2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

€3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty
Day: 2
Event Info

2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
99
Prize
€232,898
Event Info
Buy-in
€3,000
Prize Pool
€1,274,988
Entries
743
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
246
Players Left
16

Reixach Scores Double Knockout

Level 17 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Sergi Reixach
Sergi Reixach

Action was picked up with Parker Talbot all in and at risk from middle position. Joao Tomas moved all in to go bounty hunting from the button. Sergi Reixach had the same idea from the big blind and had both players covered.

Parker Talbot: K?10? All in
Joao Tomas: Q?Q? All in
Sergi Reixach: 5?5?

Reixach smashed the 5?4?6? to take a dominant lead. Talbot rooted for a chop after the 7? turn but Reixach's set sent them both to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Sergi Reixach
550,000
275,000
275,000
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Parker Talbot
Busted
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Joao Tomas
Busted

Tags: Joao TomasParker TalbotSergi Reixach

Aces vs. Treys, a Bubble Story

Level 17 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Conor Bergin
Conor Bergin

The players waited around 45 minutes for the bubble to burst. Martin Lategui kicked off the action with an open raise to 11,000 from early position. Conor Bergin called from the cutoff, and then Klemens Roiter shoved all in from the button. Lategui, not feeling confident, folded, but Bergin made the call.

Klemens Roiter: A?A?All in
Conor Bergin: 3?3?

Aces are probably one of the hands you'd love to see when you're on the bubble, but even better is getting the call from pocket treys. However, the flop had other ideas, revealing 4?3?10?. Even the 8? turn and the K? river failed to help Roiter and he was eliminated. Bergin was left with a stack totaling over 500,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Conor Bergin
509,500
255,000
255,000
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Martin Lategui
260,000
83,000
83,000
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Klemens Roiter
Busted

Tags: Conor BerginKlemens RoiterMartin Lategui

Kulev's Double Misfortune

Level 18 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Alex Kulev
Alex Kulev

The pot had swelled to around 210,000 on the 7?10?4?9?Kx board when PokerNews began covering the action. Alex Kulev, with over 200,000 chips left, decided to go all in, which was promptly called by Jack Corrigan. Kulev revealed 9?8?, while Corrigan showed A?A?. Unfortunately for Kulev, Corrigan doubled up, leaving Kulev with only 60,000 remaining.

A few hands later, Kulev found himself all in again, this time against Michael Gathy, who had opened from under the gun.

Alex Kulev: 2?2?All in
Michael Gathy: A?K?

The board revealed 8?9?K?5?6?, giving Gathy a pair of kings and marking the end of Kulev's run in the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Jack Corrigan
535,000
360,500
360,500
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Michael Gathy
400,000
220,000
220,000
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Alex Kulev
Busted

Tags: Alex KulevJack CorriganMichael Gathy

Lewis Takes From Sitbon, Knocks Out Sandev

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Romain Lewis
Romain Lewis

Georgi Sandev was already all in on the button and at risk against two opponents when the dealer flipped over the turn card of the 3?Q?7?K? board.

With a significant side pot already built, Romain Lewis called a bet of 55,000 from Julien Sitbon to see the 5? river.

Lewis checked to Sitbon, who took a moment before checking back and all three hands were tabled.

Sandev showed A?10? for ace-high, while Lewis revealed Q?Q? for a set of queens. Sitbon avoided losing more chips, as he showed 6?6? for a pair. Sandev wished everyone good luck on his way to the payout desk, while Lewis raked in a big pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Romain Lewis
795,000
471,000
471,000
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Julien Sitbon
370,000
278,000
278,000
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Georgi Sandev
Busted

Tags: Georgi SandevJulien SitbonRomain Lewis

Bitar & Liperis Score Top Bounties! ??

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Yiannis Liperis took a moment on the bubble earlier to head over and pull his first Mystery Bounty envelope, revealing the first €75,000 prize.

A short time ago, Ghassan Bitar found the second €75,000 bounty as both have now been claimed.

Remaining Mystery Bounty Prizes

PrizeBountiesRemainingTotal
€75,00020€150,000
€40,00022€80,000
€25,00074€175,000
€10,000105€100,000
€5,0002113€105,000
€1,00012380€123,000
€1,000 & Draw Again109€10,000

Runcan Scores Double Knockout

Level 21 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Paul Runcan
Paul Runcan

Paul Runcan opened from middle position. Ghassan Bitar called from the cutoff before Dan Djorno reraised all in for 120,000. Runcan shoved all in for around 500,000 to isolate Djorno's bounty. Bitar called and was covered.

