Natoptanyi, Loosli & De Souza Bubble EPT Monte Carlo Main Event
There were four all in and calls on the latest round of hand-for-hand, the first saw Kevin Schulz double through Candido Cappiello.
Tournament Director Toby Stone then went to Table 1 for the second showdown.
Oleksii Ievchenko opened to 8,000 from early position and short stack Oleksii Natoptanyi moved all in for 22,000 from the hijack. Action folded back to Ievchenko who made the call.
Oleksii Natoptanyi: J♣J♥
Oleksii Ievchenko: K♥3♣
Natoptanyi was immediately drawing to two outs as Ievchenko paired up on the K♣Q♣4♦ flop. The 4♠ turn, and 10♣ river confirmed Natoptanyi as one of the bubble boys.
The action then moved to Table 4 where Demosthenes Kiriopoulos raised from late position, Sylvain Loosli moved all in from the big blind for 93,000 and Kiriopoulos made the call. Loosli was at risk as players flipped their cards.
Sylvain Loosli: K♣K♦
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos: A♠10♣
Loosli was well ahead with pocket kings, but the board ran out 3♥6♥4♠6♣A♣. The river gave Kiriopoulos a pair of aces, and Loosli was the second player to bust on the bubble.
For the final all-in and call, Jeremie Zouari raised to 8,000 on the button and Lincoln De Souza called in the big blind.
Both players checked to the river on a board of 2♥2♦A♣Q♥Q♠. De Souza moved all in for 24,000 and Zouari snap-called. The two players told each other their respective hands before their reveal, and De Souza already knew his fate was sealed.
De Souza eventually turned over Q♦J♦ for a queens full of deuces, but Zouari had A♥A♦ for aces full of deuces to send De Souza to the rail.
With three players eliminated on the bubble, Natoptanyi, Loosli and De Souza earned a three-way split of 174th and 175th place, each receiving €5,800.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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550,000
94,000
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94,000 |
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370,000
85,000
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85,000 |
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200,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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