€100,000 EPT Super High Roller Dia 1 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

2023-04-29 13:20 UTC+2

Hissou Check-Raises With Aces to Build Pot

Mwarburton

Nível 1 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Timothy Adams raised from early position, Ben Heath called and Sirzat Hissou reraised to 8,000 from the big blind. Adams called and Heath folded.

The flop came 4♦10♠5♣. Hissou checked, Adams bet 7,500 and Hissou put in the check-raise to 16,000, which Adams called.

The turn came 8♠ and both players checked. The river came 3♠ and Hissou put out a large bet of 27,000. Adams made the call.

Hissou flipped over A♠A♣ for pocket aces and Adams mucked his hand. Hissou scooped the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Sirzat Hissou	310,000 60,000	60,000
Timothy Adams	220,000 -30,000	-30,000

Tags: Benjamin Heath Sirzat Hissou Timothy Adams

2023-04-29 13:26 UTC+2

Thorel Takes His Seat

Calum_Grant

Nível 1 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Sitting in 3rd place on France's all-time money list, Jean-Noel Thorel has taken his seat in the EPT Monte Carlo Super High Roller.

Noel scored a €104,400 payday in yesterday's €25,000 Single Day High Roller and has picked up cashes at the PCA and EPT Paris already this year.

France All Time Money List - Top Five

Rank	Name	Live Earnings
1st	Bertrand Grospellier	$14,851,205
2nd	Benjamin Pollak	$13,008,465
3rd	Jean-Noel Thorel	$10,042,019
4th	Rui Cao	$9,270,323
5th	Antoine Saout	$9,249,708

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jean-Noel Thorel	250,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Jean-Noel Thorel

2023-04-29 13:28 UTC+2

Delgado Five-Bets All In

Mwarburton

Nível 1 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Following an opening raise, Vincente Delgado three-bet to 8,500 and Sosia Jiang four-bet to 30,000. Delgado used two time bank cards before five-betting all in.

Jiang asked for the count, which came to 289,000, before eventually folded her hand. Delgado took down the pot and added to his stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Vicente Delgado	340,000 90,000	90,000
Sosia Jiang	240,000 -10,000	-10,000

Tags: Sosia Jiang Vincente Delgado

2023-04-29 13:39 UTC+2

Consecutive Pots for Ponakovs

Calum_Grant

Nível 1 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Ben Heath folded from under the gun before Aleksejs Ponakovs opened to 2,500 from the next seat over. Isaac Haxton then made it 9,000 from the cutoff. Action folded round to the original raiser, and he four-bet to 27,000, which Haxton called.

Ponakovs continued for 35,000 on the 8♣6♣6♠ flop, and Haxton called again. On the 5♥ turn, Ponokovs bet 40,000, which left him with around 112,000 behind. Haxton folded before using one of the new time bank chips, but he wasn't pleased about the spot he was put in.

"I don't know," he muttered to himself before taking another look at Ponakovs.

The following hand, Ponokovs opened from under the gun to 2,500, and Ben Heath defended his big blind.

Heath check-called for 2,000 on the A♣10♣7♠ flop, which brought in the A♠ turn. Action checked through to the 8♣ river, and then Heath check-folded after Ponokovs bet 5,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Aleksejs Ponakovs	282,500 32,500	32,500
Ben Heath	240,000 -10,000	-10,000
Isaac Haxton	180,000 -64,500	-64,500

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Ben Heath Isaac Haxton

2023-04-29 13:44 UTC+2

Watson Wins Two in a Row

Mwarburton

Nível 1 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Orpen Kisacikoglu raised to 2,500 from early position and Juan Pardo three-bet to 9,000. Mike Watson four-bet to 25,000 and both players folded.

The next hand, Watson raised to 2,500 and Seth Davies three-bet to 8,500. Watson made the call and action went to the flop, which came 8♠2♣J♥. Watson checked, Davies bet 9,000 and Watson called.

The turn was the 10♦ and both players checked. The river came the 6♦ and players once again checked their option to showdown. Watson showed A♦8♦ for a pair of eights, which was enough to win the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Mike Watson	310,000 60,000	60,000

Seth Davies	215,000 -35,000	-35,000

Tags: Juan Pardo Mike Watson Orpen Kisacikoglu Seth Davies

Nível: 2

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

2023-04-29 13:59 UTC+2

Time for Some EPT Monte Carlo Trivia

MattHansen

Nível 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Which of these players has won both the Main Event and Super High Roller at EPT Monte Carlo?
— PokerStars LIVE (@PokerStarsLIVE)

2023-04-29 13:59 UTC+2

Ponakovs Takes it Down on Turn

Mwarburton

Nível 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs raised from early position and Kayhan Mokri called in the small blind.

The flop came 10♦J♣4♠. Mokri checked and Ponakovs bet 2,500, which Mokri called. The turn was the 6♥. Mokri checked again and Ponakovs fired out a bet of 26,000. Mokri made the fold and Ponakovs scooped the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Aleksejs Ponakovs	320,000 37,500	37,500
Kayhan Mokri	240,000 -15,500	-15,500

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Kayhan Mokri

2023-04-29 14:08 UTC+2

O'Dwyer Hops into the Mix

Calum_Grant

Nível 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Steve O'Dwyer has now hopped into the mix to increase the number of crushers in the field. O'Dwyer has done well at PokerStars Live Events this year, with $947,776 in total live earnings from events such as the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, EPT Paris and the Irish Poker Open.

He's found himself at the same table with the likes of Orpen Kisacikoglu and is sat in between Seth Davies and Stephen Chidwick, who is on his namesake's left.

Steve O'Dwyer's Cashes at 2023 PokerStars Live Events

Date	Tour	Event	Place	Prize
Jan 23	PCA	$10,000 PCA Main Event	51st	$29,400
Feb 23	PCA	$100,000 PCA NLH - 7 Handed	4th	$518,500
Feb 23	EPT Paris	€50K Super High Roller	7th	$165,872
Feb 23	EPT Paris	€25,000 No-Limit Hold'em	3rd	$143,832
Feb 23	EPT Paris	€25,000 No-Limit Hold'em III	5th	$89,332
Apr 23	Irish Poker Open	€350 Irish Open 6-Max	22nd	$840
			Total =	$947,776

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Steve O'Dwyer	250,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Steve O'Dwyer

2023-04-29 14:17 UTC+2

O'Dwyer Turns Flush in Four-Bet Pot to Take Early Lead

Mwarburton

Nível 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Steve O'Dwyer raised to 2,500 from under the gun and was called by Mikita Badziakouski. Orpen Kisacikoglu three-bet to 6,000 and O'Dwyer came in with a four-bet to 36,000, which Kisacikoglu called.

The flop came Q♥J♥3♠ and both players checked. The turn was the 3♥ and O'Dwyer led out for 25,000, which only Kisacikoglu called.

The river was the 2♣ and O'Dwyer bet out again, this time for 50,000 chips. Kisacikoglu made the call. O'Dwyer showed A♥4♥ for the turned flush and scooped a significant pot that brought his stack to over 400,000 chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Steve O'Dwyer	430,000 180,000	180,000

Orpen Kisacikoglu	160,000 -90,000	-90,000

Tags: Mikita Badziakouski Orpen Kisacikoglu Steve O'Dwyer