€2,200 FPS High Roller Jour 1b | 2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

2023-04-30 00:55 UTC+2

Guenni Garners a Double-Up

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Niveau 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Cesar Garcia had raised to 12,000 from middle position when Mikael Guenni went all in from the cutoff. Garcia asked for a count and the amount to call was 53,000. This elicited a tank from Garcia, who claimed ''It's close''.

Eventually, he made the call and the cards were tabled.

Mikael Guenni: K♠J♥
Cesar Garcia: Q♠9♠

Guenni flopped two pair on K♣J♣8♠, but still had the gutshot straight draw to avoid. The Q♦ turn and 5♥ river completed the board, however, and Guenni doubled up nicely.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Mikael Guenni	121,000
Cesar Garcia	95,000

Tags: Cesar Garcia Mikael Guenni

2023-04-30 00:47 UTC+2

Thirty Is the Magic Number

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Niveau 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Marius Kudzmanas open-raised to 12,000 from early position and got three-bet by Jimmy Andres Torres Velasquez in middle position. 30,000 was the amount to call, and Kudzmanas put in the necessary chips to do so.

The flop fell A♦A♠J♠ and both players checked. On the 3♠ turn Velasquez bet another 30,000 after a check from Kudzmanas. The 6♦ river was dealt and now Kudzmanas took the betting lead by adding another 30,000 to the pot.

This sent Velasquez into a tank of several minutes, but eventually he came up with a call. He got shown A♣Q♦ and mucked his cards, surrendering the pot to Kudzmanas who's stack got elevated to over ten times starting.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Marius Kudzmanas	327,000 327,000	327,000
Jimmy Andres Torres Velasquez	140,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Marius Kudzmanas

Niveau: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

2023-04-30 00:29 UTC+2

These Players Will Not Be Playing on Day 2

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Niveau 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Parker Talbot	Eliminé

Julien Sitbon	Eliminé
Ken Okada	Eliminé
Christopher Dowling	Eliminé
Aliaksandr Shylko	Eliminé

2023-04-30 00:25 UTC+2

Updates on the Bigger Stacks

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Niveau 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Piotr Sztenkiel	325,000 325,000	325,000
Valon Olluri	300,000 300,000	300,000
Antonio Calabro	250,000 250,000	250,000
Tinay Aksoy	240,000 240,000	240,000

2023-04-30 00:17 UTC+2

20-Minute Break

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Niveau 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The 75 remaining players are now on break. 26 eliminations are to be had before Day 1b reaches its conclusion.

2023-04-30 00:13 UTC+2

Kassouf is in for the Maximum-Minimum

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Niveau 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Arrived in Monte Carlo for the @PokerStarsLIVE EPT festival! Having already won a €6,200 seat & expenses package o… https://t.co/oEfOeRFZF7
— William Kassouf (@WilliamKassouf)

2023-04-30 00:08 UTC+2

Okamoto Busts Kassouf in Huge Clash

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Niveau 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The action was caught on the river on a completed board of 8♦J♣6♦5♥Q♠. The pot had already grown to a huge size before Will Kassouf put in his final 75,000 from the small blind. Shiina Okamoto was in the big blind and verbally committed to a call.

Kassouf said ''You're good'', as he tabled his 10♣8♠ for a pair turned into a bluff. Okamoto showed Q♣J♦ for the rivered two pair and scooped the gargantuan pot to add to her already impressive stack. ''I shouldn't play with good players'', Kassouf stated while he left the tables in good spirits.

Some 30 minutes after claiming the chip lead himself, Kassouf passed it over to Okamoto. Playing six times the average, she has made great strides so far on Day 1b of the €2,200 FPS High Roller.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Shiina Okamoto	680,000 680,000	680,000

Will Kassouf	Eliminé

Tags: Shiina Okamoto Will Kassouf

Niveau: 16

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

2023-04-29 23:52 UTC+2

Sitbon Gets His Final Big Blind In

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Niveau 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Hugo Soares raised to 8,000 early position and Karim Souaid made the three-bet to 25,000 from middle position. The action folded to Julien Sitbon in the small blind, who only had 6,000 chips left. He made the call to put himself all in and Soares got out of the situation, leading to a preflop showdown.

Julien Sitbon: A♠9♥
Karim Souaid: K♦J♥

The board ran out Q♣2♣8♦8♣7♠ and Sitbon's ace-high held on until the end, extending his tournament life for an undetermined amount.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Hugo Soares	79,500
Karim Souaid	70,000 38,500	38,500
Julien Sitbon	26,000 -4,000	-4,000

Tags: Hugo Soares Julien Sitbon Karim Souaid