PokerStars is running the Mini PCA Main Event today, and in addition to bankroll-boosting cash prizes, an EPT Monte Carlo package will be added to the prize pool, awarded to the eventual champion.
The Mini PCA Main Event takes place today and there's an #EPTMonteCarlo package added to the prize pool.
Christoph Csik opened with from the cutoff. Michel Dattani called with from the big blind.
Dattani was the only player to pair up on the flop and he check-called for 150,000. The turn brought in the and action checked through to the river. Both players checked and Dattani took in the pot with his pair of eights.
Soon after, Artur Martirosian opened from under the gun with and Csik defended with from the big blind. On the flop, Csik folded after facing a bet of 100,000.
Christoph Csik limped in from the small blind with . Martirosian then made it 350,000 with from the big blind. Csik responded by moving all in and Martirosian let his hand go.
Artur Martirosian opened to hefty 400,000 in the small blind with the and was called by Alexandre Raymond in the big blind, who also had hearts albeit the . The flop gave both players a pair and the continuation bet worth 250,000 by Martirosian was called.
On the turn, Martirosian bet 1,100,000 into 1,400,000 and the PokerStars qualifier folded.
Pedro Neves opened to 200,000 with the and Alexandre Raymond once more defended his big blind with a connected hand, coming along with the . The flop gave Neves top pair and Raymond second pair.
Raymond check-called for 140,000 and picked up some equity on the turn, checking over to Neves who bet 550,000 then calling. Nothing changed with the on the river and Raymond checked the third street in a row.
Neves knuckled it back and won the pot, putting a dent into the stack of the PokerStars qualifier.
Michel Dattani, with , jammed from the big blind as the big stack after Christoph Csik opened to 215,000 from the cutoff. Csik folded his .
The following hand, Alexandre Raymond opened to 225,000 from the button with . Michel Dattani three-bet to 750,000 from the small blind with . Pedro Neves woke up with a monster in the big blind and moved all in for 5,110,000 with . Both of the remaining players quickly folded.
Pedro Neves made it 200,000 to go with the and received a call by Artur Martirosian in the big blind holding the . The saw Martirosian check his gutshot and Neves bet 140,000, earning a call from the Russian.
After the turn, Martirosian took the lead and both players checked to see the on the river for free. Martirosian initially bet just 80,000 which was then a forced min-bet of 100,000 for a single big blind. Neves pondered about bluff catching but folded.
Christoph Csik opened to 215,000 on the button and then faced a three-bet to 650,000 by Artur Martirosian in the small blind with the . Alexandre Raymond then four-bet jammed out of the big blind and Csik called all-in for 2,200,000, while Martirosian snap-folded.
Christoph Csik:
Alexandre Raymond:
The flop propelled Raymond into the lead and Csik was completely depleted, vaulting out of his seat. Once the turn and river completed the board, he could all but gasp an "gawdddd" and needed some time to gather his belongings in the final hand of the break while his four former opponents had already left the stage.
Csik's run ended in fifth place and he takes home $399,800 for the efforts. The tournament then headed into the first scheduled 20-minute break.
Artur Martirosian opened to 260,000 from the button with . Michel Dattani called from the big blind with .
Dattani flopped best, making top pair on the flop. He then check-called for 235,000.
Martirosian then made a pair on turn, which checked through to the river to give the Russian trips and the checkmark. Dattani led out for 750,000 and then Martirosian used up a time bank before raising to 2,600,000. Dattani made a pretty quick fold and Martirosian chipped up.