2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT

€1,100 French National Championship
Day: 2
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

Ropert Flushes Alt in Bigger Pot

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

Dinesh Alt took a big hit in the final hand of Day 1b and suffered the final blow in a bigger pot early into Day 2 as he fell victim to the early hot run of Corentin Ropert. After a raise by Ropert and a call by Alt on the button, it was Ropert that check-jammed the {k-Spades}{j-Hearts}{8-Hearts} flop and Alt called.

Dinesh Alt: {j-Clubs}{8-Clubs}
Corentin Ropert: {9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}

Ropert had a gutshot straight flush draw, and while the {6-Clubs} bricked, the {5-Hearts} river improved the Frenchman to a flush and sent Alt to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Corentin Ropert fr
Corentin Ropert
480,000
160,000
160,000
Dinesh Alt ch
Dinesh Alt
Busted

Tags: Corentin RopertDinesh Alt

Pinto Takes From Higgs

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Alexandre Joa Pinto
Alexandre Joa Pinto

Alexandre Joa Pinto raised to 10,000 and picked up one caller. Sam Higgs three-bet to 50,000 in the big blind and Pinto was the only caller. Higgs continued on the {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}{3-Hearts} flop and Pinto came along, the {9-Spades} turn and {9-Diamonds} river went check, check.

Higgs tabled {k-Spades}{k-Clubs} and Pinto claimed the pot with {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Higgs au
Sam Higgs
540,000
-91,000
-91,000
Alexandre Joa Pinto fr
Alexandre Joa Pinto
500,000
235,000
235,000

Tags: Alexandre Joa PintoSam Higgs

Pasco Left Short After Clash With Nughes

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

Davide Nughes ended up all in and at risk before the flop with the {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} for 184,000 and Jerwin Pasco looked him up with {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}. The {10-Spades}{7-Spades}{2-Spades} flop was a big sweat, but Nughes could breathe again after a blank {4-Clubs} turn and {10-Hearts} river completed the board.

Player Chips Progress
Davide Nughes it
Davide Nughes
380,000
250,000
250,000
Jerwin Pasco ph
Jerwin Pasco
40,000
-124,000
-124,000

Tags: Davide NughesJerwin Pasco

Panyak Eliminated by Dahan

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

Maxim Panyak ended up all in for around 130,000 and Haim Dahan had him covered by just a few big blinds.

Panyak tabled {j-Spades}{j-Hearts} and Dahan was well ahead with the {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}. The board ran out {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{3-Spades} and Panyak joined the long list of early casualties. In the one seat on his former table, Daniel Ghionoiu has joined the biggest stacks.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Ghionoiu ca
Daniel Ghionoiu
800,000
346,000
346,000
Haim Dahan il
Haim Dahan
280,000
76,000
76,000
Maxim Panyak ru
Maxim Panyak
Busted

Tags: Daniel GhionoiuHaim DahanMaxim Panyak

Eliminated in 144th–183rd (€1,900)

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

The following players have recently been eliminated and received €1,900 each. Among them were Viliyan Petleshkov, Aylar Lie, Joey Weissman, Victor Choupeaux, Kevin Barden, Sergei Petrushevskii, Maxim Panyak, and Francois Evard.

