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

04-30-2018 14:54 UTC+2

Recent Eliminations, Moreira de Melo Out

Yori Epskamp

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

Team PokerStars Pro Fatima Moreira de Melo has hit the rail in the second level of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitry Varlamov	Busted
Isaac Haxton	Busted
Raffaele Carnevale	Busted
Fatima Moreira de Melo	Busted

Maroun Jazzar	Busted
Adrien Delmas	Busted
Snjezana Milisa	Busted
Ghassan Bitar	Busted
Milos Lalovic	Busted
Julian Thomas	Busted

Tags: Fatima Moreira De Melo

04-30-2018 14:46 UTC+2

Panyak Busts Bou Habib to Join the Chip Leaders

Christian Zetzsche

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

In a hand between Andrei Boghean and Walid Bou Habib, the latter three-bet the former to 12,500 and both peeled a flop. The flop went check-check, Boghean bet 19,000 on the turn and Bou Habib called. On the river, Boghean shoved and Bou Habib snap-called for 49,500 total with to double up.

However, Bou Habib was gone shortly after, while Maxim Panyak was sitting behind a massive stack that is nearing half a million. According to Stefan Huber, Bou Habib had raised and picked up two callers in Arianna Son and Panyak in the blinds.

On a flop of , action checked to Bou Habib and he continued for 5,500. Son called and Panyak check-raised to 24,500. Bou Habib made it 65,000 to go in order to force our Son, then called the shove of Panyak with the . The Main Event finalist from last year turned over for flopped two pair and two bricks later Panyak had the busy task to integrate even more chips into the growing tower right in front of him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxim Panyak	450,000 170,000	170,000
Andrei Boghean	120,000 -50,000	-50,000
Arianna Son	100,000 52,900	52,900
Walid Bou Habib	Busted

Tags: Arianna Son Maxim Panyak Stefan Huber Walid Bou Habib

04-30-2018 14:41 UTC+2

Kempe Busts Rose

Christian Zetzsche

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

The cards of Aryeh Leon Rose were all but rushed away while Rainer Kempe dragged in the pot with his , the board showed . According to Kempe, Rose had been all in preflop with the and failed to connect with the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rainer Kempe	160,000 60,000	60,000
Aryeh Leon Rose	Busted

Tags: Aryeh Leon Rose Rainer Kempe

04-30-2018 14:37 UTC+2

Sfez Eliminates Juanda in Massive Hand

Yori Epskamp

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

We're not exactly sure what just transpired, as we only caught the tail end of a massive hand between John Juanda and Eric Sfez. What we do know is that on a board, Juanda had his remaining stack of over 100,000 in the middle with for just seven-high, while Sfez' was showing for trip eights.

With Juanda's bustout, Sfez now sits behind a massive pile worth 330,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Sfez	330,000 157,500	157,500
John Juanda	Busted

Tags: Eric Sfez John Juanda

04-30-2018 14:28 UTC+2

O'Rourke Chips Up

Christian Zetzsche

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

On the river of a completed board of , Gavin O'Rourke bet 6,500 out of the big blind and Ermo Kosk on the button called, then mucked when he was shown for a straight by the Irishman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vlad Darie	270,000 148,000	148,000
Gavin O'Rourke	195,000 121,000	121,000
Shyngis Satubayev	190,000 37,900	37,900
John Juanda	130,000 -30,000	-30,000

[Removed:17]	120,000 -30,000	-30,000
Dinesh Alt	110,000 51,600	51,600
Andreas Eiler	100,000 42,500	42,500
John Mooney	35,000 -111,000	-111,000
Ermo Kosk	30,000 -23,300	-23,300

Tags: Gavin O'Rourke Ermo Kosk

04-30-2018 14:19 UTC+2

Further Early Casualties

Christian Zetzsche

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

Among the next players to fall towards the end of the first level of the day were Tom Hall, Vladimir Troyanovskiy, Jose Gonzales, Pascal Hartmann and Marcin Chmielwski.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Finger	Busted

Tom Hall	Busted
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	Busted
Jose Gonzales	Busted
Pascal Hartmann	Busted
Marcin Chmielewski	Busted

Tags: Jose Gonzales Marcin Chmielwski Pascal Hartmann Tom Hall Vladimir Troyanovskiy

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

04-30-2018 14:02 UTC+2

Photos: PokerStars and Monte-Carlo©Casino EPT €5,300 Main Event Day 2

Yori Epskamp

Photos by René Velli & Neil Stoddart / PokerStars.

04-30-2018 13:56 UTC+2

First Break of the Day

Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The first 90-minute level of the day is done and dusted, and the remaining 232 players out of 777 entries headed into the first 20 minute break of the day. During that time, the T-100 chips will be raced off as they are no longer required for the remainder of the tournament.

04-30-2018 13:54 UTC+2

Riess Doubles Through Coren Mitchell

Yori Epskamp

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

In the final hand before the break, Ryan Riess raised to 3,500 in early position, Vicky Coren-Mitchell three-bet to 10,000 to his direct left, Riess four-bet shoved for 26,900 when it was back on him and Coren-Mitchell called.

Ryan Riess:
Vicky Coren-Mitchell:

The 2013 WSOP Main Event champion had the two-time EPT winner crushed and remained ahead on a board to double up as the players enter the first break of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Riess	55,000 20,900	20,900
Victoria Coren Mitchell	47,000 -49,500	-49,500

Tags: Ryan Riess Victoria Coren Mitchell