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2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT
€2,200 French National Championship High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT
Buy-in
€2,200
Prize Pool
€1,043,720
Entries
538
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Chip Counts Before Another Break
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
There are 189 players remaining who have all been sent for another 20-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000 | |
|
215,000 | 198,000 |
|
200,000 | |
|
138,000 | 108,000 |
|
130,000 | 61,000 |
|
110,000 | 90,000 |
|
100,000 | |
|
100,000 | 30,000 |
|
98,000 | 60,000 |
|
76,000 | 64,000 |
|
64,000 | 23,000 |
|
63,000 | 25,000 |
|
62,000 | -9,000 |
|
52,000 | -22,000 |
|
25,000 | -40,000 |
|
22,000 | -24,000 |
|
Busted |
Recent Chip Counts
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000 | 43,000 |
|
130,000 | 85,000 |
|
115,000 | 40,000 |
|
110,000 | |
|
103,000 | 38,000 |
|
94,000 | -38,000 |
|
86,000 | 25,000 |
|
44,000 | 20,500 |
|
41,000 | 9,900 |
|
40,000 | -24,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Roed Doubles Zhou Up
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Kent Roed raised to 3,300 from under the gun and Lu Zhou shoved for 17,100 from mid-position. Action folded back to Roed who called.
Lu Zhou: 
Kent Roed: 
The board ran out 
for Zhou to hold with her pocket kings to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
179,000 | 50,000 |
|
150,000 | 150,000 |
|
125,000 | 125,000 |
|
120,000 | 120,000 |
|
52,000 | 52,000 |
|
37,200 | 37,200 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Recent Chip Counts
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | -30,000 |
|
|
71,000 | 29,000 |
|
65,000 | 36,000 |
|
|
65,000 | 15,500 |
|
62,500 | -7,500 |
|
62,000 | 30,000 |
|
59,300 | 9,300 |
|
55,000 | 25,000 |
|
53,000 | -13,000 |
|
|
44,000 | 21,000 |
|
41,000 | 41,000 |
|
36,600 | -3,400 |
|
36,000 | 6,000 |
|
36,000 | 6,000 |
|
34,000 | -20,000 |
|
30,000 | -37,000 |
|
|
29,000 | -1,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
The Defending Champion Keeps On Defending
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Dimitry Shchepkin, the defending champion, raised from under the gun and was only called by Roland Rozel in the hijack.
The flop came 
, Shchepkin continued with a bet of 3,500 which Rozel called.
The turn brought them the 
and Shchepkin barreled another bet over the line, now for 7,000. Rozel called again.
The river completed the board with the 
. Shchepkin flicked in a bet of 30,000 which sent Rozel into the tank. After about two minutes, Rozel opted to fold, claiming to have had 
for a straight. Shchepkin said he had a straight too.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
148,000 | 82,000 |
|
80,000 | 80,000 |
Some Chip Counts
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
196,000 | 46,000 |
|
140,000 | 10,000 |
|
130,000 | 82,000 |
|
120,000 | 27,000 |
|
96,000 | 14,000 |
|
90,000 | -18,000 |
|
60,000 | |
|
52,000 | 52,000 |
|
38,000 | 4,400 |
|
30,000 | 15,000 |
|
27,000 | |
|
|
23,500 | 5,500 |
|
20,600 | 6,600 |
|
15,600 | -55,400 |
|
15,000 | -10,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200