2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT

€1,100 French National Championship
Day: 1b
Event Info

2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
€209,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€1,382,250
Entries
1,425
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000

Lodge Out Before the Money

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Harry Lodge
Harry Lodge

Harry Lodge had nursed a short stack and eventually got it in with {3-Clubs}{3-Spades} against the {j-Spades}{j-Hearts} of Maurizio Pili. The board came {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{k-Spades} and Pili piled misery on Lodge with his full house. Pavel Ignatov has also been eliminated, which means there are 103 players remaining.

Player Chips Progress
Maurizio Pili it
Maurizio Pili
115,000 115,000
Pavel Ignatov ru
Pavel Ignatov
Busted
Harry Lodge gb
Harry Lodge
Busted

Tags: Harry LodgeMaurizio PiliPavel Ignatov

Down to 105 Players

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The dealers have been instructed to announce all in and call, as just 105 players remain. Those that narrowly missed out on the cut include Randy Lew, Navot Golan, Malek Grabsi and Ali Amirfatahi.

Player Chips Progress
Navot Golan il
Navot Golan
Busted
Ali Amirfatahi ir
Ali Amirfatahi
Busted
Tiziano Di Romualdo it
Tiziano Di Romualdo
Busted
Randy Lew us
Randy Lew
Busted
Malek Grabsi fr
Malek Grabsi
Busted
Vardan Zakaryan am
Vardan Zakaryan
Busted
Albert Sebag fr
Albert Sebag
Busted

Tags: Ali AmirfatahiMalek GrabsiNavot GolanRandy Lew

Iashin Eliminated by Capriles

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

"I have no choice," Roman Iashin said as he tossed in his last few big blinds and Miguel Capriles called out of the blinds with a "good luck man."

Roman Iashin: {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}
Miguel Capriles: {k-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

The board came {q-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} and Capriles wished his opponent "take it easy" before claiming the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Miguel Capriles ve
Miguel Capriles
280,000 280,000
Roman Iashin ru
Roman Iashin
Busted

Tags: Miguel CaprilesRoman Iashin

Choupeux "Spews It Off"

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

"Oh my, what a spew," Victor Choupeaux said in French after he had to pay off Bleron Maliqi for 141,000 in total, having jammed with ace-king into the {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} of Maliqi.

The board came {k-Hearts}{8-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} and there was no upset to see Maliqi with a vital double in the final stages of Day 1b.

Player Chips Progress
Bleron Maliqi ch
Bleron Maliqi
300,000 215,000
Victor Choupeaux fr
Victor Choupeaux
75,000 -155,000

Tags: Bleron MaliqiVictor Choupeaux

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

New Chip Leaders Arise

Level 16 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Josep Maria Galindo Lopez and Dennis Schienagel have jumped into the lead as another three players were eliminated including Andrea Virzi. There are just 113 players remaining and the bubble to make Day 2 is rapidly approaching.

Player Chips Progress
Josep Maria Galindo Lopez es
Josep Maria Galindo Lopez
670,000 240,000
Dennis Schienagel de
Dennis Schienagel
670,000 300,000
Yannick David
Yannick David
Busted
Marcuss Liow sg
Marcuss Liow
Busted
Andrea Virzi it
Andrea Virzi
Busted

Tags: Andrea VirziDennis SchienagelJosep Maria Galindo Lopez

Soltanov Doubles Into the Lead

Level 16 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Mikhail Soltanov
Mikhail Soltanov

"Crazy Table" strikes again and has just delivered the biggest pot of the tournament thus far, which propelled Mikhail Soltanov into the top spot after a clash with Renjun Yang. The cards were all but rushed away, but as per players at the table, it was a set over set debacle for Yang, who lost a big portion of his stack.

In a raised multi-way pot for 25,000 to the {9-}{7-}{4-}, Soltanov bet 20,000 and he called the raise to 55,000 by Yang to see the {6-} on the turn. Yang bet 105,000 and called the shove for 200,000 total with pocket fours only to see Soltanov turn over pocket nines for top set. The river was a blank {3-} and Yang suddenly has to fight to reach Day 2 after cruising for most of the last levels well above the average.

Player Chips Progress
Mikhail Soltanov ru
Mikhail Soltanov
615,000 615,000
Renjun Yang cn
Renjun Yang
80,000 -290,000

Tags: Mikhail SoltanovRenjun Yang

Golan Doubles Through Galindo Lopez

Level 16 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Navot Golan and Josep Maria Galindo Lopez
Navot Golan and Josep Maria Galindo Lopez

Navot Golan jammed for the last 53,000 and Josep Maria Galindo Lopez reshoved for a lot of chips to isolate successfully, as Jeremy Palvini folded king-queen in the big blind.

Navot Golan: {a-Clubs}{2-Clubs}
Josep Maria Galindo Lopez: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}

Palvini would have flopped the nuts, but Golan turned the nut flush on the board {j-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{10-Spades} to remain in contention.

Player Chips Progress
Josep Maria Galindo Lopez es
Josep Maria Galindo Lopez
430,000 10,000
Navot Golan il
Navot Golan
115,000 115,000

Tags: Jeremy PalviniJosep Maria Galindo LopezNavot Golan