2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT

€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 4
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

Dinner Break Counts on Day 4

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Below are the chip counts of the final 12 players and their respective big blinds for the next level.

SeatTable 1Chip CountBig BlindsSeatTable 2Chip CountBig Blinds
1Ryan Riess1,165,000231Conor Beresford2,415,00048
3Rustam Hajiyev1,845,000372Wiktor Malinowski1,425,00029
4Sam Greenwood1,870,000373Nicola Grieco3,390,00068
5Wei Huang5,585,0001125Luis Medina625,00013
6Manig Loeser4,930,000996Timothy Adams1,215,00024
8Viktor Katzenberger1,830,000378Massimo Mosele1,200,00024
Player Chips Progress
Wei Huang cn
Wei Huang
5,585,000 95,000
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
EPT 1X Winner
4,930,000
Nicola Grieco it
Nicola Grieco
Day 4 Chip Leader
3,390,000
Conor Beresford gb
Conor Beresford
2,415,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
1,870,000 420,000
Rustam Hajiyev az
Rustam Hajiyev
1,845,000 -5,000
Viktor Katzenberger hu
Viktor Katzenberger
1,830,000 80,000
Wiktor Malinowski pl
Wiktor Malinowski
Day 2 Chip Leader
1,425,000 -175,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
Day 3 Chip Leader
1,215,000 -5,000
Massimo Mosele it
Massimo Mosele
1,200,000 -160,000
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
1,165,000 -325,000
Luis Medina pt
Luis Medina
625,000 85,000

Aladin Reskallah Eliminated in 13th Place (€45,570)

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Aladin Reskallah
Aladin Reskallah

In the final hand before the dinner break, Conor Beresford raised to 80,000 from middle position, Nicola Grieco called in the cutoff, and Aladin Reskallah defended his big blind. The {8-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{4-Hearts} flop got checked to Grieco, who bet 125,000. Reskallah called and Beresford folded.

On the {3-Clubs} turn, things suddenly exploded. Reskallah checked, Grieco quickly bet 150,000, Reskallah check-raised all in for 1,065,000 and Grieco beat him to the pot with a call.

Aladin Reskallah: {q-Hearts}{9-Hearts}
Nicola Grieco: {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}

A primal cheer erupted from Grieco's mouth once he saw Reskallah's hand. The Italian nearly smashed his superior flush through the table in excitement. He then tried to run into the stands in celebration but the brush quickly put a stop to that. He returned just in time to see the irrelevant {k-Spades} complete the board, leaving the tournament with twelve players into the dinner break.

Player Chips Progress
Nicola Grieco it
Nicola Grieco
Day 4 Chip Leader
3,390,000 1,390,000
Conor Beresford gb
Conor Beresford
2,415,000 -135,000
Aladin Reskallah fr
Aladin Reskallah
Busted

Tags: Aladin ReskallahConor BeresfordNicola Grieco

Bruno Volkmann Eliminated in 14th Place (€41,090)

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Bruno Volkmann
Bruno Volkmann

Bruno Volkmann has just been moved to the feature table and posted the big blind. Sam Greenwood opened to 80,000 in middle position with {q-Spades}{10-Clubs} and Volkmann called with {k-Clubs}{9-Clubs} in the big blind.

Greenwood flopped trips on {q-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} and bet 40,000. Volkmann check-raised to 140,000 with the airball and Greenwood called. Volkmann picked up equity on the {2-Clubs} turn shoved it in for 505,000, slightly more than the size of the pot. Greenwood snap-called the shove.

The {4-Spades} on the river saw the end to Volkmann's hopes as he hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
1,990,000 540,000
Bruno Volkmann br
Bruno Volkmann
Busted

Tags: Bruno VolkmannSam Greenwood

Govert Metaal Eliminated in 15th Place (€41,090)

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Govert Metaal
Govert Metaal

Manig Loeser shoved all in from the small blind and Govert Metaal called all in from the big blind for 730,000.

Govert Metaal: {k-Spades}{q-Hearts}
Manig Loeser: {2-Spades}{2-Clubs}

They were off to the races and Loeser nipped into the lead when it came {6-Spades}{a-Hearts}{7-Spades} on the flop. The turn was the {2-Diamonds} and a set for Loeser meant the end for Metaal, rendering the {10-Diamonds} river irrelevant.

Player Chips Progress
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
EPT 1X Winner
4,930,000 690,000
Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
Busted

Tags: Govert MetaalManig Loeser

Reskallah Takes From Grieco

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Aladin Reskallah made it 80,000 to go and Nicola Grieco defended his big blind. On a flop of {k-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}, Grieco checked and called a continuation bet worth 80,000 by Reskallah. Both players checked through the {8-Hearts} on the turn and Grieco led for 280,000 on the {q-Clubs} river.

Reskallah made the call and Grieco showed {7-Clubs}{3-Clubs} for bottom pair. Reskallah had that beat with {q-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} and jumped back above a million.

Player Chips Progress
Nicola Grieco it
Nicola Grieco
Day 4 Chip Leader
2,000,000 -300,000
Aladin Reskallah fr
Aladin Reskallah
1,275,000 465,000

Tags: Aladin ReskallahNicola Grieco

Mosele Doubles Through Medina

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Massimo Mosele
Massimo Mosele

Luis Medina raised to 85,000 in middle position, Massimo Mosele three-bet shoved 640,000 from the small blind and Medina called it off.

Massimo Mosele: {a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}
Luis Medina: {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}

It wasn't the first race for his tournament life today and once again, the Italian found help when the {a-Hearts} flopped in the window. The rest of the board came {k-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{5-Spades}{6-Spades} and Medina was relegated to the short stack instead.

Player Chips Progress
Massimo Mosele it
Massimo Mosele
1,360,000 610,000
Luis Medina pt
Luis Medina
540,000 -710,000

Tags: Luis MedinaMassimo Mosele

Hajiyev Takes It on the Flop

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Govert Metaal opened to 130,000 with {a-Spades}{k-Hearts} in early position out of 800,000 and Rustam Hajiyev called {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} behind. With no other callers, they headed to the flop.

The flop was {3-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} and Hajiyev was the only player with a diamond. When Metaal checked, he bet 160,000 and scooped up the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Rustam Hajiyev az
Rustam Hajiyev
1,850,000 300,000
Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
670,000 -130,000

Tags: Govert MetaalRustam Hajiyev

No Showdown in Sight

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Luis Medina opened to 85,000 and Massimo Mosele three-bet to 245,000 in the big blind. Medina moved all in and Mosele glanced at the stack of his opponent before letting go.

Timothy Adams, who had bumped up his stack without showdown, raised to 80,000 on the button. Aladin Reskallah moved all in for 650,000 in the small blind and no call followed.

Player Chips Progress
Luis Medina pt
Luis Medina
1,250,000 425,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
Day 3 Chip Leader
1,220,000 -130,000
Aladin Reskallah fr
Aladin Reskallah
810,000 -90,000
Massimo Mosele it
Massimo Mosele
750,000 -505,000

Tags: Aladin ReskallahLuis MedinaMassimo MoseleTimothy Adams

Metaal Doubles Through Loeser

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Manig Loeser & Govert Metaal
Manig Loeser & Govert Metaal

Manig Loeser opened with {k-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} to 80,000 and a short-stacked Govert Metaal went in for 350,000 with {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts}. When it came back to Loeser, he called it off.

The preflop favorite held on the {2-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{q-Clubs} board and Metaal moved up in the counts.

Player Chips Progress
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
EPT 1X Winner
4,240,000 -350,000
Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
800,000 155,000

Tags: Govert MetaalManig Loeser