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

04-30-2022 13:36 UTC+2

D'Anselmo Finds Help to Survive

Brandon Bloom

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Fabrice Maltez had chips committed to the pot in middle position, as did Lucas Scafini one seat over. Nicola D'anselmo jammed hhis 32,000 chips in from the big blind, Maltez rejammed, and Scafini briefly thought about it but folded.

Nicola D'anselmo:
Fabrice Maltez:

D'anselmo was pipped but the flop vaulted him ahead. The turn improved him to a boat as the completed the board to confirm the result.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lucas Scafini	1,220,000 20,000	20,000

Fabrice Maltez	363,000 17,000	17,000
Nicola D'Anselmo	90,000 -8,000	-8,000

Tags: Fabrice Maltez Lucas Scafini Nicola D'anselmo

04-30-2022 13:34 UTC+2

Isaia Among Latest Casualties

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The Day 2 field is already whittled down to fewer than 210 players and among the latest casualties was Italian PLO cash game specialist Alessio Isaia.

Isaia's cards were in the muck as the floorman collected his media ticket and the chips were pushed to Kevin Bismuth. The latter had the winning hand in , which made top pair and top kicker on a board of . Also on the same table are Danut Chisu and Linda van de Ree with the latter in the danger zone below ten big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danut Chisu	420,000 208,000	208,000
Kevin Bismuth	360,000 112,000	112,000
Linda van de Ree	50,000 -60,000	-60,000
Alessio Isaia	Busted

Tags: Alessio Isaia Danut Chisu Kevin Bismuth Linda van de Ree

04-30-2022 13:31 UTC+2

Nguyen and Ciccone Fall to Cervantes

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

On a completed board of , Thi Xoa Nguyen leveled herself into calling all-in when facing the push by Jaime Cervantes and flashed her for the top pair. However, she ran smack dab into the for the flopped nuts and was sent to the payout desk.

Only one hand later, Riccardo Ciccone pushed for 86,000 from under the gun and Cervantes called from two seats over while all other players folded.

Riccardo Ciccone:
Jaime Cervantes:

The board ran out and the suited overcards missed for Cervantes to score the next knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jaime Cervantes	650,000 293,000	293,000
Alejandro Lococo	600,000 351,000	351,000

Kamel Atoui	80,000 -137,000	-137,000
Thi Xoa Nguyen	Busted
Riccardo Ciccone	Busted

Tags: Jaime Cervantes Riccardo Ciccone Thi Xoa Nguyen

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

04-30-2022 13:19 UTC+2

Colom Doubles Through Bendinelli

Brandon Bloom

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

Giuliano Bendinelli opened to 12,000 from middle position and Maxime Colom jammed for 80,000 on the button. Action folded back to Bendinelli who thought about it and ultimately called.

Maxime Colom:
Giuliano Bendinelli:

The dealer spread the flop, and the turn secured the pot for Colom, while the river paired Bendinelli too late and Colom took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eugenio Peralta	1,540,000 415,000	415,000
Giuliano Bendinelli	230,000 -105,000	-105,000

Maxime Colom	175,000 102,000	102,000

Tags: Giuliano Bendinelli Maxime Colom

04-30-2022 13:13 UTC+2

Wheeler Knocks Out Palvini

Christian Zetzsche

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

Jeremy Palvini was spotted on his short way to the payout desk as his former table was right next to the waiting line. His cards were mucked already as the table talked about what happened.

"He really jammed more than 30 blinds with ace-nine off?" one of the players inquired and Jason Wheeler nodded. "Yeah, six thousand, 19,000 and all-in, snap-call," the American poker pro said with a big smile on the face.

It was Wheeler after all who had scored the knockout when his prevailed on a board of . That pot pushed the American well above the average while Palvini can now take advantage of the sunny weather at the French Riviera.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Wheeler	460,000 190,000	190,000
Jeremy Palvini	Busted

Tags: Jason Wheeler Jeremy Palvini

04-30-2022 13:09 UTC+2

It Gets Messy Against Cessy for Tadger

Christian Zetzsche

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

The stack of around 120,000 already went into the middle by Joezer Tadger and he was snapped off by Laurent Cessy, who joked after all was over that his opponent was daring them to get the chips in.

Joezer Tadger:
Laurent Cessy:

There was no help for the dominated pair on the board as Tadger became one of the early casualties on Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laurent Cessy	740,000 308,000	308,000
Joezer Tadger	Busted

Tags: Laurent Cessy Joezer Tadger

04-30-2022 13:08 UTC+2

Nguyen Misses the Straight

Matt Hansen

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

With on the board and around 75,000 in the pot, Hung Nguyen checked and Giulio Astarita bet 23,000. Nguyen responded with a raise to 50,000 and Astarita called. The river was .

Both players checked the river and turned over their cards. Nguyen showed for the missed flush and Astarita turned over to take the pot with a pair of sixes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giulio Astarita	655,000 131,000	131,000
Hung Nguyen	300,000 -65,000	-65,000

Tags: Giulio Astarita Hung Nguyen

04-30-2022 13:06 UTC+2

Assorted Counts in the Field

Christian Zetzsche

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Javier Gomez	560,000 91,000	91,000
Alexander Tkatschew	540,000 -110,000	-110,000

Claudio Di Giacomo	520,000 40,000	40,000
Eddie Saade	505,000 197,000	197,000
Tonny Krijn	500,000 225,000	225,000
Jakub Wojtas	460,000 -43,000	-43,000
John Mooney	390,000 112,000	112,000
Maxime Chilaud	290,000 134,000	134,000
Jamie Flynn	280,000 -209,000	-209,000
Thi Xoa Nguyen	230,000 -70,000	-70,000
Florian Duta	220,000 220,000	220,000
Maher Nouira	210,000 -70,000	-70,000
Mihai Ciprian Hanu	205,000 205,000	205,000
Egor Procop	200,000 53,000	53,000
Gianluca Speranza	120,000 -16,000	-16,000
Leo Margets	110,000 -15,000	-15,000
Ana Marquez	65,000 -53,000	-53,000

04-30-2022 13:01 UTC+2

Franchi Knocked Out by Saliba's Superior Pocket Pair

Brandon Bloom

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

Justin Saliba opened to 12,000 from middle position and Dominique Franchi shoved for approximately 110,000 in the cutoff. Action folded back to Saliba who instantly put in the calling chips.

Dominique Franchi:
Justin Saliba: