Break
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
The 89 remaining players have just gone for their first 20-minute break of the day.
2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT
€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 3
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
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Day 3 Photos
Photos courtesy of Neil Stoddart/PokerStars
Merlin Busted Before the Break
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Pierre Merlin was eliminated in the last hand before the break. He was kind enough to tell the PokerNews live reporting team that he had two pair and his opponent had a set to take him out of the running.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Chip Counts During the Break (full)
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
776,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
770,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
||
|
703,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
665,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
650,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
642,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
||
|
606,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
586,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
|
577,000
332,000
|
332,000 |
|
568,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
567,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
560,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
|
543,000
-94,000
|
-94,000 |
|
527,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
|
||
|
520,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
|
496,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
483,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
480,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
|
475,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
474,500
211,500
|
211,500 |
|
458,000
146,000
|
146,000 |
|
430,000
214,000
|
214,000 |
|
428,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
424,000
132,000
|
132,000 |
|
408,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
Metaal Sky-High After Big Setup
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Konstantinos Asgoudakis raised to 15,000 from under the gun, Govert Metaal three-bet to 42,000 in middle position, Oshri Lahmani four-bet shoved 128,000 on the button, Asgoudakis shoved all in as well, and Metaal directly overcalled all in for 272,000 total.
Oshri Lahmani: 
Govert Metaal: 
Konstantinos Asgoudakis: 
Metaal had every flush draw from the inferior pairs covered as well, and the rocket got strapped to the Dutchman residing in Monaco after the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
687,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
|
214,000
-282,000
|
-282,000 |
|
Busted |
Wiele Eliminated by Reskallah
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Dirk Wiele is the latest player to hit the rail after losing a flip with 
against Aladin Reskallah's 
on a 
board. Reskallah added 200,000 to his stack since play began.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
530,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Michaelis Takes the Chip Lead After Making a Move Against Martini
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Vamshi Vandanapu opened the action to 14,000 and Paul Michaelis flat called in middle position. Julien Martini got position, calling in the cutoff, before it came to the blinds. Danilo Velasevic came along from the small blind before Bruno Volkmann upped it to 55,000. Michaelis and Martini were the only callers and the three players went to the flop.
It came 
and Volkmann didn't continue. Michaelis put 70,000 over the line and Martini called behind before Volkmann got out of the way.
On the 
turn, Michaelis checked-raised Martini's 80,000 bet to 400,000 all in. The Frenchman folded and EPT Prague Champion Michaelis is good for the chip lead after winning that hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
805,000
322,000
|
322,000 |
|
|
470,000
-306,000
|
-306,000 |
|
340,000
-67,000
|
-67,000 |
|
175,000
-34,000
|
-34,000 |
|
165,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
Beresford Prefers Vogelsang With Sunglasses
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Christoph Vogelsang limped from the small blind and big blind Conor Beresford raised it up to 21,000. Vogelsang called and they saw the 
flop.
Both players checked and the 
turn fell. Vogelsang lead out with a bet of 33,000 and that was enough to make Beresford fold.
''Where are the sunglasses? I prefer to look at those'' Beresford said to Vogelsang with a little smile on his face.
''What about the hoodie?'' Vogelsang replied and Beresford told him he was indifferent about the hoodie while players at the table started laughing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
265,000
-39,000
|
-39,000 |
Eliminated for €10,780
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |