€1,100 FPS Main Event Day 2 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

04-26-2024 18:21 UTC+2

Di Cesare Plays Off a Short Stack

Calum Grant

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Philippe Riminucci limped in from the small blind, before Alessio Di Cesare raised to 80,000 from his short stack. Riminucci called.

Riminucci check-called for 40,000 on the A♦6♣4♥ flop and then folded to a bet of 100,000 on the 7♠ turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philippe Riminucci	760,000 589,000	589,000
Alessio Di Cesare	400,000 185,000	185,000
Chu Anh Minh	Busted

Tags: Alessio Di Cesare Philippe Riminucci

04-26-2024 18:18 UTC+2

Moolhuizen Picks Up Jacks to Double

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Silvio Mascia raised to 40,000 under the gun before Mateusz Moolhuizen moved all in on the button.

"One million," Moolhuizen joked with Marco Gambini, who tanked for a moment on the button before folding. The action folded back to Mascia and he called for Moolhuizen's last 110,000.

Mateusz Moolhuizen: J♦J♠ All in
Silvio Mascia: K♥10♥

Moolhuizen was ahead with his jacks as the flop came 9♦6♦6♣. The 5♥ fell on the turn and Gambini let out a loud sigh. The A♥ completed the board and Moolhuizen doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Gambini	1,400,000 175,000	175,000
Silvio Mascia	420,000 -60,000	-60,000
Mateusz Moolhuizen	270,000 139,000	139,000

Tags: Marco Gambini Mateusz Moolhuizen Silvio Mascia

04-26-2024 18:10 UTC+2

Der Megreditchian Doubles Off Tarnakin

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Jacques Der Megreditchian moved all in for 190,000 in the hijack and Serhii Tarnakin called on the button.

Jacques Der Megreditchian: A♣J♥ All in
Serhii Tarnakin: K♣Q♣

The flop came 5♠7♦A♥ and Der Megreditchian took an even bigger lead with top pair. The rest of the board came 9♦3♣ and Der Megreditchian doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Serhii Tarnakin	500,000 -140,000	-140,000
Jacques Der Megreditchian	400,000 270,000	270,000

Tags: Jacques Der Megreditchian Serhii Tarnakin

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

04-26-2024 18:02 UTC+2

Hamouni Runs Into Scafini's Jacks

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Nicolas Hamouni raised to 100,000 in middle position, leaving himself 50,000 behind, and Lucas Scafini moved all in from the big blind. Hamouni tanked for a few minutes before the clock was called and he eventually tossed in his last chips.

Nicolas Hamouni: A♥9♦ All in
Lucas Scafini: J♥J♣

The K♥Q♣2♥9♣4♦ board was no help to Hamouni and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lucas Scafini	850,000 40,000	40,000
Nicolas Hamouni	Busted
Diana Kalietina	Busted
Nicola Mattei	Busted

Tags: Lucas Scafini Nicolas Hamouni

04-26-2024 17:56 UTC+2

Monster Stack for Malinov

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Sava Krink

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Tamas Balogh raised under the gun to 35,000, prompting Luigi Minolfi to call. Atanas Malinov, who was the second chip leader after the break, made a three-bet to 110,000. Balogh snap-called and Minolfi's cards found their way to the muck.

The 9♣K♥7♠ flop led to a 150,000 bet from Balogh, which Malinov called.

Another quick bet of 150,000 from Balogh on the 9♠ turn was again called by Malinov.

Balogh didn't back down and confidently bet 500,000 on the 10♠ river, causing Malinov to frown briefly. He called and Balogh immediately showed A♥8♥. Malinov revealed A♠K♦ and scooped the big pot with two pair, kings and nines.

After the hand, the table broke and Malinov continued building his 3,200,000 stack at another table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Atanas Malinov	3,200,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Tamas Balogh	610,000 -140,000	-140,000

Tags: Atanas Malinov Tamas Balogh

04-26-2024 17:56 UTC+2

Field Below 100

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Calum Grant

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Imre Karpati	Busted
Jack O'Neill	Busted
Gerard Fenech	Busted
Tom Di Chiara	Busted
Gaspare Sposato	Busted
Alberto Romeo	Busted
Pietro Pellegrino	Busted
Bruno Khalifa	Busted

04-26-2024 17:53 UTC+2

Lourenco Doubles Through Vrakas

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Calum Grant

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Georgios Vrakas opened to 30,000 from middle position and called when Pedro Lourenco three-bet to 95,000 from the small blind.

Lourenco checked on the 7♥6♠3♥ flop and Vrakas bet 125,000. Lourenco paused for a few moments before moving all in for 300,000. Vrakas had him slightly covered, and called after his own time in the tank.

Pedro Lourenco: K♣K♠ All in
Georgios Vrakas: 8♣8♠

Lourenco was miles ahead with kings and he held to double after ending up with a set after the 4♣K♦ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Lourenco	850,000 270,000	270,000
Georgios Vrakas	60,000 -20,000	-20,000

Tags: Georgios Vrakas Pedro Lourenco

04-26-2024 17:52 UTC+2

Erceg Hits the River to Bust Peciarolo; Jalba Takes a Big One Off Livshitz

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Alessio Peciarolo was all in for 200,000 from the hijack and up against Vladimir Erceg on the button.

Alessio Peciarolo: 10♠10♣ All in
Vladimir Erceg: A♠K♥

Peciarolo was ahead through the turn on a board of Q♦2♦9♥9♦, but Erceg spiked the A♥ on the river. "One minute," Peciarolo said as he snapped a photo of the board, followed by some Italian curse words on his way to the exit.

At the same time at another table, Gabi Livshitz and Eusebiu Jalba built a pot of around 400,000 as they went to the river on a board of 2♠9♣Q♣J♦5♥.

Livshitz then bet 375,000 from middle position and Jalba, in the hijack, went into the tank for several minutes. He eventually called with K♦Q♦ for a pair of queens and Livshitz sent king-jack into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eusebiu Jalba	1,500,000 770,000	770,000
Gabi Livshitz	1,150,000 -600,000	-600,000
Vladimir Erceg	1,000,000 350,000	350,000

Alessio Peciarolo	Busted

Tags: Alessio Peciarolo Eusebiu Jalba Gabi Livshitz Vladimir Erceg

04-26-2024 17:50 UTC+2

Guido Flops a Boat on De Windt's Trips

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Calum Grant

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Brice Guido raised from the cutoff and called when Kai De Windt jammed for 190,000 from the button.

Kai De WIndt: A♣Q♠ All in
Brice Guido: 6♠6♥

Both players smashed the A♦A♠6♣ flop, but Guido remained ahead as he had a full house. De Windt, with trip aces, needed to fill up or make quads to survive, but no help arrived on the J♥ turn or 2♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brice Guido	715,000 542,000	542,000
Kai De Windt	Busted

Tags: Brice Guido Kai De WIndt