€1,100 FPS Main Event
Day 1c Completed
2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€1,100 FPS Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€1,841,280
Entries
1,918
Level
40
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
927
Players Left
139
Gicovanu Leads Day 1c of the €1,100 FPS Main Event at EPT Monte Carlo; Spragg and Mateos Return for Day 2
Level 16
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Day 1c of the €1,100 French Poker Series (FPS) Main Event has come to an end at the 2022 PokerStars European Poker Tour presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®️ and 927 players turned out for the third of four flights in the return of EPT action to Monte Carlo.
A total of 287 players will return for Day 2, with 139 runners representing Day 1c.
Marius Gicovanu is the chipleader after going on a late run in the final levels to finish with 852,000. Among the others near the top of the leaderboard are Eugenio Peralta, Enrico Francesio, and Ervin Gjini. Other notables who advanced include PokerStars Ambassador Benjamin Spragg, Jessica Teusl, John Mooney, Justin Saliba and Adrian Mateos.
€1,100 French Poker Series Main Event Day 1c Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Country | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marius Gicovanu | Romania | 852,000 | 170 |
| 2 | Eugenio Peralta | Ireland | 726,000 | 145 |
| 3 | Enrico Francesio | Italy | 645,000 | 129 |
| 4 | Fabio Peluso | Italy | 628,000 | 126 |
| 5 | Renat Bohdanov | Ukraine | 623,000 | 125 |
| 6 | Ervin Gjini | Italy | 600,000 | 120 |
| 7 | Diego Angeli | Italy | 543,000 | 109 |
| 8 | Patrice Perletto | France | 542,000 | 108 |
| 9 | Jakub Wojtas | Germany | 503,000 | 101 |
| 10 | Adolphe Weinberg | France | 497,000 | 99 |
Spragg was in the mix all day long and he steadily built his stack to 265,000. The popular streamer will return tomorrow in search of his first EPT title. Elsewhere, Mateos had an up and down day, finishing with 88,000 after being down to the felt and running it back up over 200,000. The 2015 EPT Monte Carlo Main Event champion will return on Day 2 looking to make a run at another EPT title.
Action concluded on Day 1c in Level 16 with 12:48 left on the clock. The surviving players from all four flights will return tomorrow to play Day 2 and blinds will continue in the earliest level reached by the opening flights. Everyone returning for Day 2 will be in the money and official payouts will be announced prior to the beginning of the day. The plan for Day 2 is to play through the end of Level 22.
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team all series long for live updates from 2022 PokerStars European Poker Tour presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®️.
End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 16
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
852,000 | |
|
||
|
726,000 | |
|
645,000 | |
|
628,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
|
623,000
623,000
|
623,000 |
|
600,000 | |
|
543,000 | |
|
542,000
542,000
|
542,000 |
|
503,000
436,000
|
436,000 |
|
|
497,000
497,000
|
497,000 |
|
480,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
432,000
158,000
|
158,000 |
|
|
406,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
|
|
375,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
360,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
357,000 | |
|
348,000
266,200
|
266,200 |
|
343,000
343,000
|
343,000 |
|
342,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
339,000 | |
|
335,000
335,000
|
335,000 |
|
318,000 | |
|
311,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
||
|
301,000
137,000
|
137,000 |
|
300,000
288,000
|
288,000 |
Assorted Chip Stacks at the End of the Night
Level 16
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
852,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
726,000
726,000
|
726,000 |
|
|
645,000
-93,000
|
-93,000 |
|
|
600,000
303,500
|
303,500 |
|
|
543,000
543,000
|
543,000 |
|
|
542,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
|
|
480,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
447,000
447,000
|
447,000 |
|
|
357,000
357,000
|
357,000 |
|
|
339,000
161,000
|
161,000 |
|
|
318,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
|
278,000
278,000
|
278,000 |
|
277,000
277,000
|
277,000 |
|
267,000
232,500
|
232,500 |
|
265,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
||
|
193,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
88,000
-185,000
|
-185,000 |
|
||
|
82,000
-53,000
|
-53,000 |
Day 1c Has Come to an End
Level 16
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
After a lightning-fast bubble, the surviving 139 players are now bagging their chips and will return tomorrow a Noon local time for Day 2.
Chechin Doubles Through [Removed:372]
Level 16
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Serge Chechin got his last 83,000 into the middle and Gregory [Removed:372] was the one to put him at risk.
Serge Chechin: 
Gregory [Removed:372]: 
The board ran out 
and Chechin picked up aces and queens to secure the late double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
405,000
-89,000
|
-89,000 |
|
|
||
|
185,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
[Removed:372] Shows Liperis the Bluff
Level 16
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
With roughly 230,000 in the pot on a 
completed board, Yiannis Liperis checked the big blind and Gregory [Removed:372] bet 100,000 in the cutoff, sending Liperis into the tank.
"Do you have it?" Liperis asked. [Removed:372] only made an ambiguous hand motion.
Eventually, [Removed:372] called the clock and Liperis quickly mucked his cards.
[Removed:372] threw down the 
onto the table for a busted straight draw.
"Sometimes it looks obvious for a reason," Liperis said as [Removed:372] added the chips to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
494,000
258,000
|
258,000 |
|
|
||
|
183,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
Francesio Picks Up Aces to Bust Stoenescu
Level 16
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Andrei Stoenescu shoved his last 190,000 from early position and Enrico Francesio called quickly to put him at risk.
Andrei Stoenescu: 
Enric Francesio: 
The board ran out 
and the aces held to eliminate Stoenescu from the tournament as the Day 1c bubble nears.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
738,000
639,000
|
639,000 |
|
Busted |
Mateos Claims a Victim and Adds to Stack
Level 16
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Enis Chetita got his short stack of only a few big blinds in from the big blind and was at risk against Adrian Mateos in early position.
Enis Chetita:
Adrian Mateos: 
The board ran out 
and Mateos improved to a pair of jacks to eliminate Chetita.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
273,000
223,500
|
223,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000