2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

€25,000 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
83
Prize
€958,140
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€4,297,790
Entries
179
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
160
Players Left
69

Aldemir Gets Two-Outered

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Koray Aldemir
Koray Aldemir

Rodrigo Seiji raised it up from middle position and Koray Aldemir called from the small blind. The flop came {7-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} and Aldemir checked to Seiji who continued with a bet. Aldemir called and the {9-Hearts} landed on the turn.

Aldemir checked again and Seiji tossed in a bet of 7,500. Aldemir check-raised all in for 28,300 and Seiji sigh-called. Aldemir tabled {2-Spades}{2-Hearts} for a set of deuces while Seiji had {10-Spades}{10-Clubs} for an over pair.

The dealer burned and turned the {10-Diamonds} on the river to give Seiji a larger set and Aldemir was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Rodrigo Seiji br
Rodrigo Seiji
154,000
Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
Busted

Tags: Koray AldemirRodrigo Seiji

Bedell Wins Round 2 vs Vieira

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Tom-Aksel Bedell
Tom-Aksel Bedell

Tom-Aksel Bedell raised to 2,200 from the cutoff and Joao Vieira flat-called on the button. They went heads-up to a flop of {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{5-Hearts} and Bedell check-called a bet of 2,100 from Vieira.

The turn was the {k-Spades} and Bedell checked again. Vieira stuck in a bet of 6,400 and Bedell stuck around for the {6-Spades} on the river. Bedell led out with a bet of 11,500 this time and Vieira quickly folded.

"Big draw," Vieira pointed to his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
117,500
-17,500
-17,500
Tom-Aksel Bedell no
Tom-Aksel Bedell
117,000
45,300
45,300

Tags: Joao VieiraTom-Aksel Bedell

Delgado Downs Kolev

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Vicente Delgado
Vicente Delgado

Vicente Delgado raised from the middle position and Boris Kolev three-bet jammed for 18,900 from the button. The blinds folded and Delgado called with the bigger stack.

Boris Kolev: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}
Vicente Delgado: {k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}

The board ran out {j-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{7-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for Delgado to flop top pair to eliminate Kolev.

Player Chips Progress
Troy Quenneville ca
Troy Quenneville
312,000
65,800
65,800
Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
257,000
52,000
52,000
Vicente Delgado es
Vicente Delgado
125,000
125,000
125,000
Jakob Miegel de
Jakob Miegel
65,000
-17,500
-17,500
Hossein Ensan de
Hossein Ensan
50,000
5,000
5,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
35,000
13,000
13,000
Boris Kolev bg
Boris Kolev
Busted

Tags: Boris KolevVicente Delgado

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Rezaei Flops a Set on Muehloecker

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Daniel Rezaei and Thomas Muehloecker were heads-up in a three-bet pot with the board reading {k-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{2-Spades}. Rezaei checked to Muehloecker who bet 22,000 and Rezaei check-raised all in. Muehloecker called off his stack of just under 70,000 and the cards were tabled.

Thomas Muehloecker: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Daniel Rezaei: {7-Spades}{7-Clubs}

Rezaei flopped a set of sevens and Muehloecker drawing dead to the {10-Hearts} on the river. Rezaei collected a huge pot and Muehloecker headed for the exit.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Rezaei at
Daniel Rezaei
214,000
124,000
124,000
Thomas Muehloecker
Thomas Muehloecker
Busted

Tags: Daniel RezaeiThomas Muehloecker

Recent Chip Counts

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
157,000
-8,000
-8,000
Christoph Vogelsang de
Christoph Vogelsang
151,000
82,200
82,200
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
135,000
48,300
48,300
Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
108,000
-4,800
-4,800
Gianluca Speranza it
Gianluca Speranza
75,000
-8,000
-8,000
Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
60,500
25,000
25,000
PokerStars.fr
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
56,000
-500
-500
EPT 2X Winner
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
55,000
-16,000
-16,000
Julian Thomas de
Julian Thomas
40,000
-8,100
-8,100
Rafael Moraes br
Rafael Moraes
38,000
-8,000
-8,000
Dietrich Fast de
Dietrich Fast
Busted

Kitai Gets a Big Double Up from Wigg

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Davidi Kitai
Davidi Kitai

Davidi Kitai raised it up from under the gun and Anton Wigg re-raised to 7,500 in the hijack. The action folded back to Kitai who called to see a {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} flop.

