Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT
€1,100 French National Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€1,382,250
Entries
1,425
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Nikolaev Ousted by Caron
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
In a battle of the short stacks, Bruno Caron called the shove of Mikhail Nikolaev and tabled 
. Nikolaev held 
and took the lead on the 
flop, however, the 
turn let Caron celebrate. A blank 
river ended the run of Nikolaev.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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100,000
-100,000
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-100,000 |
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Busted |
Boovarsson Busts to Tedeschi
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
It was a flip that resulted in the end for Ivar Orn Boovarsson, who put his hopes on the 
. Paul-Francois Tedeschi held 
and got there on the 
board to reduce the field by one.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000
-8,000
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-8,000 |
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Busted |
Salter Busts to Schiano
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Jack Salter had three-bet and folded against the four-bet shove of Stefano Schiano and both would tangle again in a big pot. It all escalated on the 
flop when Salter ended up all in and at risk in need of running outs to avoid the elimination.
Jack Salter: 
Stefano Schiano: 
The turn sealed the fate of Salter and the river ended his tournament, while Schiano soared to a big stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
815,000
385,000
|
385,000 |
|
Busted |
Martini Clashes With Schemion
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
At one of the corner tables in the Salle des Etoiles, two of the biggest names in the field clashed in a three-bet pot. Ole Schemion, who already claimed five trophies at previous EPT's in Monte Carlo, raised it up from middle position and PSPC runner-up Julien Martini three-bet him from the cutoff. Schemion came along with the call.
The flop came down 
and Schemion checked. Martini bet 36,000, Schemion check-raised to 90,000, and Martini called. The turn brought the 
and Schemion shoved all in with superior stack, more than enough to put Martini to the test for his remaining 200,000.
The Frenchman thought for two minutes before calling it off for his tournament life.
Julien Martini:
Ole Schemion: 
Schemion had flopped a set to take a commanding lead in the hand, and Martini needed to catch an eight, jack, or king if he was to survive. The 
on the river was neither and he was forced to make his way to the exit. With the hand, Schemion soared over a million in chips to pad his chip lead even further.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
518,000
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518,000 |
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Game Over for Olivetto
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Jerome Olivetto was all in for just a handful of big blinds and in need of help, as his 
was trailing against the 
of Giuliano Bendinelli.
The board came 
and Olivetto became the next casualty.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
470,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
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Busted | |
Day 2 Photos
Photos by Danny Maxwell / PokerStars.
Eliminated in 120th–143th Place (€2,100)
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The following batch of players all walked away with €2,100 for their accomplishment. Among those to bust out in level 18 were Slimane Mameche, Jack Salter, Govert Metaal, football star Jimmy Kebe, and Chen An Lin.
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Seat Open Galore on Table One
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Danilo Velasevic ran into the aces of and Patricia Poli did so when Jean-Pierre Boulad looked her up with the . The board came 
and the aces ended up best, as Poli's cards were already in the muck.
"You both had aces, so now it is my turn, right? Luca Falco joked and sure enough, he jammed his last 53,000 the next hand. Marco Reggini moved all in over the top to force out everyone else.
Luca Falco:
Marco Reggini: 
On a board of 
and the third player departed from the table in as many hands. James Romero thrones above them all with a massive stack of more than a million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,300,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
400,000
308,000
|
308,000 |
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320,000
109,000
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109,000 |
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170,000
87,000
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87,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Another Scalp for Romero
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
James Romero has no qualms continuing the seat open bonanza over at table 1, as he just busted another player to move up to 1.6 million in chips. On a 
flop, it was Marco Reggini who checked and Romero who bet 25,000. Reggini check-raised all in for 152,000 and Romero called it off.
Marco Reggini:
James Romero: 
As spoilered by the lead, the turn and river would end up being Reggini's final cards in this tournament, while Romero overtook Schemion on the leaderboard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,600,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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Busted |