2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

€25,000 High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
83
Prize
€958,140
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€4,297,790
Entries
179
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
13
Players Left
1

Danchev Takes From Speranza

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Action was heads-up with a growing pot in the middle and {8-Clubs}{q-Spades}{2-Clubs}{6-Hearts} on the board when Dimitar Danchev checked from the big blind and Gianluca Speranza bet 175,000 from middle position. Danchev called and the river was {5-Diamonds}.

Both players checked the river to get to a showdown and Danchev turned over {q-Clubs}{7-Clubs} for a pair of queens. Speranza threw the losing hand in the muck and Danchev took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Gianluca Speranza it
Gianluca Speranza
2,455,000 -345,000
Dimitar Danchev bg
Dimitar Danchev
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
1,150,000 -100,000

Tags: Dimitar DanchevGianluca Speranza

Manig Loeser Eliminated in 8th Place (€135,120)

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Manig Loeser
Manig Loeser

Manig Loeser jammed for around 300,000 and Gianluca Speranza looked him up. Action was heads-up and Loeser was at risk.

Manig Loeser: {a-Spades}{j-Spades}
Gianluca Speranza: {q-}{q-}

The board ran out with no improvement for Loeser's suited ace-jack and the queens held to eliminate him from the tournament in eighth place for €135,120.

Player Chips Progress
Gianluca Speranza it
Gianluca Speranza
2,800,000 1,300,000
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
EPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Gianluca SperanzaManig Loeser

Steve O'Dwyer Eliminated in 9th Place (€112,600)

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Steve O'Dwyer
Steve O'Dwyer

Steve O'Dwyer got the last of his stack in and Byron Kaverman was the one to put him at risk.

Steve O'Dwyer: {a-}{j-}
Byron Kaverman: {k-}{k-}

The board ran out with no help for O'Dwyer and he was eliminated from the tournament in ninth place for €112,600.

Player Chips Progress
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
1,700,000 475,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Byron KavermanSteve O'Dwyer

Thorel Takes With Flop Bet

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Dimitar Danchev raised to 50,000 from middle position and Gianluca Speranza called from the cutoff before Jean-Noel Thorel three-bet to 120,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded and both players called to see a flop.

The flop was {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} and Thorel bet 100,000. Both players folded rather quickly and Thorel picked up the pot without resistance.

Player Chips Progress
Gianluca Speranza it
Gianluca Speranza
1,500,000 -250,000
Dimitar Danchev bg
Dimitar Danchev
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
1,250,000 -70,000
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
1,180,000 230,000

Tags: Dimitar DanchevGianluca SperanzaJean-Noel Thorel

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

Final Table Seat Draw

Level 23 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
TableSeatNameChip Count
11Dimitar Danchev1,320,000
12Bruno Lopes550,000
13Gianluca Speranza2,510,000
14Byron Kaverman1,225,000
15Jean-Noel Thorel950,000
16Manig Loeser375,000
17Steve O'Dwyer230,000
18Rodrigo Seiji930,000
19Marton Czuczor850,000
Player Chips Progress
Gianluca Speranza it
Gianluca Speranza
2,510,000 100,000
Dimitar Danchev bg
Dimitar Danchev
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
1,320,000 -170,000
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
1,225,000 70,000
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
950,000 -40,000
Rodrigo Seiji br
Rodrigo Seiji
930,000 10,000
Marton Czuczor hu
Marton Czuczor
850,000 30,000
Bruno Lopes fr
Bruno Lopes
550,000 -30,000
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
EPT 1X Winner
375,000 -60,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
230,000 -105,000

Davidi Kitai Eliminated in 10th Place (€97,900)

Level 23 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Davidi Kitai
Davidi Kitai

Marton Czuczor put out a large stack from the button and Davidi Kitai shoved 360,000 from the big blind. Czuczor called and action was heads-up with Kitai at risk.

Davidi Kitai: {a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}
Marton Czuczor: {a-Hearts}{8-Spades}

The board ran out {2-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{4-Clubs} and Czuczor caught an eight on the turn to eliminate Kitai in tenth place for €97,900.

The tournament will now take a brief break to prepare the final table.

Player Chips Progress
Marton Czuczor hu
Marton Czuczor
820,000 410,000
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Davidi KitaiMarton Czuczor

Seiji Takes From Czuczor

Level 23 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Rodrigo Seiji raised to 80,000 from the small blind and Marton Czuczor called from the big blind. The flop was {10-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{9-Hearts}.

Seiji bet 60,000 and Czuczor called to see {6-Spades} on the turn.

Seiji continued for 70,000 and Czuczor used a time bank before tossing in chips to call.

The river was {10-Clubs} and Seiji shoved the rest of it, sending Czuczor into the tank. After using three time banks, Czuczor got away from it.

Action is still slow going and hand-for-hand as players jockey for their position at the final table.

Player Chips Progress
Rodrigo Seiji br
Rodrigo Seiji
920,000 185,000
Marton Czuczor hu
Marton Czuczor
410,000 -235,000

Tags: Marton CzuczorRodrigo Seiji

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000