€5,300 EPT Main Event Dia 1b | 2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

2023-05-01 10:51 UTC+2

Welcome to Day 1b of the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event

MattHansen

Welcome to Day 1b of the €5,300 EPT Main Event at the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®️. Cards go in the air at 12 p.m. for the second and final flight of the stop's flagship tournament.

Nicola Grieco was the chip leader with 325,000 after 10 levels on Day 1a that drew 363 entries and contributed to a growing prize pool of €2,395,900 ($2,640,399). The surviving field of 104 players will return on Tuesday to meet those that make it through from today's flight. Other notables moving on from Day 1a include Sam Greenwood, Maria Ho, Vanessa Kade, Stephen Chidwick, and PokerStars Ambassador Ramon Colillas.

2023 EPT Monte Carlo Main Event Top Ten Day 1a Chip Counts

Rank	Name	Country	Chips	Day 2 Big Blinds
1	Nicola Grieco	Italy	325,000	217
2	David Vinayagamoorthy	Norway	272,000	181
3	Markkos Ladev	Estonia	257,500	172
4	Josef Schusteritsch	Austria	250,000	167
5	Vicente Delgado	Spain	244,500	163
6	Sam Greenwood	Canada	232,500	155
7	Arunas Sapitavicius	Lithuania	228,500	152
8	Maduka Meragal	Canada	227,000	151
9	Yanfeng Wang	Hong Kong	222,500	148
10	Jacob Amsellem	Israel	203,000	135

Players will start with 30,000 in chips and they will play ten levels today before the remaining players bag up for Day 2. Blinds kick off at 100/100/100 and levels will increase every 60 minutes. A 75-minute dinner break is scheduled after Level 6, along with regular breaks every two levels.

Be sure to keep it tuned in to the PokerNews team all day long for live updates from the floor of the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event at Sporting Monte-Carlo in beautiful Monaco.

Tags: Arunas Sapitavicius David Vinayagamoorthy Jacob Amsellem Josef Schusteritsch Maduka Meragal Maria Ho Markkos Ladev Nicola Grieco Ramon Colillas Sam Greenwood Stephen Chidwick Vanessa Kade Vicente Delgado Yanfeng Wang

2023-05-01 12:35 UTC+2

Early Move From Botez Yields Chips

MattHansen

Nível 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Alexandra Botez raised to 600 from the button and action folded around to Tibor Nagygyorgy for a call from the big blind.

The flop was 9♠7♦A♠ and Nagygyorgy check-called an 800 bet from Botez. The turn was 3♥.

Nagygyorgy checked again and this time and called when Botez fired 1,500.

The river was 2♠ and it was check once more from Nagygyorgy before Botez made it 3,000. He looked down at his chips and tossed out 3,000 of them to take a look. Botez turned over A♣3♣ for aces and threes to take the pot while Nagygyorgy tossed the losing hand in the muck.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Alexandra Botez	37,000 37,000	37,000
Tibor Nagygyorgy	24,100 -5,900	-5,900

Tags: Alexandra Botez Tibor Nagygyorgy

2023-05-01 13:23 UTC+2

Alt Sends Toma to the Rail

MattHansen

Nível 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Stefan Huber raised to 500 from the cutoff and Tsugunari Toma made it 1,400 from the button before Dinesh Alt tossed out 3,500 from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way and Huber went into the muck before Toma called to see a flop.

The flop was 7♣10♦5♣ and Alt put 20,000 into the middle. Toma called for his last 10,900 and the cards were turned up.

Tsugunari Toma: K♠10♠
Dinesh Alt: J♠J♣

Alt was ahead with jacks and the runout finished up A♥A♠ to secure the elimination of Toma.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Stefan Huber	45,800 45,800	45,800
Dinesh Alt	44,900 14,900	14,900
Tsugunari Toma	Eliminado

Tags: Dinesh Alt Stefan Huber Tsugunari Toma

2023-05-01 15:56 UTC+2

Kassouf Takes One With Pressure

MattHansen

Nível 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Gianluca Speranza limped in from the cutoff and Olivier Paris called from the button before William Kassouf came along from the small blind. Vasileios Panagiotidis checked his option from the big blind and action was four ways.

The flop was 9♥8♥K♥ and action checked to Speranza for a bet of 600. Paris called but Kassouf made it 2,300 and that folded out the Panagiotidis. Speranza called and Paris got out of the way for a 10♦ on the turn.