Dan Djorno: Q?10? All in
Ghassan Bitar: 6?6? All in
Paul Runcan: K?8?

Runcan took the lead on the 8?J?7? flop and held across the A? turn and 2? river to scoop a big pot and two bounties.

Player Chips Progress
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Paul Runcan
1,000,000
414,000
414,000
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Ghassan Bitar
Busted
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Dan Djorno
Busted

Tags: Paul RuncanGhassan BitarDan Djorno

Double KO for Flynn's Kings

Level 21 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Jamie Flynn
Jamie Flynn

Paul Lagan moved all in for his last 102,000 from under the gun and was immediately at risk when Nir Sharon shoved for 265,000 on his direct left.

Jamie Flynn then put them both at risk when he moved all in from the cutoff and the hands were turned up.

Paul Lagan: A?6? All in
Nir Sharon: A?Q? All in
Jamie Flynn: K?K?

Sharon took a quick lead by finding trips on the J?Q?Q? flop, while the 9? turn changed nothing. Flynn then spiked the 10? river to make a king-high straight, sending both Lagan and Sharon to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Jamie Flynn
825,000
507,000
507,000
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Paul Lagan
Busted
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Nir Sharon
Busted

Tags: Jamie FlynnNir SharonPaul Lagan

Piacentino Leaves Rudin Short

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Mathieu Di Meglio limped under the gun. Action folded around to Samuel Rudin who raised to 55,000. Yves Piacentino three-bet to 700,000. Di Meglio folded and Rudin four-bet all in for around 1,100,000. Piacentino made the call.

Yves Piacentino: A?A? All in
Samuel Rudin: J?J?

Rudin was in bad shape. Piacentino's aces held across the 2?7?10?6?5? runout to leave Rudin short.

Player Chips Progress
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Mathieu Di Meglio
1,200,000
-340,000
-340,000
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Yves Piacentino
1,100,000
735,000
735,000
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Samuel Rudin
150,000
-905,000
-905,000

Tags: Mathieu Di MeglioSamuel RudinYves Piacentino

Santerne Takes it all from Corrigan

Level 24 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Jack Corrigan
Jack Corrigan

Rui Bouquet raised to 40,000 from early position, and Thomas Santerne, Jack Corrigan, and Martino Fiodor all called.

All players checked through the 4?9?2? flop.

On the 4? turn, it was checked to Corrigan, who bet 110,000 and was called only by Santerne.

Santerne also checked the Q? river, and Corrigan bet 240,000, leaving just 20,000 of his stack behind. After some consideration, Santerne called.

Corrigan revealed A?9? for a pair of nines, while Santerne showed J?Q? for a pair of queens.

A few hands later, Corrigan found himself with J?J? and pushed all in for his last 20,000, equivalent to one big blind, after Santerne had already made a bet of 40,000. Martin Stausholm was also involved but folded after Santerne's continuation bet, only staying until the flop. Santerne showed J?K? and was fortunate enough to make a flush on the 3?4?7?K?9? board.

Player Chips Progress
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Thomas Santerne
1,400,000
375,000
375,000
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Martin Stausholm
190,000
-765,000
-765,000
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Jack Corrigan
Busted

Tags: Jack CorriganMartin StausholmMartino FiodorRui BouquetThomas Santerne

Damian Salas Eliminated in 24th Place (€6,870)

Level 24 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Damian Salas
Damian Salas

Damian Salas and Yves Piacentino were heads up to the river of a completed board showing 4?8?J?5?4?.

Piacentino checked to Salas from the small blind. Salas slid out a bet of 240,000 from under the gun, leaving just 15,000 chips behind.

After taking some time, Piacentino announced all in, taking down the pot as Salas instantly mucked with less than one big blind behind.

Salas was then forced all in on the next hand, with Javier Fernandez moving all in from early position to leave the hand heads up.

Damian Salas: J?3? All in
Javier Fernandez: A?10?

Salas could not make up any ground on the 10?2?5?2?9? runout, hitting the rail in 24th position.

Player Chips Progress
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Yves Piacentino
1,725,000
610,000
610,000
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Javier Fernandez
440,000
-375,000
-375,000
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Damian Salas
Busted

Tags: Damian SalasYves Piacentino