€10,200 Mystery Bounty | 2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

2023-04-27 21:18 UTC+2

Julien Sitbon Eliminated in 6th Place (€21,150)

Nível 21 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Julien Sitbon was sitting on a short stack in the under-the-gun position and decided to put around half of it in the middle for a raise of 200,000. Sam Grafton called from the button and the other players got out of the way.

The flop fell A♥8♦J♣ and Sitbon pushed the rest of his stack in, getting a snap call from Grafton.

Julien Sitbon: A♦9♣
Sam Grafton: A♠Q♥

Sitbon was dominated by Grafton and neither the 6♣ turn nor the 7♣ river brought him relief. He was eliminated in sixth place while the other players continue to battle for the trophy.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Sam Grafton	2,400,000 100,000	100,000

Julien Sitbon	Eliminado

Tags: Julien Sitbon Sam Grafton

2023-04-27 21:22 UTC+2

Grafton Wheels His Way to Victory

Nível 21 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Maksim Vaskresenski limped in from the small blind and Sam Grafton checked his option. The flop came J♣8♦4♦ and both players checked to the 5♥ on the turn.

Vaskresenski led out with a bet of 60,000 and Grafton called to see the 2♣ on the river. Vaskresenski checked this time and Grafton reached back for a bet of 350,000. Vaskresenski looked him up and Grafton tabled A♣3♥ for a straight while Vaskresenski flashed his Kx4x before it hit the muck.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Sam Grafton	2,750,000 350,000	350,000

Maksim Vaskresenski	470,000 -460,000	-460,000

Tags: Maksim Vaskresenski Sam Grafton

Nível: 22

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

2023-04-27 21:33 UTC+2

Vaskresenski Victorious with a Double

Nível 22 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

The action folded to Maksim Vaskresenski in the button, who jammed his last 445,000 chips in the middle. Sam Greenwood was in the big blind and asked for a count, after which he made the call.

Maksim Vaskresenski: J♠10♦
Sam Greenwood: J♣9♦

Both players made two pair on the 3♥K♥10♥J♦3♣ board, but Vaskresenski's was the higher one. He doubled as five-handed play continues.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Sam Greenwood	2,380,000 350,000	350,000
Maksim Vaskresenski	980,000 510,000	510,000

Tags: Maksim Vaskresenski Sam Greenwood

2023-04-27 21:38 UTC+2

Martirosian Shoves on Grafton

Nível 22 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Sam Grafton opened to 120,000 in the cutoff and Artur Martirosian called from the big blind. The flop fell Q♦4♠3♣ and Martirosian check-called a bet of 80,000 from Grafton.

The turn was the 5♦ and Martirosian checked again. Grafton sized up a bet of 200,000 and Martirosian jammed all in for 620,000, prompting a quick fold from Grafton.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Sam Grafton	2,260,000 -490,000	-490,000

Artur Martirosian	1,220,000 230,000	230,000

Tags: Sam Grafton Artur Martirosian

2023-04-27 21:42 UTC+2

Beresford Gets Grafton and Doubles

Nível 22 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Conor Beresford open-shipped from the cutoff for 625,000. The action folded to big blind Sam Grafton who obliged with a snap call.

Conor Beresford: 8♦8♣
Sam Grafton: K♦K♠

Beresford requested clubs, but only one appeared on the A♦6♠7♣ flop. The turn brought him something better than a club though, namely the 8♥.

Beresford's set held as the 5♦ completed the board and he doubled despite Grafton's complaints.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Sam Grafton	1,700,000 -560,000	-560,000

Conor Beresford	1,340,000 585,000	585,000

Tags: Conor Beresford Sam Grafton

2023-04-27 21:51 UTC+2

Vaskresenski Levels the Playing Field

Nível 22 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

The action folded to Maksim Vaskresenski on the button who pushed in his stack of 495,000. Sam Greenwood asked for a count from the big blind and then called only to find the bad news.

Maksim Vaskresenski: K♦10♠
Sam Greenwood: K♠7♣

Vaskresenski was in a dominating position but the flop of 6♥4♠3♦ gave Greenwood some extra outs. However, the 8♥ and 8♦ runout changed nothing and Vaskresenski found a double-up.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Sam Greenwood	1,495,000 -885,000	-885,000
Maksim Vaskresenski	1,080,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Sam Greenwood Maksim Vaskresenski

Nível: 23

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

2023-04-27 22:04 UTC+2

Martirosian Masters the Double Check-Raise

Nível 23 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Sam Grafton raised to the minimum of 160,000 from the cutoff and Artur Martirosian defended his big blind.

The flop came down 5♣5♦10♠ and Martirosian checked to Grafton, who again bet the minimum of 80,000. Martirosian raised the bet to 300,000 and Grafton obliged with a call.

On the 10♦ turn Martirosian slowed down again and checked. Grafton responded with a bet of 125,000 but fell into the trap of Martirosian, who was masterminding a double check-raise to 250,000. Grafton called again and the pair saw the A♣ river fall.

No more checking for Martirosian who now shoved his last 190,000 chips in the middle. The river did not bring whatever Grafton was looking for as he quickly let his hand go.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Artur Martirosian	1,850,000 630,000	630,000

Sam Grafton	1,475,000 -225,000	-225,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Sam Grafton

2023-04-27 22:08 UTC+2

Greenwood and Beresford Battle in the Blinds

Nível 23 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Sam Greenwood raised it up to 200,000 from the small blind and Conor Beresford called in the big blind. The flop came 9♥6♠5♥ and Greenwood check-called a bet of 160,000 from Beresford.

The Q♠ landed on the turn and Greenwood checked again. Beresford announced a bet of 325,000 and Greenwood gave it some thought before laying his hand down.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Conor Beresford	1,680,000 340,000	340,000
Sam Greenwood	1,150,000 -345,000	-345,000

Tags: Sam Greenwood Conor Beresford