Gregory [Removed:372] Bags Day 2 Chip Lead of the €1,100 FPS Main Event at EPT Monte Carlo as 62 Players Remain
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The €1,100 French Poker Series (FPS) Main Event as part of the 2022 PokerStars European Poker Tour presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®️ continued today at Monte-Carlo Sporting on the French Riviera, and after seven hours of play on Day 2, the returning field of 287 was whittled down to only 62 remaining contenders.
All players who returned today were automatically in the money and received a piece of the €1,841,280 prize pool. Each player received a minimum of €1,680, although the big payouts are yet to come and will be decided over the next two days of play.
Frenchman Gregory [Removed:372] bagged the chip lead with 2,500,000 chips heading into Day 3 and will look to continue his run as he eyes the €290,910 top prize. He’s followed by Eugenio Peralta (2,240,000) and Day 1d leader Lucas Scafini (2,225,000).
€1,100 French Poker Series Main Event Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gregory [Removed:372] | France | 2,500,000 | 100 |
| 2 | Eugenio Peralta | Ireland | 2,240,000 | 90 |
| 3 | Lucas Scafini | Brazil | 2,225,000 | 89 |
| 4 | Florian Decamps | France | 2,150,000 | 86 |
| 5 | Florian Guimond | France | 1,755,000 | 70 |
| 6 | Alexandre Sette | France | 1,645,000 | 66 |
| 7 | Jaime Cervantes | USA | 1,600,000 | 64 |
| 8 | Kayhan Mokri | Norway | 1,585,000 | 63 |
| 9 | Lyudmil Ivanov | Bulgaria | 1,560,000 | 62 |
| 10 | [Removed:388] | France | 1,420,000 | 57 |
PokerStars Ambassadors Benjamin “Spraggy” Spragg, Alejandro "Papo MC" Lococo, and Steve Enriquez came into the day looking to make a run but fell short. Others who were eliminated before bagging time include Gaelle Baumann, Adrian Mateos, Justin Saliba, Leo Margets, Kristen Nyman, Jason Wheeler, and Antoine Saout.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize (EUR) | Place | Prize (EUR) |
| 1 | €290,910 | 12-13 | €14,860 |
| 2 | €176,430 | 14-15 | €12,370 |
| 3 | €124,250 | 16-17 | €10,810 |
| 4 | €94,130 | 18-20 | €9,450 |
| 5 | €71,310 | 21-23 | €8,250 |
| 6 | €54,020 | 24-27 | €7,200 |
| 7 | €40,930 | 28-31 | €6,280 |
| 8 | €30,990 | 32-39 | €5,490 |
| 9 | €23,490 | 40-55 | €4,790 |
| 10-11 | €17,820 | 56-62 | €4,200 |
The remaining players will return for Day 3 on Sunday, May 1st at noon local time where the field will continue to shrink before the final day on Monday when a champion will be crowned.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews team continues to bring you updates throughout the tournament, along with updates from other events at EPT Monte Carlo.
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