€25,000 EPT High Roller
Day 2 Completed
2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€25,000 EPT High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€5,930,470
Entries
247
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Entries
133
Players Left
24
Masashi Oya Leads the Way into Day 3 of the €25,000 High Roller
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Monte Carlo at Sporting Monte-Carlo continued today with an action-filled Day 2 of the €25,000 High Roller. Over the Day 1 flight yesterday, up until the conclusion of late registration this morning, a massive 247 entrants made up this prestigious high roller. After ten levels of play, only 24 found a bag for the Day 3 restart tomorrow morning.
A prize pool of €5,930,470 was generated ensuring the 24 finalists a payday of €58,700, but all eyes remain focused on the gold PokerStars shard and the first-place prize of €1,253,070.
As the dust settled, Masashi Oya bagged the overall chip lead, taking through an impressive total of 1,290,000 for tomorrow's finale. Oya is the first and only player to have eclipsed the one million chip mark.
Oya put on a clinical performance from start to finish, showing the poker world exactly why he deserves to play at the highest of stakes. Not afraid to collide in big pots with fellow chip leader Daniel Rezaei time and time again, Oya quickly solidified himself as one of the biggest stacks in the room, right from the word "go".
End of Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masashi Oya | Japan | 1,290,000 | 86 |
| 2 | Sergey Lebedev | United Kingdom | 965,000 | 64 |
| 3 | Andras Nemeth | Hungary | 955,000 | 64 |
| 4 | Mauricio Sanchez | Colombia | 955,000 | 64 |
| 5 | Daniel Rezaei | Austria | 875,000 | 58 |
| 6 | Felipe Boianovsky | Brazil | 805,000 | 54 |
| 7 | Lander Lijo | Spain | 805,000 | 54 |
| 8 | Kayhan Mokri | Norway | 705,000 | 47 |
| 9 | Arsenii Karmatckii | Russia | 605,000 | 40 |
| 10 | Elias Gutierrez | Spain | 540,000 | 36 |
Team PokerStars:
The PokerStars team were out in force with a total of six ambassadors and Team Pro members alike taking to the felt this morning. Unfortunately, it wasn’t to be for either Andre Akkari, Alejandro Lococo and Sam Grafton, who were all eliminated before the money. Grafton was eliminated in a particularly brutal fashion as his two pair fell short to the straight of Leon Sturm.
Though the campaign for PokerStars Team Pro to lift the trophy is far from over with Rafael Moraes (420,000), Ramon Colillas (315,000), and streamer Elias Gutierrez (540,000) all making the money and progressing to Day 3.
Bubble Time:
With a minimum cash of €51,000 on the line, a lengthy bubble was to be anticipated. However, no one could have predicted that the stone bubble would go on to last two and a half hours.
Eventual bubble boy Aliaksandr Shylko, who was left short after paying off Oya’s straight, was virtually forced all in blind for his remaining 3,000, ultimately falling short to the second pair of Shyngis Satubayev.
The remaining 24 players will return tomorrow, on Saturday May 4th, at 12:00 p.m. local time. Action will resume at Level 21 with blinds of 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 big blind ante.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for the coverage of this event from the moment cards are in the air until a winner is crowned tomorrow.
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Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
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End of Day 2 Chip Counts (full)
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,290,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
965,000
-165,000
|
-165,000 |
|
955,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
955,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
875,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
805,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
805,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
705,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
605,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
||
|
540,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
|
455,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
455,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
||
|
445,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
420,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
||
|
415,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
390,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
335,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
315,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
||
|
195,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
110,000
-240,000
|
-240,000 |
|
105,000
-128,000
|
-128,000 |
|
100,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
80,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |
|
|
||
|
20,000
-136,000
|
-136,000 |
Day 2 Concludes
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Day 2 has now concluded with 24 players remaining. Standby for the full recap on PokerNews.
Tajiou Busts on Last Hand of Day
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
On the last hand of the night, Mauricio Sanchez raised to 25,000 from middle position, Christopher Puetz reraised to 75,000 from late position, then Mounir Tajiou moved all in from the small blind for 190,000. Sanchez called and Puetz folded. Players flipped their cards, with Tajiou at risk.
"I hope you have ace-king," said Tajiou.
Mounir Tajiou: 10♦10♠
Mauricio Sanchez: A♣K♣
The board ran out A♠5♥8♠4♥Q♦. Sanchez paired his ace on the flop and won the pot, sending Tajiou to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
780,000
388,000
|
388,000 |
|
Busted |
Late Pot For Boianovsky
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
In the penultimate hand of the day, Elias Gutierrez opened to 24,000 from early position and was faced with a three-bet to 75,000 by Felipe Boianovsky on the button. Gutierrez called.
The 10♦K♦6♠ flop was checked by both players.
On the K♣ turn, Gutierrez check-folded versus a bet of 85,000 from Boianovsky.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
830,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
635,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
Three More Hands
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The tournament director has made the announcement for the last hands of the day. There will be three more hands played before the action pauses. The event is set to resume on May 4 at 12 p.m. local time and will play down to a winner.
Badziakouski Busts to Nemeth
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Andras Nemeth raised to 25,000 from early position and Mikita Badziakouski, who had been nursing a short stack during the bubble, reraised to 100,000 from the button, leaving just 1,000 behind. Nemeth put him all in and Badziakouski called.
Mikita Badziakouski: A♦10♣
Andras Nemeth: A♥Q♦
The board ran out 3♠6♣9♦5♣7♠. Nemeth held with his ace-queen high to win the pot and Badziakouski was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
980,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
Busted |
Romanello Gets It in Good to Double
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Rafael Moraes raised to 25,000 from the button, Roberto Romanello moved all in for 43,000 from the small blind and Moraes made the call.
Roberto Romanello: A♠Q♦
Rafael Moraes: Q♥J♦
The board ran out 4♠5♦3♦K♠10♥; Romanello's hand held to double him up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
380,000
-41,000
|
-41,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
106,000
-71,000
|
-71,000 |
|
|
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