2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
109
Prize
€749,425
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€5,325,300
Entries
1,098
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
700
Players Left
228

Welcome to Day 1b of the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event

EPT Monte Carlo
EPT Monte Carlo

Welcome to Day 1b of the €5,300 EPT Main Event at the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®️. Cards go in the air at 12 p.m. for the second and final flight of the stop's flagship tournament.

Nicola Grieco was the chip leader with 325,000 after 10 levels on Day 1a that drew 363 entries and contributed to a growing prize pool of €2,395,900 ($2,640,399). The surviving field of 104 players will return on Tuesday to meet those that make it through from today's flight. Other notables moving on from Day 1a include Sam Greenwood, Maria Ho, Vanessa Kade, Stephen Chidwick, and PokerStars Ambassador Ramon Colillas.

2023 EPT Monte Carlo Main Event Top Ten Day 1a Chip Counts

RankNameCountryChipsDay 2 Big Blinds
1Nicola GriecoItaly325,000217
2David VinayagamoorthyNorway272,000181
3Markkos LadevEstonia257,500172
4Josef SchusteritschAustria250,000167
5Vicente DelgadoSpain244,500163
6Sam GreenwoodCanada232,500155
7Arunas SapitaviciusLithuania228,500152
8Maduka MeragalCanada227,000151
9Yanfeng WangHong Kong222,500148
10Jacob AmsellemIsrael203,000135

Players will start with 30,000 in chips and they will play ten levels today before the remaining players bag up for Day 2. Blinds kick off at 100/100/100 and levels will increase every 60 minutes. A 75-minute dinner break is scheduled after Level 6, along with regular breaks every two levels.

Be sure to keep it tuned in to the PokerNews team all day long for live updates from the floor of the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event at Sporting Monte-Carlo in beautiful Monaco.

Tags: Arunas SapitaviciusDavid VinayagamoorthyJacob AmsellemJosef SchusteritschMaduka MeragalMaria HoMarkkos LadevNicola GriecoRamon ColillasSam GreenwoodStephen ChidwickVanessa KadeVicente DelgadoYanfeng Wang