€5,300 Main Event Dia 1b | 2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

2022-05-03 18:36 UTC+2

Therme Calls for the Rest of It

MattHansen

Nível 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Action was heads-up with nearly 60,000 in the pot and a full board of while Jonathan Therme was deep in the tank after Rocco Palumbo shoved from under the gun with him covered. After several minutes, Therme emerged from the tank with a call and the cards were turned up.

Therme turned over for queens and deuces, but Palumbo had for queens full of deuces to take the pot and eliminate Therme while moving near the 200,000 mark.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Rocco Palumbo	198,500 198,500	198,500
Jonathan Therme	Eliminado

Tags: Jonathan Therme Rocco Palumbo

2022-05-03 17:46 UTC+2

Peralta Doubles to Leave De Souza With Crumbs; Kolev Finishes the Job

MattHansen

Nível 5 : 200/500, 500 ante

Belarmino De Souza raised from early position and Eugenio Peralta jammed his last 7,900 from the button. The blinds folded and De Souza called to put him at risk.

Eugenio Peralta:
Belarmino De Souza:

The board ran out and Peralta's eights held to secure the double and leave De Souza with 3,500 in chips.

On the next hand, De Souza open-shoved the last of it from under the gun. Action folded around to Bruno Lopes, who called from the small blind before Boris Kolev shoved from the big blind. Lopes folded quickly and action was heads-up with De Souza at risk.

Belarmino De Souza:
Boris Kolev:

The board ran out and Kolev made a pair of aces on the flop to eliminate De Souza from the tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Boris Kolev	29,500 12,500	12,500
Eugenio Peralta	16,000 16,000	16,000
Belarmino De Souza	Eliminado

Tags: Belarmino De Souza Boris Kolov Bruno Lopes Eugenio Peralta

2022-05-03 17:21 UTC+2

Mikschik Busts Eventually as Trofimov and Jorstad Chip Up

zedmaster84

Nível 5 : 200/500, 500 ante

In a battle big blind versus under the gun, table big stack Dragos Trofimov bet the river for 11,200. Peter Mikschik had 11,600 behind and called to muck when Trofimov tabled the for two pair.

Andrey Andreev and Michael Rudolph then limped and Espen Jorstad raised to 2,100 on the button. Mikschik was forced all-in from the big blind and Andreev as well as Rudolph called. The flop was checked to Jorstad, who bet 2,400 and earned two calls. On the turn, they checked to Jorstad again who bet 7,400 and isolated.

Peter Mikschik:
Espen Jorstad:

Mikschik was on his way out but spiked the on the river.

Trofimov then min-raised the button and Mikschik called with very few chips behind, as did Jules Hamidou in the big blind. The flop was check-called or 500 by Hamidou as the turn was checked. Hamidou wanted to bet 2,000 on the river but made it 6,000 to which Trofimov called with a single chip.

Hamidou mucked to forfeit the pot and then admitted his mishap while Trofimov won the pot without showdown.

Last but not least, Mikschik got it in with a king and Lorenzo Lavis turned an unbeatable flush with the to knock out the German.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Dragos Trofimov	135,000 20,000	20,000
Espen Jorstad	75,000 18,000	18,000
Jules Hamidou	58,000 58,000	58,000
Andrey Andreev	22,000 22,000	22,000
Lorenzo Lavis	20,000 20,000	20,000
Michael Rudolph	15,000 15,000	15,000
Peter Mikschik	Eliminado

Tags: Andrey Andreev Dragos Trofimov Espen Jorstad Jules Hamidou Lorenzo Lavis Michael Rudolph Peter Mikschik

2022-05-03 16:16 UTC+2

Gahl Ousts Speranza

MattHansen

Nível 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Gianluca Speranza got the last of his remaining 8,000 into the middle and Sebastian Gahl was the lone caller to put him at risk.

Gianluca Speranza:
Sebastian Gahl:

The board ran out and the kings held for Gahl to eliminate Speranza from the tournament as the second break nears.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Sebastian Gahl	44,000
Gianluca Speranza	Eliminado

Tags: Gianluca Speranza Sebastian Gahl

2022-05-03 15:16 UTC+2

Ensan Runs Out of Time

MattHansen

Nível 3 : 100/300, 300 ante

Akan Kaya limped in from middle position and Hossein Ensan called from the next seat over. A player in the cutoff made it 1,200 and both players called. The flop was and all three players checked to see on the turn. Kaya bet 1,700 and Ensan called while the cutoff got out of the way. The river was and both players checked before Ensan mucked after Kaya turned over for a pair of tens. Ensan had just 5,000 remaining at the end of the hand.

A few hands later, Kaya raised to 1,200 and Ensan committed the rest of it. Kaya called to put him at risk.

Hossein Ensan:
Akan Kaya:

The board ran out and the queens held to send the former WSOP Main Event champion to the rail in the early stages of Day 1b.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Akan Kaya	29,000 10,000	10,000
Hossein Ensan	Eliminado

Tags: Akan Kaya Hossein Ensan

2022-05-03 15:04 UTC+2

Hu Doubles Through Gomez Zapatero

zedmaster84

Nível 3 : 100/300, 300 ante

The turn brought fireworks between Gangzhou Hu and Javier Gomez Zapatero with the latter betting 6,000 and then calling the shove by Hu.

