€2,200 FPS High Roller | 2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

04-28-2024 12:14 UTC+1

Tedeschi Stacks Asgoudakis, Leaves Moraes Short

Patrick Cole

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Rafael Moraes opened to 16,000 from the hijack. Erich Tedeschi reraised to 49,000 before Emmanouil Asgoudakis jammed all in from the big blind for 149,000.

Both Moraes and Tedeschi made the call. Moraes had both players covered.

Emmanouil Asgoudakis: 10♥10♦ All in
Erich Tedeschi: K♠K♥ All in
Rafael Moraes: 10♥10♦

Tedeschi's cowboys were in good shape on the 9♣J♥8♥ flop. The 4♠ turn and 4♣ river gave him two pair and sent Asgoudakis to the rail and left Moraes short.

Tedeschi remarked "this will make a good story."

Moraes couldn't spin up his stack and was eliminated a few hands later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erich Tedeschi	650,000 530,000	530,000
Rafael Moraes	25,000 -92,000	-92,000

Emmanouil Asgoudakis	Busted

Tags: Emmanouil Asgoudakis Erich Tedeschi Rafael Moraes

04-28-2024 12:08 UTC+1

Kaukua Keeps Climbing

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

With three players seeing a board of 10♣7♥3♥ and roughly 50,000 in the middle, Toni Kaukua checked from the small blind, Alexandre Reard checked from the big blind and Kamel Marzouk bet 22,000 from the hijack. Both opponents made the call.

On the 10♠ turn Kaukua checked and Reard bet 48,000. Marzouk got out of the way while Kaukua made the call.

Both players checked the J♥ river. Kaukua tabled 8♦8♣ for tens and eights and Reard's hand hit the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Toni Kaukua	930,000 435,000	435,000
Kamel Marzouk	637,000 -73,000	-73,000
Alexandre Reard	162,000 -136,000	-136,000

Tags: Alexandre Reard Kamel Marzouk Toni Kaukua

04-28-2024 12:08 UTC+1

Places 144-181 (€3,290)

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Josh Noy

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Khalifa	Busted
Jose Nadal	Busted
Samiyel Duzgun	Busted
Anze Smajd	Busted
Charles La Boissonniere	Busted
Juan Gozalo Ares	Busted
Francois Romero	Busted
Benjamin Pollak	Busted
Kazuhiko Yotsushika	Busted
Leo Worthington-Leese	Busted
Quentin Laugt	Busted
Endrit Geci	Busted
Christopher Wood	Busted
Josef Huber	Busted
Daniele Cuomo	Busted
Alexey Badulin	Busted
Igor Pihela Jr.	Busted
Matthew Khouri	Busted
Andrej Tekel	Busted
Simone Andrian	Busted
Anatoly Chen	Busted
Robin Gerard	Busted
Mario Navarro	Busted
Richard Dubini	Busted
Gianfranco Iaculli	Busted

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04-28-2024 12:05 UTC+1

Linaras Applies Pressure

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Patrick Cole

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Javier Gomez opened from early position to 16,000. Stefan Dimitrov reraised in middle position to 45,000. Sokratis Linaras then made it 115,000.

Gomez tanked for a moment before finding the fold. The same applied to Dimitrov, who also considered the call but ultimately folded, leaving Linaras with a decent pot without having to see a flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Javier Gomez	450,000 -33,000	-33,000
Sokratis Linaras	350,000 350,000	350,000
Stefan Dimitrov	275,000 -43,000	-43,000

Tags: Stefan Dimitrov Sokratis Linaras Javier Gomez

04-28-2024 12:01 UTC+1

Payouts Announced

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Josh Noy

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Payouts have now been confirmed, with tonight's winner taking home €401,800.

All players who made Day 2 locked up €3,290 to begin play.

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	€ 401,800	16-17	€ 16,500
2	€ 251,490	18-20	€ 13,740
3	€ 179,920	21-23	€ 11,570
4	€ 138,630	24-27	€ 10,050
5	€ 106,870	28-31	€ 8,740
6	€ 82,430	32-39	€ 7,590
7	€ 63,230	40-55	€ 6,610
8	€ 48,180	56-71	€ 5,750
9	€ 37,060	72-95	€ 5,000
10-11	€ 28,510	96-119	€ 4,350
12-13	€ 23,740	120-143	€ 3,790
14-15	€ 19,790	144-181	€ 3,290

04-28-2024 11:52 UTC+1

Tedeschi Takes From Chun

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Patrick Cole

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Action was picked up with all in and call announced. Erich Tedeschi was the player at risk from early position versus the covering stack of Jun Beum Chun.

Erich Tedeschi: A♦A♥ All in
Jun Beum Chun: 9♠9♦

The 5♣6♣Q♦ flop was safe for Tedeschi and he held through the 6♦ turn and 4♠ river to secure a crucial double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jun Beum Chun	285,000 285,000	285,000
Erich Tedeschi	120,000 -7,000	-7,000

Tags: Jun Beum Chun Erich Tedeschi

04-28-2024 11:52 UTC+1

Sitbon Goes Runner Runner to Double

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Julien Sitbon opened to 41,000 from middle position, leaving just a single T-1,000 chip behind. Alex Sampirisi made the call from the small blind.

The flop came 3♥8♦3♦. Sampirisi shoved and Sitbon called to put himself at risk.

Julien Sitbon: K♥J♥
Alex Sampirisi: A♦7♠

Sampirisi was ahead on the flop but the rest of the board ran out A♥7♥ giving Sitbon running hearts to make the nut-flush and he scored a full double up through Sampirisi.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Sampirisi	215,000 145,000	145,000
Julien Sitbon	96,000 -46,000	-46,000

Tags: Alex Sampirisi Julien Sitbon

04-28-2024 11:46 UTC+1

Hulme Puts Khalifa in the Blender

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

With two players seeing a board of 6♥Q♠8♥7♦A♦ and roughly 100,000 in the middle, Jonathan Khalifa had checked from the big blind and Andrew Hulme moved all in, covering Khalifa who had about 155,000 behind. Khalifa went deep into the tank.

"If I fold, you show"? Khalifa asked his opponent. Hulme did not reply.

"That's a ****ing hard decision" Khalifa continued. "Any other river, I call".

After a couple more minutes of consideration Khalifa finally slid his cards into the muck.

"If it's a bluff, good bluff" Khalifa told his opponent.

"That's the price of not calling. You'll never know" Hulme replied as he dragged in a nice pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Hulme	290,000 74,000	74,000
Jonathan Khalifa	155,000 -141,000	-141,000

Tags: Andrew Hulme Jonathan Khalifa

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

04-28-2024 11:36 UTC+1

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Josh Noy

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

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