Main Event Dia 2 | 2018 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo©Casino EPT

2018-04-30 14:54 UTC+2

Recent Eliminations, Moreira de Melo Out

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Nível 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Team PokerStars Pro Fatima Moreira de Melo has hit the rail in the second level of the day.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dmitry Varlamov	Eliminado
Isaac Haxton	Eliminado
Raffaele Carnevale	Eliminado
Fatima Moreira de Melo	Eliminado
Maroun Jazzar	Eliminado
Adrien Delmas	Eliminado
Snjezana Milisa	Eliminado
Ghassan Bitar	Eliminado
Milos Lalovic	Eliminado
Julian Thomas	Eliminado

Tags: Fatima Moreira De Melo

2018-04-30 14:46 UTC+2

Panyak Busts Bou Habib to Join the Chip Leaders

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Nível 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

In a hand between Andrei Boghean and Walid Bou Habib, the latter three-bet the former to 12,500 and both peeled a flop. The flop went check-check, Boghean bet 19,000 on the turn and Bou Habib called. On the river, Boghean shoved and Bou Habib snap-called for 49,500 total with to double up.

However, Bou Habib was gone shortly after, while Maxim Panyak was sitting behind a massive stack that is nearing half a million. According to Stefan Huber, Bou Habib had raised and picked up two callers in Arianna Son and Panyak in the blinds.

On a flop of , action checked to Bou Habib and he continued for 5,500. Son called and Panyak check-raised to 24,500. Bou Habib made it 65,000 to go in order to force our Son, then called the shove of Panyak with the . The Main Event finalist from last year turned over for flopped two pair and two bricks later Panyak had the busy task to integrate even more chips into the growing tower right in front of him.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Maxim Panyak	450,000	170,000
Andrei Boghean	120,000	-50,000
Arianna Son	100,000	52,900
Walid Bou Habib	Eliminado

Tags: Arianna Son Maxim Panyak Stefan Huber Walid Bou Habib

2018-04-30 14:41 UTC+2

Kempe Busts Rose

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Nível 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The cards of Aryeh Leon Rose were all but rushed away while Rainer Kempe dragged in the pot with his , the board showed . According to Kempe, Rose had been all in preflop with the and failed to connect with the board.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Rainer Kempe	160,000	60,000
Aryeh Leon Rose	Eliminado

Tags: Aryeh Leon Rose Rainer Kempe

2018-04-30 14:37 UTC+2

Sfez Eliminates Juanda in Massive Hand

KaleGozer

Nível 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

We're not exactly sure what just transpired, as we only caught the tail end of a massive hand between John Juanda and Eric Sfez. What we do know is that on a board, Juanda had his remaining stack of over 100,000 in the middle with for just seven-high, while Sfez' was showing for trip eights.

With Juanda's bustout, Sfez now sits behind a massive pile worth 330,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Eric Sfez	330,000	157,500
John Juanda	Eliminado

Tags: Eric Sfez John Juanda

2018-04-30 14:28 UTC+2

O'Rourke Chips Up

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Nível 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

On the river of a completed board of , Gavin O'Rourke bet 6,500 out of the big blind and Ermo Kosk on the button called, then mucked when he was shown for a straight by the Irishman.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Vlad Darie	270,000	148,000
Gavin O'Rourke	195,000	121,000
Shyngis Satubayev	190,000	37,900
John Juanda	130,000	-30,000
[Removed:17]	120,000	-30,000
Dinesh Alt	110,000	51,600
Andreas Eiler	100,000	42,500
John Mooney	35,000	-111,000
Ermo Kosk	30,000	-23,300

Tags: Gavin O'Rourke Ermo Kosk

2018-04-30 14:19 UTC+2

Further Early Casualties

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Nível 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Among the next players to fall towards the end of the first level of the day were Tom Hall, Vladimir Troyanovskiy, Jose Gonzales, Pascal Hartmann and Marcin Chmielwski.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Martin Finger	Eliminado
Tom Hall	Eliminado
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	Eliminado
Jose Gonzales	Eliminado
Pascal Hartmann	Eliminado
Marcin Chmielewski	Eliminado

Tags: Jose Gonzales Marcin Chmielwski Pascal Hartmann Tom Hall Vladimir Troyanovskiy

Nível: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

2018-04-30 14:02 UTC+2

Photos: PokerStars and Monte-Carlo©Casino EPT €5,300 Main Event Day 2

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Photos by René Velli & Neil Stoddart / PokerStars.

2018-04-30 13:56 UTC+2

First Break of the Day

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Nível 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The first 90-minute level of the day is done and dusted, and the remaining 232 players out of 777 entries headed into the first 20 minute break of the day. During that time, the T-100 chips will be raced off as they are no longer required for the remainder of the tournament.

2018-04-30 13:54 UTC+2

Riess Doubles Through Coren Mitchell

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Nível 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

In the final hand before the break, Ryan Riess raised to 3,500 in early position, Vicky Coren-Mitchell three-bet to 10,000 to his direct left, Riess four-bet shoved for 26,900 when it was back on him and Coren-Mitchell called.

Ryan Riess:
Vicky Coren-Mitchell:

The 2013 WSOP Main Event champion had the two-time EPT winner crushed and remained ahead on a board to double up as the players enter the first break of the day.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ryan Riess	55,000	20,900
Victoria Coren Mitchell	47,000	-49,500

Tags: Ryan Riess Victoria Coren Mitchell