€25,000 EPT High Roller Jour 2 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

2023-05-05 18:34 UTC+2

Kisacikoglu Left with Less Than Ten Bigs

frankvisser

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

Orpen Kisacikoglu and Tomas Jozonis were involved in a pot of 60,000 chips. The board was completed up until the turn and read 7♠7♥2♦K♦. Kisacikoglu bet out 30,000 from the big blind and Jozonis called.

The J♦ river completed the board and both players checked the third diamond. Jozonis showed K♣10♣ and his top pair won him the pot. Kisacikoglu, on the other hand, was left with only 47,000 chips.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Tomas Jozonis	330,000 112,000	112,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu	47,000 -98,000	-98,000

Tags: Tomas Jozonis Orpen Kisacikoglu

2023-05-05 18:52 UTC+2

Zhou Catches a Bluff

frankvisser

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

Quan Zhou raised to 11,000 from the cutoff and Dimitar Danchev defended his big blind. The flop was dealt as K♣2♣3♦ and Danchev check-called a 10,000 continuation-bet from Zhou.

The A♥ turn then checked around before Danchev led for 8,000 chips on the 5♠ river. Zhou looked him up and Danchev showed Kx8x for a pair of kings.

Zhou had the better pair, however, as he held A♦J♠. He won a small pot and is keeping his stack stable.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Dimitar Danchev	170,000 58,000	58,000

Quan Zhou	140,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Dimitar Danchev Quan Zhou

2023-05-05 18:53 UTC+2

Beresford Wins Flip To Eliminate Papazian

AndrewK47

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

Conor Beresford opened to 13,000 from the hijack and it folded to Alexandru Papazian in the big blind who moved all in for 47,000 total. Beresford asked for a count before making the call with a bigger stack and the cards were shown.

Alexandru Papazian: A♥8♣
Conor Beresford: 5♠5♣

It was essentially a coin-flip preflop, but when the board ran out Q♠6♣4♣2♠K♥, it was the fives for Beresford that held up to send Papazian to the exit.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Conor Beresford	302,000 82,000	82,000
Alexandru Papazian	Eliminé

Tags: Alexandru Papazian Conor Beresford

2023-05-05 18:56 UTC+2

Ketzer Has No Time

frankvisser

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

Felipe Ketzer and Tom-Aksel Bedell were fighting for a pot of around 70,000 chips. They had arrived at the turn on Q♣Q♥8♠J♠ and Ketzer led for 16,000 from the small blind. Bedell, in the cutoff, paid the same amount.

Ketzer upped the ante to 27,000 once the 8♥ river hit. However, Bedell had no plans to call this time, as he put forth a big stack of T-5,000 chips and then some, totalling 123,000.

Ketzer had used up all of his time bank chips already. With only a 30-second countdown, he made the decision to fold in the dying seconds.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Tom-Aksel Bedell	378,000 138,000	138,000
Felipe Ketzer	249,000 -9,000	-9,000

Tags: Felipe Ketzer Tom-Aksel Bedell

2023-05-05 19:07 UTC+2

Chop It Up

MattHansen

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

Daniel Dvoress raised to 12,000 and Adrian Mateos called from the big blind.

The flop was 4♣6♠7♦ and both players checked through to see 3♠ on the turn.

Mateos bet 7,000 on the turn and Dvoress called.

The river was 5♥ to make a straight on the board and Mateos bet 63,000. Dvoress called with reluctance but Mateos showed Q♦9♣ and he did not have the higher straight. Dvoress showed A♣Q♣ and accepted the unlucky split pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Adrian Mateos	375,000 42,000	42,000

Daniel Dvoress	278,000 203,000	203,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Daniel Dvoress

2023-05-05 19:08 UTC+2

Hirs Scores Full Double Up With Rockets

AndrewK47

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

In a heads-up pot with close to 80,000 in the middle on a completed board showing A♥7♦3♣Q♥4♣, Roman Samoylov bet out 55,000 from the big blind and Aliaksandr Hirs moved all in for 97,000 total on the button.

Samoylov went deep in the tank, but after close to a minute of thought, made the call and the cards were shown. Hirs confidently tabled A♣A♠ for top set and Samoylov rolled over 7♥4♦ for two pair to double up Hirs.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Roman Samoylov	455,000 -70,000	-70,000
Aliaksandr Hirs	280,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Aliaksandr Hirs Roman Samoylov

2023-05-05 19:10 UTC+2

Petrangelo and Kamphues Chop a Four-Way Affair

frankvisser

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

Timo Kamphues, Nick Petrangelo, Tom-Aksel Bedell, and Dario Sammartino all put in some of their chips preflop to create a pot of 50,000. The flop was 7♣10♦9♠ and all four players checked their option.

On the 3♦ turn, Bedell led for 21,000 chips and now all three remaining players decided to call. The Q♥ river apparently scared them, however, as each one knuckled the table to signify a check.

All eight cards were shown down. Bedell could only show ace-high with his missed flush draw of A♦2♦.

"Nine?" Sammartino carefully asked, before tabling his K♣9♥. Kamphues had that beat, however, and showed Q♦J♣ for a pair of queens. Petrangelo had the same holding with his Q♣J♥.

"I'll take it," said Kamphues and the two players chopped the pot while Bedell was lamenting his missed flush draw in this rare multiway situation.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Tom-Aksel Bedell	508,000 130,000	130,000
Nick Petrangelo	300,000
Timo Kamphues	215,000 147,000	147,000
Dario Sammartino	100,000 -60,000	-60,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino Nick Petrangelo Timo Kamphues Tom-Aksel Bedell

2023-05-05 19:11 UTC+2

PN Podcast: Guest Patrik Antonius Talks EPT, WSOP & Record Hand Against Eric Persson

MattHansen

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

On the latest PokerNews Podcast episode, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen give updates on the PokerNews Cup on Global Poker, as well as the Matt Berkey vs. Nik Airball grudge match. Additionally, they discuss Nate Silver being out at 538, Patrick Leonard going back-to-back in the PartyPoker Sunday Party, and poker players having their fines dismissed from the Watauga Social Poker Club raid.

As for Connor, he chats with the legendary Patrik Antonius, who shares his plans for both the PokerStars EPT presented by Monte-Carlo Casino® and 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP), what it was like to capture his first Triton High Roller title, and of course, winning the largest pot ever broadcast on a US Live Stream. The new WSOP Thrill Team Ambassador also shares his thoughts on the current state of online poker. Don't miss your chance to hear from the Finnish poker legend!

Finally, Chad is headed down to Florida for the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown from April 28-May 2; while Jesse will head down to PokerGO Studio for the High Stakes Poker Live Stream.

LISTEN TO THE POKERNEWS PODCAST HERE!

2023-05-05 19:16 UTC+2