€1,100 FPS Main Event Day 1c | 2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

04-29-2022 22:00 UTC+2

Loyher Kept Alive by River

Brandon Bloom

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

An early position player opened to 4,000, Marie-Laure Loyher jammed for 34,000 in middle position, and Philip O'Brien put chips in from one seat over while everyone else folded.

Marie-Laure Loyher:
Philip O'Brien:

Loyher needed to improve, but the flop changed nothing. The turn left her needing an ace or queen, and the spiked the river to give her the double and keep her tournament life alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip O'Brien	102,000
Marie-Laure Loyher	77,000

Tags: Philip O'Brien Marie-Laure Loyher

04-29-2022 21:46 UTC+2

Ahoor Runs Out of Time

Matt Hansen

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Parham Ahoor open-shoved with his last 13,500 from early position and Jakub Wojtas was the lone caller. Action was heads-up and Ahoor was at risk.

Parham Ahoor:
Jakub Wojtas:

The board ran out and Wojtas made a pair of sixes to knock Ahoor out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jakub Wojtas	67,000
Parham Ahoor	Busted

Tags: Jakub Wojtas Parham Ahoor

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

04-29-2022 21:35 UTC+2

M'hiri Cracks Aces to Bust Mariani

Matt Hansen

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

With around 30,000 in the pot and on the board, Julien Mariani checked from the small blind and Chakib M'hiri bet 25,000 from under the gun. Mariani responded with a shove for 130,500 and M'hiri went into the tank.

After counting his chips out for a few minutes while considering the possibilities, he put out the exact change to call.

Julien Mariani:
Chakib M'hiri:

M'hiri had a set of jacks for the lead. The turn was and the river , with no help for Mariani as he gathered his things and headed for the door.

There was discussion in French about a possible slow roll, but the table seemed to agree that M'hiri was right to spend some time thinking about the flush draw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chakib M'hiri	315,000	199,000
Julien Mariani	Busted

Tags: Chakib M'hiri Julien Mariani

04-29-2022 21:35 UTC+2

Ceccaldi Ousted by Procop

Brandon Bloom

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

On a flop, Sloane Martin Ceccaldi put in his remaining stack of approximately 12,000 and Egor Procop called.

Sloane Martin Ceccaldi:
Egor Procop:

Ceccaldi was looking for a deuce but the and completed the board to send him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Egor Procop	169,000	39,500
Sloane Martin Ceccaldi	Busted

Tags: Egor Procop Sloane Martin Ceccaldi

04-29-2022 21:19 UTC+2

Minassian Outkicks Oldak

Brandon Bloom

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

On a board with roughly 40,000 in the pot, Jean-Paul Minassian moved in his stack of approximately 30,000. Thierry Oldak thought about it before putting in the calling chips.

Jean-Paul Minassian:
Thierry Oldak:

The completed the board and Minassian took the pot with his superior kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Paul Minassian	100,000
Thierry Oldak	78,000

Tags: Jean-Paul Minassian Thierry Oldak

04-29-2022 21:14 UTC+2

Serrano Catches Up to Bust Huet

Matt Hansen

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Benoit Huet got it in for around 25,000 and Abraham Serrano was the one to put him at risk.

Benoit Huet:
Abraham Serrano:

The board ran out and Serrano made fours full of sevens on the flop to catch up and bust Huet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abraham Serrano	80,000	80,000
Benoit Huet	Busted

Tags: Abraham Serrano Benoit Huet

04-29-2022 21:01 UTC+2

Players Return, Registration Closed

Matt Hansen

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Players have returned from the dinner break and registration is now closed. The final tally is 926 runners, from which 378 remain in the tournament.

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

04-29-2022 19:45 UTC+2

Dinner Break

Brandon Bloom

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Players are now on a 75-minute dinner break and will return at approximately 9:00 p.m. local time. There are 912 entrants in the tournament so far and 370 remain, with registration closing at the end of the dinner break.