Kassouf fired 5,000 on the turn and Speranza gave it up.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Olivier Paris	80,000
William Kassouf	35,500 14,200	14,200
Gianluca Speranza	35,200 -5,800	-5,800
Vasileios Panagiotidis	7,000

Tags: Gianluca Speranza Olivier Paris Vasileios Panagiotidis William Kassouf

2023-05-01 15:58 UTC+2

Dream Turn Card for Salazar Sanchez

Nível 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Mauricio Salazar Sanchez raised to 800 in early position and was called by Stanislau Shylkou in the cutoff. They went heads-up to a flop of J♠5♠5♣ and Salazar Sanchez continued with a bet of 900 which Shylkou called.

The turn was the 7♠ and Salazar Sanchez fired out another bet of 2,000. Shylkou quickly called and the 6♣ completed the board. Salazar Sanchez reached back for a bet of 10,000 and Shylkou snapped him off again. Salazar Sanchez turned over 7♥7♦ for a full house and Shylkou conceded the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Mauricio Salazar Sanchez	37,500 7,500	7,500
Stanislau Shylkou	14,000

Tags: Mauricio Salazar Sanchez Stanislau Shylkou

2023-05-01 18:50 UTC+2

The Champ is Here

MattHansen

Nível 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen has made his way to the French Riviera to take his spot in the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event. Carlsen currently sits just below the starting stack as the tournament heads into its dinner break.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Magnus Carlsen	21,000

Tags: Magnus Carlsen

2023-05-01 21:19 UTC+2

Spragg Doubles Through Plozza

MattHansen

Nível 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

PokerStars Ambassador Benjamin "Spraggy" Spragg raised to 2,200 from middle position and Moreno Renzo Plozza raised to 7,500 from the small blind. Spragg responded with a shove for his last 22,000 and Plozza called quickly.

Benjamin Spragg: A♣K♦
Moreno Renzo Plozza: J♠J♥

The board ran out A♥K♠5♥3♦9♥ and Spragg flopped two pair to secure the double.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Moreno Renzo Plozza	73,600
Benjamin Spragg	45,700 23,500	23,500

Tags: Moreno Renzo Plozza Benjamin Spragg

2023-05-01 21:41 UTC+2

Bitton Blitzes Carlsen

MattHansen

Nível 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Micah Bitton raised to 2,700 from middle position before Magnus Carlsen three-bet to 5,700 from the cutoff. The button and blinds got out of the way and Bitton called.

The flop was 2♣Q♥K♣ and Carlsen bet 6,000 into an immediate shove from Bitton.

Carlsen leaned back.

"That was fast," Carlsen said as he shuffled his black chips with his left hand.

Carlsen went further into the tank with 15,000 behind before he finally emerged with a call.

Magnus Carlsen: A♠J♣
Micah Bitton: A♥Q♠

Bitton was ahead with a pair of queens and the board finished up with 2♥ and A♦ to send the the chess champ to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Micah Bitton	204,000 37,300	37,300
Magnus Carlsen	Eliminado

Tags: Magnus Carlsen Micah Bitton

2023-05-01 22:05 UTC+2

More Aggressive Poker from Salazar Sanchez

Nível 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Alexandre Landron raised to 2,200 on the button and Mauricio Salazar Sanchez reraised to 7,000 in the small blind. Landron called and the dealer fanned the flop of A♦Q♦J♣.

Salazar Sanchez continued with a bet of 7,000 and Landron called. The A♣ paired the board on the turn and Salazar Sanchez unleashed another barrel of 11,000. Landron still called and the 6♥ hit the river. Both players checked and Salazar Sanchez turned over A♠3♦ for the best hand.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Mauricio Salazar Sanchez	139,000 30,800	30,800
Alexandre Landron	120,300 43,500	43,500

Tags: Mauricio Salazar Sanchez Alexandre Landron

2023-05-01 23:26 UTC+2

Aces for Alt in Three-Way Shove

MattHansen

Nível 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Dinesh Alt raised to 2,500 from late position and Gianluca Speranza went all in for 17,500 from the button. Jose Pianaro Bazzo came along from the big blind, but Alt shoved 71,700. Bazzo called and action was three ways with Alt and Speranza at risk.

Gianluca Speranza: Q♦J♦
Dinesh Alt: A♦A♥
Jose Pianaro Bazzo: K♦K♣

The board ran out 4♥9♠6♦A♠5♣ and Alt picked up the giant pot with a turned set of aces.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Dinesh Alt	165,000 94,500	94,500
Jose Pianaro Bazzo	22,500 22,500	22,500
Gianluca Speranza	Eliminado

Tags: Dinesh Alt Gianluca Speranza Jose Pianaro Bazzo