€2,200 FPS High Roller | 2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

2024-04-28 12:35 UTC+2

Schemion Scoops From Shylko

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

Action was picked up on the flop of 4♠J♦5♠ and Ole Schemion led out from the small blind for 46,000 into a pot of around 100,000. Aliaksandr Shylko on the button tanked for a moment before announcing all in and had Schemion covered.

Ole Schemion: A♦J♥ All in
Aliaksandr Shylko: A♠9♠

Schemion needed to fade a spade to stay ahead of Shylko's draw. The 4♦ turn made Schemion two pair and the 6♣ river provided him with a full double up.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Ole Schemion	450,000 240,000	240,000
Aliaksandr Shylko	80,000 -212,000	-212,000

Tags: Ole Schemion Aliaksandr Shylko

2024-04-28 12:25 UTC+2

Reard Reels In Double Up

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

Action was picked up with Alexandre Reard all in and at risk from the button versus the covering stack of Jose Nadal. The cards were on their backs.

Alexandre Reard: K♥K♣ All in
Jose Nadal: Q♣Q♠

Reard was well ahead preflop and he stayed ahead across the 7♠9♣10♣ flop. The cowboys held across the 3♣ turn and 10♠ river to secure Reard the double up.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Alexandre Reard	298,000 86,000	86,000
Jose Nadal	64,000 -149,000	-149,000

Tags: Alexandre Reard Jose Manuel Nadal

2024-04-28 12:23 UTC+2

Aiba Leaves Navarro Short

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

Action folded around to Koichi Aiba who shoved for 56,000 from the cutoff. Mario Navarro, who coveredAiba slightly, made the call from the big blind to put Koichi at risk.

Kouchi Aiba: 8♠8♦ All in
Mario Navarro: A♥8♥

Aiba's pocket eights held on the 4♥9♠2♣K♣3♦ runout and he collected a full double up while Navarro was left with just under two big blinds.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Koichi Aiba	121,000 67,000	67,000
Mario Navarro	11,000 -68,000	-68,000

Tags: Koichi Aiba Mario Navarro

2024-04-28 12:17 UTC+2

Poullos Takes From Romanello

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

Ioannis Poullos opened to 14,000 in the hijack and Roberto Romanello defended his big blind to the 9♠4♥7♥ flop.

Both players checked to the 7♠ turn, where Romanello led out for 17,000. Poullos called and the dealer turned over the 10♣ river.

Romanello checked to Poullos, who fired 35,000. That was good enough to take down an early pot as Romanello mucked.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Ioannis Poullos	294,000 32,000	32,000
Roberto Romanello	121,000 -22,000	-22,000

Tags: Ioannis Poullos Roberto Romanello

2024-04-28 12:17 UTC+2

Kolev Doubles with Queens

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

Gianfranco Iaculli opened to 12,000 from the cutoff, Yuliyan Kolev three-bet shoved for 64,000 from the big blind and Iaculli made the call with a covering stack to put Kolev at risk.

Yuliyan Kolev: Q♠Q♦ All in
Gianfranco Iaculli: J♥9♥

Kolev was a huge favorite with pocket queens and remained ahead on the 3♣3♥3♦Q♣8♣ runout to score a full double up at Iaculli's expense.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Yuliyan Kolev	137,000 51,000	51,000
Gianfranco Iaculli	85,000 -73,000	-73,000

Tags: Gianfranco Iaculli Yuliyan Kolev

2024-04-28 12:09 UTC+2

Whitlow Busts Early into Day 2

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

Judy Whitlow was all in and at risk from the hijack versus the covering stack of Alex Sampirisi in the cutoff. Emika Senda also all in from the button and covered by Sampirisi.

Judy Whitlow: A♠K♠ All in
Emika Senda: A♣A♦ All in
Alex Sampirisi: 10♥9♥

The 9♣J♥2♣ gave Sampirisi a pair and left Whitlow drawing slim. The Q♠ offered Whitlow some outs to a straight but it was Senda's rockets that held through the 2♦ river to scoop the pot and eliminate Whitlow.