€2,200 FPS High Roller Giorno 1a | 2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

2024-04-27 20:40 UTC+2

Nasreddine Stacked by Sfez

Livello 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Rania Nasreddine jammed all in for 15,000 from the hijack. Eric Sfez called on the button. The blinds folded and the players tabled their hands.

Rania Nasreddine: A♣4♦ All in
Eric Sfez: A♠10♣

The flop of 3♣K♥6♦ kept Sfez's superior ace ahead. The 7♠ presented Nasreddine with a straight draw. She couldn't get there and the K♠ river meant Sfez took her stack thanks to his ten kicker.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Eric Sfez	140,000 116,000	116,000
Rania Nasreddine	Eliminato

Tags: Rania Nasreddine Eric Sfez

2024-04-27 20:30 UTC+2

Xanthopoulos Wins Battle of the Blinds

Livello 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Action folded around to Fred Weiss, who called in the small blind. Pavlos Xanthopoulos checked his option.

The Q♠3♥7♦ flop was checked around. Weiss checked the 8♠ turn to Xanthopoulos, who bet 2,500. Weiss called.

Weiss decided to check again on the 10♦ river and Xanthopoulos sized up his wager to 8,500. Weiss took a moment to consider his options and eyed up his opponent. He flicked in the call and was shown 6♣9♥ for a ten high straight. Weiss mucked his hand and Xanthopoulos took the pot.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Pavlos Xanthopoulos	150,000 5,500	5,500
Fred Weiss	12,500 12,500	12,500

Tags: Fred Weiss Pavlos Xanthopoulos

2024-04-27 20:18 UTC+2

Top Ten Chip Counts

Livello 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Christian Alilovic	260,000 260,000	260,000
Timothy Friese	225,000 225,000	225,000
Clement Meunier	220,000 90,000	90,000
Vasken Demlakian	207,500 47,500	47,500
Timothy Chung	203,500 203,500	203,500
Benjamin Layani	195,000 3,000	3,000
Jeferson Pinow	195,000 -44,000	-44,000
Sonny Franco	190,000 50,000	50,000
Taran Parmar	190,000 70,000	70,000

Livello: 11

Bui: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

2024-04-27 19:23 UTC+2

Life Outside Poker: Princess Love Opens Up on Ray J Divorce, Getting Coached by Maria Ho

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

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2024-04-27 18:58 UTC+2

Dinner Break

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

Players have been sent on a 75-minute dinner break, with the clock showing 274 remaining.

Play will resume at approximately 8:15 p.m. local time, at which point late registration for Day 1a will be closed.

2024-04-27 18:55 UTC+2

Benzerfa Busts To Rivered Trips

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

Benjamin Lebor opened from middle position to 3,000. Youcef Benzerfa moved all in for 16,000 from the cutoff. Daniele Cuomo reraised all in for over 60,000 from the small blind. Lebor folded and the players showed down.

Youcef Benzerfa: K♦J♦ All in
Daniele Cuomo: A♠10♦

Both players had a piece of the10♦5♥K♥ flop. The turn 7♣ kept Benzerfa ahead, but the 10♠ river gave Cuomo trips which sent Benzerfa to the rail.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Daniele Cuomo	95,000 60,500	60,500
Benjamin Lebor	65,000 -55,000	-55,000
Youcef Benzerfa	Eliminato

2024-04-27 18:42 UTC+2

Worthington Wins a Big One

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

Action folded around to Patrick Clarke who raised to 2,500 from the cutoff. Leo Worthington reraised to 7,500 from button. The blinds folded and Clarke made the call.

Clarke checked the 5♣6♥6♠ flop to Worthington who bet 9,000. Clarke called. Clarke checked the 9♣ turn and Worthington sized up to 18,000. After a moment in the tank, Clarke raised all in and Worthington called as the covered stack.

Leo Worthington: K♥K♠ All in
Patrick Clarke: A♣10♣

Clarke needed to hit an ace or a club to bust Worthington, but his kings held on the 5♠ river, leaving Clarke short.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Leo Worthington	105,000 60,000	60,000
Patrick Clarke	7,000

Tags: Patrick Clarke Leo Worthington

2024-04-27 18:37 UTC+2

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

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2024-04-27 18:26 UTC+2

Ahuja Chips Up; Lococo Doubles

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

Maher Achour opened to 2,500 on the button and was called by Vladimir Heinich in the small blind and Ankit Ahuja in the big blind.

All three players checked through the 9♣2♥9♦ flop, with both blinds checking again after seeing the 7♠ turn.

Achour fired 3,000, with Heinich making a quick fold. Ahuja took some time before announcing a check-raise to 9,000, and Achour called to the 8♣ river.

Ahuja led out for 7,000, good enough to take down the pot as Achour folded.

At a nearby table, Alejandro Lococo doubled up when his K♠K♣ made a set on the K♥Q♣3♣9♣10♥ runout.