2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

€25,000 High Roller
Day: 1
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 1
Entries
160
Players Left
69

Cimbolas Gets the Folds

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante
Matas Cimbolas
Matas Cimbolas

The flop read {3-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{3-Spades} and Kent Staahle (under the gun), Imad Derwiche (middle position), and Matas Cimbolas (button) all checked through to the {9-Hearts} on the turn. They all checked again to see the {k-Clubs} on the river. Staahle bet 1,500 for Derwiche to fold but Cimbolas raised it up to 4,500 for another fold and the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Kent Staahle no
Kent Staahle
70,000
20,000
20,000
Matas Cimbolas lt
Matas Cimbolas
52,000
52,000
52,000

Tags: Imad DerwicheKent StaahleMatas Cimbolas

Updated Chip Counts

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
159,000
25,300
25,300
EPT 1X Winner
Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
108,500
58,500
58,500
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
101,000
35,200
35,200
Dimitar Danchev bg
Dimitar Danchev
94,900
44,900
44,900
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
84,000
34,000
34,000
PokerStars
Andras Nemeth hu
Andras Nemeth
80,500
30,500
30,500
Sergi Reixach es
Sergi Reixach
72,900
42,200
42,200
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
70,000
-3,000
-3,000
Laszlo Bujtas hu
Laszlo Bujtas
69,600
19,600
19,600
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
51,400
19,400
19,400
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
50,000
EPT 2X Winner
Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
50,000
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
50,000
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
41,500
-8,500
-8,500
Dietrich Fast de
Dietrich Fast
38,700
-11,300
-11,300
Fabian Quoss de
Fabian Quoss
31,200
-18,800
-18,800
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
9,000
-41,000
-41,000

Kolev Wisely Checks the River

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

Boris Kolev raised it up on the button and was called by Ben Heath in the small blind and Diego Ventura in the big blind. The flop came {9-Spades}{7-Clubs}{5-Clubs} and the blinds checked to Kolev who continued for 1,800. Heath called and Ventura stepped aside.

The turn brought the {4-Clubs} and Heath checked again. Kolev sized up a bet of 6,000 and Heath stuck around to see the {k-Hearts} on the river. Heath checked for the third time and Kolev wisely checked it back. Heath tabled {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for a flush and Kolev's cards hit the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
36,500
6,000
6,000
Boris Kolev bg
Boris Kolev
34,800
-15,200
-15,200

Tags: Diego VenturaBen HeathBoris Kolev

Top Pair for Volkmann

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

The flop read {5-Clubs}{j-Spades}{9-Spades} and Bruno Volkmann had checked in the middle position. Sirzat Hissou bet 1,200 from the hijack for Dimitar Danchev to make the call on the button. Volkmann responded with a reraise to 4,200. Hissou folded but Danchev made the call.

The turn was the {7-Hearts}, Volkmann continued with a bet of 5,000 which Danchev called again.

The river completed the board with the {3-Hearts} for both of them to check. Volkmann tabled the {k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} for top pair and the pot as Danchev mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Sirzat Hissou de
Sirzat Hissou
112,000
71,900
71,900
Day 1 Chip Leader
Dimitar Danchev bg
Dimitar Danchev
93,500
-1,400
-1,400
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Tamon Nakamura jp
Tamon Nakamura
47,000
47,000
47,000
Jimmy Guerrero fr
Jimmy Guerrero
47,000
-3,000
-3,000
Bruno Volkmann br
Bruno Volkmann
39,000
39,000
39,000

Tags: Bruno VolkmannDimitar DanchevSirzat Hissou

Antonius Gets the Fold from Chidwick

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

The board read {9-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{k-Diamonds} with 4,500 in the middle.

Stephen Chidwick had checked in the hijack and Patrik Antonius bet 3,000 for Chidwick to consider it for a few seconds before opting to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Espen Jorstad
Espen Jorstad
121,000
-6,000
-6,000
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
90,000
-11,000
-11,000
Bruno Lopes fr
Bruno Lopes
85,000
35,000
35,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
58,000
8,000
8,000
Poker Hall of Famer
Rodrigo Selouan br
Rodrigo Selouan
48,000
Patrik Antonius fi
Patrik Antonius
47,500
-2,500
-2,500
EPT 1X Winner
Yuri Dzivielevski br
Yuri Dzivielevski
32,000
-17,300
-17,300

Tags: Patrik AntoniusStephen Chidwick

Petrangelo Cracks Garagnani's Aces

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante
Nick Petrangelo
Nick Petrangelo

Pedro Garagnani raised to 700 in early position and Nick Petrangelo three-bet to 2,700 in the cutoff. Garagnani stuck in a four-bet to 7,400 and Petrangelo called.

The dealer fanned the flop of {j-Hearts}{6-Spades}{2-Spades} and Garagnani continued with a bet of 5,500. Petrangelo called and the {3-Diamonds} rolled off on the turn. Garagnani tossed in another bet of 6,500 and Petrangelo shoved all in. Garagnani called off his stack of around 20,000 and the cards were face up.

Pedro Garagnani: {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}
Nick Petrangelo: {k-Spades}{j-Spades}

Garagnani's pocket aces were in the lead but Petrangelo held a pair with a flush draw. The river was the {k-Diamonds} to give Petrangelo two pair and Garagnani was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
94,000
42,600
42,600
Pedro Garagnani br
Pedro Garagnani
Busted

Tags: Pedro GaragnaniNick Petrangelo

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400