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

04-29-2022 21:06 UTC+2

Day 1d Field Grows as Day 1c Returns from Dinner Break

Adam Lamers

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

The Day 1d field continues to grow but the pace has increased in the last 15 minutes. The Day 1c field has just returned from dinner break and as players are eliminated over there, they are quickly jumping into the last flight possible. The tournament staff is feverishly trying to open as many tables as possible to accommodate the new entries. The Day 1d field now sits at 223 entries with late registration open until the end of level 10.

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

04-29-2022 21:19 UTC+2

Herzog Picks One Up on the Turn

Adam Lamers

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Max Hissou limped in from the cutoff and Anthony Faure raised to 2,500 in the small blind. Tal Herzog called from the big blind and Hissou came along as well.

The flop came and the action checked to Hissou who bet 2,500. Both Faure and Herzog called to see the on the turn.

Faure checked again and Herzog splashed in a bet of 6,500. Hissou went into the tank for over a minute before laying his hand down and Faure quickly followed suit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tal Herzog	46,000 46,000	46,000
Max Hissou	44,000 44,000	44,000
Anthony Faure	17,900 17,900	17,900

Tags: Anthony Faure Tal Herzog

04-29-2022 21:25 UTC+2

First Break of the Night

Adam Lamers

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

After finishing off seven levels, the players are now being sent on a 20-minute break.

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

04-29-2022 21:52 UTC+2

New Entries and Re-Entries

Adam Lamers

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The field has quickly grown to 282 entries after the break including some new entries and a few re-entries.

Player	Chips	Progress
Davidi Kitai	30,000 30,000	30,000

Koray Aldemir	30,000 30,000	30,000
Niall Farrell	30,000 -47,000	-47,000

Aylar Lie	30,000 -73,000	-73,000
Vicent Bosca Ramon	30,000 30,000	30,000
Antony Darmani	30,000 30,000	30,000
Andrea Ricci	30,000 18,800	18,800
Lars Kamphues	30,000 30,000	30,000

04-29-2022 22:03 UTC+2

Delval Check-Shoves on the River

Adam Lamers

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A completed board of was spread across the table with around 10,000 chips in the middle. Frederic Delval checked from the small blind and Nazar Buhaiov flicked in a pot-sized bet of 10,000 from the cutoff.

Delval thought for a moment and then check-raised all in. Buhaiov had just around 15,000 chips remaining and went into the tank for at least three minutes. He eventually decided to fold and Delval did him a favor by showing for a set of sevens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frederic Delval	63,000
Nazar Buhaiov	14,600

Tags: Nazar Buhaiov Frederic Delval

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

04-29-2022 22:09 UTC+2

Aldemir Spikes a Three-Outer

Adam Lamers

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Koray Aldemir just sat down in his seat for the first time tonight and wasted little time getting in on the action with a raise to 2,000 from under the gun. Filippo Lazzaretto shoved all in for 6,500 on his left and the action folded back to Aldemir who quickly called.

Filippo Lazzaretto:
Koray Aldemir:

They both shared a laugh as Aldemir was pipped by one card heading to the flop. "Split?" Aldemir asked as they both picked up a wheel draw.

The reigning WSOP Main Event champion got better than a split as the and runout gave him two pair to eliminate Lazzaretto.

Player	Chips	Progress
Koray Aldemir	37,500 7,500	7,500
Filippo Lazzaretto	Busted

Tags: Koray Aldemir Filippo Lazzaretto

04-29-2022 22:25 UTC+2

Loeser and Imsirovic Join the Field

Adam Lamers

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Manig Loeser and Ali Imsirovic are the latest notables to join the field as late registration nears its end.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ana Marquez	64,500 32,000	32,000
Jen Shahade	63,000 28,700	28,700

Antony Darmani	41,000 11,000	11,000
Manig Loeser	30,000 7,300	7,300

Ali Imsirovic	30,000 -44,000	-44,000