2018 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo©Casino EPT

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2018 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo©Casino EPT

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
€712,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€3,768,450
Entries
777
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000

Team Pro Moreira de Melo Eliminated

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante
Fatima_Moreira_de_Melo
Fatima_Moreira_de_Melo

After losing out with {9-}{9-} against the {a-}{6-} of Daniel Montagnolli, PokerStars Team Pro Fatima Moreira de Melo moved all in for her last 3,000 with {q-}{8-} and was called by the {a-}{8-} of Paul Hoefer. There was no help for the Dutchwoman as she was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Montagnolli at
Daniel Montagnolli
45,000
45,000
45,000
Paul Hoefer de
Paul Hoefer
35,000
35,000
35,000
Fatima Moreira de Melo nl
Fatima Moreira de Melo
Busted

Tags: Fatima Moreira De MeloPaul Hoefer

Big Double for Satubayev

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante
Shyngis Satubayev
Shyngis Satubayev

Shyngis Satubayev opened to 2,000 and Dinesh Alt three-bet to 7,000 in the small blind, which Satubayev called. On a flop of {A-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{5-Clubs} both players opted to check before Alt bet the {3-Clubs} turn for 6,600. Satubayev raised it up to 21,500 and received the call.

After the {4-Diamonds} river, Alt checked and faced the all in of Satubayev for 46,900, which the Swiss called after some consideration. Satubayev rolled over {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} for the nut flush and Alt mucked {A-Spades}{Q-Hearts}. "We had history before," Alt added and dropped to a few big blinds only.

Player Chips Progress
Shyngis Satubayev kz
Shyngis Satubayev
153,000
153,000
153,000
Dinesh Alt ch
Dinesh Alt
4,500
-17,500
-17,500

Tags: Dinesh AltShyngis Satubayev

Boeree Back in Action

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Pablo Melogno raised from early position and was three-bet to 4,200 by Liv Boeree, who had re-entered for her second bullet recently. Melogno Cabrera made it 8,500 to go and Boeree called. On the flop of {6-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{3-Hearts}, Melogno Cabrera continued for 4,000 and Boeree folded.

Below are further assorted counts towards the end of level eight.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
150,000
50,000
50,000
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
125,000
106,500
106,500
Georgios Karakousis gr
Georgios Karakousis
120,000
46,000
46,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
90,000
90,000
90,000
Javier Gomez Zapatero es
Javier Gomez Zapatero
75,000
75,000
75,000
Pablo Melogno uy
Pablo Melogno
50,000
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
21,500
21,500
21,500
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
Busted

Tags: Liv BoereePablo Melogno

Fernandez Doubles Through Damcevski

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante
Leo Fernandez
Leo Fernandez

With already 19,000 in the middle and the flop reading {8-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{5-Spades}, Leo Fernandez had not yet made his decision yet when Nikola Damcevski bet 10,000. Fernandez moved all in, technically out of turn, and the dealer informed Damcevski that he could take his bet back with all options still given. Little did it matter, as Damcevski said he'd call the all in of the PokerStars Team Pro for 27,600 to create the following showdown.

Leo Fernandez: {K-Clubs}{K-Hearts}
Nikola Damcevski: {J-Clubs}{J-Hearts}

The {3-Spades} turn and {A-Clubs} river were both blanks and Fernandez doubled.

Player Chips Progress
Leo Fernandez ar
Leo Fernandez
74,000
51,000
51,000
Nikola Damcevski fr
Nikola Damcevski
37,000
37,000
37,000

Tags: Leo FernandezNikola Damcevski

Kanit & Boeree Eliminated; Cody Busts Zhang

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante
Jake Cody
Jake Cody

Mustapha Kanit was railing Dario Sammartino in the €2,200 National High Roller, and he explained that he had lost a flip with {q-}{q-} against the {a-}{k-} of Julian Thomas to bust the Main Event.

Meanwhile, Liv Boeree was sent to the rail by Christophe Larquemin after the PokerStars Team Pro three-bet all in for 15 big blinds with {a-}{9-} but was bested by the {a-}{k-} of Larquemin.

Finally, Yang Zhang moved all in for 6,200 from early position. Jake Cody flatted on the button and the blinds both folded.

Yang Zhang: {q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}
Jake Cody: {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

Zhang saw the bad news and got to his feet, and was heading to the exit after the {5-Spades}{5-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} board was dealt.

