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

Metaal Loses Some to Vlachos

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

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

The flop fell {5-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{a-Spades} 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 nl
Govert Metaal
210,000
-40,000
-40,000
Andreas Vlachos gr
Andreas Vlachos
163,000
85,300
85,300

Tags: Andreas VlachosGovert Metaal

Notable Eliminations

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

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 us
Erik Seidel
Busted
Poker Hall of Famer
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
Busted
Lars Bonding dk
Lars Bonding
Busted
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
Busted
Alan Smurfit ie
Alan Smurfit
Busted
Joey Weissman us
Joey Weissman
Busted
Georgios Karakousis gr
Georgios Karakousis
Busted
Morten Mortensen dk
Morten Mortensen
Busted
Ivan Leow my
Ivan Leow
Busted
Tsugunari Toma jp
Tsugunari Toma
Busted
Jan Bendik sk
Jan Bendik
Busted
EPT 1X Winner
Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
Busted

Tags: Alan SmurfitErik SeidelGeorgios KarakousisIsaac HaxtonJan BendikJoey WeissmanKoray AldemirLars BondingMorten MortensenPhilipp GruissemTsugunari Toma

Evard Cracks Aces to Bust Peralta

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

Ryan Riess made it 4,500 to go and Francois Evard three-bet to 13,000 in the cutoff. A short-stacked Eugenio Peralta four-bet all in for what appeared to be 31,000 and Riess gave it some thought before folding, Evard called.

Eugenio Peralta: {a-Clubs}{a-Spades}
Francois Evard: {a-Hearts}{j-Spades}

The {k-Clubs}{6-Spades}{5-Hearts} flop was no threat just yet, however, the {10-Spades} turn and {q-Clubs} river gave Evard an unlikely straight and Peralta a bad beat story to tell.

Player Chips Progress
Francois Evard ch
Francois Evard
165,000
71,400
71,400
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
155,000
65,000
65,000
Eugenio Peralta it
Eugenio Peralta
Busted

Tags: Eugenio PeraltaFrancois EvardRyan Riess

Vieira Triples Up

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

The board read {7-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{j-Hearts} already and Joao Vieira was all-in already. He was up to win the main pot for about 20,000 and the side pot had 22,000 in it. Georges Hanna and Pablo Melogno were battling for both pots.

Both got an extra 15,000 in on the turn and the {q-Diamonds} river was dealt. Melogno bet 19,000 but he didn't get a call after the clock was called on Hanna.

Melogno won the side pot with {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades} but the main pot went to Vieira with {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Pablo Melogno uy
Pablo Melogno
170,000
104,900
104,900
Georges Hanna lb
Georges Hanna
82,000
-28,000
-28,000
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
20,000
-53,200
-53,200

Tags: Georges HannaJoao VieiraPablo Melogno

Vandanapu Rising

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

On a three-way flop of {9-Spades}{5-Spades}{3-Spades}, Erwann Pecheux checked and Afshin Taheri in the hijack made it 8,500 to go. Vamshi Vandanapu called on the button and Pecheux sent his cards into the muck.

The {9-Diamonds} appeared on the turn and Taheri bet 19,500, Vandanapu came along and both ended up checking the {2-Spades} on the river. Taheri shook his head and tabled {q-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}, which Vandanapu had beat with {9-Clubs}{8-Spades} for a flush.

Further assorted counts from this tournament section can be found below.

Player Chips Progress
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
290,000
65,000
65,000
Afshin Taheri ir
Afshin Taheri
270,000
94,000
94,000
Ibrahim Ghassan lb
Ibrahim Ghassan
260,000
78,000
78,000
Vamshi Vandanapu gb
Vamshi Vandanapu
240,000
80,000
80,000
Ramon Miquel Munoz es
Ramon Miquel Munoz
195,000
60,000
60,000
Erwann Pecheux fr
Erwann Pecheux
160,000
-25,000
-25,000
Dietrich Fast de
Dietrich Fast
130,000
68,900
68,900
Michael Soyza my
Michael Soyza
65,000
-32,000
-32,000

Tags: Afshin TaheriErwann PecheuxVamshi Vandanapu

Aces Versus Kings for Fatima

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Fatima Moreira De Melo
Fatima Moreira De Melo

At the feature table, Peter Danielsson raised to 4,500 in the cutoff with the {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}, Oleksii Mezhenkov three-bet to 13,500 from the small blind with {a-Spades}{4-Spades}, Fatima Moreira de Melo woke up with {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} in the big blind and four-bet to 34,000.

Danielsson five-bet shoved for 71,000, Mezhenkov folded, and Moreira de Melo called right away. The board came down {2-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{q-Spades} and Danielsson was eliminated with the cooler.

Player Chips Progress
Fatima Moreira De Melo nl
Fatima Moreira De Melo
237,500
128,500
128,500
Oleksii Mezhenkov ua
Oleksii Mezhenkov
160,500
50,500
50,500
Peter Danielsson se
Peter Danielsson
Busted

Tags: Fatima Moreira De Melo

Assorted Chip Counts

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini
550,000
20,000
20,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
200,000
90,100
90,100
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
172,000
44,700
44,700
Jorden Verbraeken be
Jorden Verbraeken
162,500
57,300
57,300
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
140,000
700
700
EPT 2X Winner
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
135,000
-11,500
-11,500
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
130,000
130,000
130,000
Dietrich Fast de
Dietrich Fast
130,000
Markus Durnegger at
Markus Durnegger
118,000
33,000
33,000
Gaelle Baumann fr
Gaelle Baumann
113,000
88,000
88,000
Victoria Coren Mitchell gb
Victoria Coren Mitchell
42,000
6,000
6,000
EPT 2X Winner

Kanit Can't Hit

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

Over on the feature table, Jerome Ruefenacht raised from early position and was called by Nicolas Chouity and Mustapha Kanit in the big blind. On a flop of {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}, Kanit check-shoved for 33,000 and Ruefenacht called while Chouity got out of the way.

Mustapha Kanit: {k-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}
Jerome Ruefenacht: {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts}

Kanit needed a diamond to survive, but the {5-Clubs} turn and {4-Hearts} river ended his run in the Main Event in Monte-Carlo early on Day 2.

Player Chips Progress
Nicolas Chouity lb
Nicolas Chouity
262,000
122,000
122,000
EPT 1X Winner
Fatima Moreira De Melo nl
Fatima Moreira De Melo
226,500
-11,000
-11,000
Jerome Ruefenacht ch
Jerome Ruefenacht
195,000
97,000
97,000
Celina Lin cn
Celina Lin
100,000
58,000
58,000
Vlad Darie ro
Vlad Darie
88,500
-64,500
-64,500
Dietrich Fast de
Dietrich Fast
65,000
-65,000
-65,000
Romain Lewis fr
Romain Lewis
44,500
-11,500
-11,500
Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
Busted

Tags: Jerome RuefenachtMustapha KanitNicolas Chouity