€100,000 EPT Super High Roller | 2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

2023-05-01 13:49 UTC+2

Heath Doubles to Prolong Bubble

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Nível 19 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Mikita Badziakouski opened to 200,000 from the hijack and Ben Heath called off his 455,000 stack from the next seat over.

Ben Heath: 10♦10♣
Mikita Badziakouski: A♦7♦

Heath's pocket pair remained best as the K♠4♣4♥6♣10♠ runout kept him ahead, prolonging the money bubble.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Mikita Badziakouski	2,550,000 510,000	510,000
Alex Kulev	1,800,000 -150,000	-150,000

Orpen Kisacikoglu	1,140,000 -295,000	-295,000
Ben Heath	1,060,000 305,000	305,000
Artur Martirosian	1,050,000 -20,000	-20,000

Santhosh Suvarna	1,000,000 -150,000	-150,000
Adrian Mateos	655,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Ben Heath Mikita Badziakouski

2023-05-01 14:00 UTC+2

Badziakouski Showing Power of the Big Stack on the Bubble

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Nível 19 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Orpen Kisacikoglu folded 7♣7♠ from under the gun and action continued to fold until Mikita Badziakouski raised to 1,575,000 from the button with Q♥4♥.

With the money bubble still ongoing, Ben Heath folded A♣Q♠ after using a time chip from the small blind and Santosh Suvarna also folded his big blind for Badziakouski to chip up.

"Those are the ICM handcuffs in full effect," commented PokerStars Ambassador Sam Grafton

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Mikita Badziakouski	2,870,000 320,000	320,000
Alex Kulev	2,560,000 760,000	760,000

Orpen Kisacikoglu	985,000 -155,000	-155,000
Ben Heath	910,000 -150,000	-150,000
Artur Martirosian	900,000 -150,000	-150,000

Santhosh Suvarna	525,000 -475,000	-475,000
Adrian Mateos	505,000 -150,000	-150,000

Tags: Ben Heath Mikita Badziakouski Orpen Kisacikoglu Santosh Suvarna

2023-05-01 14:05 UTC+2

Big Slick for Kisacikoglu

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Nível 19 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Alex Kulev opened the A♠8♣ to 120,000 from under the gun and action folded to Orpen Kisacikoglu, who was on the button. He looked down at the A♦K♣ and made it 1,350,000, leaving 125,000 behind.

Artur Martirosian threw his 4♥4♣ into the muck from the big blind and Kulev followed suit.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Alex Kulev	2,440,000 -120,000	-120,000

Orpen Kisacikoglu	1,267,000 282,000	282,000

Tags: Alex Kulev Orpen Kisacikoglu

Nível: 20

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

2023-05-01 14:13 UTC+2

Suvarna Loses Flip to Burst Stone Bubble

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Nível 20 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Santhosh Suvarna moved all in for 525,000 from under the gun. Adrian Mateos entered the tank in the hijack before deciding to call as the slightly bigger stack.

The remaining players folded and the players tabled their cards.

Santhosh Suvarna: 9♥9♣
Adrian Mateos: A♥J♥

The defending champion made top two pair on the A♣J♦7♥ flop. The 3♠ turn kept Mateos ahead and the money bubble burst following the 8♥ river.

The six remaining players have now locked up €251,300.

A big flip on the stone bubble!! Mateos vs Suvarna! Does the bubble burst here?
— PokerNews (@PokerNews)

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Adrian Mateos	1,350,000 845,000	845,000

Santhosh Suvarna	Eliminado

Tags: Adrian Mateos Santhosh Suvarna

2023-05-01 14:29 UTC+2

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Mikita Badziakouski	3,460,000 590,000	590,000
Alex Kulev	2,610,000 170,000	170,000

Orpen Kisacikoglu	1,180,000 -87,000	-87,000
Adrian Mateos	950,000 -400,000	-400,000

Ben Heath	710,000 -200,000	-200,000
Artur Martirosian	350,000 -550,000	-550,000

Martirosian Hits River to Survive

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Nível 20 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Artur Martirosian raised to 280,000 from the cutoff before Alex Kulev reraised from the button. The blinds folded and the cards went on their backs.

Artur Martirosian: K♥4♥
Alex Kulev: A♠J♥

Martirosian whiffed the 8♠6♦2♣ flop and began to leave his seat following the 7♠ turn. However, he soon sat down again as the 4♣ river paired him up to seal the double up.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Alex Kulev	2,070,000 -540,000	-540,000

Artur Martirosian	900,000 550,000	550,000

Tags: Alex Kulev Artur Martirosian

2023-05-01 14:42 UTC+2

No Fireworks Between the Big Stacks

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Nível 20 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

With Q♥J♥ under the gun, Alex Kulev opened to 160,000 before Mikita Badziakouski three-bet his A♣8♥ to 380,000 from the next seat over. Kulev called.

Action checked through on the flop and turn for the final board to show A♥Q♠9♦2♥4♦. Surprisingly, action checked through to showdown and Badziakouski had the winner with his pair of aces.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Mikita Badziakouski	3,080,000 -380,000	-380,000
Alex Kulev	1,840,000 -230,000	-230,000

Tags: Alex Kulev Mikita Badziakouski

2023-05-01 14:50 UTC+2

Kulev Chips Up With Queens

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Nível 20 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Alex Kulev raied to 160,000 from early position with Q♦Q♣, the third time he'd picked up the hand on Day 3. Adrian Mateos defended in the big blind with K♦10♠.

The flop came 5♣4♦J♠. Mateos checked and Kulev bet out 80,000. Mateos folded and Kulev scooped a small pot.

Mateos is now down to around five big blinds.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Alex Kulev	1,260,000 -580,000	-580,000

Adrian Mateos	510,000 -440,000	-440,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Alex Kulev

2023-05-01 14:54 UTC+2

Heath Gets Kulev to Fold a Pair

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Nível 20 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Ben Heath moved all in for 510,000 from early position with A♦10♠ and the action folded to Alex Kulev in the big blind. He looked down at pocket threes and after some thinking time, he decided to let it go.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Alex Kulev	1,600,000 -240,000	-240,000

Ben Heath	710,000

Tags: Alex Kulev Ben Heath