€100,000 EPT Super High Roller | 2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

05-01-2023 12:49 UTC+1

Heath Doubles to Prolong Bubble

Calum Grant

Level 19 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Mikita Badziakouski opened to 200,000 from the hijack and Ben Heath called off his 455,000 stack from the next seat over.

Ben Heath: 10♦10♣
Mikita Badziakouski: A♦7♦

Heath's pocket pair remained best as the K♠4♣4♥6♣10♠ runout kept him ahead, prolonging the money bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikita Badziakouski	2,550,000 510,000	510,000
Alex Kulev	1,800,000 -150,000	-150,000

Orpen Kisacikoglu	1,140,000 -295,000	-295,000
Ben Heath	1,060,000 305,000	305,000
Artur Martirosian	1,050,000 -20,000	-20,000

Santhosh Suvarna	1,000,000 -150,000	-150,000
Adrian Mateos	655,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Ben Heath Mikita Badziakouski

05-01-2023 12:32 UTC+1

Suvarna Doubles Up Early on Day 3

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Matt Warburton

Level 19 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Kulev open-raised from cutoff to 120,000 with 7♠7♦. Mikita Badziakouski flatted on the button with A♥6♥.

The small blind folded and Santhosh Suvarna shoved all in from the big blind for 585,000 with K♠Q♥. Kulev called and Badziakouski folded. Two players flipped their cards.

The board ran out 5♠Q♦9♥4♦9♣ to give Suvarna a pair of queens. After doubling up multiple times to survive Day 2, Suvarna got another double early in Day 3.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Kulev	1,950,000 -590,000	-590,000

Santhosh Suvarna	1,380,000 735,000	735,000

Tags: Mikita Badziakouski Santhosh Suvarna

05-01-2023 12:19 UTC+1

Kulev Makes Straight and Gets Paid

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Matt Warburton

Level 19 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Action folded around to Artur Martirosian, who raised to 140,000 from the button with K♦J♦. Alex Kulev called in the small blind with Q♦10♦.

The flop came K♣3♣6♠. Kulev checked and Martirosian checked back with his pair of kings.

The turn was the J♣. Kulev bet out 130,000, which Martirosian called.

The river was the 9♠, completing Kulev's straight. He led out for 440,000. Martirosian made the call with his two pair and Kulev scooped a significant pot on the second hand dealt on Day 3.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Kulev	1,400,000 -685,000	-685,000

Artur Martirosian	1,070,000 -740,000	-740,000

Tags: Alex Kulev Artur Martirosian

05-01-2023 10:35 UTC+1

€100,000 Super High Roller to Play Down to Winner on Day 3

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Matt Warburton

Day 3 of the €100,000 Super High Roller, running as part of the PokerStars EPT presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®, takes place today at the stunning Sporting Monte-Carlo venue, where the event is set to play down to a winner.

This is the highest buy-in event of the series. A total of 37 entrants made for a prize pool of €3,589,740. There are now seven players remaining and six will be paid. The min-cash is worth €251,300 and the winner is set to walk away with the trophy and €1,238,740.

7️⃣ players left.
— PokerNews (@PokerNews)

Alex Kulev is currently the chip leader with 2,085,000. Mikita Badziakouski is in second with 1,895,000 and Artur Martirosian is just behind him in third place with 1,810,000 chips.

Reigning and defending EPT Monte-Carlo Super High Roller champion Adrian Mateos is still in contention, although he is at the bottom of the chip counts with 625,000 and will have a long way to climb to hit the top spots.

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Ben Heath	United Kindom	755,000	13
2	Santhosh Suvarna	India	645,000	11
3	Orpen Kisacikoglu	Turkey	1,435,000	24
4	Adrian Mateos	Spain	625,000	10
5	Artur Martirosian	Russia	1,810,000	30
6	Alex Kulev	Bulgaria	2,085,000	35
7	Mikita Badziakouski	Belarus	1,895,000	32

Day 3 starts at 12:30 p.m. local time and when action resumes the blinds will be 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 big blind ante. The final table will be live-streamed on PokerStars YouTube and Twitch, where coverage starts at 1 p.m.

PokerNews will be covering the final day of the event, bringing you live updates straight from the tournament floor. Updates will be delayed by half an hour to keep in time with the live stream.

Tags: Adrian Mateos Alex Kulev Artur Martirosian Ben Heath Mikita Badziakouski Orpen Kisacikoglu Santhosh Suvarna