14:47 UTC+1

Newey Doubles Through Vieira

Adam Lamers

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

Paul Newey opened to 20,000 in the hijack and Julien Sitbon flat-called on the button. Joao Vieira announced all in from the big blind and Newey quickly called off his stack of 241,000. Sitbon asked for a count but elected to lay his hand down.

Paul Newey: Q♠Q♦
Joao Vieira: 7♥7♦

The board ran out J♣8♥3♥8♦A♥ and Newey's pocket queens held on for a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	645,000 -340,000	-340,000
Paul Newey	510,000 223,000	223,000

Tags: Joao Vieira Julien Sitbon Paul Newey

Level: 14

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

04-27-2023 14:39 UTC+1

Derwiche Hits the Dust

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Frank Visser

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

Imad Derwiche has left the field in two consecutive hands. On the first hand, he jammed all in from under the gun for around 150,000 and the action folded to Tom Orpaz in the big blind. He called but had a lesser stack than Derwiche with 104,000, and thus was at risk.

Tom Orpaz: K♣J♥
Imad Derwiche: 9♥9♠

The board ran out [kdqas2h6dts] and Orpaz won the flip to secure his double-up.

Derwiche then was sat in the big blind on the next hand, and it folded to Felipe Ketzer on the button. He made it 16,000 to go and Derwiche called, leaving himself 29,000 behind.

Those chips went in on the flop of K♠4♠7♠ and received an instantaneous call from Ketzer.

Imad Derwiche: 4♣3♣
Felipe Ketzer: K♥Q♣

Ketzer's top pair held on the 10♣2♠ runout and Derwiche was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Ketzer	850,000 87,000	87,000
Tom Orpaz	220,000 52,000	52,000
Imad Derwiche	Busted

04-27-2023 14:36 UTC+1

Vieira Closing In On a Million

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Adam Lamers

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

Joao Vieira raised to 16,000 in middle position and Julien Sitbon defended from the big blind. The flop fell 8♦4♥2♦ and Sitbon check-called a bet of 25,000 from Vieira.

The 2♣ paired the board on the turn and Sitbon led out with a bet of 22,000. Vieira called and the 3♥ completed the board. Sitbon sized up a bet of 93,000 on the river and Vieira mulled it over before just calling. Sitbon tabled 9♥2♥ but Vieira rivered a straight with A♦5♦ to claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	985,000 250,000	250,000
Julien Sitbon	360,000 -235,000	-235,000

Tags: Joao Vieira Julien Sitbon

04-27-2023 14:28 UTC+1

Vieira Rivers O'Dwyer for a Bounty

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Frank Visser

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

Joao Vieira opened his button to 16,000 and big blind Steve O'Dwyer looked him up.

The pair saw a flop of A♠3♣2♣ and Vieira put out a continuation-bet of 10,000 after a check from O'Dwyer. O'Dwyer then raised all in for 67,000, which sent Vieira into a little tank. Eventually, he called and their hands were turned face-up.

Steve O'Dwyer: K♠2♥
Joao Vieira: Q♠7♦

Vieira went on a bounty hunt and got rewarded as the A♥Q♥ runout trumped O'Dwyer's bottom pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	735,000 191,000	191,000
Steve O'Dwyer	Busted

Tags: Joao Vieira Steve O'Dwyer

04-27-2023 14:24 UTC+1

Ketzer Goes Bounty Hunting

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Adam Lamers

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

Isaac Haxton shoved all in for 53,000 in middle position and Felipe Ketzer just called in the cutoff. Imad Derwiche also called from the small blind but Boris Kolev reshoved all in for 117,000 in the big blind. Ketzer also moved all in as the big stack and Derwiche used two of his time extensions before giving up his hand.

Isaac Haxton: A♠5♠
Boris Kolev: K♦8♦
Felipe Ketzer: 7♦2♦

The flop fell Q♦2♥2♣ and Ketzer took a stranglehold on the hand with trip deuces. The Q♣ on the turn left his opponents drawing dead to the 6♦ on the river and Ketzer scored a double bounty.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Ketzer	763,000 -87,000	-87,000
Imad Derwiche	141,000 40,500	40,500
Isaac Haxton	Busted
Boris Kolev	Busted

Tags: Isaac Haxton Imad Derwiche Felipe Ketzer Boris Kolev

04-27-2023 14:12 UTC+1

Ding Earns the First Bounty

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Adam Lamers

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

Santhosh Suvarna was down to just 115,000 chips and ripped all in from under the gun. Biao Ding was next to act and made the call while the rest of the table got out of the way.

Santhosh Suvarna: K♣Q♦
Biao Ding: A♣Q♥

Ding was in a dominating position and the flop of A♥Q♣4♦ put him even further ahead. The 3♠ on the turn meant Suvarna was drawing dead to the 6♠ on the river and Ding picked up the first bounty.

Player	Chips	Progress
Biao Ding	650,000 418,500	418,500
Santhosh Suvarna	Busted

Tags: Biao Ding Santhosh Suvarna

04-27-2023 14:10 UTC+1

Martirosian Denies Mokri a Bounty

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Adam Lamers

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

Artur Martirosian shipped all in for 92,000 in the hijack and Kayhan Mokri also pushed all in from the cutoff as the big stack at the table. The rest of the players folded and the hands were tabled.

Artur Martirosian: A♥K♦
Kayhan Mokri: 5♠5♦

It was a coin flip but the flop of K♣6♠4♣ gave Martirosian the lead. The 4♦ on the turn and the 6♥ on the river just missed Mokri as he missed out on the bounty ticket.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kayhan Mokri	400,000 -90,000	-90,000
Artur Martirosian	194,000 166,500	166,500

Tags: Artur Martirosian Kayhan Mokri

04-27-2023 14:08 UTC+1

Cash Prize Pool Has Also Been Announced

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Frank Visser

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

With a confirmed cash prize pool of €347,800, the payout structure will be as follows:

Place	Prize
1	€97,900
2	€63,200
3	€45,150
4	€34,750
5	€26,700
6	€21,250
7	€17,000
8	€13,600
9	€10,850
10-11	€8,700

04-27-2023 14:07 UTC+1

Mystery Bounty Prizes

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Frank Visser

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

Bounty	Count	Remaining	Total €	Remaining €
€50,000	2	2	€100,000	€100,000
€25,000	2	2	€50,000	€50,000
€15,000	4	4	€60,000	€60,000
€10,000	10	10	€100,000	€100,000
€7,500	8	8	€60,000	€60,000