2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT

€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 1a
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
Entries
922
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000

Derwiche Busts a Second Time

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Imad Derwiche got his stack in preflop for around 20,000 with {k-Hearts}{5-Hearts} against the {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds} of Corentin Ropert and the board came {a-Spades}{j-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{9-Spades}.

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

Tags: Benjamin PollakCorentin RopertImad DerwicheTheodore McQuilkin

Sammartino and Geilich on Top

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante
Player Chips Progress
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
205,000 90,000
Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
Day 1A Chip Leader
200,000 90,000
Boris Kolev bg
Boris Kolev
195,000 25,000
Kalidou Sow fr
Kalidou Sow
110,000 6,500
Maria Konnikova us
Maria Konnikova
105,000 1,000
Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini
90,000 40,000
Florian Duta ro
Florian Duta
82,000 16,000
Max Silver gb
Max Silver
75,000 75,000
Ben Dobson gb
Ben Dobson
65,000 35,000
Darie Vlad ro
Darie Vlad
60,000 30,000
Danut Chisu ro
Danut Chisu
50,000 50,000
Boris Kuzmanovic hr
Boris Kuzmanovic
42,000 -28,000
Paul Michaelis de
Paul Michaelis
40,000 40,000
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
EPT 1X Winner
23,700 23,700
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
16,000 16,000

Merfeldas Eliminated by Grieco

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante
Arvydas Merfeldas
Arvydas Merfeldas

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 {9-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} 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: {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}
Arvydas Merfeldas: {4-Clubs}{4-Hearts}

It was set vs overpair and Grieco was out of his seat calling for an ace. The {9-Spades} turn gave Merfeldas a full house but added two nines to Grieco's outs.

When Grieco saw the {a-Diamonds} 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 it
Nicola Grieco
Day 4 Chip Leader
110,000 110,000
Arvydas Merfeldas lt
Arvydas Merfeldas
Busted

Tags: Arvydas MerfeldasNicola Grieco

Assorted Casualties

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante
Andre Akkari
Andre Akkari
Player Chips Progress
Lukasz Grossmann pl
Lukasz Grossmann
Busted
Aram Sargsyan am
Aram Sargsyan
Busted
Bas de Laat nl
Bas de Laat
Busted
Imad Derwiche fr
Imad Derwiche
Busted
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
Busted
Victor Ilyukhin gb
Victor Ilyukhin
Busted
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
Busted
Pavel Ignatov ru
Pavel Ignatov
Busted
Yehoram Houri fr
Yehoram Houri
Busted
Paul Leckey ie
Paul Leckey
Busted
Lander Lijo es
Lander Lijo
Busted
Michael Soyza my
Michael Soyza
Busted
Alexandru Papazian ro
Alexandru Papazian
Busted
Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
Busted
Roger Tondeur ch
Roger Tondeur
Busted
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Busted
Rolando Soria ar
Rolando Soria
Busted
Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
Busted
Hideki Izutsu jp
Hideki Izutsu
Busted
Vamshi Vandanapu gb
Vamshi Vandanapu
Busted
Roman Herold de
Roman Herold
Busted

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

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!

Tags: James Romero

Kober Doubles Through Greenwood

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 {8-Spades}{8-Hearts} for around half his stack and Kober was one notch better with the {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}.

The board came {j-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{10-Diamonds} and Kober doubled, as neither player had a diamond in their hand.

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

Tags: Luc GreenwoodPhilipp Kober

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Petleshkov Jams Into Coren Mitchell

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Victoria Coren Mitchell checked the {4-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{3-Spades} flop and called a bet of 1,700 into a pot of 6,000 by Viliyan Petleshkov. The {10-Clubs} 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 gb
Victoria Coren Mitchell
EPT 2X Winner
32,000 -7,000
Viliyan Petleshkov bg
Viliyan Petleshkov
20,000 -4,000

Tags: Victoria Coren MitchellViliyan Petleshkov

Nussman Puts Lampropoulos in a Difficult Spot

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Romain Nussman and Maria Lampropoulos were heads up on a {5-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{2-Hearts} flop. Lampropoulos checked and Nussman bet 3,800, which Lampropoulos called. The {a-Hearts} turn brought a fourth flush card and this time both players checked.

The river was the {k-Diamonds} pairing the board and Lampropoulos checked for the last time. Nussman tanked before betting a hefty 20,000 into the pot and Lampropoulos tanked even longer. Eventually the clock was called and with only five seconds left on the clock, she decided to pass.

Player Chips Progress
Romain Nussman
Romain Nussman
75,000
Maria Lampropoulos ar
Maria Lampropoulos
60,500 -2,000

Tags: Maria Lampropoulos