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

Leite Eliminated by Boussetta

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Trygve Leite moved all in for around 60,000 and Cedric Boussetta jammed over the top to send all other players out of the action.

Leite showed {a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} and Boussetta had the dominating {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}. The {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} flop gave Boussetta the nut straight and Leite needed a queen to chop. Both the {5-Clubs} turn and the {9-Diamonds} river were blanks and Leite was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Cedric Boussetta fr
Cedric Boussetta
260,000 209,100
Trygve Leite no
Trygve Leite
Busted

Tags: Cedric BoussettaTrygve Leite

Lalovic Doubles Against Pocket Queens

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Milos Lalovic got his last 107,000 in the middle from the cutoff with {a-Hearts}{5-Hearts} and Boris Kolev held {q-Spades}{q-Clubs} in the small blind and he put him at risk.

The {6-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{10-Spades} flop was very good for Lalovic and the {4-Hearts} turn even better. He had Kolev drawing dead and the {j-Clubs} river was dealt as a courtesy.

Player Chips Progress
Milos Lalovic rs
Milos Lalovic
220,000 40,000
Boris Kolev bg
Boris Kolev
84,000 -146,000

Tags: Boris KolevMilos Lalovic

Nightmare Runout for Concepcion

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Jonathan Concepcion ended up all in for around 150,000 with the {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs} and Ionut Voinea had him covered with the {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}.

The {k-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{2-Spades} flop gave a freeroll to Voinea, and he indeed hit a runner-runner flush with the {q-Hearts} turn and {9-Hearts} river to send Concepcion to the rail in cruel fashion.

Player Chips Progress
Ionut Voinea ro
Ionut Voinea
385,000 324,200
Jonathan Concepcion es
Jonathan Concepcion
Busted

Tags: Ionut VoineaJonathan Concepcion

Tedeschi Eliminated by Fontaine

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Paul-Francois Tedeschi
Paul-Francois Tedeschi

Johann Zeitoun raised to 13,000 first to act and was called by Romain Lewis. Jean-René Fontaine came along from the small blind and Paul-Francois Tedeschi jammed for the last 51,000 from the big blind. Zeitoun called, as did Lewis, and Fontaine then jammed for 241,000 over the top.

Zeitoun asked for a count and folded, Lewis did so after some consideration as well.

Paul-Francois Tedeschi: {q-Hearts}{9-Spades}
Jean-René Fontaine: {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}

The board came {j-Spades}{10-Hearts}{3-Spades}{q-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} and that sent Tedeschi to the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
Johann Zeitoun fr
Johann Zeitoun
640,000 -50,000
Jean-René Fontaine fr
Jean-René Fontaine
400,000 160,000
Romain Lewis fr
Romain Lewis
191,000 17,500
Paul-Francois Tedeschi fr
Paul-Francois Tedeschi
Busted

Tags: Jean-René FontaineJohann ZeitounPaul-Francois TedeschiRomain Lewis

Greenwood Doubles Through Martini

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Sam Greenwood
Sam Greenwood

Julien Martini was involved in almost every hand leading up to the bubble (no surprise considering his stack size) and his aggression has continued in the couple of hands since the bubble burst. Opening the action to 8,000, only Sam Greenwood wanted to play, calling behind and taking the two of them to the flop.

It came down {6-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{5-Spades} and Martini didn't continue. When Greenwood bet 7,000, he took back the betting aggression by upping it to 24,000. Greenwood tanked, then called out of a shallow stack (he had 63,000 behind). Martini then set Greenwood in on the {7-Clubs} turn and Greenwood snapped.

Sam Greenwood: {9-Spades}{8-Spades}
Julien Martini: {5-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}

Martini had flopped big, hitting a set with his fives but Greenwood's top pair on the flop had improved to a straight on the turn. There was no pair on the {4-Hearts} river and Greenwood secured a double.

