€3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty Day 2 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

05-01-2024 15:40 UTC+1

Reixach Scores Double Knockout

Patrick Cole

Level 17 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action was picked up with Parker Talbot all in and at risk from middle position. Joao Tomas moved all in to go bounty hunting from the button. Sergi Reixach had the same idea from the big blind and had both players covered.

Parker Talbot: K♠10♠ All in
Joao Tomas: Q♣Q♦ All in
Sergi Reixach: 5♣5♠

Reixach smashed the 5♥4♣6♦ to take a dominant lead. Talbot rooted for a chop after the 7♥ turn but Reixach's set sent them both to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergi Reixach	550,000 275,000	275,000
Parker Talbot	Busted

Joao Tomas	Busted

Tags: Joao Tomas Parker Talbot Sergi Reixach

05-01-2024 15:40 UTC+1

Aces vs. Treys, a Bubble Story

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Sava Krink

Level 17 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The players waited around 45 minutes for the bubble to burst. Martin Lategui kicked off the action with an open raise to 11,000 from early position. Conor Bergin called from the cutoff, and then Klemens Roiter shoved all in from the button. Lategui, not feeling confident, folded, but Bergin made the call.

Klemens Roiter: A♣A♠ All in
Conor Bergin: 3♥3♣

Aces are probably one of the hands you'd love to see when you're on the bubble, but even better is getting the call from pocket treys. However, the flop had other ideas, revealing 4♥3♦10♠. Even the 8♥ turn and the K♣ river failed to help Roiter and he was eliminated. Bergin was left with a stack totaling over 500,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Conor Bergin	509,500 255,000	255,000
Martin Lategui	260,000 83,000	83,000
Klemens Roiter	Busted

Tags: Conor Bergin Klemens Roiter Martin Lategui

05-01-2024 16:50 UTC+1

Kulev's Double Misfortune

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Sava Krink

Level 18 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The pot had swelled to around 210,000 on the 7♣10♣4♥9♠Kx board when PokerNews began covering the action. Alex Kulev, with over 200,000 chips left, decided to go all in, which was promptly called by Jack Corrigan. Kulev revealed 9♥8♣, while Corrigan showed A♠A♣. Unfortunately for Kulev, Corrigan doubled up, leaving Kulev with only 60,000 remaining.

A few hands later, Kulev found himself all in again, this time against Michael Gathy, who had opened from under the gun.

Alex Kulev: 2♣2♠ All in
Michael Gathy: A♥K♠

The board revealed 8♥9♠K♦5♦6♦, giving Gathy a pair of kings and marking the end of Kulev's run in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Corrigan	535,000 360,500	360,500
Michael Gathy	400,000 220,000	220,000
Alex Kulev	Busted

Tags: Alex Kulev Jack Corrigan Michael Gathy

05-01-2024 17:17 UTC+1

Lewis Takes From Sitbon, Knocks Out Sandev

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Josh Noy

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Georgi Sandev was already all in on the button and at risk against two opponents when the dealer flipped over the turn card of the 3♣Q♠7♥K♠ board.

With a significant side pot already built, Romain Lewis called a bet of 55,000 from Julien Sitbon to see the 5♦ river.

Lewis checked to Sitbon, who took a moment before checking back and all three hands were tabled.

Sandev showed A♥10♣ for ace-high, while Lewis revealed Q♣Q♦ for a set of queens. Sitbon avoided losing more chips, as he showed 6♠6♥ for a pair. Sandev wished everyone good luck on his way to the payout desk, while Lewis raked in a big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Lewis	795,000 471,000	471,000
Julien Sitbon	370,000 278,000	278,000
Georgi Sandev	Busted

Tags: Georgi Sandev Julien Sitbon Romain Lewis

05-01-2024 17:34 UTC+1

Bitar & Liperis Score Top Bounties! 💰

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Josh Noy

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Yiannis Liperis took a moment on the bubble earlier to head over and pull his first Mystery Bounty envelope, revealing the first €75,000 prize.

A short time ago, Ghassan Bitar found the second €75,000 bounty as both have now been claimed.

Remaining Mystery Bounty Prizes

Prize	Bounties	Remaining	Total
€75,000	2	0	€150,000
€40,000	2	2	€80,000
€25,000	7	4	€175,000
€10,000	10	5	€100,000
€5,000	21	13	€105,000
€1,000	123	80	€123,000
€1,000 & Draw Again	10	9	€10,000

05-01-2024 19:40 UTC+1

Runcan Scores Double Knockout

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Patrick Cole

Level 21 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Paul Runcan opened from middle position. Ghassan Bitar called from the cutoff before Dan Djorno reraised all in for 120,000. Runcan shoved all in for around 500,000 to isolate Djorno's bounty. Bitar called and was covered.

Dan Djorno: Q♠10♥ All in
Ghassan Bitar: 6♣6♦ All in
Paul Runcan: K♣8♥

Runcan took the lead on the 8♦J♠7♠ flop and held across the A♥ turn and 2♠ river to scoop a big pot and two bounties.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Runcan	1,000,000 414,000	414,000
Ghassan Bitar	Busted
Dan Djorno	Busted

Tags: Paul Runcan Ghassan Bitar Dan Djorno

05-01-2024 19:57 UTC+1

Double KO for Flynn's Kings

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Josh Noy

Level 21 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Paul Lagan moved all in for his last 102,000 from under the gun and was immediately at risk when Nir Sharon shoved for 265,000 on his direct left.

Jamie Flynn then put them both at risk when he moved all in from the cutoff and the hands were turned up.

Paul Lagan: A♠6♥ All in
Nir Sharon: A♥Q♦ All in
Jamie Flynn: K♠K♦

Sharon took a quick lead by finding trips on the J♦Q♥Q♣ flop, while the 9♦ turn changed nothing. Flynn then spiked the 10♥ river to make a king-high straight, sending both Lagan and Sharon to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamie Flynn	825,000 507,000	507,000
Paul Lagan	Busted
Nir Sharon	Busted

Tags: Jamie Flynn Nir Sharon Paul Lagan

05-01-2024 21:36 UTC+1

Piacentino Leaves Rudin Short

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Patrick Cole

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Mathieu Di Meglio limped under the gun. Action folded around to Samuel Rudin who raised to 55,000. Yves Piacentino three-bet to 700,000. Di Meglio folded and Rudin four-bet all in for around 1,100,000. Piacentino made the call.

Yves Piacentino: A♣A♠ All in
Samuel Rudin: J♣J♠

Rudin was in bad shape. Piacentino's aces held across the 2♠7♥10♠6♥5♠ runout to leave Rudin short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mathieu Di Meglio	1,200,000 -340,000	-340,000
Yves Piacentino	1,100,000 735,000	735,000
Samuel Rudin	150,000 -905,000	-905,000

Tags: Mathieu Di Meglio Samuel Rudin Yves Piacentino

05-01-2024 21:48 UTC+1

Santerne Takes it all from Corrigan

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Sava Krink

Level 24 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Rui Bouquet raised to 40,000 from early position, and Thomas Santerne, Jack Corrigan, and Martino Fiodor all called.

All players checked through the 4♠9♥2♣ flop.

On the 4♣ turn, it was checked to Corrigan, who bet 110,000 and was called only by Santerne.

Santerne also checked the Q♦ river, and Corrigan bet 240,000, leaving just 20,000 of his stack behind. After some consideration, Santerne called.

Corrigan revealed A♠9♠ for a pair of nines, while Santerne showed J♣Q♣ for a pair of queens.

A few hands later, Corrigan found himself with J♥J♠ and pushed all in for his last 20,000, equivalent to one big blind, after Santerne had already made a bet of 40,000. Martin Stausholm was also involved but folded after Santerne's continuation bet, only staying until the flop. Santerne showed J♦K♣ and was fortunate enough to make a flush on the 3♦4♦7♦K♦9♥ board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Santerne	1,400,000 375,000	375,000
Martin Stausholm	190,000 -765,000	-765,000
Jack Corrigan	Busted

Tags: Jack Corrigan Martin Stausholm Martino Fiodor Rui Bouquet Thomas Santerne

05-01-2024 22:18 UTC+1

Damian Salas Eliminated in 24th Place (€6,870)

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Josh Noy

Level 24 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Damian Salas and Yves Piacentino were heads up to the river of a completed board showing 4♠8♥J♦5♠4♥.

Piacentino checked to Salas from the small blind. Salas slid out a bet of 240,000 from under the gun, leaving just 15,000 chips behind.

After taking some time, Piacentino announced all in, taking down the pot as Salas instantly mucked with less than one big blind behind.

Salas was then forced all in on the next hand, with Javier Fernandez moving all in from early position to leave the hand heads up.

Damian Salas: J♠3♥ All in
Javier Fernandez: A♦10♠

Salas could not make up any ground on the 10♦2♠5♠2♦9♥ runout, hitting the rail in 24th position.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yves Piacentino	1,725,000 610,000	610,000
Javier Fernandez	440,000 -375,000	-375,000
Damian Salas	Busted

Tags: Damian Salas Yves Piacentino