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

05-06-2023 17:31 UTC+1

Camosci Puts O'Dwyer In The Tank

Andrew Knowles

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Steve O'Dwyer opened to 90,000 on the button and only Enrico Camosci made the call in the big blind.

The flop fanned out K♥5♦2♦ and Camosci checked over to O'Dwyer who continued for 60,000. Camosci elected on a check-raise to 180,000 and O'Dwyer came along.

The A♣ hit the turn and Camosci kept up the aggression with a bet of 280,000. O'Dwyer pondered for a moment, but eventually put in chips for the call.

On the 9♥ river Camosci took his time before announcing a bet of 600,000, leaving only 125,000 behind. O'Dwyer went deep in the tank, thinking for several minutes. After using five time bank chips, O'Dwyer let his cards go and the large pot was sent to Camosci.

Player	Chips	Progress
Enrico Camosci	1,820,000 540,000	540,000
Steve O'Dwyer	1,450,000 -750,000	-750,000

Tags: Enrico Camosci Steve O'Dwyer

05-06-2023 17:20 UTC+1

Heath Doubles In Huge Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Steve O'Dwyer raised from under the gun to 90,000. Ben Heath was in the big blind and paid the 50,000 extra chips to see the flop.

It came down J♠A♠6♥ and Heath check-called a 120,000 continuation-bet from O'Dwyer. He did the same on the A♣ turn, when O'Dwyer upped the ante to 320,000.

Heath then checked for a third time on the 3♦ river, after which O'Dwyer announced ''all-in''. Heath had 575,000 chips behind and was in the tank for a little bit. Eventually, he called it off and was elated when O'Dwyer showed Q♣9♣ for the failed bluff.

Heath had A♦10♣ for trip aces and doubled up. He now plays around the same stack as O'Dwyer, while Mikita Badziakouski regained the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikita Badziakouski	2,825,000 -25,000	-25,000
Steve O'Dwyer	2,200,000 -770,000	-770,000

Ben Heath	2,180,000 935,000	935,000

Tags: Ben Heath Mikita Badziakouski Steve O'Dwyer

05-06-2023 17:12 UTC+1

Ketzer Goes For It Against Badziakouski

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Andrew Knowles

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

In a heads-up pot with 180,000 in the middle on a board showing J♠8♠3♠Q♠, Mikita Badziakouski bet out 40,000 from the big blind and Felipe Ketzer made the call on the button.

The Q♣ completed the board and Badziakouski bet again for the same amount of 40,000. Ketzer took a moment before sliding in a raise to 200,000 and Badziakouski went deep in the tank.

After using two time bank chips, Badziakouski flicked in a chip for the call and the hands were shown. Ketzer rolled over K♣J♥ for a pair of jacks that he turned into a bluff and Badziakouski tabled Q♣10♥ for trips to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikita Badziakouski	2,850,000 290,000	290,000
Felipe Ketzer	515,000 -390,000	-390,000

Tags: Felipe Ketzer Mikita Badziakouski

05-06-2023 16:59 UTC+1

Camosci Chips Back Up

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Frank Visser

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Enrico Camosci opened to 80,000 from middle position and Steve O'Dwyer defended his big blind after inquiring about his opponent's stack.

The flop fell 3♦A♠8♥ and O'Dwyer checked to the preflop aggressor. Camosci opted for a bet of 50,000 before O'Dwyer upped that 120,000. Camosci flatted and the turn 6♥ was checked by both players.

The 3♥ river brought the third heart on the board and O'Dwyer decided to check once more. Camosci now announced a big bet of 280,000 and O'Dwyer gave it some thought. In the end, he made the call, only to get shown the K♥J♥ by his opponent for the king-high flush.

O'Dwyer could not beat it and Camosci's stack grew to over one million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve O'Dwyer	2,970,000 -410,000	-410,000

Enrico Camosci	1,280,000 570,000	570,000

Tags: Enrico Camosci Steve O'Dwyer

05-06-2023 16:50 UTC+1

Igor Yaroshevskyy Eliminated In 8th Place (€153,350)

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Andrew Knowles

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Igor Yaroshevskyy moved all in for 320,000 from the hijack and Enrico Camosci shoved over the top for just slightly more on the button. The rest of the table got out of the way and the cards were on their backs.

Igor Yaroshevskyy: K♠J♥
Enrico Camosci: Q♠Q♦

The flop came A♣10♣2♠ to give Yaroshevskyy a couple more outs, but when the rest of the board ran out 7♥2♦, it was the queens that held up to send Yaroshevskyy to the payout desk in eighth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Enrico Camosci	710,000 345,000	345,000
Igor Yaroshevskyy	Busted

Tags: Enrico Camosci Igor Yaroshevskyy

05-06-2023 16:46 UTC+1

O'Dwyer Grabs Chip Lead as Camosci Calls Wrong

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Frank Visser

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Daniel Dvoress raised to 85,000 from early position and received calls from Steve O'Dwyer in the cutoff and Enrico Camosci in the small blind.

The flop 2♦A♠7♦ got checked around before O'Dwyer was the first to bet on the Q♥ turn. The bet was 110,000 and only Camosci made the call.

On the river K♣, Camosci led out for 100,000, after which O'Dwyer put in a raise for 555,000. Camosci tanked for a while and made the call.

O'Dwyer showed A♦Q♣ for two pair, and Camosci mucked his hand and paid his dues.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve O'Dwyer	3,380,000 915,000	915,000

Daniel Dvoress	815,000 -90,000	-90,000

Enrico Camosci	365,000 -795,000	-795,000

Tags: Daniel Dvoress Enrico Camosci Steve O'Dwyer

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

05-06-2023 16:27 UTC+1

Final Table Chip Counts

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Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikita Badziakouski	2,560,000 10,000	10,000
Steve O'Dwyer	2,465,000 65,000	65,000

Ben Heath	1,245,000 -30,000	-30,000
Enrico Camosci	1,160,000 325,000	325,000
Roman Samoylov	1,070,000 105,000	105,000
Felipe Ketzer	905,000 -295,000	-295,000
Daniel Dvoress	905,000 -225,000	-225,000

Igor Yaroshevskyy	240,000 -75,000	-75,000

05-06-2023 16:16 UTC+1

Second Break of the Day

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Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The final table is now on another 15-minute break, as two hours of play have elapsed.

05-06-2023 16:14 UTC+1

O'Dwyer Creeping Closer to the Lead

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Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Chip leader Mikita Badziakouski raised to 60,000 from the hijack and received calls from Steve O'Dwyer on the button and Roman Samoylov in the small blind.

The trio saw a flop of 9♣5♠A♠, which got checked to O'Dwyer. He put forth a bet of 60,000 and Samoylov got out of the way. With the action back on Badziakouski, he grabbed more chips than O'Dwyer had put in the middle and made a raise to 180,000. O'Dwyer made the call and the big stacks had officially gone to war.

The war was short-lived, however, as when the A♥ turn was dealt, Badziakouski check-folded to O'Dwyer's 180,000 bet. The two are now playing very close stacks, while the rest of the table still trails them.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikita Badziakouski	2,550,000 -130,000	-130,000
Steve O'Dwyer	2,400,000 450,000	450,000

Roman Samoylov	965,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Mikita Badziakouski Roman Samoylov Steve O'Dwyer