2018 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo©Casino EPT

Main Event
Day: 1b
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

Michal Mrakes Busts Out Once

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante
Michal Mrakes
Michal Mrakes

Yesterday, Czech tournament star Michal Mrakes finished in 5th place in the €1,100 EPT National, good for a €57,840 payday. €5,300 of that money is gone, though, as Mrakes just busted on his first bullet in the Main Event. Already short stacked, Mrakes was all in with {7-Diamonds}{7-Spades} against the {A-Hearts}{J-Spades} of Toby Boas.

The board remained safe up until the river, where the {A-Clubs} popped up to end Mrakes' first attempt. The Czech will be making a quick trip to the cashier's desk and be back for a second attempt.

Player Chips Progress
Michal Mrakes cz
Michal Mrakes
Busted

Tags: Michal Mrakes

More Counts

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante
Fatima_Moreira_de_Melo
Fatima_Moreira_de_Melo

After her epic 5-high call in the Twitch special failed, Team PokerStars Pro Fatima Moreira de Melo has moved to the Main Event and taken her seat.

For more info about the Twitch special, as well as other interesting stories from the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo©Casino EPT, head over to our feature coverage page.

Player Chips Progress
Ondrej Drozd cz
Ondrej Drozd
145,000 10,000
Remy Lubespere fr
Remy Lubespere
65,000 65,000
Josip Simunic at
Josip Simunic
57,000 19,000
Xixiang Luo cn
Xixiang Luo
52,000 27,000
Guillaume Diaz fr
Guillaume Diaz
47,000 11,000
Beatrice Alisauskaite lt
Beatrice Alisauskaite
47,000 18,000
Nicolas Chouity lb
Nicolas Chouity
EPT 1X Winner
45,000 4,000
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
32,000 32,000
Fatima Moreira de Melo nl
Fatima Moreira de Melo
30,000 30,000
Ali Reza Fatehi ir
Ali Reza Fatehi
Day 1B Chip Leader
30,000
Tom Hall gb
Tom Hall
29,500 2,500
Ivan Deyra fr
Ivan Deyra
25,000 25,000

Setback for Sorrentino

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante
Raffaele Sorrentino
Raffaele Sorrentino

Defending champion — scratch that: last year's winner — Raffaele Sorrentino was involved in three-way action against Arianna Son and Sam Benoliel. On the {A-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} flop, Sorrentino bet 1,500 and Son was the only caller.

After the {9-Hearts} on the turn went check/check, Sorrentino called a 3,500 bet from Son on the {4-Hearts} river. Chips he wouldn't be receiving back, as Son flipped over {A-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for nines full.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Benoliel fr
Sam Benoliel
90,000
Arianna Son us
Arianna Son
40,000
Raffaele Sorrentino it
Raffaele Sorrentino
21,000 -10,000

Tags: Arianna SonRaffaele SorrentinoSam Benoliel

Tiede Catches Cruel Run Out to Bust

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

Two shorter stacks went at war preflop and it was Florian Tiede that ended up at risk for around 9,500 with the {K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}. His table neighbor Nabil Sasso had him barely covered and shook his head with a smile, ready to muck the {K-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds} already. The {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} flop was no threat either, but the {9-Hearts} turn and {J-Hearts} river gave Sasso an unlikely straight and Tiede a bad beat story to tell.

Player Chips Progress
Nabil Sasso fr
Nabil Sasso
22,500
Florian Tiede de
Florian Tiede
Busted

Tags: Nabil SassoFlorian Tiede

Updated Counts for Level 5

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante
Player Chips Progress
Andreas Klatt de
Andreas Klatt
110,000 8,000
Andrei Boghean ro
Andrei Boghean
100,000 30,000
Nicola Grieco it
Nicola Grieco
65,000 65,000
Gary Miller gb
Gary Miller
65,000 23,000
Felix Bleiker ch
Felix Bleiker
50,000 -18,000
Muhamet Perati it
Muhamet Perati
50,000 50,000
Guillaume Diaz fr
Guillaume Diaz
36,000 5,000
Martin Finger de
Martin Finger
EPT 1X Winner
35,000 -5,000
Michal Mrakes cz
Michal Mrakes
30,000 19,000
Ali Reza Fatehi ir
Ali Reza Fatehi
Day 1B Chip Leader
30,000 30,000
Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
30,000 30,000
Omar Lakhdari dz
Omar Lakhdari
24,000 4,000
Victoria Coren Mitchell gb
Victoria Coren Mitchell
EPT 2X Winner
18,000 -7,000
Lily Kiletto us
Lily Kiletto
15,000

