€25,500 High Roller Dia 1 | 2015 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

2015-05-06 14:38 UTC+2

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Fabian Quoss	50,000 50,000	50,000
Matt Waxman	50,000 50,000	50,000
Max Greenwood	50,000 50,000	50,000
Justin Bonomo	50,000

David Peters bet about 6,500 from under the gun on a board and got a call from Jean-Noel Thorel. He fired much bigger, 19,200 on the river, and Thorel quickly flicked in some chips to call. Peters showed for bottom set on the flop and took the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
David Peters	90,700 40,700	40,700
Jean-Noel Thorel	31,000 -9,000	-9,000

Tags: David Peters Jean-Noel Thorel

2015-05-06 14:41 UTC+2

First Break

Nível 2 : 100/200, 25 ante

Players are on break for 20 minutes.

Nível: 3

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

2015-05-06 15:27 UTC+2

More Standouts

Nível 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Igor Kurganov	50,000
Ariel Celestino	50,000
Nick Petrangelo	50,000
Antonio Buonanno	50,000

Jeremy Ausmus	50,000
Mayu Roca	50,000
Liv Boeree	50,000

2015-05-06 15:30 UTC+2

Jacobson Bluffs Off a Chunk

Nível 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

Main Event champion Martin Jacobson has joined the high rolling festivities, but he's in an early hole after a pot against Yuichi Sumida. On a board of , Sumida checked to Jacobson, who bet 11,000. Sumida took only a little time before calling, and Jacobson flipped over for a missed flush draw. Sumida had .

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Yuichi Sumida	58,800
Martin Jacobson	35,425 -14,575	-14,575

Tags: Martin Jacobson Yuichi Sumida

2015-05-06 15:40 UTC+2

Yan and Kenney Beating Up On Komcharokov

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Nível 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

In two back-to-back hands, Nikolay Komcharokov saw his stack get cut down to approximately 10,000, and it was thanks to [Removed:17] and Bryn Kenney.

On the first hand of the two, Saneh Hanibael opened to 800 from under the gun, Nikolay Komcharokov called from middle position, Kenney called from the hijack seat, and then Yan reraised to 3,900 on the button. Play folded back to Hanibael. He folded, then Komcharokov called. Kenney also folded.

On the flop, Komcharokov checked, and Yan bet 5,800. Komcharokov check-raised all in, and Yan called to put himself at risk for 45,650. Yan had the versus Komcharokov's .

The turn was the , and the river was the to give Yan the double to over 100,000 in chips.

On the next hand, Komcharokov opened to 800 from early position, and Kenney reraised to 2,100 from the hijack seat. Komcharokov called after the action folded back to him, and the two players took a flop of . They checked the flop and the turn before the appeared on the river. Komcharokov checked, Kenney bet 4,100, and Komcharokov called.

Kenney tabled the for top pair, and Komcharokov mucked his hand.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
[Removed:17]	101,350 51,350	51,350
Bryn Kenney	64,000 14,000	14,000
Saneh Hanibael	42,300
Nikolay Komcharokov	10,000

Tags: Bryn Kenney Nikolay Komcharokov Saneh Hanibael

2015-05-06 15:42 UTC+2

Field Size Up To 120 Players

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Nível 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

The field size has been bumped up to 120 players. With registration and single reentry opened until the start of Day 2, this number is expected to get much, much bigger. There's also a satellite going on in the other tournament room that will award six seats to the event.

2015-05-06 15:44 UTC+2

Garibli Down Early

Nível 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

Ilkin Garibli took down the High Roller at PCA earlier in this European Poker Tour season for just over $1.1 million. He's looking for a repeat performance here in Monte Carlo, but he just lost a chunk of his starting stack after seeing a flop heads up from the button against big blind Andrey Shatilov. Garibli bet 1,100, and Shatilov made it 3,100. Garibli called, and a hit the turn. Shatilov bet 4,500, and Garibli raised to 11,500. Shatilov called this time, and both players checked the river.