€1,100 FPS Main Event Day 2 | 2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

04-30-2022 13:00 UTC+2

Recent Bustouts (287th-272nd Place, €1,680)

Matt Hansen

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Benso	Busted
Michael O'Sullivan	Busted
Petroni Giovanni	Busted
Julien Sitbon	Busted
Laurie Tournier	Busted

Steve Enriquez	Busted
Laurent Vauquelin	Busted
Eric Rapp	Busted
Dominique Franchi	Busted
Yannick Cardot	Busted
Virgile Turchi	Busted
Wendy Nguyen	Busted
Tanja Hild	Busted
Luca Falco	Busted
Mattia Tagliavini	Busted

04-30-2022 12:51 UTC+2

Seguin Wins Three-Way All-In; Sultan Eliminated

Brandon Bloom

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

Ludovic Sultan was all-in for his 35,000 chips in the big blind, Sebastien Seguin was all-in for his 47,000 chips on the button, and both players were covered by Joezer Tadger in the hijack.

Ludovic Sultan:
Sebastien Seguin:
Joezer Tadger:

The flop kept Sultan in front with his ace-high, but the turn vaulted Seguin ahead, as the completed the board and sent Sultan to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastien Seguin	138,000 65,000	65,000
Joezer Tadger	117,000 18,000	18,000
Ludovic Sultan	Busted

Tags: Sebastien Seguin Ludovic Sultan Joezer Tadger

04-30-2022 12:50 UTC+2

Garberg Sends to Soldermann to the Rail

Matt Hansen

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

With a big pot brewing over 250,000 and on the board, Gerald Claude Soldermann checked from the big blind and Markus Garberg put out a stack of T-5,000.

Soldermann sighed and counted out his last 30,000 before stacking them up and moving them to the middle. Garberg turned over and Soldermann saw the bad news as he tabled .

The river was and the kings held to eliminate Soldermann from the tournament. Garberg has chipped up to over 450K early in Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Markus Garberg	467,000 315,000	315,000
Gerald Soldermann	Busted

Tags: Gerald Claude Soldermann Markus Garberg

04-30-2022 12:47 UTC+2

Baumann Chips Up Without Showdown

Christian Zetzsche

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

Soon after the start of Day 2, Gaelle Baumann had defended her big blind against a raise by Guy Allouche and check-jammed the flop for 45,000 in order to get a fold from her opponent.

They battled again just now on a paired queen-high board on which Allouche bet 27,000. Baumann moved all-in for just 40,000 and to the surprise of everyone at the table, Allouche instantly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gaelle Baumann	170,000 88,000	88,000
Guy Allouche	65,000 -131,000	-131,000

Tags: Guy Allouche Gaelle Baumann

04-30-2022 12:40 UTC+2

Smyth Ousted by Maestrati

Brandon Bloom

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

Daniel Smyth raised to 48,000 from middle position leaving himself just 1,000 behind, and Sebastien Maestrati called in the big blind.

The flop fell and Smyth's remaining 1,000 went into the middle.

Daniel Smyth:
Sebastien Maestrati:

Smyth was looking for a king, but the and completed the board to send him to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastien Maestrati	150,000 92,000	92,000
Daniel Smyth	Busted

Tags: Daniel Smyth Sebastien Maestrati

04-30-2022 12:38 UTC+2

Spragg Falls Back Early in Pot with Chip Leader

Matt Hansen

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

With over 180,000 and on the board, Lucas Scafini shoved with over 1,000,000 and Benjamin Spragg went into the tank.

After several moments, Spragg tossed his hand in the muck and gave the pot to Scafini.

Spragg has fallen behind early in the day, while Scafini is still setting the pace at the top of the leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lucas Scafini	1,200,000 99,000	99,000

Benjamin Spragg	160,000 -85,000	-85,000

Tags: Benjamin Spragg Lucas Scafini

04-30-2022 12:35 UTC+2

Xanthopoulos Picks Up Aces to Bust Giovanni

Matt Hansen

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

Petroni Giovanni got his last 135,000 into the middle from early position and Christos Xanthopoulos called to put him at risk.

Petroni Giovanni:
Christos Xanthopoulos:

The board ran out and the aces held to eliminate Giovanni from the tournament in early Day 2 action.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christos Xanthopoulos	410,000 148,000	148,000
Petroni Giovanni	Busted

Tags: Christos Xanthopoulos Petroni Giovanni

04-30-2022 12:33 UTC+2

Peralta Wins Larger Pot to Join the Chip Leaders

Christian Zetzsche

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

On a completed board of , Enrico Francesio checked his option and Giuliano Bendinelli bet 77,000 from one seat over. Eugenio Peralta then raised to 195,000 and Francesio called while Bendinelli mucked his cards with force.

Peralta tabled the for the second nut flush and Francescio mucked his for the straight and nut flush blocker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eugenio Peralta	1,125,000 399,000	399,000
Enrico Francesio	400,000 -245,000	-245,000
Giuliano Bendinelli	335,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Enrico Francesio Eugenio Peralta Giuliano Bendinelli

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

04-30-2022 12:25 UTC+2

Tournier Among the Early Casualties

Christian Zetzsche

Laurie Tournier returned as one of the shortest stacks for Day 2 and was spotted on her way out. Her cards were already in the muck as Hung Nguyen raked in the pot with the , which had made a full house on the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hung Nguyen	365,000 34,000	34,000
Laurie Tournier	Busted

Tags: Hung Nguyen Laurie Tournier