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

04-30-2019 18:27 UTC+2

Schemion Eliminated by Gruissem

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 200/500, 500 ante

Ole Schemion ended up all in for 12,900 and Philipp Gruissem looked him up, while Gil Morgensztern had bowed out after the action in the hand.

Ole Schemion:
Philipp Gruissem:

On a board of , Schemion found no help and hit the rail.

"Finally I have a hand, the first of the day guys," Gruissem said while he raked in the pot.

Right after, Paul Leckey also departed from the very same table. For Schemion, it was the end of the Main Event in Monte-Carlo as he was already on the second entry.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philipp Gruissem	45,000 15,000	15,000
Ole Schemion	Busted
Paul Leckey	Busted

Tags: Gil Morgensztern Ole Schemion Paul Leckey Philipp Gruissem

04-30-2019 17:44 UTC+2

Ramos Sends Bedell Out

Yori Epskamp

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

With the board reading , Tom-Aksel Bedell was all in for his final 7,000 and Felipe Ramos was considering it for the vast majority of his remaining stack. He ultimately called it off.

Tom-Aksel Bedell:
Felipe Ramos:

Bedell had fifteen outs coming into the river but whiffed all of them when the got dealt.

"Nice call," Scott Wellenbach said to Ramos.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Ramos	24,000 5,000	5,000
Tom-Aksel Bedell	Busted

Tags: Felipe Ramos Tom-Aksel Bedell

04-30-2019 17:24 UTC+2

EPT Monte Carlo: Charlie Carrel Grows Up

Valerie.Cross

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

For a “former professional poker player” (and former garish dresser), Charlie Carrel has been putting on a stellar display so far at EPT Monte Carlo, final tabling three high rollers in a row for more than half a million euros.

But if it’s not poker, what does Carrel now consider his job? And what does he make of the current high roller world he’s still a crusher in? We caught up with him during his epic Monaco run to find out.

Click here to read the rest of this article by Jack Stanton at the PokerStars Blog.

Tags: Charlie Carrel

04-30-2019 16:17 UTC+2

Soria Eliminated Once More

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

Rolando Soria doubled his stack early on Day 1a but didn't make it to the bagging and tagging, and unfortunately for the Argentinian, the same also happened on Day 1b as well.

Down to fewer than the starting stack, he got it in after a flop and was dominated by table neighbor Tiziano Di Romualdo.

Rolando Soria:
Tiziano Di Romualdo:

The turn instantly left Soria drawing dead, which made the river a formality.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tiziano Di Romualdo	60,000 60,000	60,000
Rolando Soria	Busted

Tags: Rolando Soria Tiziano Di Romualdo

04-30-2019 15:11 UTC+2

Wheeler Eliminates Ghosen in Flip

LisaY

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

There was an under-the-gun open to 500 and a flat call from Fadi Ghosen on his left. Jason Wheeler, also in early position, sat to Ghosen's left and raised it up to 2,900, which got quick folds from around the table. Once the initial raiser had passed, Ghosen made a quick all-in for 8,700 and Wheeler called just as fast.

Jason Wheeler:
Fadi Ghosen:

It was a flip and the runout favored Wheeler's pocket pair, which sent Ghosen to the rail and Wheeler up near the top of the chip counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Wheeler	100,000 100,000	100,000
Fadi Ghosen	Busted

Tags: Jason Wheeler

04-30-2019 14:06 UTC+2

Ho Doubles Through Liow

LisaY

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

There were four players in on a flop and Marcuss Liow lead for 800 into the pot. Only Maria Ho called, who was playing on his direct left, and they went heads up to the turn.

It was the and Liow check-raised Ho's 3,500 bet to 11,000. Ho checked her cards and made the call. On the river Liow checked again and Ho moved all-in, which Liow snap-called.

Maria Ho:
Marcuss Liow:

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Ho	58,000 28,000	28,000
Marcuss Liow	10,500 -34,500	-34,500

Tags: Maria Ho Marcuss Liow

04-30-2019 13:13 UTC+2

Jiaming Eliminated by Soria

Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

Huan Jiaming raised to 300 and Rolando Soria three-bet to 900, which was called at least one more way before Jiaming also came along. On the flop, only Jiaming check-called a bet of 2,000 and they headed to the turn.

Jiaming checked, Soria bet 4,000 and Jiaming check-raised to 9,000 after long consideration only for Soria to move all in. What followed was another think tank by Jiaming and the clock was called on him. Eventually, the call followed and the cards were turned over.

Huan Jiaming:
Rolando Soria:

Jiaming was drawing dead already, and the river was a blank. Besides Michael Wang, Luca Maccatrozzo has also already chipped up on the same table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rolando Soria	53,000 53,000	53,000
Luca Maccatrozzo	36,000
Huan Jiaming	Busted

Tags: Michael Wang Rolando Soria Huan Jiaming Luca Maccatrozzo

04-30-2019 12:37 UTC+2

Poker Philanthropist Scott Wellenbach Joins the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event

Yori Epskamp

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

Seated in the field today at the start of the first level are Andreas Klatt, Jan Bendik, Paul Newey, and Daniel Rezaei, among others. Also spotted at the tables is Scott Wellenbach, the Buddhist text translator from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Wellenbach made a deep run at this year's PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, where he ultimately ended up in third place for $671,240. Even more remarkable is that the 67-year old vouched to give all his winnings away to charity. PokerNews' [Removed:139] caught up with the poker philanthropist at the PCA to speak about his deep run and charitable nature.

To read more about Wellenbach and his remarkable life story, click here.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Wellenbach	30,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Scott Wellenbach

04-30-2019 11:00 UTC+2

Welcome to Day 1b of the Main Event in Monte-Carlo

LisaY

The 2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino European Poker Tour continues today, with the second and final starting flight of the flagship Main Event, which will begin at 12 pm today at The Monte-Carlo Sporting, here in the beautiful Mediterranean Principality of Monaco.

There were 342 entries yesterday and of those, 128 made it through. Players who bag up at the end of the night will join them, and stay in with a chance of taking down the title, trophy and prize money and take their place in the EPT record books in the process.

Who will join the host of big names that have already secured themselves a seat in Day 2? Will anyone be able to dethrone Ludovic Geilich from the top spot? All those questions and more will be answered by the end of the night.

As with Day 1a yesterday, there will be 10 one-hour levels on the schedule, with 20-minute breaks taking place every two hours. There will also be a 75-minute dinner break at the end of Level 6 (around 6:40 pm) and play will conclude around 12:15 am. Everyone who bags at the end will secure themselves a place in Day 2, which takes place on Wednesday 1st May 2019, at 12 pm.

Day 1 Level Structure