2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
Cyril Mira and Alexandros Michas were already on the river with the board showing 5♥3♥3♣A♠J♣ and around 25,000 in the pot when Mira bet 12,000 from middle position.
Michas then moved all in for 58,000 and Mira called. Michas showed A♣J♦ for rivered two pair and Mira slammed down his cards. The dealer forced him to show A♥Q♠ as Michas earned a massive double up.
Nível: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Day 1c officially drew 995 total entries and tournament officials confirmed that play will conclude when only 149 remain.
The tournament clock currently shows 365 players still in this flight.
Vladimir Lipnitskii moved all in for 13,000 in early position and Franck Rene called in the hijack.
Vladimir Lipnitskii: A♠2♠
Franck Rene: 10♥10♠
The board came 9♦J♠8♥K♦ through the turn and Lipnitskii got up from his seat to make his exit, but the river was the A♦.
"Did I win?" Lipnitskii asked as he sat back down.
Team PokerStars Pros Maria Konnikova and Parker Talbot are both seated at this table.
Sachin Joshi opened to 3,000 from under the gun before Boris Angelov three-bet to 7,500 from the cutoff. Mohammed Lasheb called from the small blind and Joshi also stuck around.
On the 9♦8♠6♠ flop, Lasheb checked before Joshi led out for 6,000. Both opponents called.
On the K♥ turn, Lasheb ripped in his big stack and then Joshi called off his stack of 28,500. Angelov folded.
Sachin Joshi: 8♣8♥
Mohammed Lasheb: Q♥10♥
Joshi was the huge favorite with his set of eights, while Lasheb was drawing to his double-gutter. The 2♦ river gave Joshi the checkmark to double up.
Lasheb was left with around 60,000 after the hand, but that quickly evaporated as he has since been eliminated.
Drisse Maouchi moved all in for 21,000 on the button and Fabio Peluso tanked for a minute before calling in the small blind.
Drisse Maouchi: 9♠4♠
Fabio Peluso: A♦5♦
"Fives?" tablemate Kevin Abecassis asked Peluso.
"One five," Peluso replied. The flop came 6♦5♠3♦ and Peluso not only hit a pair but picked up the nut flush draw.
The turn, though, was the 9♥ and Maouchi pulled ahead with a pair of nines. The 2♠ river gave Maouchi a straight and he doubled up.
Luca Di Pietro opened to 3,500 from under the gun before PokerStars Team Pro Julien Brecard three-bet to 8,000 from the hijack. Giuseppe Zarbo called from the cutoff before Di Pietro moved all in for 84,000. Brecard rejammed as the slightly bigger stack and Zarbo folded.
Luca Di Pietro: Q♣Q♠
Julien Brecard: A♣A♦
Brecard remained ahead following the J♣10♠8♣ flop and 7♠ turn, but the 9♦ river gave Di Pietro a straight to leave the Frenchman short. He's been eliminated shortly after.
The following hand, Di Pietro opened to 3,500 again. Michele Perego made it 11,500 and action folded back to Di Pietro. He moved all in and Perego called off the 20,000 he had behind.
Michele Perego: A♥A♠
Luca Di Pietro: K♥10♥
Di Pietro paired up on the K♠Q♠5♥ flop to give him another chance of cracking aces. The A♦ turn left Di Pietro drawing to Broadway, which failed to come in after the 6♦ completed the board.
Perego breathed a huge sigh of relief and collected the pot.
With around 25,000 in the pot on a board of Q♣8♦6♦5♠, Radek Jantos bet 15,000 from early position and Aurelien Riminucci called in the cutoff.
The river was the 6♥ and Jantos moved all in for 27,000. Riminucci took a minute before calling.
Jantos showed 8♥8♠ for a full house and Riminucci flashed the Q♦ before mucking.