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

Velasevic and Adams Tangle

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Michael Wang opened the betting, making it 6,000 to call. Timothy Adams flatted on the button and Danilo Velasevic and Arvydas Merfeldas came along from the blinds.

The dealer laid {q-Hearts}{3-Spades}{q-Diamonds} on the flop and everyone checked to Adams who bet a small sizing of 6,500. Velasevic and Wang both called and the three players went to the turn.

It was the {j-Clubs} and again it checked to Adams. This time he upped the price, making it 27,000 to continue. Velasevic called and Wang moved aside. The river was the {5-Diamonds} and both players checked. Velasevic opened pocket {3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} for a full house and it was good for the pot, with Adams sending his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Wang us
Michael Wang
248,000
194,100
194,100
StakeKings
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
210,000
40,000
40,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Danilo Velasevic rs
Danilo Velasevic
180,000
65,000
65,000
Arvydas Merfeldas lt
Arvydas Merfeldas
74,000
47,500
47,500

Tags: Arvydas MerfeldasDanilo VelasevicMichael WangTimothy Adams

Timothy Adams Wins the EPT Monaco €25K Single Day High Roller for €548,030

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Sasha Salinger catches up with Timothy Adams coming off his win in the EPT Monaco €25K Single Day High Roller. He discusses the benefits of the single-day high rollers and the benefits of having a big stack deep in a tournament when the other players tighten up waiting for the smallest stack to bust.

Tags: Timothy Adams

Lijo Triples Up

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Lander Lijo
Lander Lijo

Lander Lijo had his last 9,000 in the middle from the big blind and Pablo Melogno had 11,500 in front of him from late position. Georges Hanna sat in early position and he had 37,000 in front of him.

Melogno ended up folding and Lijo only had to beat one opponent to triple up his small stack.

Lijo had {10-Spades}{7-Clubs}, or ''aces'' how he called his hand himself. Hanna played {a-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}.

The board ran out {4-Spades}{k-Hearts}{3-Spades}{j-Hearts}{7-Spades} and Lijo hit his seven on the river to triple up.

Player Chips Progress
Pablo Melogno uy
Pablo Melogno
120,000
-50,000
-50,000
Georges Hanna lb
Georges Hanna
110,000
28,000
28,000
Lander Lijo es
Lander Lijo
30,000
21,000
21,000

Tags: Georges HannaLander LijoPablo Melogno

Adams Shoves on Wang; Assorted Counts

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Michael Wang
Michael Wang

There was already over 150,000 in the middle when Michael Wang checked to Tim Adams. The Canadian high roller moved in for 133,000 on a {k-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} board and Wang proceeded to tank for five minutes before calling the clock on himself.

Perhaps Wang needed more time after all: the thirty seconds ticked away without the American making any move, rendering his hand dead on the spot.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Michaelis de
Paul Michaelis
315,000
80,000
80,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
290,000
80,000
80,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
280,000
-30,000
-30,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Artur Koren at
Artur Koren
260,000
130,000
130,000
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
225,000
40,000
40,000
EPT 1X Winner
StakeKings
Tomas Jozonis lt
Tomas Jozonis
200,000
6,700
6,700
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
190,000
118,100
118,100
Run It Once
Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
190,000
-20,000
-20,000
Shahar Levi il
Shahar Levi
180,000
58,700
58,700
Michael Wang us
Michael Wang
178,000
-70,000
-70,000
StakeKings
Benny Glaser gb
Benny Glaser
115,000
-60,000
-60,000
$25K Fantasy
Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno
65,000
16,600
16,600
$25K Fantasy
StakeKings
Victoria Coren Mitchell gb
Victoria Coren Mitchell
15,000
-14,000
-14,000
EPT 2X Winner

Tags: Haoxiang WangTimothy Adams

Riess Gets There on the River

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Melika Razavi - Ryan Riess
Melika Razavi - Ryan Riess

Melika Razavi had doubled once more and had Ryan Riess on the ropes. Razavi flopped trips with {j-Hearts}{7-Hearts} while Riess from under the gun got it in with {k-Spades}{q-Spades} on the {j-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{9-Hearts} flop. The {5-Spades} turn and the {a-Spades} river gave Riess a flush and he got back into contention.

