2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT

€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q8
Prize
€827,700
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€4,471,700
Total Entries
922
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Left 1 / 922
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Straight for Konnikova

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante
Maria Konnikova
Maria Konnikova

Maria Konnikova check-called a bet of 400 on the {8-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{2-Hearts}{10-Clubs} turn and her opponent checked the {6-Diamonds} river, as did the PokerStars ambassador. Konnikova was shown {8-Hearts}{7-Hearts} and had that beat with {a-Hearts}{9-Spades} for a straight.

Tags: Maria Konnikova

Charette and Lai Clash

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante
Duff Charette
Duff Charette

There were five players in on the {k-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{3-Hearts} flop and there was 5,500 in the middle. Three players checked to Eric Lai, who made it 3,500 and only Duff Charette made the call.

On the {6-Diamonds} turn, Lai checked and Charette did the same, taking them to the river. It was the {j-Diamonds} and Lai bet 5,000, which Charette didn't seem to like at all. After taking his time to think, the Canadian made a grudging fold but is still on almost 40,000 in spite of that loss.

Tags: Duff CharetteEric Lai

Wiechers Second Casualty on Day 1b

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante
Erwin Wiechers - playing French National Championship
Erwin Wiechers - playing French National Championship

Erwin Wiechers had won his entry to the Main Event in a live satellite and quickly lost a big portion of his stack with aces versus queens according to Theodore McQuilkin. Things got even worse for the Dutchman, as he has become the second casualty of the day.

A raise and three callers saw Wiechers squeeze the small blind and Thiago Signorelli Viana in the cutoff reraised. Wiechers jammed for the last 12,000 and was snap-called.

Erwin Wiechers: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Thiago Signorelli Viana: {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}

The board came {k-Clubs}{10-Spades}{3-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{9-Spades} and Wiechers was eliminated. Paul Klann also hit the rail soon after to make it three bustouts in the first two levels so far.

Tags: Erwin WiechersPaul KlannTheodore McQuilkinThiago Signorelli Viana

Some More Notables

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

Ludovic Geilich has been spotted taking a seat on Table 19. The Scot has almost $2.3 million in live tournament winnings, which puts him in 4th place on the all-time Scotland money list.

He will face still competition from Mark Teltscher, a former EPT Champion who took down EPT 2 London back in 2005. Also on Table 19 is Denys Shafikov who is no stranger to the felt either. Shafikov has had numerous deep runs in previous EPT Main Events, with his best result currently his 4th place finish in EPT Barcelona 2015.

Sam Grafton is also in the house. With $1.5 million in tournament winnings to his name, he is also one to watch.

Tags: Denys ShafikovLudovic GeilichMark TeltscherSam Grafton

New Entries on Day 1a

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

Among others, former Monte-Carlo champion Mohsin Charania has taken a seat along with Timur Margolin, John Mooney, Ben Dobson, Norbert Szecsi, Marton Czuczor, and Alexandru Papazian.

Tags: Alexandru PapazianBen DobsonJohn MooneyMarton CzuczorMohsin CharaniaNorbert SzecsiTimur Margolin

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/100

Ante: 100

Just Another Straight Flush

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante
Yake Wu in the €1,100 French National Championship
Yake Wu in the €1,100 French National Championship

On the tail end of a bigger pot between Fady Kamar and Yake Wu, the latter paid off a hefty bet of what appeared to be 14,000 with the board showing {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{10-Spades}{8-Spades}{9-Hearts}. Kamar rolled over {q-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for the straight flush and even the dealer gasped out a "woah."

Tags: Fady KamarYake Wu

Konnikova and Moreira De Melo in Contention

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

Two more PokerStars Ambassadors are in the running with Fatima Moreira De Melo and Maria Konnikova taking their seats in the last few minutes.

Konnikova took down the PCA National in 2018 for $84,600 and Moreira De Melo has amassed $540,000 in cashes to date.

Tags: Fatima Moreira De MeloMaria Konnikova

Piraux Shows a Straight Flush

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

Romain Piraux had lost a big portion of his stack early on to Theodore McQuilkin and both just met again in an interesting hand. Piraux made it 300 to go and the button called, as did McQuilkin in the big blind. On the {10-Spades}{8-Spades}{6-Spades} flop, McQuilkin check-raised from 500 to 1,700 and Piraux called, the button had cold-called the continuation bet and folded.

McQuilkin checked and called a bet of 2,500 on the {2-Hearts} turn and check-folded the {7-Spades} river to a bet of 5,000. Piraux flipped over one of his cards and it was the {9-Spades}.

Tags: Romain PirauxTheodore McQuilkin

Set Nets Andreev a Decent Pot

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante
Andrey Andreev
Andrey Andreev

There was an early position open to 300 and two calls behind before Andrey Andreev upped it to 1,700 in the small blind. Raffaello Locatelli called in the big blind and everyone else decided to pass.

The flop fell {7-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{k-Hearts} and Andreev check-called Locatelli's 1,000 bet. The {9-Diamonds} turn saw a check apiece and the dealer laid the {j-Clubs} on the river. Andreev lead for 3,000 and when Locatelli called, he showed {j-Hearts}{j-Spades} for a rivered set. It was good to take down the pot.

Tags: Andrey AndreevRaffaello Locatelli