Hissou Takes a Big Hit

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

Picking up the action on the {9-Clubs}{8-Spades}{2-Hearts} flop, Sirzat Hissou bet 1,100 out of the big blind and Karim Souaid raised it up to 3,000 on the button. Hissou called and checked the {4-Diamonds} turn, Souaid bet 4,500 and was called. After the {9-Diamonds} river, Hissou gave it some thought and moved all in, which Souaid snap-called in a matter of a second.

Hissou rolled over {A-Hearts}{9-Spades} for trips nines, while Souaid had {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} for a full house to double for 13,500.

Player Chips Progress
Karim Souaid fr
Karim Souaid
41,000 41,000
Sirzat Hissou de
Sirzat Hissou
8,000 -30,000

Tags: Karim SouaidSirzat Hissou

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Second Break Of the Day

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

According to the screens there are 336 players out of 395 entries (including 19 reentries) remaining and they have been sent into their second 20-minute break of the day. After the next two hour session, a 75-minute dinner break awaits.

Le Vaillant Wins Kings Against Aces, Lascar Busts

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

Alexandre Le Vaillant was all in for 24,000 and heavily behind with {K-}{K-} against {A-}{A-}. However, the needed king appeared during the {9-}{K-}{2-}{10-}{Q-} to give the French pro the double up.

At another table, David Lascar was all in for 7,700 in a small blind against button situation versus Ilia Mikhailov. Lascar had {A-Spades}{6-Spades} and was up against Mikhailov's {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}, but no more than one six popped up: {6-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{3-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}.

As we enter the second break, last year's runner-up Andreas Klatt has been distancing himself from the pack and is now at 102,000.

Player Chips Progress
Andreas Klatt de
Andreas Klatt
102,000 32,000
Gavin O'Rourke ie
Gavin O'Rourke
65,000 35,000
Danut Chisu ro
Danut Chisu
65,000 65,000
Ana Marquez es
Ana Marquez
55,000 55,000
Ilia Mikhailov ru
Ilia Mikhailov
50,000 50,000
Alexandre Le Vaillant fr
Alexandre Le Vaillant
49,000 49,000
Alexandre Reard fr
Alexandre Reard
43,000 8,000
Nicolas Chouity lb
Nicolas Chouity
EPT 1X Winner
41,000 1,000
Maria Konnikova us
Maria Konnikova
20,000 -1,500
Nikolay Blinov ru
Nikolay Blinov
Busted
David Dayan br
David Dayan
Busted
Andrey Andreev ru
Andrey Andreev
Busted
Serge Candin fr
Serge Candin
Busted
Sergei Galaktionov ru
Sergei Galaktionov
Busted
Upeshka De Silva us
Upeshka De Silva
Busted
Giuseppe Zarbo it
Giuseppe Zarbo
Busted
Alexis Fleur fr
Alexis Fleur
Busted
Martin Weiemann de
Martin Weiemann
Busted
Mikael Guenni fr
Mikael Guenni
Busted
Marius-Catalin Pertea ro
Marius-Catalin Pertea
Busted
Patrick Nakache fr
Patrick Nakache
Busted
Georges Ghrayeb lb
Georges Ghrayeb
Busted
Andrei Konopelko by
Andrei Konopelko
Busted
Fabio Freitas br
Fabio Freitas
Busted
Nikolay Arzumanyan fr
Nikolay Arzumanyan
Busted

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Tags: Alexandre Le VaillantAndreas KlattDavid LascarIlia Mikhailov

Bendik Drops to Treccarichi

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante
Jan Bendik
Jan Bendik

With the board reading {5-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}, Jan Bendik checked to Walter Treccarichi who bet 3,600. Bendik check-called to see the river {4-Clubs} appear and once again checked. Treccarichi settled on a bet of 6,500 which the 2016 champion paid off after some hesitation.

Treccarichi showed {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs} and an angered Bendik flung {J-Hearts}{J-Clubs} open into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Walter Treccarichi it
Walter Treccarichi
42,000 42,000
Jan Bendik sk
Jan Bendik
Defending Champion
EPT 1X Winner
40,000 -7,000

Tags: Jan BendikWalter Treccarichi