Gangzhou Hu:
Javier Gomez Zapatero:

Gomez Zapatero had turned a set of kings but the very same card had improved Hu to broadway. The river was a blank and Hu doubled for 31,300 to leave the Spaniard with a very short stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Gangzhou Hu	73,000 73,000	73,000
Javier Gomez Zapatero	2,600 2,600	2,600

Tags: Gangzhou Hu Javier Gomez Zapatero

2022-05-03 13:50 UTC+2

Mastelotto Leaves Ensan Short

zedmaster84

Nível 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

Picking up the action in a loaded pot to the turn, Gustavo Mastelotto checked from under the gun and Hossein Ensan bet 4,000 on the button. Mastelotto then check-raised to 12,600 with 12,000 behind and Ensan called after brief consideration.

The river paired the board and Mastelotto took some two minutes before he bet 10,200 for the vast majority of his stack. Ensan double-checked his cards, pondered about the next move for around 15 seconds, nodded and folded.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Gustavo Mastelotto	50,000 50,000	50,000
Hossein Ensan	12,200 -17,800	-17,800

Tags: Gustavo Mastelotto Hossein Ensan

2022-05-03 13:35 UTC+2

Nahas Makes a Straight to Bust Pro

MattHansen

Nível 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

Action was to Gonzalo Pro on the button with on the board. Pro bet 12,100 and Antoine Nahas shoved with more from the cutoff.

Pro went deep into the tank before tossing in his last 12,000. Nahas turned over for the straight to take the pot while Pro gathered his things to leave. The dealer turned over Pro's and tossed them in the muck.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Antoine Nahas	60,400 60,400	60,400
Gonzalo Pro	Eliminado

Tags: Antoine Nahas Gonzalo Pro

2022-05-03 13:11 UTC+2

Pirmamod Second Casualty of the Day

zedmaster84

Nível 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

Nasrodin Pirmamod raised to 300 and Julien Mariani three-bet to 1,300 from one seat over in the hijack. Daniel Golder then four-bet to 4,000 and Pirmamod called all-in, Mariani called as well.

The flop was checked by both active players and Mariani bet the turn for 3,800. Golder carefully counted his entire stack and opted to fold.

Nasrodin Pirmamod:
Julien Mariani:

The river brought a full house on the board but Mariani's pocket pair secured the second knockout of the day. Michael Goodman had been the first to bust in the opening stages in the Palmiers Room.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Daniel Golder	42,500 12,000	12,000
Julien Mariani	39,000 6,500	6,500
Michael Goodman	Eliminado
Nasrodin Pirmamod	Eliminado

Tags: Daniel Golder Julien Mariani Michael Goodman Nasrodin Pirmamod

2022-05-03 10:20 UTC+2

Bumper Field Expected for Day 1b of the 2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo €5,300 Main Event

zedmaster84

Salle des Etoiles at Le Sporting Monte-Carlo

The return of the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) presented by Monte-Carlo Casino® is destined to be a stunning success based on the numbers of early events and the turnout of the flagship tournament of the stop on the French Riviera. Yesterday's Day 1a of the 2022 EPT Monte Carlo €5,300 Main Event drew a field of 419 entries and that puts the marquee tournament on track for potentially setting a new record at Le Sporting Monte-Carlo.

Nearly €2.3 million in prize money has already been collected and that number is expected to increase significantly with the second flight scheduled to get underway at noon local time. Poker enthusiasts from near and far are expected to take their seats in the Salle des Etoiles, which will also feature live-stream action from the final table of the €100,000 Super High Roller at the same time as well.

All participants receive 30,000 in chips to begin with, which is good enough for 300 big blinds in the first level at blinds of 100-100 and a big blind ante of 100. A total of ten levels of 60 minutes each are scheduled with a 20-minute break every two levels and a 75-minute dinner break upon completion of level six.

EPT Monte Carlo €5,300 Main Event Day 1 Structure

Level	Duration	Small Blind	Big Blind	Big Blind Ante
1	60 min	100	100	100
2	60 min	100	200	200
Break	20 min
3	60 min	100	300	300
4	60 min	200	400	400
Break	20 min
5	60 min	200	500	500
6	60 min	300	600	600
Dinner Break	75 min
7	60 min	400	800	800
8	60 min	500	1,000	1,000
Break	20 min
9	60 min	600	1,200	1,200
10	60 min	600	1,200	1,200

A maximum of two entries are allowed for each players and some contenders already exhausted that limit in the first flight already. All others who came up short of bagging and tagging for the night on Day 1a can enter once more and try to run up a stack. The late registration will officially close prior to the start of Day 2 on Wednesday, May 4, 2022.

At that time, all survivors of the two starting days will combine to one field and recommence the action at blinds of 1,000-1,500 and a big blind ante of 1,500. As of Day 2, the level duration will increase to 90 minutes each and a winner will be crowned on May 7, 2022.

All those aiming to take over the chip lead in the tournament today will have to beat the 253,000 of Merijn Van Rooij and the 249,000 of Bruno Volkmann, as the duo tops the leaderboard thus far. Stay tuned to find out who competes in the home of the rich and famous on the French Riviera right here on PokerNews as yet another exciting day of live poker action awaits.

Tags: Bruno Volkmann Le Sporting Monte-Carlo Merijn Van Rooij