€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 2 | 2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT

05-01-2019 15:09 UTC+2

Notable Eliminations

LisaY

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Eliminations continue to come in thick and fast, with Isaac Haxton, Lars Bonding, Philipp Gruissem, Alan Smurfit, Joey Weissman, Georgios Karakousis, Morten Mortensen, Seng Yee Leow, Tsugunari Toma, Jan Bendik, Koray Aldemir and poker legend Erik Seidel some of the notables out of the running.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Seidel	Busted

Isaac Haxton	Busted
Lars Bonding	Busted
Philipp Gruissem	Busted
Alan Smurfit	Busted
Joey Weissman	Busted
Georgios Karakousis	Busted
Morten Mortensen	Busted
Ivan Leow	Busted
Tsugunari Toma	Busted
Jan Bendik	Busted

Koray Aldemir	Busted

Tags: Alan Smurfit Erik Seidel Georgios Karakousis Isaac Haxton Jan Bendik Joey Weissman Koray Aldemir Lars Bonding Morten Mortensen Philipp Gruissem Tsugunari Toma

05-01-2019 15:08 UTC+2

Li Sends Lescot To The Rail

Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The cards were all but rushed away and the from Eric Lescot were to be mucked, as he ended up second best to the of Vitaliy Li on a board of .

Player	Chips	Progress
Vitaliy Li	150,000 122,300	122,300
Eric Lescot	Busted

Tags: Eric Lescot Vitaliy Li

05-01-2019 14:59 UTC+2

Metaal Loses Some to Vlachos

Milko van Winden

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Govert Metaal raised from the hijack to 4,500 and he was called by Andreas Vlachos from the big blind.

The flop fell and Vlachos check-raised after Metaal bet 4,000 to 15,000. Metaal though about it for a bit and he ended up mucking his hand.

''Ace-five yeah?'' asked Metaal to his opponent but he didn't get an answer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Govert Metaal	210,000 -40,000	-40,000
Andreas Vlachos	163,000 85,300	85,300

Tags: Andreas Vlachos Govert Metaal

05-01-2019 14:55 UTC+2

Romero Battles With Pollak

Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

On a flop of , James Romero checked out of the big blind and subsequently check-raised a bet of Benjamin Pollak to 14,000, which the Frenchman called. The fell on the turn and Romero gave it some thought before leaving for 22,000, which Pollak called once more.

After the river, Romero studied his opponent and carefully cut out a bet of 60,000, which represented more than half of Pollak's remaining stack. Once the bet was moved forward, Pollak instantly released his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Romero	300,000 65,000	65,000
Benjamin Pollak	100,000 -61,900	-61,900

Tags: Benjamin Pollak James Romero

05-01-2019 14:47 UTC+2

Macnamara Gets Lucky Against Vogelsang

LisaY

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Fionn Macnamara was down to 12 big blinds and was sat in the small blind. With no action in front, he shipped against his neighbour, Christoph Vogelsang, who had him covered by a whisker. Vogelsang made the call and when the cards were turned over, the Brit needed a lot of help against the German.

Fionn Macnamara:
Christoph Vogelsang:

Macnamara didn't have to wait long, pairing his three on the flop. Another on the turn locked it up, rendering the river irrelevant.

The chips were shipped over to Macnamara and it looked like Vogelsang was left with 5,500 but a mistake meant that Macnamara had been shortchanged and it was Vogelsang who realised first, passing over another 2,000 to his neighbor. "Very honest" commended the dealer.

The next hand Vogelsang got his last 3,500 in from the small blind after Macnamara opened the button and the big blind called as well. The was checked to the river and Vogelsang turned over , which was good for a triple up. He is still in trouble though with only 6 big blinds to play with.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fionn Macnamara	47,500 -4,900	-4,900
Christoph Vogelsang	12,500 -7,500	-7,500

Tags: Christoph Vogelsang Fionn MacNamara

05-01-2019 14:44 UTC+2

Martini Wins From Sammartino in Marathon Hand

Milko van Winden

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Orpen Kisacikoglu opened from late position to 4,500 and he was called by Dario Sammartino on his direct left. Small blind Julien Martini three-bet to 22,500. The player in the big blind thought about it for a moment but he let go of his hand. Kisacikoglu folded as well but Sammartino called after about a minute.

The flop fell and both players checked relatively quick. The turn was the and Martini delayed c-bet 27,500 and Sammartino went into the tank. It took him about three minutes to find a call and the river completed the board.

Martini bet 66,500 this time and Sammartino went into the tank yet again. The clock was called by Kisacikoglu after Sammartino kept staring at Martini for over four minutes. He eventually let go of his hand.

Martini showed the and told Sammartino that he had the best hand. Sammartino told him he had king-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Martini	530,000 57,000	57,000
Dario Sammartino	146,500 1,600	1,600

Tags: Dario Sammartino Julien Martini Orpen Kisacikoglu

05-01-2019 14:41 UTC+2

Assorted Counts

Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Michaelis	235,000 76,000	76,000
Johann Zeitoun	190,000 31,600	31,600
Timothy Adams	170,000 60,000	60,000

Melika Razavi	160,000 78,000	78,000
Gen Nose	155,000 64,000	64,000
Alisa Sibgatova	125,000 -45,100	-45,100
Ami Barer	100,000 18,200	18,200
Zorlu Er	70,000 300	300
Huijie Zhou	20,000 -82,000	-82,000
Christoph Vogelsang	20,000 -24,100	-24,100

05-01-2019 14:33 UTC+2

Koren Takes From Foxen

Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Artur Koren limped the small blind and Alex Foxen in the big blind raised to 5,500. Koren glanced at the stack of Foxen and made the call. On a flop of , Koren checked and called a bet of 4,500 to see the turn. Both players opted to check and the river paired the board. Koren bet and Foxen folded instantly.

The same table also features Sam Grafton and Seth Davies.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Grafton	260,000 200	200

Seth Davies	155,000 38,800	38,800
Artur Koren	130,000 37,100	37,100
Alex Foxen	35,000 5,000	5,000

05-01-2019 14:30 UTC+2

Trofimov Eliminated by Glaser

Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Dragos Trofimov raised to 4,000 and Benny Glaser called, as did Besiana Antoni in the big blind with another 3,000 behind. The flop was checked and Antoni check-folded the turn to a bet of 5,000 by Trofimov. On the river, Trofimov jammed for around 20,000 with the and Glaser almost beat him into the pot with for the nut flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Glaser	175,000 62,900	62,900
Besiana Antoni	3,000 -32,800	-32,800
Dragos Trofimov	Busted

Tags: Benny Glaser Besiana Antoni Dragos Trofimov

05-01-2019 14:26 UTC+2

2019 EPT Monte Carlo Main Event Nationalities

Yori Epskamp

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

A total of 922 entries were made into the 2019 EPT Monte Carlo Main Event, of which 689 were unique players. Unsurprisingly, the principality's neighboring France is the purveyor to the Main Event with 151 entries. Italy and Germany follow with 44 and 41 countrymen.

Players showed up from all parts of the world, including players from Jordan, Iran, Qatar, Senegal, Singapore, Tunisia, and Venezuela.