Player Chips Progress
Mikhail Nikolaev lv
Mikhail Nikolaev
Busted
Giovanni Rosadoni fr
Giovanni Rosadoni
Busted
Frederic Casalta fr
Frederic Casalta
Busted
Julien Bolimowski fr
Julien Bolimowski
Busted
Victor Choupeaux fr
Victor Choupeaux
Busted
Kevin Barden de
Kevin Barden
Busted
Olivier Decamps fr
Olivier Decamps
Busted
Clemente Castro es
Clemente Castro
Busted
Laurent Torres fr
Laurent Torres
Busted
Maxim Panyak ru
Maxim Panyak
Busted
Julien Mariani fr
Julien Mariani
Busted
Dmitrii Nazarov ru
Dmitrii Nazarov
Busted
Pascal Bonnaud fr
Pascal Bonnaud
Busted
Gregory Biermans be
Gregory Biermans
Busted
Andrea Schettino it
Andrea Schettino
Busted
Francois Evard ch
Francois Evard
Busted
Sergei Petrushevskii ru
Sergei Petrushevskii
Busted
Nikola Trajanov mk
Nikola Trajanov
Busted
Eric Qu fr
Eric Qu
Busted
Virgilio Di Cicco it
Virgilio Di Cicco
Busted
Vasilijus Piskunovas lt
Vasilijus Piskunovas
Busted
Aleksandr Sheshukov ru
Aleksandr Sheshukov
Busted
Bleron Maliqi ch
Bleron Maliqi
Busted
Martin Magal il
Martin Magal
Busted
Thomas Lilamand fr
Thomas Lilamand
Busted

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Baburin Busts Di Cicco

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

On a flop of {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}, Virgilio Di Cicco ended up all in with a flush draw and had a dry smile on the face as table neighbor Sergey Baburin had the higher flush draw.

Virgilio Di Cicco: {k-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}
Sergey baburin: {a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}

The {5-Diamonds} turn instantly left Di Cicco drawing dead, which made the {6-Hearts} river a formality.

Player Chips Progress
Sergey Baburin ru
Sergey Baburin
240,000
80,000
80,000
Virgilio Di Cicco it
Virgilio Di Cicco
Busted

Tags: Sergey BaburinVirgilio Di Cicco

Assorted Stacks

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

Jack Salter three-bet an open raise of Stefano Schiano from 13,000 to 53,000 out of the blinds and Schiano moved all in, having Salter covered. The Brit sighed, gave it some consideration and folded. Further assorted counts can be found below.

Player Chips Progress
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
850,000
266,000
266,000
EPT Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
EPT 1X Winner
Giuseppe Zarbo it
Giuseppe Zarbo
800,000
339,000
339,000
Dmitrii Sukhorukov ru
Dmitrii Sukhorukov
710,000
273,000
273,000
Vasily Kurdin ru
Vasily Kurdin
700,000
269,000
269,000
Mikhail Soltanov ru
Mikhail Soltanov
580,000
-20,000
-20,000
Michael O'Grady au
Michael O'Grady
440,000
161,000
161,000
Stefano Schiano it
Stefano Schiano
430,000
24,000
24,000
Jan Bendik sk
Jan Bendik
360,000
234,000
234,000
EPT 1X Winner
Mario Mosböck at
Mario Mosböck
320,000
203,000
203,000
Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
240,000
-140,000
-140,000
Danilo Velasevic rs
Danilo Velasevic
200,000
61,000
61,000
Morgane Portier fr
Morgane Portier
170,000
76,000
76,000

Tags: Jack SalterStefano Schiano

Two for Bendinelli

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

In a pot that already contained nearly 200,000, action was between Giuliano Bendinelli in the small blind and Bruno Caron on the button. With the {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{6-Spades}{a-Diamonds} board completed, Bendinelli shoved his remaining 160,000 or so in the middle. Caron, with about 127,000 behind, thought for around a minute before folding his hand.

A few hands later, Bendinelli raised in late position and Alisa Sibgatova committed her final few big blinds to the pot after him. Bendinelli paid off the small amount to put the Russian at risk.

Alisa Sibgatova: {7-Hearts}{6-Hearts}
Giuliano Bendinelli: {k-Spades}{q-Spades}

The{q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{6-Spades}{q-Hearts} board left no doubt who'd walk away as the winner and Sibgatova said her goodbyes.

Player Chips Progress
Giuliano Bendinelli it
Giuliano Bendinelli
415,000
238,000
238,000
EPT 1X Winner
Alisa Sibgatova ru
Alisa Sibgatova
Busted

Tags: Alisa SibgatovaBruno CaronGiuliano Bendinelli