The Final Nine Are in Action
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
All remaining nine players are back in their seats to play down to the final six or until the end of the level.
2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT
€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 4
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
Redraw of the Unofficial Final Table
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Only three minutes are played in the new level to reduce the field to the last nine and the seat assignments and chip counts for the unofficial final table can be found below. Day 4 will finish at the end of the current level or until six players remain, whichever of the two comes first.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massimo Mosele | Italy | 1,110,000 | 19 |
| 2 | Ryan Riess | United States | 2,595,000 | 43 |
| 3 | Timothy Adams | Canada | 1,980,000 | 33 |
| 4 | Wei Huang | China | 5,750,000 | 96 |
| 5 | Rustam Hajiyev | Azerbaijan | 1,225,000 | 20 |
| 6 | Nicola Grieco | Italy | 5,925,000 | 99 |
| 7 | Manig Loeser | Germany | 3,605,000 | 60 |
| 8 | Viktor Katzenberger | Hungary | 4,180,000 | 70 |
| 9 | Luis Medina | Portugal | 1,255,000 | 21 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,925,000 | |
|
5,750,000 | |
|
4,180,000 | 440,000 |
|
3,605,000 | |
|
2,595,000 | -250,000 |
|
1,980,000 | -120,000 |
|
1,255,000 | -150,000 |
|
1,225,000 | -180,000 |
|
1,110,000 | -80,000 |
Wiktor Malinowski Eliminated in 10th Place (€50,930)
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Wiktor Malinowski raised on the cutoff and Nicola Grieco moved all in from the button, which Malinowski quickly called for the last 685,000.
Wiktor Malinowski: 
Nicola Grieco: 
Malinowski was the shortest stacking coming back from the break and fell behind on the 
flop. The 
turn and the 
river failed to change the outcome of the hand and Malinowski had to settle for 10th place and a payday of €50,930. All remaining nine players will now redraw to the unofficial final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,925,000 | 955,000 |
|
Busted |
Riess Folds to Hajiyev on the River
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Viktor Katzenberger opened to 120,000 with 
on the button and Ryan Riess called in the small bind with 
before Rustam Hajiyev joined them from the big blind with 
.
On the 
flop, it went check-check and Katzenberger continued for 140,000 with his top pair. Hajiyev folded but Riess called with second pair and a couple of backdoor draws.
The turn was a 
and Riess added hearts to his outs. The 
river paired the bottom card and Katzenberger had the best hand with the higher two pair. Riess checked and used a time bank card after Katzenberger bet 280,000 into the pot but ultimately folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,180,000 | 440,000 |
|
|
2,590,000 | -255,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Chip Counts After Level 26
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Below are the chip counts and big blinds of the remaining 10 players for the upcoming level.
| Seat | Table 1 | Chip Count | Big Blinds | Seat | Table 2 | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Riess | 2,845,000 | 47 | 2 | Wiktor Malinowski | 685,000 | 11 |
| 3 | Rustam Hajiyev | 1,405,000 | 23 | 3 | Nicola Grieco | 4,970,000 | 83 |
| 5 | Wei Huang | 5,750,000 | 96 | 5 | Luis Medina | 1,405,000 | 23 |
| 6 | Manig Loeser | 3,605,000 | 60 | 6 | Timothy Adams | 2,100,000 | 35 |
| 8 | Viktor Katzenberger | 3,740,000 | 62 | 8 | Massimo Mosele | 1,190,000 | 20 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,750,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
4,970,000 | |
|
|
3,740,000 | -235,000 |
|
|
3,605,000 | -295,000 |
|
|
2,845,000 | 645,000 |
|
|
2,100,000 | |
|
|
1,405,000 | -995,000 |
|
|
1,405,000 | 430,000 |
|
|
1,190,000 | -210,000 |
|
|
685,000 | -915,000 |
Grieco Wins Last Hand of the Level
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
There are still 10 players remaining and they were sent into the next 20-minute break.
On the outer table, Nicola Grieco won the last hand when he defended the big blind to a raise of 100,000 by Timothy Adams. On the 
flop, Grieco checked and called a bet of 60,000. The turn and 
river were checked and Grieco tabled 
as the winning hand.
The shortest stack is Wiktor Malinowski, who hasn't won any hand in the past half an hour and dropped into the danger zone.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,970,000 | 270,000 |
|
|
2,100,000 | 350,000 |
|
|
700,000 | -900,000 |
Riess Hits the River
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
In the last hand on the feature table, Rustam Hajiyev opened 110,000 under the gun with 
and got a call behind from Wei Huang with pocket 
and Riess in the big blind with .
The flop was 
, which gave Riess a flush draw and Hajiyev middle pair and a gutshot. Hajiyev continued for 130,000, Riess called, and Huang folded.
On the 
turn, there was a no further betting and a 
completed the board, which gave Riess the flush. He bet 340,000 and won after Hajiyev folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,850,000 | 650,000 |
|
|
1,410,000 | -990,000 |
Huang Takes From Riess
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Ryan Riess raised 
in the cutoff to 110,000, Wei Huang called the small blind with 
and Manig Loeser the big blind with .
All players checked the 
on the flop. Huang bet 80,000 on the turn, Riess called, and Loeser folded. The river was the 
and Huang check-called 120,000 from Riess. Huang held the winner and chipped up some more.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,700,000 | 330,000 |
|
|
2,200,000 | -180,000 |
One for Medina; Adams Battles With Grieco
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Massimo Mosele raised to 110,000 and he was called by Luis Medina in the small blind and Timothy Adams in the big blind. On the 
flop, action checked to Mosele and he continued for 130,000. Medina called and Adams folded to see the 
turn go check, check.
After the river, Medina bet 155,000 with 305,000 behind and Mosele called.
What followed was a private duel between Adams and Nicola Grieco. Grieco opened to 150,000 and Adams jammed for 1,700,000 to win the pot. Grieco then defended against a raise by Adams and check-called a bet of 60,000 on the flop before check-folding the 
turn.
In the next hand, Adams made it 100,000 and Grieco called in the small blind. Grieco checked on 
and called a bet of 60,000 once more. They checked the turn and Grieco check-raised the river into a bet of 135,000 by Adams. A fold of the Canadian followed and Grieco flashed along with adding several words in Italian.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,700,000 | -50,000 |
|
|
1,750,000 | -105,000 |
|
|
1,400,000 | -300,000 |
|
|
975,000 | -125,000 |