Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT
€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€4,471,700
Entries
922
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
More Names in the Field
Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
The late registrations continue to flow in and amongst the players to join the tournament in the last level are some well-known faces.
Timur Margolin and Sam Grafton are on their second entry, whilst Guillaume Diaz and Maya Geller still have one re-entry available to them.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
31,500
31,500
|
31,500 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
Geller Chips Up
Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
On the river of a board 
, Maya Geller in the under-the-gun position and the player in the big blind invested 2,000 each and the big blind flipped over 
for top pair. Geller had turned two pair with 
and continued her decent start into Day 1b.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
48,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
Kebe Bets Big on the River
Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
Jimmy Kebe has chipped up some more since we last walked past his table. He was in a hand just now that began with an early position open to 600 and Kebe called in middle position. There were two other callers, one behind and one in the small blind, making it four-handed to the flop.
It was a draw-heavy 
flop and when the preflop raiser checked, Kebe made a small 700 bet. It got two players out but the initial raiser came along.
The 
turn brought a one card straight possibility as well as a second flush draw and both players checked. The last card out was the 
and when checked to again, Kebe put 7,100 over the line, almost double the pot. It convinced his opponent to pass and Kebe adds some more to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
42,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
Updated Counts
Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,500
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
30,500
30,500
|
30,500 |
|
|
29,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
|
||
|
25,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
22,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
19,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
||
|
18,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
Zhou Chips Up
Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
Johann Zeitoun raised to 600 and Huijie Zhou made it 1,900 to go, which Jorge Cantos and Zeitoun called. On a flop of 
, the action checked to Zhou and his bet of 2,100 found two callers.
The followed on the turn and again, two checks resulted in another bet of Zhou. This time he made it 7,500 to go and Cantos reluctantly folded. Zeitoun did so as well with the words "nice turn."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
22,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
Maltez Takes From Weissman; Assorted Counts
Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
On a 
flop, Joey Weissman bet 600 and got check-raised by Fabrice Maltez to 1,900. The American called but snap-folded to a 2,500 bet on the turn.
The field is currently up to 392 entries and more and more familiar names are taking a seat in the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event. Attached is the list of latest assorted counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
|
||
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
38,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
31,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
||
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
27,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
||
|
26,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
Bedell Fires Three Times
Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
At one of the newest tables to open, Andre Akkari took a seat next to fellow Brazilian Felipe Ramos and the same table also features Scott Wellenbach, Robert Bickley and Tom-Aksel Bedell.
It was Bedell that raised and he picked up calls by Bickley and Ramos in the blinds. Only Ramos check-called a bet on the 
flop and checked again the 
on the turn. Bedell now bet 2,200 into 4,000 and Ramos called. The 
followed on the river and Ramos check-folded to a bet of 6,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
32,000 | |
|
|
31,500
500
|
500 |
|
|
||
|
26,700
-3,300
|
-3,300 |
|
23,000 | |
Pictures From Day 1b
The pictures are courtesy of Neil Stoddart / PokerStars.
Wheeler Eliminates Ghosen in Flip
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
Busted |