Player Chips Progress
Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini
775,000 25,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
200,000 100,000

Tags: Julien MartiniSam Greenwood

Philippe Narboni Bubbles the 2019 EPT Monte Carlo Main Event

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Philippe Narboni bubbles 2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT€5,300 EPT Main Event
Philippe Narboni bubbles 2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT€5,300 EPT Main Event

On the bubble, two players found themselves all-in and at risk during the hand-over-hand phase. In the first hand, Christoph Vogelsang raised to 9,000 from the cutoff and Philippe Narboni three-bet to 29,000 from the small blind. James Romero went in the tank for two minutes before cold-calling from the big blind, while Vogelsang snap-folded his hand.

The flop came down {k-Hearts}{q-Spades}{10-Spades} and Narboni continued for 44,000. Once again, Romero tanked deeply and called just after getting the clock called on him.

The turn brought the {9-Clubs} and Narboni shoved all in for about 160,000. Romero double-checked his hand, then quickly called it off to put Narboni at risk.

Philippe Narboni: {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}
James Romero: {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}

The cards remained face-down until action on all tables had concluded. A sizable crowd gathered around the table to watch the river being dealt, and it was the {a-Clubs} to leave Narboni empty-handed.

Philippe Narboni Bubbles
Philippe Narboni bubbles the 2019 EPT Monte Carlo Main Event

Oshri Lahmani was the second player at risk and the crowd had first gathered on his table before moving over to see the previous showdown. Lahmani’s shove for 60,000 in the cutoff was called by big stack Pablo Melogno on the button.

“I want you to double up,” Melika Razavi from one table over said while filming all with her smartphone, to which Lahmani replied “thank you.”

Lahmani added “you can sit down everybody, I will double up.” Once the showdown took place, the following cards were turned over.

Oshri Lahmani: {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}
Pablo Melogno: {j-Diamonds}{j-Spades}

The board came {7-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{5-Hearts}{k-Spades}{5-Spades} and Lahmani kept his promise to ensure no bubble chop. With Narboni eliminated, all other players are guaranteed at least €8,800 for their efforts.

Oshri Lahmani
Oshri Lahmani survives the bubble
Player Chips Progress
James Romero us
James Romero
625,000 255,000
Pablo Melogno uy
Pablo Melogno
560,000 -70,000
Christoph Vogelsang de
Christoph Vogelsang
150,000 -15,000
Oshri Lahmani il
Oshri Lahmani
130,000 30,000
Philippe Narboni fr
Philippe Narboni
Busted

Tags: Christoph VogelsangJames RomeroPhilippe Narboni

Ghassan Busts Evdokimov

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Rotislav Evdokimov got his last seven big blinds in the middle with {q-Spades}{4-Spades} and he was called by Ibrahim Ghassan with {a-Clubs}{5-Hearts}.

The board ran out {a-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{8-Hearts}{7-Hearts} and Evdokimov was eliminated from the tournament.

He finished in the money and he will be able to collect €8,800 at the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
Ibrahim Ghassan lb
Ibrahim Ghassan
320,000 -60,000
Rostislav Evdokimov ru
Rostislav Evdokimov
Busted

Tags: Ibrahim GhassanRotislav Evdokimov

Julien Martini On Life After Winning $3 Million in the PokerStars Poker Championship 2019

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Julien Martini famously came in 2nd in the 2019 PokerStars Player's Championship for just under $3 million. How has his life changed then? Is he playing more or less poker? How did he go from defeating Kate Hoang heads up for a World Series of Poker bracelet to dating her? What are his World Series of Poker plans? How has his poker game changed since his PSPC win? Watch to find out!

Tags: Julien MartiniKate Hoang

Hand-for-Hand Play Commences

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

One table broke and it was verified that all remaining tables were eight-handed before EPT tournament director Toby Stone announced the hand-for-hand procedure. Only 136 players remain and 135 of them will make the money unless two hopefuls run out of chips at the same time and on different tables.