Player Chips Progress
Jake Cody gb
Jake Cody
52,000
22,000
22,000
Julian Thomas de
Julian Thomas
44,000
-2,000
-2,000
Christophe Larquemin fr
Christophe Larquemin
43,000
11,000
11,000
Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
Busted
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
Busted
Yang Zhang cn
Yang Zhang
Busted

Tags: Christophe LarqueminJake CodyJulian ThomasLiv BoereeMustapha KanitYang Zhang

Badziakouski Misses Too Many Outs

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante
Mikita Badziakouski
Mikita Badziakouski

Mikita Badziakouski raised from middle position and was called by Boris Kuzmanovic from one seat over. On the {J-Clubs}{8-Spades}{5-Spades} flop, Badziakouski continued for 4,000 into a pot of 6,000 and Kuzmanovic called before facing the shove of the Belorussian on the {Q-Clubs} turn. The all in was for 14,400 and Kuzmanovic reluctantly tossed in a single chip for the call.

Mikita Badziakouski: {7-Spades}{6-Spades}
Boris Kuzmanovic: {K-Hearts}{J-Hearts}

Despite having a ton of outs with his open-ended straight flush draw, Badziakouski couldn't get there on a blank {3-Diamonds} river to bust on his first entry. "It's okay, I can buy in again tomorrow," he said on his way out.

Player Chips Progress
Boris Kuzmanovic hr
Boris Kuzmanovic
65,000
35,000
35,000
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
Busted

Tags: Boris KuzmanovicMikita Badziakouski

Small Pot for Fernandez

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante
Leo Fernandez
Leo Fernandez

With some 11,000 already in the middle, Leo Fernandez checked behind against Clement Delacroix with the turn showing {7-Spades}{6-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} and the {8-Spades} fell on the river. Delacroix bet 2,100 and Fernandez called to get shown {A-Hearts}{6-Hearts} for trips sixes by Delacroix. The PokerStars Team Pro had that beat with {A-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} to edge closer to the starting stack again on his second entry.

Fellow Team Pro Liv Boeree has fewer chips than the Argentinian while John Mooney is the dominating chip leader on their table.

Player Chips Progress
John Mooney gb
John Mooney
115,000
15,000
15,000
Leo Fernandez ar
Leo Fernandez
23,000
23,000
23,000
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
17,000
-9,000
-9,000

Tags: Clement DelacroixJohn MooneyLeo FernandezLiv Boeree

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Healthy Stacks for Drozd and Vrakas

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

On a {4-Hearts}{7-Spades}{8-Clubs}{j-Hearts} board Georgios Vrakas bet 2,000 and opponent Ondrej Drozd called. The river was the {3-Spades} and Vrakas bet 4,000. Drozd called again, but mucked when Vrakas showed {5-Hearts}{j-Spades} for a pair of jacks.

Both players now have healthy stacks of 70-80,000 as the level draws to a close.

Player Chips Progress
Ondrej Drozd cz
Ondrej Drozd
87,000
37,000
37,000
Georgios Vrakas gr
Georgios Vrakas
75,000
5,000
5,000

Tags: Georgios VrakasOndrej Drozd

Klatt Among Casualties

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Andreas Klatt was among several well-known players to hit the rail, his ace-queen ended up second-best to the ace-king of Mark Demirdjian and thatr vaulted the Canadian back into the top spot. Brian Altman and Vlado Banicevic are slowly but surely also getting there with six-figure stacks while Orpen Kisacikoglu and Kenny Hallaert both busted for a second time.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Demirdjian lb
Mark Demirdjian
165,000
30,000
30,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Vlado Banicevic me
Vlado Banicevic
125,000
55,000
55,000
Brian Altman us
Brian Altman
120,000
90,000
90,000
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
Busted
Oleksii Khoroshenin ua
Oleksii Khoroshenin
Busted
EPT 1X Winner
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
Busted
EPT 1X Winner
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
Busted
Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
Busted
Tom-Aksel Bedell no
Tom-Aksel Bedell
Busted
Kenny Hallaert be
Kenny Hallaert
Busted
Francois Evard ch
Francois Evard
Busted
Andreas Klatt de
Andreas Klatt
Busted

Tags: Andreas KlattBrian AltmanKenny HallaertMark DemirdjianOrpen KisacikogluVlado Banicevic