Player Chips Progress
Melika Razavi ir
Melika Razavi
210,000
82,000
82,000
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
90,000
-65,000
-65,000
$25K Fantasy
StakeKings

Tags: Melika RazaviRyan Riess

Fast Eliminated by Ruefenacht

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Dietrich Fast
Dietrich Fast

Dietrich Fast just was eliminated on the featured table. The {10-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{7-Hearts} flop was already on the table and Fast checked from the small blind. Ruefenacht sat under the gun and he bet 8,000. Fast called.

The turn was the {6-Diamonds} and both players checked. The river was the {4-Hearts} and Fast checked again. Ruefenacht bet 16,000 on the river and Fast check-raised all-in for 59,300 and Ruefenacht thought about it for a minute.

Fast was put at risk of elimination when Ruefenacht called and Fast showed {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}. Ruefenacht had {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts} and eliminated Fast.

Player Chips Progress
Jerome Ruefenacht ch
Jerome Ruefenacht
259,000
64,000
64,000
Dietrich Fast de
Dietrich Fast
Busted

Tags: Dietrich FastJerome Ruefenacht

Rezaei and Asgoudakis on Big Stacks

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Armin Rezaei at
Armin Rezaei
490,000
230,000
230,000
Konstantinos Asgoudakis gr
Konstantinos Asgoudakis
403,000
243,900
243,900
Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
395,000
115,000
115,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Rustam Hajiyev az
Rustam Hajiyev
345,000
15,000
15,000
Johann Zeitoun fr
Johann Zeitoun
295,000
105,000
105,000
Aladin Reskallah fr
Aladin Reskallah
280,000
120,000
120,000
Ramon Miquel Munoz es
Ramon Miquel Munoz
270,000
75,000
75,000
Ibrahim Ghassan lb
Ibrahim Ghassan
265,000
5,000
5,000
Boris Kolev bg
Boris Kolev
230,000
70,000
70,000
Ramon Colillas es
Ramon Colillas
115,000
69,000
69,000
Andreas Klatt de
Andreas Klatt
90,000
47,000
47,000
Luigi Shehadeh it
Luigi Shehadeh
85,000
-47,300
-47,300
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
80,000
-10,000
-10,000
$25K Fantasy
StakeKings
Maria Konnikova us
Maria Konnikova
33,000
3,000
3,000

Geilich Puts Luttke-Grech to the Test

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Ludovic Geilich
Ludovic Geilich

Ludovic Geilich opened to 6,000 on the cutoff and was called by three players, including Gregory Luttke-Grech who flatted on the button.

On the {10-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} flop, everyone checked to Luttke-Grech who bet 11,000. Only Geilich called and it was heads up to the {6-Hearts} turn. Neither player put any more chips in at this point and the final card dealt was the {5-Hearts}.

Geilich opted to lead here, putting 70,000 over the line, which was enough to set Luttke-Grech all-in and he tank-folded leaving the Scot to collect the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
290,000
10,000
10,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Gregory Luttke-Grech fr
Gregory Luttke-Grech
51,000
-105,000
-105,000

Tags: Ludovic GeilichGregory Luttke-Grech

Martini Empties the Clip

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Julien Martini
Julien Martini

Julien Martini is not shy of pulling the trigger and just now unloaded on Xiqiang Chen. In a button against small blind situation, Martini bet 5,000 on the {j-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} flop, 21,000 on the {4-Spades} turn and shipped it all in on the {8-Clubs} river, more than enough to cover Chen's remaining 85,000.

The Chinese player finally waved the white flag and jokingly, Martini swiped the {10-Diamonds} across his forehead.

Player Chips Progress
Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini
610,000
20,000
20,000
$25K Fantasy
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
250,000
78,000
78,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
115,000
-15,000
-15,000
Run It Once
Xiqiang Chen cn
Xiqiang Chen
85,000
-25,000
-25,000

Tags: Julien MartiniXiqiang Chen