2018 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo©Casino EPT

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2018 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo©Casino EPT

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
€712,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€3,768,450
Entries
777
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000

Casteluccio Forced Out

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

Sergio Casteluccio raised to 500 and got two callers, including Lucas Reeves in the big blind. The flop came {3-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{9-Spades}. It checked to Casteluccio who bet 600. The small blind folded and Reeves check-raised to 2,000. Casteluccio called.

The turn was the {9-Clubs} and Reeves bet 4,800. Casteluccio called. The river was the {7-Clubs} and Reeves moved all in for 22,500. Casteluccio folded.

Igor Yaroshevskyy is also sat at the table, and has chipped up from starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Lucas Reeves gb
Lucas Reeves
38,000 38,000
Igor Yaroshevskyy ua
Igor Yaroshevskyy
32,000 32,000
Sergio Castelluccio it
Sergio Castelluccio
28,000 -2,000

Tags: Igor YaroshevskyyLucas ReevesSergio Casteluccio

Fernandez Thrives Early On

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

After a limp by Evangelos Bechrakis and a raise to 900 by Jimmy Guerrero on the button, Luis Fernandez came along from the big blind and Bechrakis also called. On a flop of {6-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{2-Clubs}, action checked to Guerrero and his bet of 1,000 was called by both opponents. The {9-Hearts} fell on the turn and again it was Guerrero who bet 3,800. This time, only Fernandez called and the duo then checked down the {9-Clubs} river.

Fernandez rolled over the {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} and that won the pot, boosting the stack of Fernandez up even further as he now sits on more than two times of what he started with at noon.

Player Chips Progress
Luis Fernandez es
Luis Fernandez
64,000 64,000
Jimmy Guerrero fr
Jimmy Guerrero
23,000 23,000

Tags: Evangelos BechrakisJimmy GuerreroLuis Fernandez

Le Touche Among the Early Big Stacks

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

Julian Thomas opened the action with a raise to 500 and Philippe Le Touche three-bet to 1,800 in the small blind. Jean-Noel Thorel in the big blind made it 4,200 to go and Thomas quickly folded. Le Touche had other plans and five-bet to 12,600. Thorel gave it some thought and folded, while his fellow countryman flashed the {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}.

The same table also features Thomas Muehloecker as well, who is below the starting stack, while Le Touche appears to be the early chip leader on Day 1a.

Player Chips Progress
Philippe Le Touche fr
Philippe Le Touche
76,000 41,000
Julian Thomas de
Julian Thomas
33,000 -9,000
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
29,000 -11,000
Thomas Muehloecker at
Thomas Muehloecker
24,000

Tags: Philippe Le ToucheJulian ThomasJean-Noel ThorelThomas Muehloecker

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

Casualties; Jams and New Entries

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

Towards the end of the second level of the day, Arthur Conan and Nick Petrangelo busted.

Dominykas Karmazinas was also on the brink of elimination but got through with a jam against Tibor Nagygyorgy when betting 2,000 on the {Q-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{4-Hearts} flop and picking up a call from the Hungarian. On the {7-Spades} turn, Karmazinas moved all in for 15,400 and Nagygyorgy folded after three minutes of consideration.

Mete Ustuay raised to 300 and picked up one caller. Markku Koplimaa three-bet to 2,000 and Ustuay as well as the third player in the hand both called. The three-way flop of {5-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{2-Spades} was checked through and the {J-Clubs} fell on the turn. Komplimaa checked and Ustuay's bet of 5,000 forced two folds.

New entries on Day 1a include Jean-Noel Thorel, Ryan Riess, Stefan Huber and Vladimir Troyanovskiy

Player Chips Progress
Tibor Nagygyorgy hu
Tibor Nagygyorgy
55,000 32,000
Mete Ustuay tr
Mete Ustuay
46,000 -2,000
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
40,000 9,000
Stefan Huber ch
Stefan Huber
30,000 30,000
Anson Tsang hk
Anson Tsang
30,000 30,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
28,000
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
26,500 1,500
Dominykas Karmazinas lt
Dominykas Karmazinas
24,000 24,000
Markku Koplimaa ee
Markku Koplimaa
22,500 22,500
Arthur Conan fr
Arthur Conan
Busted
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
Busted

Tags: Arthur ConanDominykas KarmazinasJean-Noel ThorelMarkku KoplimaaMete UstuayNick PetrangeloRyan RiessStefan HuberTibor NagygyorgyVladimir Troyanovskiy