Four More Hands
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The floor has announced that four more hands will be played before play concludes on Day 2.
2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT
€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 2
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
Davies Scores a Double Knockout
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Seth Davies opened the action with a raise to 13,000 and Joseph Mouawad moved all in for 82,000. Shahar Levi called the shove and Davies moved all in over the top for more than 300,000. Levi gave it half a minute of consideration asnd called it off.
Joseph Mouawad: 
Shahar Levi: 
Seth Davies: 
Mouawad had the best of it preflop for a possible triple up but fell behind on the 
flop. The 
turn and the 
river changed nothing anymore and Davies skyrocketed to a massive stack and became one of the contenders for the overall lead after Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
680,000 | 380,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Evard Doubles Through Baumann
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Gaelle Baumann has taken a hit to her stack not long after she was on an upward trend after eliminating Daniel Dvoress a few hands previously.
In a hand against Francois Evard, Baumann three-bet 30,000 on the button against Evard's 9,000 cutoff open. Evard four-bet all in and after confirming how much it was for (175,000), Baumann made the call.
Francois Evard: 
Gaelle Baumann:
The 
flop was good for Baumann, pushing the pro further into the lead. The 
turn added clubs to Evards outs but it was a pair that saved him, with an 
on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
355,000 | 190,000 |
|
91,000 | -219,000 |
Three Double Ups in a Row
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Dirk Wiele was all in after the 
flop with his short stack and Romain Lewis called with the 
after some consideration. Wiele was ahead with 
and fell behind on the 
turn, only for the 
river to secure his double up.
Melika Razavi lost a flip for 166,000 with ace-king against the of Bruno Volkmann as the board came 
.
Last but not least, Serafim Kovalevskiy doubled for 87,000 with against the 
of Maxi Lehmanski after he turned a flush on the 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000 | 236,600 |
|
300,000 | 250,000 |
|
230,000 | -100,000 |
|
180,000 | 37,000 |
|
|
140,000 | 122,200 |
|
100,000 | -91,000 |
Katzenberger More Than Doubles With One Out; Donato Eliminated
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
A three-way all-in took place and the underdog took down the pot after hitting a one-outer on the river. Salvatore Donato was eliminated in the process.
The hand played out between Donato on the button, Viktor Katzenberger in the big blind and Diego Zeiter in early position. Zeiter had the lead going to showdown with 
against the 
of Donato and the of Katzenberger.
The board ran out 
and Katzenberger hit his one-outer on the river to stay alive in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
380,000 | 304,300 |
|
150,000 | -250,000 |
|
Busted |
Greenwood's Extra Chips Gone Again
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Sam Greenwood wasn't able to enjoy his double-up through Julien Martini for long as he just forked those extra chips over to Eusebiu Jalba. With the 
board spread out, Greenwood bet enough to put Jalba all in and the latter called it off for around 70,000.
Greenwood showed 
for Broadway but Jalba tabled the backdoored nut flush with to double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
195,000 | 25,000 |
|
110,000 | -90,000 |
Eliminations in the Money
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Below are some of the first eliminations in the money, all of which will take home a min-cash of €8,800.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Dvoress Eliminated by Baumann
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Daniel Dvoress was in the blinds and got it all in for 62,000 after Gaelle Baumann got involved earlier from late position.
Daniel Dvoress: 
Gaelle Baumann: 
Both players flopped two pair on , keeping Baumann in the lead. Dvoress' final two cards in the tournament were the turn and river, making him one of the last players to collect the €8,880 min-cash.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
310,000 | 95,000 |
|
Busted |
From Macau to Monaco — for only $3
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
A total of 337 players returned today to the Salle Des Étoiles here at Sporting Club Monte-Carlo for Day 2 of the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event. Of everyone in the room, nobody had fewer chips than Sio Hong Si. But that didn’t bother him in the least.
Just as Si’s short stack set him apart from the rest of the field, his journey here was unique among the competitors here in Monaco. Si lives in Macau, where he works as an activity coordinator and enjoys playing basketball. A year ago his friends got him into poker through a home game. He took to it quickly and began watching live streams from every EPT stop.
Click here for the full article at the PokerStars Blog.
Li Eliminated
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Vitaliy Li got his last 16 big blinds in the middle from the button after the player in the cutoff had raised with and another player from the blinds went all in as well for more with .
The 
flop gave Li eight outs but he didn't hit them on the turn and river and he was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |