2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

�5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
€1,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€5,858,800
Entries
1,208
Level Info
Level
40
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
739
Players Left
239

Sturm Steals on River

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Aram Sargsyan opened from early position to 2,800. Leon Sturm raised to 7,200 from the hijack. Action folded around and Sargsyan made the call.

The 9?A?9? flop was checked around, as was the 4? turn. Sargsyan checked again on the 10? river before Sturm opted to fire a bet of 8,500. Sargsyan snap-folded and Sturm took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Aram Sargsyan
245,000
-5,000
-5,000
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Leon Sturm
40,000
40,000
40,000

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Groofi Makes Full House Against Flush

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Asaf Groofi moved all in for around 9,000 from middle position and Jose Gonzalez isolated from a couple of seats across. The rest of the table folded and players revealed their cards.

Asaf Groofi: A?J?All in
Jose Gonzalez: A?2?

The board ran out J?4?4?6?4?. Gonzalez made a flush on the turn and Groofi started walking away before other players at the table pointed out that he'd made a full house. Groofi sat back down with a doubled up stack as the day draws to a close.

Player Chips Progress
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Asaf Groofi
22,000
22,000
22,000
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Jose Gonzalez
20,000
-19,500
-19,500

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Pardo Takes it Down Preflop

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Juan Pardo opened from the hijack to 2,500. Paul Newey reraised to 6,800. Pardo took a moment before putting in the four-bet to 15,000.

Newey took a moment to consider his options but ultimately decided to muck his hand leaving Pardo with the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Juan Pardo
55,000
55,000
55,000
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Paul Newey
32,500
2,500
2,500

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Malec Leaves Peralta Short

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Bojidar Boiadjiev opened to 2,400 from under the gun and received calls from Sebastian Malec in the cutoff and Candido Cappiello on the button before Eugenio Peralta moved all in for roughly 40,000 from the big blind. Boiadjiev and Cappiello got out of the way while Malec, who had a bit less than Peralta, made the call to put himself at risk.

Sebastian Malec: A?J? All in
Eugenio Peralta: K?10?

The board ran out Q?4?4?A?9? giving Malec aces up to take the pot while Peralta was left with just over five big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
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Bojidar Boiadjiev
142,500
110,500
110,500
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Candido Cappiello
136,000
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Sebastian Malec
84,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
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Eugenio Peralta
6,500
-25,500
-25,500

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Kaverman Doubles Through Erceg

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Byron Kaverman raised from late position and Vladimir Erceg three-bet to 7,400 from the button. Kaverman then moved all in for 29,800.

"I have a good feeling," said Erceg as he made the call and players turned their cards.

Byron Kaverman: A?K?All in
Vladimir Erceg: A?10?

The board ran out 8?J?9?3?K?. Erceg did pick up a straight draw on the flop, but Kaverman stayed ahead and paired his king on the river. He won the pot to double up, leaving Erceg with less than a starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Byron Kaverman
68,000
68,000
68,000
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Vladimir Erceg
28,000
-20,000
-20,000

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Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Ahuja Wins Pot With Trip Jacks

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Gianluca Speranza raised to 2,500 from under the gun and Ankit Ahuja called.

The flop came 7?Q?6? and both players checked. The turn was the J?. Speranza bet 2,600 and Ahuja raised it up to 6,000, which Speranza called.

The river came the 8?. Speranza checked and Ahuja bet 13,000, which Speranza called. Ahuja showed J?J? for trip jacks to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Ankit Ahuja
93,000
63,000
63,000
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Gianluca Speranza
55,000

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Aguero Takes From Connelly

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action folded around to Ryan Connelly who opened from the cutoff to 2,500. Sergio Aguero defended the big blind.

Connelly called a 2,000 chip bet from Aguero on the 4?4?7? flop before the J? turn was checked around. Aguero then bet 2.500 on the 5? river and Connelly called.

Aguero tabled A?7? for two pair and Connelly mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Ryan Connelly
150,000
-20,000
-20,000
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Sergio Aguero
75,000
75,000
75,000

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Salas Gets Two Streets

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Salvatore Camarda opened from under the gun to 2,500. Action folded around to Damian Salas in the small blind who made it 7,500. Camarda called.

Salas check-called a 6,500 bet on the J?9?K? flop. He check-called again on the 3? turn, this time for a bet of 12,000. The 4? river was checked down and Salas tabled A?A?. Camarda shuffled his holding and tabled K?Q?.

Player Chips Progress
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Salvatore Camarda
80,000
10,000
10,000
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Damian Salas
75,000
23,000
23,000

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Spragg Pips Murcia

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Marle Spragg
Marle Spragg

Marle Spragg opened to 3,000 from the cutoff and received calls from Dumitru Pora on the button and Quentin Girardet in the small blind before Remy Murcia three-bet shoved for 24,600 from the big blind. Spragg re-shoved for approximately 32,000 and both Pora and Girardet got out of the way leaving Murcia at risk.

Remy Murcia: 9?9? All in
Marle Spragg: 10?10?

Spragg's tens held up on the 7?Q?2?3?8? runout and she scored close to a full double up while Murcia was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Quentin Girardet
68,500
48,500
48,500
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Marle Spragg
63,500
43,000
43,000
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Dumitru Pora
63,000
63,000
63,000
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Remy Murcia
Busted

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