€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 1a | 2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT

04-29-2019 21:00 UTC+2

Petleshkov Jams Into Coren Mitchell

Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Victoria Coren Mitchell checked the flop and called a bet of 1,700 into a pot of 6,000 by Viliyan Petleshkov. The followed on the turn and Coren Mitchell quickly checked. Petleshkov emptied the clip and moved all in for 10,800, which won the pot right there without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Victoria Coren Mitchell	32,000 -7,000	-7,000

Viliyan Petleshkov	20,000 -4,000	-4,000

Tags: Victoria Coren Mitchell Viliyan Petleshkov

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

04-29-2019 21:03 UTC+2

Kober Doubles Through Greenwood

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Philipp Kober raised and jammed for 13,400 into a three-bet of Luc Greenwood, who had arrived not long ago. Greenwood called with for around half his stack and Kober was one notch better with the .

The board came and Kober doubled, as neither player had a diamond in their hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philipp Kober	28,000
Luc Greenwood	14,000 -12,000	-12,000

Tags: Luc Greenwood Philipp Kober

04-29-2019 21:04 UTC+2

Can James Romero Spin THREE Big Blinds to €244,500?

SashaSalinger

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

With just four players left in the €1,100 French National Championship, Romero was down to just three big blinds. How did he spin it up? How did he get so short? What's his strategy going forward?

Watch to find out!

https://www.pokernews.com/video/can-james-romero-spin-up-three-big-blinds-to-244-500-11887.htm

Tags: James Romero

04-29-2019 21:15 UTC+2

Assorted Casualties

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Lukasz Grossmann	Busted
Aram Sargsyan	Busted
Bas de Laat	Busted
Imad Derwiche	Busted
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	Busted
Victor Ilyukhin	Busted
Ben Heath	Busted
Pavel Ignatov	Busted
Yehoram Houri	Busted
Paul Leckey	Busted
Lander Lijo	Busted
Michael Soyza	Busted
Alexandru Papazian	Busted
Andre Akkari	Busted

Roger Tondeur	Busted
Adrian Mateos	Busted

Rolando Soria	Busted
Paul Newey	Busted
Hideki Izutsu	Busted
Vamshi Vandanapu	Busted
Roman Herold	Busted

04-29-2019 21:18 UTC+2

Merfeldas Eliminated by Grieco

LisaY

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

There was an open to 1,700 and Arvydas Merfeldas called before Nicola Grieco three-bet to 6,000. Both players called and the trio saw a flop.

It was checked by both players before Grieco moved all in for 50,000. Merfeldas called and they spun their cards on their backs.

Nicola Grieco:
Arvydas Merfeldas:

It was set vs overpair and Grieco was out of his seat calling for an ace. The turn gave Merfeldas a full house but added two nines to Grieco's outs.

When Grieco saw the on the river, he couldn't contain his delight, cheering and celebrating to the enjoyment of everyone, including Merfeldas who smiled graciously as he left the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicola Grieco	110,000 110,000	110,000

Arvydas Merfeldas	Busted

Tags: Arvydas Merfeldas Nicola Grieco

04-29-2019 21:24 UTC+2

Sammartino and Geilich on Top

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	205,000 90,000	90,000

Ludovic Geilich	200,000 90,000	90,000

Boris Kolev	195,000 25,000	25,000
Kalidou Sow	110,000 6,500	6,500
Maria Konnikova	105,000 1,000	1,000

Julien Martini	90,000 40,000	40,000

Florian Duta	82,000 16,000	16,000
Max Silver	75,000 75,000	75,000
Ben Dobson	65,000 35,000	35,000
Darie Vlad	60,000 30,000	30,000
Danut Chisu	50,000 50,000	50,000
Boris Kuzmanovic	42,000 -28,000	-28,000
Paul Michaelis	40,000 40,000	40,000
Manig Loeser	23,700 23,700	23,700

Artur Martirosian	16,000 16,000	16,000

04-29-2019 21:31 UTC+2

Derwiche Busts a Second Time

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Imad Derwiche got his stack in preflop for around 20,000 with against the of Corentin Ropert and the board came .

It was the second bullet for Derwiche, who quickly headed out of the tournament area. Besides Ropert, two other well-known French players have decent stacks on the same table in Theodore McQuilkin and Benjamin Pollak.

Player	Chips	Progress
Theodore McQuilkin	140,000 15,000	15,000
Benjamin Pollak	130,000 130,000	130,000
Corentin Ropert	100,000 65,000	65,000
Imad Derwiche	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Pollak Corentin Ropert Imad Derwiche Theodore McQuilkin

04-29-2019 21:40 UTC+2

Chip Updates

LisaY

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramon Colillas	132,000 22,000	22,000

Arsenii Karmatckii	94,000 68,500	68,500

Maria Ho	13,500 -19,500	-19,500

Christoph Vogelsang	11,500 -15,000	-15,000
Victoria Coren Mitchell	9,000 -23,000	-23,000

Luc Greenwood	8,500 -5,500	-5,500

04-29-2019 21:47 UTC+2

Prusov Building

LisaY

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Dmitry Prusov has had a productive day so far and has just won his latest pot in a hand versus two professional players, Fatima Moreira De Melo and Paul Michaelis.

On the flop, Michaelis and Prusov checked to Moreira De Melo, who bet 3,500. Michaelis passed but Prusov made the call.

There was no further betting on the turn and on the river, Prusov lead for 5,000. It was a fold from Moreira De Melo and Prusov added some more to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitriy Prusov	91,000 21,000	21,000
Paul Michaelis	39,000 -1,000	-1,000
Fatima Moreira De Melo	37,500 1,500	1,500

Tags: Dmitriy Prusov Fatima Moreira De Melo Paul Michaelis