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

04-30-2018 15:42 UTC+2

No Third EPT Title for Coren Mitchell For Now

Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Victoria Coren Mitchell moved all in for her last 24,500 from the button and Paul Linton called for slightly less out of the small blind. Danut Chisu had both comfortably covered and called out of the big blind.

Paul Linton:
Victoria Coren Mitchell:
Danut Chisu:

The board ran out and Chisu's full house with sixes over fours scored the double knockout, cutting the bid of Coren Mitchell to become the first three-time champion short.

just setting up my twttr
— Biz Stone (@biz)

Player	Chips	Progress
Danut Chisu	235,000 125,400	125,400
Victoria Coren Mitchell	Busted

Paul Linton	Busted

Tags: Danut Chisu Paul Linton Vicky Coren Victoria Coren Mitchell

04-30-2018 15:40 UTC+2

Tikerpe Cracks Aces to Stay Alive

Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Down to just 11 big blinds Matthias Tikerpe was all in with the and Gaelle Baumann looked him up with the . The board came and Tikerpe's two pair kept him in the running.

Player	Chips	Progress
O.N	410,000 297,000	297,000
Said Butba	310,000 70,000	70,000
Mazin Khoury	300,000 90,000	90,000
Alexandros Kolonias	295,000 57,000	57,000
Federico Petruzzelli	295,000 150,000	150,000
Andre Haneberg	275,000 5,000	5,000
Thomas Pettersson	210,000 120,000	120,000
Ranno Sootla	165,000 -40,000	-40,000
Erik Seidel	145,000 10,000	10,000

Christopher Frank	140,000 13,300	13,300
Andre Akkari	95,000 -47,000	-47,000

Gaelle Baumann	90,000 15,000	15,000
Dimitar Danchev	85,000 -44,100	-44,100

Matthias Tikerpe	52,000 -63,900	-63,900

Tags: Gaelle Baumann Matthias Tikerpe

04-30-2018 15:37 UTC+2

Recent Eliminations

Yori Epskamp

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Franck Makaci	Busted
Govert Metaal	Busted
Jack Sinclair	Busted
Christian Aris	Busted
Jean-Louis Perez	Busted
Akseli Paalanen	Busted
Fabio Sperling	Busted
Jeffrey Colpitts	Busted
Paul Linton	Busted
Hassan Ezzeldine	Busted
Xixiang Luo	Busted
Vadim Kuvshinkov Vadim	Busted
Siarhei Ahapau	Busted

04-30-2018 15:29 UTC+2

Miller Bluffs Saout off a Big One

Yori Epskamp

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

With the pot already up to over 150,000, Antoine Saout and Gary Miller were clashing in a hefty pot with the fully completed. Saout checked to Miller, who shipped it in for 182,000 total.

The Frenchman agonized over his decision and had to use up all of his four time extensions to come to a decision. With mere seconds left in his final bit of extra time, Saout opted to throw away his hand.

Miller calmly showed for the bluff to rake in the massive pot. Saout appeared unfazed, but this one had to sting for the two-time WSOP Main Event final tablist as he is now without timebank as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Miller	320,000 30,000	30,000
Antoine Saout	182,000 -78,000	-78,000

Tags: Antoine Saout Gary Miller

04-30-2018 15:28 UTC+2

Tovar Lasierra Missing

Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Only a few minutes after being involved in the last casualty, albeit with just a minor role, David Tovar Lasierra has experienced the same fate. Ekrem Sanioglu had limped along with another player and Lasierra raised to 9,000, then picked up two callers according to Romain Lewis on the same table.

On an flop, Sanioglu with and Lasierra with pocket jacks clashed and Sanioglu spiked a king on the turn to score the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ekrem Sanioglu	220,000 91,700	91,700
Romain Lewis	135,000 8,600	8,600
David Tovar Lasierra	Busted

Tags: David Tovar Lasierra Ekrem Sanioglu Romain Lewis

04-30-2018 15:19 UTC+2

The Kicker Plays for Gruissem

Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

David Tovar Lasierra raised to 4,000 on the button and Nikola Damcevski called out of the small blind with very few chips behind. Philipp Gruissem three-bet to 16,000 and Lasierra folded, Damcevski moved all in for 21,000 and was called instantly.

