2018 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo©Casino EPT

With the €100K Super High Roller wrapping up at the close of Sam Greenwood's heads-up win over Christoph Vogelsang last night, the biggest buy-in left on the schedule is in motion as the €50K Single-Day High Roller has begun.

Still in the early stages an hour in, nobody has gone bust quite yet but players have the option of a single reentry. They all get 100,000 starting stacks and blinds and antes began with a double 500/1,000/1,000 level.

As one would expect, the usual suspects are populating the field of 26, with the likes of Bryn Kenney, Isaac Haxton, Stephen Chidwick, Igor Kurganov and the German contingent joining the perennially early Greenwood among the runners.

Registration ends fairly early around 5 p.m., after eight levels of play going to 3,000/6,000/6,000. We'll keep tabs on the event as it works its way toward a winner, who will succeed Adrian Mateos, who won €900K last year.

Randy "nanonoko" Lew tried to raise pre-flop with but it was eventually ruled as a limp. Liv Boeree was in the big blind with and raised to 3,500. Lew called.

The flop came and Boeree continued for 3,500. Lew raised to 8,800.

"What do you have?" asked Boeree.

"I have a set," replied Lew.

Boeree called and she then checked the turn and Lew bet 16,200.

"I have a set," said Lew.

"You've played it like a set," replied Boeree.

Boeree called and the river was the . Boeree checked again and Lew asked the dealer how much was in the pot.

"Hi, I'm nanonoko; I play 24 tables online; I've played 13 million hands of online poker," mocked tablemate Lex Veldhuis.

"Why do you want to know how much is in the pot?" asked Fintan Hand.

"I'm trying to bet big," replied Lew before betting 56,000.

Boeree stewed with her decision. "I don't know if you're smooth enough to do this as a bluff," she said aloud before eventually folding.

Lew triumphantly turned over just the and took down the early pot in the PokerStars Ambassador Twitch Special.

"You're worried now," he said, "These guys are worried!"

Check out the livestream here.

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We're six days in at the 2018 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo©Casino EPT and have reached the halfway point in the French Riviera, where the sun is starting to show itself more and more. Six events are in store today, with PokerNews focusing its attention on the three major ones that grace the schedule.

First and foremost, Day 1b of the €5,300 EPT Main Event kicks off at noon. For the first time ever in Monaco, players are allowed a reentry once they bust, and 37 of them already opted for that second chance on Day 1a. Together with 245 unique entries, a total of 282 entries have already been made in the EPT Main Event. A bigger field is expected today and PokerNews will be on hand to provide live coverage. Ten levels of 60 minutes each will be played until chips are bagged for the night.

At 12:30 p.m., the high rollers return for the spectacular €50,000 Single-Day No-Limit Hold'em. As the name implies, players will play down from start to finish today, with a single reentry allowed for those that run out of chips. The shot clock is in play, giving players 30 seconds to come to a decision, as well as six 30 second time bank cards to extend the clock. Levels will be 30 minutes throughout the day. Usual suspects such as Sam Greenwood, Christoph Vogelsang and Ole Schemion are among those expected to contest for the title.

The ever-popular €330 EPT Cup will combine their four starting flights today and play down to a winner tonight. 1,057 players have entered one of the flights and at 1 p.m., 158 of them will return for Day 2, with each of them already secured a cash prize of at least €510. The winner at the end of the long day will receive a smashing payday of €55,500. Levels will be 30 minutes from start to finish.

It's also time for the Twitch special, where eight PokerStars representatives take to the felt in a special winner-takes-all tournament with a $5,000 SCOOP Main Event ticket awaiting the winner. Fintan Hand, winner of last night's Right to Play Charity event, Ben Spragg, Lex Veldhuis, Randy Lew, Celina Lin, Fatima Moreira de Melo, Liv Boeree and Jake Cody will battle it out in a contest featuring many poker and non-poker challenges. Check out the live stream here, as well as on Twitch and PokerStars TV.

PokerNews will bring you recaps, features and updates from all of the above throughout the day as our continued coverage of the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo©Casino EPT rolls on.