Kitai checked to Wigg who continued for 4,500 and Kitai check-raised to 13,000. Wigg called and the {6-Diamonds} landed on the turn. Kitai announced another bet of 13,000 and Wigg still called.

The river was the {9-Hearts} and Kitai jammed all in for 36,700. Wigg quickly called and Kitai flipped over {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts} for trip jacks while Wigg was forced to show his {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
142,900
88,100
88,100
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Anton Wigg se
Anton Wigg
1,400
-68,100
-68,100
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Anton WiggDavidi Kitai

Lefrancois Gets Speranza to Fold

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Renat Bohdanov raised to 2,000 from under the gun and both Pascal Lefrancois on the button and Gianluca Speranza in the big blind made the call.

The flop came {7-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{q-Spades}, it was checked to Lefrancois who bet 4,500 which only Speranza called.

The turn brought them the {q-Hearts} and Speranza checked again. This time, Lefrancois fired a bet of 12,000 out for Speranza to give up.

Player Chips Progress
Pascal Lefrancois ca
Pascal Lefrancois
195,000
22,700
22,700
Gianluca Speranza it
Gianluca Speranza
83,000
19,200
19,200
Alexandros Kolonias gr
Alexandros Kolonias
72,000
22,000
22,000
Renat Bohdanov ua
Renat Bohdanov
47,000
-18,000
-18,000

Tags: Gianluca SperanzaPascal Lefrancois

More Chip Counts

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Kent Staahle no
Kent Staahle
236,000
71,000
71,000
Thi Xoa Nguyen fr
Thi Xoa Nguyen
214,300
23,900
23,900
Pascal Lefrancois ca
Pascal Lefrancois
172,300
108,800
108,800
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
145,200
112,200
112,200
Johan Guilbert fr
Johan Guilbert
104,500
44,500
44,500
Thomas Muehloecker
Thomas Muehloecker
102,000
-20,200
-20,200
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
83,500
19,500
19,500
Espen Jorstad
Espen Jorstad
81,200
-39,800
-39,800
Christoph Vogelsang de
Christoph Vogelsang
68,800
-7,200
-7,200
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
67,000
38,000
38,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
56,500
4,800
4,800
EPT 2X Winner
Jimmy Guerrero fr
Jimmy Guerrero
50,000
50,000
50,000
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
Busted

Grafton Fails at Making EPT History

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Mikita Badziakouski raised to 2,000 in the cutoff and Sam Grafton just called from the big blind, leaving himself with only 1,900 chips behind. The flop came {k-Clubs}{8-Spades}{4-Hearts} and Grafton checked to Badziakouski who instantly slammed in a heap of chips. Grafton called off the last of his stack and tabled the cards.

Sam Grafton: {9-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}
Mikita Badziakouski: {a-Spades}{5-Spades}

The {8-Clubs} on the turn gave Grafton trip eights and left Badziakouski drawing dead to the {2-Diamonds} on the river.

"Send it. In full," Grafton said to Badziakouski. "Keep those coming," he motioned to the dealer after.

Jimmy Guerrero just re-entered and took a seat at the table and Grafton contined.

"Jimmy, you've got a great seat. You're gonna witness EPT history and have a front-row seat. The sickest spin-up from nothing to champion."

Unfortunately for Grafton, just a couple of hands later he got his stack in the middle with {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} against the {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs} of Renat Bohdonat. Bohdonat spiked an eight on the flop and Grafton was eliminated from the tournament.

Sam Grafton
Sam Grafton
Sam Grafton
Sam Grafton
Player Chips Progress
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
75,400
28,800
28,800
Renat Bohdanov ua
Renat Bohdanov
65,000
65,000
65,000
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
Busted

Tags: Jimmy GuerreroMikita BadziakouskiSam Grafton