Nikola Damcevski:
Philipp Gruissem:

The minor kicker advantage proved to be crucial as the board ran out to eliminate Damcevski.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philipp Gruissem	138,000 48,000	48,000
David Tovar Lasierra	115,000 25,000	25,000
Nikola Damcevski	Busted

Tags: David Agustin Tovar Lasierra Nikola Damcevski Philipp Gruissem

04-30-2018 15:15 UTC+2

Updated Counts for Level 12

Yori Epskamp

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Sfez	355,000 25,000	25,000
Ali Reza Fatehi	270,000 -15,000	-15,000

Antoine Saout	260,000 105,000	105,000
Nick Petrangelo	255,000 42,000	42,000
Conor Beresford	210,000 28,500	28,500
Mikita Badziakouski	200,000 170,000	170,000
Rainer Kempe	182,000 22,000	22,000
Mark Teltscher	145,000 60,000	60,000

Leo Margets	140,000 90,700	90,700
Erik Seidel	135,000 77,500	77,500

Tomas Jozonis	130,000 -20,000	-20,000

Maria Lampropulos	95,000 -10,000	-10,000
Philipp Gruissem	90,000 2,000	2,000
Sam Greenwood	85,000 20,000	20,000
Gaelle Baumann	75,000 38,300	38,300
Paul Newey	70,000 39,700	39,700
Vlado Banicevic	65,000 10,900	10,900
Jack Sinclair	60,000 -21,000	-21,000
Leo Fernandez	57,000 -55,000	-55,000

Dario Sammartino	49,000 -51,000	-51,000
Ryan Riess	30,000 -25,000	-25,000

04-30-2018 15:08 UTC+2

Payouts Confirmed; €712,000 for the Winner

Will Shillibier

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The payouts have been confirmed in the 2018 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo©Casino EPT Main Event with 111 players making the money.

A min-cash is worth €9,400, while a spot at the final table is worth €54,000.

The winner will take home €712,000 as well as a Platinum Pass valued at $30,000.

Here are the full list of payouts:

Position	Prize (€)	Prize ($)
1	€712,000	$861,520
2	€434,000	$525,140
3	€308,000	$372,680
4	€232,000	$280,720
5	€184,000	$222,640
6	€139,050	$168,251
7	€99,900	$120,879
8	€68,300	$82,643
9	€54,000	$65,340
10-11	€44,100	$53,361
12-13	€39,300	$47,553
14-15	€35,500	$42,955
16-17	€31,700	$38,357
18-20	€27,900	$33,759
21-23	€24,100	$29,161
24-27	€20,300	$24,563
28-31	€17,500	$21,175
32-39	€15,400	$18,634
40-55	€13,600	$16,456
56-71	€11,900	$14,399
72-95	€10,300	$12,463
96-111	€9,400	$11,374

They have also published the nationality stats for the EPT Main Event, and unsurprisingly there are a lot of French players, followed by Italy then Germany:

04-30-2018 15:06 UTC+2

D'Anselmo Doubles Through Butba

Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Down to his last 55,000, Nicola D'Anselmo moved all in with the and table neighbor Said Butba looked him up with the . The board came and D'Anselmo doubled.

Brian Altman open-shoved for 15 big blinds first to act and Alan Rocamora Garcia called for just 15,000.

Alan Rocamora Garcia:
Brian Altman:

The board ran out and Gary Miller, who sat next to Rocamora Garcia, said "Good game, it was nice playing with you."

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Miller	290,000 15,000	15,000
Said Butba	240,000 57,100	57,100
Nicola D'Anselmo	110,000 62,800	62,800
Brian Altman	50,000 3,000	3,000
Alan Rocamora Garcia	Busted

Tags: Alan Rocamora Garcia Brian Altman Gary Miller Nicola D'Anselmo Said Butba

04-30-2018 14:57 UTC+2

Demirdjian Retakes the Lead

Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Maria Lampropulos raised to 4,500 and was called by Vlad Darie from one seat over and Tomas Jozonis in the big blind. On the flop, Jozonis checked and subsequently folded to a bet of 6,000 by Lampropulos and a call by Darie. Both remaining players ended up checking down the turn and the river and Lampropulos tabled as winning hand.

A few tables over, Day 1a chip leader Mark Demirdjian moved into the top spot again and crossed half a million in chips. On the tail end of a hand between him and Michael Glick, he bet the river and Glick called before mucking to the of Demirdjian.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Demirdjian	530,000 122,000	122,000

Vlad Darie	300,000 30,000	30,000
Michael Glick	200,000 -10,000	-10,000
Tomas Jozonis	150,000 56,500	56,500

Maria Lampropulos	105,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Maria Lampropulos Mark Demirdjian Michael Glick Tomas Jozonis Vlad Darie