The registration team has confirmed the total number of entries in this event at 777. 574 unique players signed up, with 201 players opting for a reentry. Two players no-showed, bringing the total number up to 777.
The total prize pool for this event will be €3,768,450 and payouts follow shortly.
Thierry Gogniat three-bet and short-stack Elie Ghazal moved all in to see Gogniat isolate successfully and turn over the 
. Ghazal had a pair in 
, but was unable to hold up on a board of 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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170,000
37,000
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37,000 |
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In a cutoff against button situation, Aryeh Leon Rose and Jimmy Guerrero got their stacks in the middle. It was Rose who was at risk for 29,600.
Aryeh Leon Rose: 
Jimmy Guerrero: 
The board remained low with 
and Guerrero — who finished third in this event in 2016 for €406,850 — slipped below ten big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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65,000
37,000
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37,000 |
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12,000
-55,000
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-55,000 |
Jason Wheeler made it 3,500 to go and Ondrej Drozd three-bet to 8,000, which Wheeler called. On the 
flop, Wheeler check-called 7,000 and check-raised all in after the turn. Drozd had some 60,000 behind and called with pocket kings only to find himself with just two outs left as Wheeler showed deuces for the set. The river was a blank and Drozd busted earlier on, while Wheeler joined the big stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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315,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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Busted |
High roller aficionados Tsugunari Toma and Igor Yaroshevskyy are two charismatic standouts at the poker tables and both of them locked horns in the first of what could be many clashes today. On a 
flop, Yaroshevskky check-called 4,200 from the big blind against Toma's late position bet.
Toma kept on the aggression with a bet of 8,000 on the 
turn, which Yaroshevkyy once again called. The river paired the board with the and Toma blasted 21,000 in. That was too much for Yaroshevkyy, who flicked his hand in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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160,000
-44,500
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-44,500 |
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132,000
-41,000
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-41,000 |
After starting the day in the middle of the pack, Javier Fernandez Alonso has taken over the lead after more than doubling up his stack and sending at least two opponents to the rail. His second victim was Julian Stuer, who paid off the three barrels of the Spaniard with versus 
on a board of 
.
Just now, Fernandez Alonso check-called a bet of 12,500 on the 
turn and checked the river. His opponent checked behind and was shown the .
"What do you expect?" Stefan Huber joked and several other players at the table could all but laugh, having witnessed the hot run from a close distance.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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415,000
105,000
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105,000 |
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280,000
60,600
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60,600 |
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Busted |
Almost 50 players have already busted out in the first level of Day 2. Among those to recently make their way to the exit are Jan-Eric Schwippert, Bruno "Kool Shen" Lopes, Javier Gomez, Ronny Kaiser, Bryn Kenney,
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Andre Haneberg has moved up further in the pecking order and sent Samir Moukawem to the rail. On the turn, Moukawem bet and Haneberg called before the 
on the river brought a bet of 10,000 by Moukawem. Haneberg raised enough to put his opponent all in and Moukawem called with , then threw his cards into the muck in disgust after Haneberg had flipped over 
for the better two pair on the river.
Samuel Kiourktchian has also been eliminated, sending over his stack of around 25,000 to table neighbour Ionut-Flavius Voinea. In the showdown, Kiourktchian turned over and Voinea had the dominating 
, the board came and the kicker played.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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270,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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180,000
18,400
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18,400 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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315,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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275,000
89,100
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89,100 |
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210,000
105,100
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105,100 |
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170,000
32,000
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32,000 |
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160,000
30,200
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30,200 |
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155,000
31,900
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31,900 |
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142,000
23,000
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23,000 |
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112,000
45,300
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45,300 |
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102,000
42,000
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42,000 |
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100,000
13,000
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13,000 |
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98,000
23,600
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23,600 |
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88,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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81,000
53,400
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53,400 |
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68,000
68,000
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68,000 |
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65,000
47,300
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47,300 |
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40,000
9,300
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9,300 |
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28,000
-20,700
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Team PokerStars Pros Celina Lin and Igor Kurganov are among the latest bustouts in the 2018 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo©Casino EPT €5,300 Main Event, as well as Justin Bonomo.
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