€1,100 FPS Main Event
Day 3 Started
2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€1,100 FPS Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€1,841,280
Entries
1,918
Level
40
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
62
Players Left
6
Day 3 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Name | Country | Chips | Day 3 Big Blinds |
| 1 | 1 | Arthur Amar | France | 815,000 | 33 |
| 1 | 2 | Giovanni Rosadoni | France | 420,000 | 17 |
| 1 | 3 | Jean Souprayenmestry | France | 540,000 | 22 |
| 1 | 4 | Michele Guerrini | Italy | 415,000 | 17 |
| 1 | 5 | Gregory [Removed:372] | France | 2,500,000 | 100 |
| 1 | 6 | Tibor Nagygyorgy | Hungary | 400,000 | 16 |
| 1 | 7 | Mihai-Emil Isar | Romania | 635,000 | 25 |
| 1 | 8 | Jurgen Resch | Austria | 405,000 | 16 |
| 2 | 1 | Hicham Hachoumi | France | 1,080,000 | 43 |
| 2 | 2 | Julien Da Silva | France | 430,000 | 17 |
| 2 | 3 | Alessandro Adinolfo | Italy | 1,407,000 | 56 |
| 2 | 4 | Brice Guido | France | 520,000 | 21 |
| 2 | 5 | Imad Derwiche | France | 880,000 | 35 |
| 2 | 6 | Dominique Terzian | France | 620,000 | 25 |
| 2 | 7 | Diego Angeli | Italy | 685,000 | 27 |
| 2 | 8 | Marcelo Simoes | Brazil | 1,280,000 | 51 |
| 3 | 1 | Florian Decamps | France | 2,150,000 | 86 |
| 3 | 2 | Mehdi Chaoui | Morocco | 1,130,000 | 45 |
| 3 | 3 | Fabio Peluso | Italy | 1,100,000 | 44 |
| 3 | 4 | Kevin Bismuth | France | 545,000 | 22 |
| 3 | 5 | Roberto Forestiero | Italy | 595,000 | 24 |
| 3 | 6 | Angelo Castriotta | Italy | 455,000 | 18 |
| 3 | 7 | Giacomo Lepre | Italy | 50,000 | 2 |
| 3 | 8 | Lyudmil Ivanov | Bulgaria | 1,560,000 | 62 |
| 4 | 1 | Javier Gomez | Spain | 1,025,000 | 41 |
| 4 | 2 | Eugenio Peralta | Ireland | 2,240,000 | 90 |
| 4 | 3 | Xavier Rouayroux | France | 300,000 | 12 |
| 4 | 4 | Jaime Cervantes | USA | 1,600,000 | 64 |
| 4 | 5 | Jerome Ruefenacht | Switzerland | 565,000 | 23 |
| 4 | 6 | Raymond Attal | France | 705,000 | 28 |
| 4 | 7 | Lucas Scafini | Brazil | 2,225,000 | 89 |
| 4 | 8 | Giuseppe Zarbo | Italy | 1,000,000 | 40 |
| 5 | 1 | Francois Vincenti | France | 735,000 | 29 |
| 5 | 2 | Savvas Mitsikouridis | Cyprus | 710,000 | 28 |
| 5 | 3 | Luca Marchetti | Italy | 905,000 | 36 |
| 5 | 4 | Kacper Swiderski | Poland | 795,000 | 32 |
| 5 | 5 | Teddy Kefalas | France | 275,000 | 11 |
| 5 | 6 | Andrea Rocci | Italy | 220,000 | 9 |
| 5 | 7 | Florian Guimond | France | 1,755,000 | 70 |
| 5 | 8 | Alexandre Poulain | France | 510,000 | 20 |
| 6 | 1 | Sebastien Seguin | France | 1,065,000 | 43 |
| 6 | 2 | Kayhan Mokri | Norway | 1,585,000 | 63 |
| 6 | 3 | Braz Borges | Portugal | 190,000 | 8 |
| 6 | 4 | Antonio Crocetta | Italy | 620,000 | 25 |
| 6 | 5 | Giulio Astarita | Italy | 1,105,000 | 44 |
| 6 | 6 | Adel Ben Messaoud | France | 370,000 | 15 |
| 6 | 7 | Nicola D'Anselmo | Italy | 90,000 | 4 |
| 6 | 8 | Alan Bono | France | 955,000 | 38 |
| 7 | 1 | Gerard Cohen | France | 380,000 | 15 |
| 7 | 2 | Alexandre Le Vaillant | France | 525,000 | 21 |
| 7 | 3 | Mauricio Zeman | Chile | 530,000 | 21 |
| 7 | 5 | Jacob Amsellem | Israel | 195,000 | 8 |
| 7 | 6 | Motoyoshi Okamura | Japan | 1,045,000 | 42 |
| 7 | 7 | Alfonso Simone | Italy | 865,000 | 35 |
| 7 | 8 | Jakub Wojtas | Germany | 595,000 | 24 |
| 8 | 2 | [Removed:388] | France | 1,420,000 | 57 |
| 8 | 3 | Kevin Abecassis | France | 875,000 | 35 |
| 8 | 4 | Valentin Cristea | Romania | 955,000 | 38 |
| 8 | 5 | Tahar Said | France | 1,145,000 | 46 |
| 8 | 6 | Alexandre Sette | France | 1,645,000 | 66 |
| 8 | 7 | Markus Garberg | Norway | 770,000 | 31 |
| 8 | 8 | Ruslan Lukash | Ukraine | 1,115,000 | 45 |
Day 3 of the 2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo €1,100 FPS Main Event Will Begin Soon
The 2022 PokerStars European Poker Tour presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®️ continues today on the French Riviera at Monte-Carlo Sporting, and Day 3 action in the €1,100 French Poker Series (FPS) Main Event will pick up at noon local time.
