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2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
Stephen Chidwick ended up getting his 78,500 chips in from the small blind against Andras Nemeth in the big blind.
Stephen Chidwick:
Andras Nemeth:
Chidwick had the superior pocket pair and held as the board ran out .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Andras Nemeth |
175,000
-91,500
|
-91,500 |
Stephen Chidwick |
161,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
Sam Greenwood had gotten his approximately 40,000 chip in from the small blind against Pascal Lefrancois on the button.
Sam Greenwood:
Pascal Lefrancois:
The board ran out and Greenwood was eliminated.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Pascal Lefrancois |
325,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Sam Greenwood | Busted | |
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Soon after doubling-up Daniel Dvoress, Sam Grafton got the rest of his approximately 63,000 chips in against him.
Sam Grafton:
Daniel Dvoress:
Dvoress did his best attempt at some sort of magic to prevent the dealer from improving Grafton as the flop improved both players to a pair and kept Dvoress in front. The turn and river were both blanks and the PokerStars Ambassador made his exit, while Dvoress chipped up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Dvoress |
285,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
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Sam Grafton | Busted | |
With roughly 90,000 in the pot on a board, Daniel Dvoress was on the button and got the rest of his 73,000 chips in against Sam Grafton in the hijack.
Daniel Dvoress:
Sam Grafton:
Grafton ran his top pair top kicker into Dvoress' set, and the meaningless confirmed the double.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Dvoress |
230,000
178,000
|
178,000 |
|
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Sam Grafton |
70,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
On a board, Mikalai Vaskaboinikau had chips committed to the pot with Seth Davies all-in for his 46,000 remaining chips, while Jean-Noel Thorel folded.
Seth Davies:
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau:
Vaskaboinikau ran into a better straight and the confirmed the pot for Davies.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Seth Davies |
202,000
133,000
|
133,000 |
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau |
177,000
-58,000
|
-58,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Matthias Eibinger had gotten the rest of his approximately 35,000 chips in against Jean-Noel Thorel.
Matthias Eibinger:
Jean-Noel Thorel:
Eibinger was in rough shape and found no help on the runout.
"The defending champ is out!" Sam Grafton announced at the table. "Shockwaves go through the casino... stunned silence," he continued, referencing the fact that Eibinger had won this event at the previous EPT Monte Carlo back in 2019
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jean-Noel Thorel |
175,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
Matthias Eibinger | Busted |
Sirzat Hissou got his 57,500 chips in against Sam Greenwood.
Sirzat Hissou:
Sam Greenwood:
Greenwood was pipped but jumped ahead on the flop. Hissou started to get up as the turn hit the felt, but the completed the board to improve him to a flush as he sat back down.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sirzat Hissou |
118,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
Sam Greenwood |
52,000
-48,000
|
-48,000 |
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With roughly 15,000 in the pot on a flop, Daniel Dvoress bet 6,000 in the big blind and Jean-Noel Thorel called in middle position.
The completed the board and Dvoress jammed for 26,000. "No, you win," Thorel said as he mucked his cards and Dvoress picked up the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau | 235,000 | |
Sam Grafton |
190,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Jean-Noel Thorel | 162,000 | |
Seth Davies |
69,000
-39,500
|
-39,500 |
Daniel Dvoress |
52,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
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Matthias Eibinger | 39,000 |