2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT

€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 3
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

Last Remaining PokerStars Ambassador Falls

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Fatima Moreira de Melo
Fatima Moreira de Melo

Shortly before the dinner break, the last PokerStars ambassador left in the field, Fatima Moreira de Melo, got eliminated from the Main Event. Folded around to the small blind, it was Aladin Reskallah who limped it in. Moreira de Melo shoved 214,000 from the big blind and Reskallah snap-called.

Fatima Moreira de Melo: {k-Spades}{9-Clubs}
Aladin Reskallah: {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}

Reskallah's plan had paid off and after the board ran out {k-Clubs}{q-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{5-Hearts}, Moreira de Melo said her goodbyes. The former Olympian received €14,800 for her 44th place finish.

Player Chips Progress
Aladin Reskallah fr
Aladin Reskallah
1,190,000 221,000
Fatima Moreira De Melo nl
Fatima Moreira De Melo
Busted

Tags: Fatima Moreira de Melo

Katzenberger Shows One

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

There was a pot brewing between big blind Viktor Katzenberger and button Nicola Grieco with action on the latter on a {10-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{2-Hearts} board. He bet 150,000 and Katzenberger came along with the call.

The river was the {j-Clubs} and Katzenberger used a time bank card before slowly cutting out a bet of 280,000 and meticulously sliding it forward. Grieco had seen enough and quickly folded his hand. Katzenberger flashed the {8-Hearts} and collected the pot to jump near a million.

Player Chips Progress
Viktor Katzenberger hu
Viktor Katzenberger
910,000 182,000
Nicola Grieco it
Nicola Grieco
Day 4 Chip Leader
825,000 490,000

Tags: Nicola GriecoViktor Katzenberger

Melogno Splashes the Pot

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Pablo Melogno
Pablo Melogno

The flop read {4-Hearts}{2-Spades}{3-Hearts} and Pablo Melogno was all-in and at risk from the hijack as Masato Yokosawa had him covered in the big blind.

Pablo Melogno: {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}
Masato Yokosawa: {a-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}

Yokosawa had flopped a straight and only another five could save Melogno's tournament life right now.

The turn was the {8-Clubs} and the river completed the board with the {9-Clubs} to seal the deal. Melogno did not get up from his chair immediately.

Instead, he decided to flick his stack over the line in several stages, summoning his best Teddy KGB in Rounders impression, which seemed to confuse everyone at the table. About fifteen slow flicks later, he was done and got up from his chair to make his way to the payout desk, while the confusion at the table had turned into loud laughter.

Player Chips Progress
Masato Yokosawa jp
Masato Yokosawa
537,000 278,000
Pablo Melogno uy
Pablo Melogno
Busted

Tags: Masato YokosawaPablo Melogno

Razavi Barrels into Kovalevskiy

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Melika Razavi continues to play her rush after her recent double. Serafim Kovalevskiy opened to 20,000 and Razavi three-bet to 60,000, no one else got involved and back on Kovalevskiy, he made the call.

On the {8-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} flop Kovalevskiy check-called 42,000. The turn was the {7-Spades} and Razavi bet 120,000, more than a third of Kovalevskiy's remaining stack. With a one card straight out and not a lot of chips to play with, Kovalevskiy decided that fold was the best option.

Player Chips Progress
Melika Razavi ir
Melika Razavi
750,000 130,000
Serafim Kovalevskiy ru
Serafim Kovalevskiy
215,000 -16,000

Tags: Melika RazaviSerafim Kovalevskiy

Barcenas Dusted After Classic Flip

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Ignacio Bárcenas
Ignacio Bárcenas

Ignacio Barcenas raised to 21,000 in middle position, Ambrose Travers three-bet to 60,000 from the small blind, Barcenas four-bet shoved for 206,000 and Travers called after asking for a count.

Ignacio Barcenas: {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Ambrose Travers: {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

The board ran out {j-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{4-Diamonds} to pair Travers up on the turn and eliminate Barcenas in 46th.

Player Chips Progress
Ambrose Travers gb
Ambrose Travers
830,000 207,000
Ignacio Barcenas Romera es
Ignacio Barcenas Romera
Busted

Tags: Ambrose TraversIgnacio Barcenas

Volkmann Has Nines

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Alisa Sibgatova raised to 23,000 from under the gun and was called by Bruno Volkmann on the button.

The flop came {a-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}, Sibgatova continued with a bet of 28,000 which Volkmann called.

They both checked through the {3-Clubs} on the turn to the {j-Hearts}. Sibgatova bet 46,000 and Volkmann tanked, using a time bank card, and then decided to make the call. Sibgatova first showed the {8-Spades} for the flopped pair of eights and then slowly turned over the {7-Spades}. Volkmann tabled {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} for the pair of nines which was good enough to scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Michaelis de
Paul Michaelis
1,620,000 20,000
Christoph Vogelsang de
Christoph Vogelsang
1,220,000 220,000
Bruno Volkmann br
Bruno Volkmann
624,000 269,000
Rustam Hajiyev az
Rustam Hajiyev
560,000 -110,000
Alisa Sibgatova ru
Alisa Sibgatova
420,000 70,000
Massimo Mosele it
Massimo Mosele
294,000 -106,000
Wei Huang cn
Wei Huang
175,000 -196,000

Tags: Alisa SibgatovaBruno Volkmann

Razavi Doubles Through Riess

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Melika Razavi
Melika Razavi

Nicola Grieco raised to 23,000 from early position and he was called by Ryan Riess from middle position, Melika Razavi in the small blind and Jorden Verbraeken in the big blind.

The flop was dealt {5-Spades}{3-Spades}{3-Hearts} and it checked to initial raiser Grieco. He continued with a bet of 48,000 and that was called by Riess and Razavi. Verbraeken got out of the way.

The turn was the {4-Diamonds} and that was Razavi her cue to go all in. She pushed her last 187,000 to the middle and the Italian got out of the way. Riess thought about it and called before his time ran out.

Razavi had a straight with {7-Spades}{6-Diamonds} and Riess needed a four or an eight with his {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}. He didn't hit on the {q-Hearts} river and the pot went to Razavi.

Player Chips Progress
Jorden Verbraeken be
Jorden Verbraeken
1,195,000 5,000
Melika Razavi ir
Melika Razavi
620,000 348,000
Nicola Grieco it
Nicola Grieco
Day 4 Chip Leader
335,000 -530,000
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
112,000 -381,000

Tags: Jorden VerbraekenMelika RazaviNicola GriecoRyan Riess

Who is Wiktor "Limitless" Malinowski?

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Most online poker players and fans recognize "limitless" by his username. Now, they may start recognizing him in live tournaments. In his first PokerNews video interview, Malinowski explains how he first started playing online and what made him focus solely on poker and getting to through the $25-$50 cash game level. He divulges his toughest high stakes online competition and what tournaments he hopes to play in the future

Greenwood Over A Milly, Takes From Geilich

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Sam Greenwood has got himself up above the 1M mark, courtesy of a pot against Ludovic Geilich. With earlier action already taking place before the river, the board was finalized with {j-Spades}{10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{6-Spades} and Greenwood bet 200,000.

Geilich called it off rather quickly but got shown the bad news by the Canadian high staker, who rolled over {a-Spades}{10-Clubs} for trip tens.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
1,100,000 395,000
Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
Day 1A Chip Leader
575,000 -365,000

Tags: Ludovic GeilichSam Greenwood