€25,000 EPT High Roller | 2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

05-06-2023 19:04 UTC+1

O'Dwyer Jams the River

Frank Visser

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Mikita Badziakouski raised to 120,000 from the button and Steve O'Dwyer defended his big blind. The 8♣8♥2♠ flop saw Badziakouski continuation-bet for 60,000 before O'Dwyer check-raised to 160,000. Badziakouski put in one extra T-100,000 chip for the call and a turn was dealt.

On the 3♦, O'Dwyer increased his sizing to 180,000 and Badziakouski called again. The 7♠ river fell and O'Dwyer announced a bet of 845,000. He had miscounted his stack, however, and had put himself all in for 815,000.

This sent Badziakouski into a tank with his hands in his hair. After spending one time bank chip and almost depleting his second, he found the fold and the pot went O'Dwyer's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikita Badziakouski	4,335,000 -515,000	-515,000
Steve O'Dwyer	1,825,000 375,000	375,000

Tags: Mikita Badziakouski Steve O'Dwyer

Level: 27

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

05-06-2023 18:38 UTC+1

Chip Counts

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Frank Visser

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikita Badziakouski	4,850,000 110,000	110,000
Ben Heath	2,195,000 -5,000	-5,000
Steve O'Dwyer	1,450,000

Enrico Camosci	1,185,000 -135,000	-135,000
Felipe Ketzer	860,000 -220,000	-220,000

05-06-2023 18:34 UTC+1

Another Break for the Finalists

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Frank Visser

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The five remaining players are on a 15-minute break.

05-06-2023 18:22 UTC+1

Daniel Dvoress Eliminated In 6th Place (€220,800)

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Andrew Knowles

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The action was picked up in a heads-up pot with just over 500,000 in the middle on a completed board showing 7♥3♣2♥8♠2♦. Daniel Dvoress bet out 650,000 in the small blind, leaving a single 5,000-chip behind. Mikita Badziakouski quickly announced all in from the big blind and Dvoress snap-folded his cards.

Two hands later, Dvoress moved in for his last 5,000 and both Ben Heath and Steve O'Dwyer played from the blinds. The flop came A♠10♠4♦ and action checked to the J♦ turn. Heath led out for the minimum and O'Dwyer called.

The K♣ completed the board and both players checked to a showdown. Heath showed J♥7♣ and Dvoress tabled K♥8♦ but was no good against the A♥6♥ for O'Dwyer who took the pot. Dvoress was eliminated and would have to settle for the sixth place payday of €220,800.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikita Badziakouski	4,740,000 930,000	930,000
Ben Heath	2,200,000 20,000	20,000
Steve O'Dwyer	1,450,000 -25,000	-25,000

Daniel Dvoress	Busted

Tags: Ben Heath Daniel Dvoress Mikita Badziakouski Steve O'Dwyer

05-06-2023 18:07 UTC+1

O'Dwyer Doubles Back Through Dvoress

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Frank Visser

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Not long after Steve O'Dwyer had doubled Daniel Dvoress, the reverse situation happened. O'Dwyer raised from under the gun and Dvoress put out a three-bet from the button. O'Dwyer then four-bet jammed 675,000 and Dvoress snap called.

Steve O'Dwyer: A♣J♣
Daniel Dvoress: K♣K♦

Dvoress was set to score a knockout, but an ace showed itself on the A♦2♠5♣ flop. The J♠ turn made O'Dwyer two pair and the J♦ river upgraded him even further to a full house.

Both O'Dwyer and Dvoress are now playing a below-average stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve O'Dwyer	1,475,000 925,000	925,000

Daniel Dvoress	1,000,000 -825,000	-825,000

Tags: Daniel Dvoress Steve O'Dwyer

05-06-2023 17:58 UTC+1

Dvoress Scores Double Up

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Andrew Knowles

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Daniel Dvoress opened the action to 110,000 from the hijack and it folded to Steve O'Dwyer in the small blind who three-bet to 290,000. The big blind folded and Dvoress moved all in for 865,000 total. O'Dwyer went deep in the tank, but after close to two minutes, made the call and the cards were shown.

Daniel Dvoress: A♠Q♠
Steve O'Dwyer: A♦J♥

Dvoress was well in the lead and when the board ran out A♥K♦K♣7♠10♠, the ace-queen for Dvoress held up to secure the full double up and leave O'Dwyer short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Dvoress	1,825,000 960,000	960,000

Steve O'Dwyer	550,000 -900,000	-900,000

Tags: Daniel Dvoress Steve O'Dwyer

05-06-2023 17:50 UTC+1

Roman Samoylov Eliminated in 7th Place (€184,000)

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Frank Visser

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Roman Samoylov has been eliminated from the field in two back-to-back hands.

In the first hand, he opened to 100,000 from the hijack and Mikita Badziakouski made the call from the big blind. A 5♥8♠5♠ flop was dealt and Badziakouski led out for 70,000. Samoylov made the call. The turn was the 9♦ and this time Badziakouski bet 110,000. Again, Samoylov called.

The 10♥ river then fell and Badziakouski remained the aggressor, with a bet of 100,000. Samoylov put out a raise to 400,000, but Badziakouski was not stopping and three-bet the Israeli all-in.

With 270,000 chips behind, Samoylov laid his hand down.

On the very next hand, he put all of those chips in the middle when he went all-in from under the gun. Daniel Dvoress rejammed 470,000 from the cutoff and the rest of the table folded.

Roman Samoylov: Q♠10♣
Daniel Dvoress: K♦J♠

Samoylov flopped two pair on A♥Q♣10♦, but let out a big sigh once he realized that it meant that his opponent had flopped a straight. The board did not pair on the 3♦9♦ runout and Samoylov received some ''good games'' from his opponents before he left the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikita Badziakouski	3,810,000 985,000	985,000
Daniel Dvoress	865,000 50,000	50,000

Roman Samoylov	Busted

Tags: Daniel Dvoress Mikita Badziakouski Roman Samoylov

05-06-2023 17:40 UTC+1

Ketzer Finds a Double Up

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Andrew Knowles

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The action folded around to Enrico Camosci in the small blind who moved all in, covering the 495,000 remaining for Felipe Ketzer in the big blind, who went in the tank. After close to 30 seconds, Ketzer made the call for his tournament life and the cards were shown.

Felipe Ketzer: K♥10♠
Enrico Camosci: 7♥5♠

Ketzer was ahead preflop but would need to dodge the live cards for Camosci. The board ran out J♣4♠2♥Q♥A♥ and the king-ten for Ketzer made Broadway to score the full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Enrico Camosci	1,320,000 -500,000	-500,000
Felipe Ketzer	1,080,000 565,000	565,000

Tags: Enrico Camosci Felipe Ketzer

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000