Main Event Day 2 | 2018 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo©Casino EPT

Apr 30, 2018

No Third EPT Title for Coren Mitchell For Now

Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Victoria Coren Mitchell moved all in for her last 24,500 from the button and Paul Linton called for slightly less out of the small blind. Danut Chisu had both comfortably covered and called out of the big blind.

Paul Linton:
Victoria Coren Mitchell:
Danut Chisu:

The board ran out and Chisu's full house with sixes over fours scored the double knockout, cutting the bid of Coren Mitchell to become the first three-time champion short.

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Tags: Danut Chisu Paul Linton Vicky Coren Victoria Coren Mitchell

Apr 30, 2018

Tikerpe Cracks Aces to Stay Alive

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Down to just 11 big blinds Matthias Tikerpe was all in with the and Gaelle Baumann looked him up with the . The board came and Tikerpe's two pair kept him in the running.

Tags: Gaelle Baumann Matthias Tikerpe

Apr 30, 2018

Recent Eliminations

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Yori Epskamp

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Apr 30, 2018

Miller Bluffs Saout off a Big One

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Yori Epskamp

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

With the pot already up to over 150,000, Antoine Saout and Gary Miller were clashing in a hefty pot with the fully completed. Saout checked to Miller, who shipped it in for 182,000 total.

The Frenchman agonized over his decision and had to use up all of his four time extensions to come to a decision. With mere seconds left in his final bit of extra time, Saout opted to throw away his hand.

Miller calmly showed for the bluff to rake in the massive pot. Saout appeared unfazed, but this one had to sting for the two-time WSOP Main Event final tablist as he is now without timebank as well.

Tags: Antoine Saout Gary Miller

Apr 30, 2018

Tovar Lasierra Missing

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Only a few minutes after being involved in the last casualty, albeit with just a minor role, David Tovar Lasierra has experienced the same fate. Ekrem Sanioglu had limped along with another player and Lasierra raised to 9,000, then picked up two callers according to Romain Lewis on the same table.

On an flop, Sanioglu with and Lasierra with pocket jacks clashed and Sanioglu spiked a king on the turn to score the knockout.

Tags: David Tovar Lasierra Ekrem Sanioglu Romain Lewis

Apr 30, 2018

The Kicker Plays for Gruissem

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

David Tovar Lasierra raised to 4,000 on the button and Nikola Damcevski called out of the small blind with very few chips behind. Philipp Gruissem three-bet to 16,000 and Lasierra folded, Damcevski moved all in for 21,000 and was called instantly.

Nikola Damcevski:
Philipp Gruissem:

The minor kicker advantage proved to be crucial as the board ran out to eliminate Damcevski.

Tags: David Agustin Tovar Lasierra Nikola Damcevski Philipp Gruissem

Apr 30, 2018

Updated Counts for Level 12

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Yori Epskamp

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Apr 30, 2018

Payouts Confirmed; €712,000 for the Winner

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Will Shillibier

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The payouts have been confirmed in the 2018 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo©Casino EPT Main Event with 111 players making the money.

A min-cash is worth €9,400, while a spot at the final table is worth €54,000.

The winner will take home €712,000 as well as a Platinum Pass valued at $30,000.

Here are the full list of payouts:

Position	Prize (€)	Prize ($)
1	€712,000	$861,520
2	€434,000	$525,140
3	€308,000	$372,680
4	€232,000	$280,720
5	€184,000	$222,640
6	€139,050	$168,251
7	€99,900	$120,879
8	€68,300	$82,643
9	€54,000	$65,340
10-11	€44,100	$53,361
12-13	€39,300	$47,553
14-15	€35,500	$42,955
16-17	€31,700	$38,357
18-20	€27,900	$33,759
21-23	€24,100	$29,161
24-27	€20,300	$24,563
28-31	€17,500	$21,175
32-39	€15,400	$18,634
40-55	€13,600	$16,456
56-71	€11,900	$14,399
72-95	€10,300	$12,463
96-111	€9,400	$11,374

They have also published the nationality stats for the EPT Main Event, and unsurprisingly there are a lot of French players, followed by Italy then Germany:

Apr 30, 2018

D'Anselmo Doubles Through Butba

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Down to his last 55,000, Nicola D'Anselmo moved all in with the and table neighbor Said Butba looked him up with the . The board came and D'Anselmo doubled.

Brian Altman open-shoved for 15 big blinds first to act and Alan Rocamora Garcia called for just 15,000.

Alan Rocamora Garcia:
Brian Altman:

The board ran out and Gary Miller, who sat next to Rocamora Garcia, said "Good game, it was nice playing with you."

Tags: Alan Rocamora Garcia Brian Altman Gary Miller Nicola D'Anselmo Said Butba

Apr 30, 2018

Demirdjian Retakes the Lead

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Maria Lampropulos raised to 4,500 and was called by Vlad Darie from one seat over and Tomas Jozonis in the big blind. On the flop, Jozonis checked and subsequently folded to a bet of 6,000 by Lampropulos and a call by Darie. Both remaining players ended up checking down the turn and the river and Lampropulos tabled as winning hand.

A few tables over, Day 1a chip leader Mark Demirdjian moved into the top spot again and crossed half a million in chips. On the tail end of a hand between him and Michael Glick, he bet the river and Glick called before mucking to the of Demirdjian.

Tags: Maria Lampropulos Mark Demirdjian Michael Glick Tomas Jozonis Vlad Darie