€10,300 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 3 Started
€10,300 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 3 Started
After two days of competition, only six players will return to the felt in the hunt for a title in the €10,300 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller. The 2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT is hitting its full stride on the first weekend of the festival and today another winner will be crowned.
A dominating Day 2 performance from Charlie Carrel sees him carry an overwhelming chip lead into the final day with 1,499,000 chips. Carrel entered the final table with the chip lead and continued to assert his dominance over his opponents, eliminating two of them in quick succession. Carrel has had plenty of success at the Monte Carlo Bay Resort and Casino and is looking to continue his strong play for at least one more day.
It won't be an easy road to the first-place prize of €198,610 as the other five players at the table have plenty of accomplishments among them. Seth Davis currently has a firm grasp on the second position with 791,000 and is no stranger to the high roller scene. Erik Seidel (337,000) is also still in the mix after holding the chip lead for nearly a day and a half already.
Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
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1 | Georgios Kitsios | Greece | 433,000 | 36 |
2 | Sylvain Loosli | France | 182,000 | 15 |
3 | Charlie Carrel | United Kingdom | 1,499,000 | 125 |
4 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 258,000 | 22 |
5 | Erik Seidel | United States | 337,000 | 28 |
6 | Seth Davies | United States | 791,000 | 66 |
The cards will be back in the air at 12:30 p.m. local time with the blinds resuming at 6,000/12,000 and a 12,000 big blind ante. The levels will continue to be 60 minutes in length and there will be a 20-minute break after every two levels. With a large portion of the chips being spread among the top two players, it could lead to some quick eliminations, barring some early double ups.
The €100,000 Super High Roller also kicks off today in the same room and some of the remaining players are expected to jump into that prestige event as soon as this one ends. Will that have an impact on the pace of play today? Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team to find out this one will play out along with many other events.
Level: 19
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
It's been a slow start to the day as the players are still waiting for their coffee to arrive before the action picks up. Only one flop has been dealt thus far but Georgios Kitsios stepped up with the first big move.
Kitsios raised to 24,000 on the button and Charlie Carrel three-bet to 86,000 from the big blind. Kitsios wasted little time before four-bet shoving all in and Carrel instantly mucked his cards.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Charlie Carrel | 1,375,000 | -124,000 |
Georgios Kitsios | 492,000 | 59,000 |
Charlie Carrel opened to 24,000 in the cutoff and Joao Vieira shipped all in for just over 200,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Carrel made a quick call to put Vieira at risk.
Carrel was in a dominating position with against the of Vieira. The flop of gave Carrel an even greater advantage. The on the turn brought Vieira some help but the on the river sealed Vieira's fate who finished in sixth place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Charlie Carrel | 1,600,000 | 225,000 |
Joao Vieira | Busted |
With a little over 100,000 in the middle and a completed board of spread across the felt, it was just Charlie Carrel and Erik Seidel left in the pot from the blinds.
Carrel had an overbet of 175,000 placed in front of him and Seidel was deep into the tank. After using up three of his time banks, Seidel finally flicked in a call. Carrel turned over for trip jacks and Seidel's cards went into the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Charlie Carrel | 1,640,000 | 40,000 |
Erik Seidel
|
112,000 | -225,000 |
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Although Erik Seidel managed to find a double up through Charlie Carrel, he was still on the short stack with less than 200,000 chips. Carrel raised it up from the cutoff and Seidel moved all in for around 175,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Carrel quickly called.
Charlie Carrel:
Erik Seidel:
It was a coin flip with Seidel's tournament life on the line. The board ran out and Seidel was unable to connect in any way. Carrel claimed his chips back plus some extra as Seidel was eliminated in fifth place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Charlie Carrel | 1,720,000 | 80,000 |
Erik Seidel
|
Busted |
Level: 20
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Charlie Carrel | 1,582,000 | -138,000 |
Seth Davies | 1,075,000 | 284,000 |
Georgios Kitsios | 641,000 | 149,000 |
Sylvain Loosli | 163,000 | -19,000 |