This is the biggest turnout in the history of the tournament, attracting 1,918 total entries from 62 countries to create a massive €1,841,280 prize pool. Only 62 players remain, and although each player returning today has locked up €4,200, all eyes are on the first-place prize of €290,910.
Play will resume in Level 23 and blinds will be 10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 big blind ante. French player Gregory [Removed:372] will return with the chip lead holding 2,500,000 chips, good for 100 big blinds. Others over the two-million chip mark are Brazil’s Lucas Scafini (2,250,000), Eugenio Peralta (2,240,000), and Florian Decamps (2,150,000).
Some notables still in contention for the top prize and the glory include Mehdi Chaoui, Imad Derwiche, Jaime Cervantes, Motoyoshi Okamura, and Javier Gomez. The field will continue to be whittled down today before players return on Monday to play to a winner. Today, the plan is to play ten levels or down to six players.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews team continues to bring you updates throughout the tournament until a champion is crowned.
Shuffle Up and Deal
Cards are in the air and play is now underway for Day 3 of the FPS Main Event.
Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Garberg Takes a Small Pot
Level 23
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Tahar Said opened to 55,000 on the button and Markus Garberg defended the big blind.
The dealer spread the 
flop and Garberg check-called a bet of 65,000.
Both players checked the 
turn to the 
river. Garberg led for 120,000 and Said tanked for a couple minutes before letting go of his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000 | 155,000 |
|
930,000 | 160,000 |
Nagygyorgy Shoves the River
Level 23
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
With a pot of nearly 300,000 in the middle and a full board of 
, Tibor Nagygyorgy shoved around 200,000 and Arthur Amar went into the tank for a moment. After considering his options, Amar tossed his cards in the muck and gave up the early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
625,000 | -190,000 |
|
595,000 | 195,000 |
Resch Ousted by [Removed:372]'s Superior Pocket Pair
Level 23
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Jürgen Resch got his stack of approximately 350,000 in from early position and was at risk against Gregory [Removed:372] on the button.
Jürgen Resch: 
Gregory [Removed:372]: 
The board ran out 
and the chip leader coming into the day added to his stack, while Resch was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
![[Removed:371]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
|
2,880,000 | 380,000 |
|
Busted |
Castriotta Pressures Chaoui
Level 23
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Mehdi Chaoui raised to 55,000 from under the gun and Angelo Castriotta three-bet to 125,000 from the cutoff. The button and blinds got out of the way and Chaoui went into the tank.
After some chatter with his opponent, Chaoui picked up his cards to fold.
"I will fold this time. I will fold. But next time I go all in," Chaoui said with a smile as he tossed his cards in the muck.
Chaoui is looking for a big day so he can make a run at his first EPT title after a red-hot 2022 where he has two victories and four second place finishes at poker tournaments throughout France.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,215,000 | 85,000 |
|
670,000 | 215,000 |
Rouayroux Doubles Through Cervantes
Level 23
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Xavier Rouayroux jammed for 335,000 from early position and Jaime Cervantes called from one seat over, while everyone else folded.
Xavier Rouayroux: 
Jaime Cervantes: 
Rouayroux needed help and instantly found it on the 
flop. The and 
completed the board to secure his double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,320,000 | -280,000 |
|
|
730,000 | 430,000 |