2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT

€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 1b
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

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Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante
Right To Play Keepy Uppy_Kalidou Sow
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Tags: Kalidou Sow

Bou Habib Eliminated

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Tom-Aksel Bedell has re-entered and moved to a table that included Walid Bou Habib, who was eliminated a few minutes after coming back from dinner.

It was Massimo Mosele that took a flip with {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs} against the {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades} of Bou Habib, and a board of {6-Spades}{6-Hearts}{3-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} left no hope of a comeback for the Lebanese.

Player Chips Progress
Tom-Aksel Bedell no
Tom-Aksel Bedell
48,000
48,000
48,000
Massimo Mosele it
Massimo Mosele
43,000
43,000
43,000
Walid Bou Habib lb
Walid Bou Habib
Busted

Tags: Massimo MoseleTom-Aksel BedellWalid Bou Habib

Petrangelo Gets Lucky, Chen Eliminated

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante
Nick Petrangelo (in an earlier event)
Nick Petrangelo (in an earlier event)

Jinghan Yan raised to 1,500 from the cutoff, Nick Petrangelo three-bet shoved 16,400 from the small blind, Pete Chen reshoved all in for a little over 60,000 from the big blind, and Yan snap-called to put two players at risk.

Nick Petrangelo: {j-Spades}{10-Spades}
Pete Chen: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}
Jinghan Yan: {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}

The flop came down {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{7-Spades} to improve Petrangelo to trips, met by a simple nod from the American juggernaut. The {2-Clubs} turn and {k-Diamonds} river didn't change anything else. Petrangelo tripled up, while Chen was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Jinghan Yan cn
Jinghan Yan
125,000
40,000
40,000
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
49,800
49,800
49,800
Pete Chen hk
Pete Chen
Busted

Tags: Jinghan YanNick PetrangeloPete Chen

Shafikov Bests Sfez

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Pre-dinner hand details relayed by Natalie Teh and Aleksandar Tomovic:

Denys Shafikov returned from the dinner break with a big stack and Eric Sfez was cut down from his peak of more than 130,000. According to Teh and Tomovic, it was a four-bet pot with an open raise, the three-bet of Sfez on the button and the squeeze of Shafikov in the small blind. Only Sfez called and Shafikov bet 5,000 on a queen-high flop, before check-calling 10,000 on a {9-} turn.

Shafikov check-shoved a low blank river for 35,000 and Sfez, who had bet 30,000, folded to forfeit the massive pot.

Just now, Sfez clashed with Ying Tang, who four-bet to 8,000 preflop. Sfez called and Tang continued for 6,000 on the {7-Clubs}{6-Spades}{2-Diamonds} flop, Sfez came along to see the {4-Clubs} turn. Tang bet 14,000 and Sfez folded.

Player Chips Progress
Denys Shafikov ua
Denys Shafikov
120,000
69,000
69,000
Eric Sfez fr
Eric Sfez
70,000
-40,000
-40,000
Ying Tang cn
Ying Tang
65,000
65,000
65,000
Aleksandar Tomovic rs
Aleksandar Tomovic
32,000
10,000
10,000
Natalie Teh my
Natalie Teh
13,000
-17,000
-17,000

Tags: Aleksandar TomovicDenys ShafikovEric SfezNatalie TehYing Tang

Nitsche, Badziakouski and Greenwood Spotted in the Room

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Dominik Nitsche and Sam Greenwood are back in the fray after taking a stab at Day 1a yesterday but failing to progress. Fellow high-roller Mikita Badziakouski has taken a seat for the first time.

Player Chips Progress
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
30,000
30,000
30,000
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
30,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
30,000
-77,700
-77,700
Run It Once

Tags: Dominik NitscheSam GreenwoodMikita

Mdanat Takes From Evard

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Picking up the action on the {8-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} flop, Arvydas Merfeldas checked in the big blind and Francois Evard made it 1,600 to go. Yazan Mdanat called on the button and Merfeldas then check-raised to 5,600, which both opponents called. On the {k-Spades} turn, Merfeldas checked and Evard bet 7,000, only Mdanat came along.

The {2-Clubs} fell on the river and Evard now bet 10,000, Mdanat called instantly and was shown {k-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} by Evard. He had that beat with {7-Hearts}{3-Hearts} for trips and scooped a decent pot.

Player Chips Progress
Yazan Mdanat jo
Yazan Mdanat
126,000
126,000
126,000
Francois Evard ch
Francois Evard
93,000
38,000
38,000
Arvydas Merfeldas lt
Arvydas Merfeldas
65,100
-34,900
-34,900

Tags: Arvydas MerfeldasFrancois EvardYazan Mdanat

Two Pair vs Two Pair for Lau and Nedved

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante
Alan Lau
Alan Lau

Alan Lau and Johnny Nedved were two of the four players staring at a {5-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{a-Spades} board. Lau was first to act and he made a bet before facing a three-bet to 8,000 from Nedved. It got the other two players out of the way but Lau came along.

The turn was the {j-Spades} and it went check-check. On the {4-Diamonds} river, Lau led for 13,500, which was half of Nedved's remaining stack and he made a quick call.

Both players turned over two pair but Nedved's {a-Clubs}{5-Clubs} wasn't enough to beat Lau's {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}. The two-time Asia Player of the Year scooped the pot and is in very good shape.

Player Chips Progress
Alan Lau hk
Alan Lau
135,000
29,000
29,000
Johnny Nedved be
Johnny Nedved
13,500
500
500

Tags: Alan LauJohnny Nedved

Molinari and Boivin Survive

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Thomas Boivin was all in and at risk for shraps and Nadir Molinari was also all in for 15,500. Evaldas Aniulis called to put both players at risk.

Thomas Boivin: {9-Spades}{6-Hearts}
Nadir Molinari: {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}
Evaldas Aniulis: {7-Hearts}{7-Spades}

The flop brought a seven to put Aniulis in a huge lead, but the river was an ace to save Molinari's tournament. Boivin made a straight on the turn and went to just 1,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Evaldas Aniulis lt
Evaldas Aniulis
40,000
12,000
12,000
Nadir Molinari ch
Nadir Molinari
31,000
Thomas Boivin be
Thomas Boivin
1,000
-61,000
-61,000

Tags: Nadir MolinariThomas BoivinEvaldas Aniulis

Assorted Counts After Dinner

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante
Player Chips Progress
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
120,000
43,000
43,000
Erwann Pecheux fr
Erwann Pecheux
115,000
103,200
103,200
Josep Maria Galindo Lopez es
Josep Maria Galindo Lopez
115,000
65,000
65,000
James Romero us
James Romero
95,000
63,000
63,000
Vlado Banicevic me
Vlado Banicevic
88,000
70,000
70,000
Andreas Vlachos gr
Andreas Vlachos
85,000
55,000
55,000
Fatima Moreira De Melo nl
Fatima Moreira De Melo
70,000
37,500
37,500
Robert Bickley gb
Robert Bickley
50,000
18,000
18,000
Emrah Cakmak fr
Emrah Cakmak
48,000
48,000
48,000
Luigi Shehadeh it
Luigi Shehadeh
48,000
Haoxiang Wang cn
Haoxiang Wang
47,000
17,000
17,000
Aristeidis Moschonas gr
Aristeidis Moschonas
45,000
-3,000
-3,000
Melika Razavi ir
Melika Razavi
43,000
43,000
43,000
Huijie Zhou cn
Huijie Zhou
35,000
35,000
35,000
Patrik Antonius fi
Patrik Antonius
32,000
14,000
14,000
EPT 1X Winner
Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
30,000
30,000
30,000
$25K Fantasy
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
30,000
Johan Guilbert fr
Johan Guilbert
24,000
24,000
24,000
Run It Once
Leo Margets es
Leo Margets
18,000
3,000
3,000