€5,300 Main Event Day 2 | 2025 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo

May 06, 2025

Tian Gets Off Light on Cooler Flop Against Jazayeri

David Salituro

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Sean Jazayeri bet 6,500 from the cutoff on a flop of 8♣5♠K♠, Mengshi Tian raised to 15,000 in the big blind, and Jazayeri called.

Tian slowed down and checked the Q♠ turn as Jazayeri bet 15,000. Tian called and checked again on the 9♦ river, and this time Jazayeri checked back.

Jazayeri turned over 5♥5♣ for a flopped set.

"Oh, wow. Lucky queen," Tian said as he flashed kings and eights before mucking.

"That spade saved you a lot of money. I was shoving the turn if the spade doesn't come," Jazayeri added.

Tags: Mengshi Tian Sean Jazayeri

May 06, 2025

Schieffer's Rockets Hold Against Beneteau

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David Salituro

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Heads-up on a flop of J♥4♠3♠, Jeremie Beneteau bet 16,000 from the big blind, Philipp Schieffer moved all in for 59,000 in the cutoff, and Beneteau called.

Philipp Schieffer: A♠A♣ All in
Jeremie Beneteau: K♥J♠

Schieffer was ahead with his pair of aces against Beneteau's top pair, while the rest of the board ran out 9♣5♥ to earn Schieffer the double up.

Tags: Jeremie Beneteau Philipp Schieffer

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

May 06, 2025

Chip Counts at Break

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David Salituro

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

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May 06, 2025

Players Heading for 20-Minute Break

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Matthew Warburton

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Players in the Main Event are heading for a 20-minute break. There are now 265 players remaining.

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May 06, 2025

Cappiello Picks Up Queens

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Matthew Warburton

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Candido Cappiello was all in from the big blind for 75,500 against Sylvain Loosli in the small blind, who had Cappiello covered as players revealed their cards.

Candido Cappiello: Q♠Q♥ All in
Sylvain Loosli: 9♣9♠

The board ran out 8♠J♦4♦3♦5♦ and Cappiello held with his pocket queens to win the pot, doubling up his stack.

Tags: Candido Cappiello Sylvain Loosli

May 06, 2025

"New Chip Leader": Lu Snaps Off Docherty

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David Salituro

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

David Docherty and Qing Lu went to the river on a board of 2♠5♥10♣10♠A♣ when Lu bet 40,000 from early position. Docherty then moved all in from the cutoff.

"Call," Lu yelled out as she put in 187,000, shooting up from her seat and tossing A♦A♥ onto the table for a rivered full house. Docherty leaned back in his seat and let out a deep sigh as he could only show 5♣4♣ before handing over the massive pot.

"New chip leader. Are you sure you're supposed to be at this table?" Jerome Sgorrano, who had just taken this seat, said to Lu.

"This is a better table," Sgorrano added.

Tags: David Docherty Qing Lu

May 06, 2025

Nikiforov Busts to Krasilnikova

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Matthew Warburton

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Ilya Nikiforov pushed all in from the button with a short stack of less than ten big blinds. Nina Krasilnikova called in the small blind with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.

Ilya Nikiforov: A♥7♣ All in
Nina Krasilnikova: A♣10♣

The board ran out Q♥Q♣10♠4♣6♥ and Krasilnikova made two pair on the flop, tens and the queens on board. She won the pot and Nikiforov was eliminated.

"What can I do?" said Krasilnikova. "I must call."

Tags: Ilya Nikiforov Nina Krasilnikova

May 06, 2025