2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT

€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 2
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

Duguchi Eliminated by Catan

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Yoichiro Deguchi was down to 15,200, just under 10 big blinds, and he moved all in from under the gun. It was folded all round until the action came to Guy Catan in the big blind who thought for a little while before making the call.

Guy Catan: {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs}
Yoichiro Deguchi: {a-Clubs}{7-Spades}

Deguchi was the slight favorite as the money went in. On the {3-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} flop, Catan took the lead, having improved to a pair of queens. The {4-Clubs} turn was no help and he had just three aces to hit on the river. Instead it came the {k-Spades} and Deguchi hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Guy Catan fr
Guy Catan
66,000
21,000
21,000
Yoichiro Deguchi jp
Yoichiro Deguchi
Busted

Kebe to the Rail

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Jimmy Kebe (right)
Jimmy Kebe (right)

Former professional football player and Mali international Jimmy Kebe, who's more known for his poker prowess these days, was eliminated in the first level of the day. Holding {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}, Kebe got it in for his last 20,500 and saw the board ran out {3-Spades}{10-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{k-Spades}.

Jean Mikhael had {a-}{j-} to make a straight on the river for an early demise of the right winger.

Player Chips Progress
Jean Mikhael lb
Jean Mikhael
86,000
24,500
24,500
Jimmy Kebe fr
Jimmy Kebe
Busted

Tags: Jean MikhaelJimmy Kebe

Teltscher Eliminated After Short Day 2

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Mark Teltscher
Mark Teltscher

Mark Teltscher started the day with just a bit over 45,000 but he just lost his last chip in a coin flip. He was already down to 28,000 when he got it in the middle with {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}. He had to win against {a-Hearts}{j-Spades} but that task seemed undoable for Teltscher.

The board ran out {3-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{7-Spades}{3-Spades}{10-Diamonds} and Teltscher was sent packing.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Teltscher gb
Mark Teltscher
Busted
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Mark Teltscher

Velasevic Doubles Sonsterudbraten

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Danilo Velasevic raised to 3,400 from the button and big blind Even Sonsterudbraten pushed his last 26,800 to the middle. The player in the big blind got out of the way and Velasevic didn't think too long before he called the all-in bet.

Velasevic had {a-Spades}{8-Spades} and he was up against {2-Hearts}{2-Clubs}.

The {a-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{8-Hearts} flop brought two pair for Velasevic but Sonsterudbraten took over the lead with the {2-Diamonds} turn. The river was the {4-Spades} and Sonsterudbraten doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Danilo Velasevic rs
Danilo Velasevic
115,000
-25,000
-25,000
Even Sonsterudbraten no
Even Sonsterudbraten
54,000
18,100
18,100

Tags: Danilo VelasevicEven Sonsterudbraten

No Spin-Up For $3 Spin & Go Qualifier Sio Hong Si

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Celina Lin, Sio Hong Si and Fatima Moreira de Melo
Celina Lin, Sio Hong Si and Fatima Moreira de Melo

For Sio Hong Si, his once-in-a-lifetime experience of playing in the EPT Main Event has come to an end early on Day 2. Si won a package for just $3 on PokerStars, and he traveled 35 hours from Macau to visit and play in Monaco for the first time in his life.

Si survived the first day with just four big blinds and started the second day next to Celina Lin. Unfortunately for him, he wasn't able to spin those chips up and with the camera's capturing everything, he made his way to the exit.

Player Chips Progress
Sio Hong Si mo
Sio Hong Si
Busted

Tags: Sio Hong Si

Bicknell Barrels into Concepcion

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Kristen Bicknell opened the action from the button and both players in the blinds called.

The flop was the {10-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{4-Hearts} and after two checks, Bicknell continued for 5,000. Only Jonathan Concepcion called from the big blind and they were heads up on the turn.

It was the {a-Diamonds} and after another check from Conception, Bicknell barreled for 13,000, which prompted a speedy fold from her opponent.

It is a tough table to be sure, with Randy Lew and Mike Watson also in contention on Table 31.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Concepcion es
Jonathan Concepcion
142,000
-11,500
-11,500
Kristen Bicknell ca
Kristen Bicknell
87,000
10,300
10,300

Tags: Jonathan ConcepcionKristen BicknellMike WatsonRandy Lew

Gruissem Survives the First Hand

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Philipp Gruissem
Philipp Gruissem

Philipp Gruissem sat in the small blind when it folded to him and he raised to 5,500. Big blind Leonard Maue defended to see the flop.

The flop fell {6-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{a-Clubs} and Gruissem continued with a bet of 4,000. Maue called again and the turn was the {j-Clubs}. This time the bet placed by Gruissem was 14,000 and Maue got out of the way.

''The first I usually missplay. This hand I played perfectly! It's some sort of trauma.'' The German added while he raked in his first pot of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Leonard Maue de
Leonard Maue
63,400
-6,200
-6,200
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
59,000
6,000
6,000

Tags: Leonard MauePhilipp Gruissem

New Entries

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Player Chips Progress
Stefan Heizmann de
Stefan Heizmann
30,000
30,000
30,000
Gangzhou Hu fr
Gangzhou Hu
30,000
30,000
30,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
30,000
30,000
30,000
Poker Hall of Famer
Charlie Carrel gb
Charlie Carrel
30,000
30,000
30,000
Glen Cymbaluk ca
Glen Cymbaluk
30,000
30,000
30,000
Hamad Almannai ir
Hamad Almannai
30,000
30,000
30,000
Sam Higgs au
Sam Higgs
30,000
30,000
30,000
Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
30,000
30,000
30,000
Ivan Leow my
Ivan Leow
30,000
30,000
30,000
Wai Leong Chan my
Wai Leong Chan
30,000
30,000
30,000
Masatoshi Tanaka jp
Masatoshi Tanaka
30,000
30,000
30,000
Maksim Kolosov ru
Maksim Kolosov
30,000
30,000
30,000
Dorde Jovanovic cs
Dorde Jovanovic
30,000
30,000
30,000
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
30,000
30,000
30,000
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
30,000
30,000
30,000
Oliver Weis de
Oliver Weis
30,000
30,000
30,000
Shyngis Satubayev kz
Shyngis Satubayev
30,000
30,000
30,000
Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
30,000
30,000
30,000

Shuffle Up and Deal

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Cards are in the air for Day 2 of the €5,300 EPT Main Event. The goal is to reach the money today. There were 18 new entries before the start of today, and with no-shows added the total number of entries is 922.

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600