Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT
€2,200 No-Limit Hold'em Deep Stack
Day: 2
Final Two Table Redraw
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Table 1 | Name | Nationality | Table 2 | Name | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenii Karmatckii | Russia | 1 | Jean-René Fontaine | France |
| 2 | Artur Koren | Austria | 2 | Yake Wu | China |
| 3 | Aylar Lie | Norway | 3 | Thomas Muehloecker | Austria |
| 4 | Alexandre Reard | France | 4 | Enrico Rudelitz | Germany |
| 5 | Huidong Gu | Macau | 5 | Oleksii Mezhenkov | Ukraine |
| 6 | Roger Tondeur | France | 6 | Georgios Kitsios | Greece |
| 7 | Romain Piraux | France | 7 | Dinesh Alt | Switzerland |
| 8 | Renjun Yang | China | 8 | Viliyan Petleshkov | Bulgaria |
Bust Out Bonanza
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The bubble burst not even half an hour ago and the field was almost cut in half. The latest casualties were Renjun Yang and Huidong Gu.
Gu lost his last 153,000 to Alexandre Reard. Reard opened and then called a shove with 
. Gu played 
and was in trouble.
The board ran out 
and Reard eliminated Gu.
There are now only twelve players left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
390,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
343,000
126,000
|
126,000 |
|
310,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
70,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Alt Eliminates Lie
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Aylar Lie was eliminated from the tournament after she was sitting on a very short stack for a while. She jammed her last 49,000 to the middle from the under-the-gun position and she was called by Alexandre Reard from the next seat and small blind Dinesh Alt.
The flop fell 
and Alt lead out with a bet of 25,000. That was enough to make Reard fold.
Lie opened up 
and Alt showed 
.
The board completed with the 
turn and the river. Lie won €5,280 with her deep run in the €2,200 Deep Stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000
113,000
|
113,000 |
|
309,000
-49,000
|
-49,000 |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Chip Counts Table 2
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
680,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
495,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
467,000
167,000
|
167,000 |
|
325,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
280,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
112,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
Break
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The remaining 11 players were sent on a 20-minute break. They'll return in level 20 with blinds at 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 big blind ante.
Level: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Mezhenkov Doubles Through Muehloecker
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Thomas Muehloecker raised from the cutoff to 26,000 and small blind Oleksii Mezhenkov slid his last 75,000 to the middle. Georgios Kitsios got out of the way in the big blind and Muehloecker paid it off.
Mezhenkov found 
in the small blind and he was in great shape to double up through Muehloecker his 
.
The board fell 
and Mezhenkov secured a much needed double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
468,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
174,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
Day 2 Photos
Courtesy of Danny Maxwell/PokerStars
Rudelitz Takes From Muehloecker
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Thomas Muehloecker raised from the cutoff to 26,000 and Enrico Rudelitz called from the button. Both players in the blinds got out of the way.
The flop was 
and both checked. The turn was the and Muehloecker bet 42,000. The call was made by Rudelitz and the 
river completed the board.
Muehloecker bet 56,000 on the river and Rudelitz called again. Muehloecker showed 
and that wasn't enough to take down the pot against the 
of Rudelitz.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
650,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
|
570,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
|
|
515,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
|
440,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
|
|
160,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
|
130,000
-44,000
|
-44,000 |