2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€5,300 Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info
2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 5
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€5,204,050
Entries
1,073
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
6
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 1073
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Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Morten Hvam made it 350,000 to go with the 
and Hugo Pingray followed along out of the big blind with the 
. The 
flop brought a check by Pingray, who then check-called a bet worth 275,000.
As the 
turn paired the board, Pingray opted to lead for 425,000 and Hvam was sticky to the 
river. The action was now checked through and Pierre Calamusa on the French rail applauded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,900,000
1,130,000
|
1,130,000 |
|
5,800,000
730,000
|
730,000 |
|
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Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Morten Hvam made it 350,000 to go from under the gun and Marcelo Simoes then three-bet to 1,250,000 with the 
in the big blind. The pressure by the Brazilian paid off as Hvam elected to fold.
Hugo Pingray then raised to 350,000 with the 
and Hvam called out of the big blind with 
. The 
flop went check, check, and the followed on the turn. Hvam now bet 450,000 and Pingray called as both players paired up on the 
river.
Hvam now used one of his time bank extensions before checking, Pingray checked it back and they chopped it up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,530,000
470,000
|
470,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,770,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
From under the gun, [Removed:510] made it 325,000 to go with 
and Hugo Pingray came along out of the big blind with 
to improve on the 
flop. They checked to the 
turn on which Pingray bet 375,000 and Trofimov called.
The 
river brought another bet worth 1,200,000 by Pingray, who kept 690,000 behind. Trofimov paid that off with plenty of hesitation to get shown the bad news and drop to the bottom of the leaderboard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,730,000
1,580,000
|
1,580,000 |
|
|
2,110,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
[Removed:510] opened to 325,000 on the button with 
and Marcelo Simoes flat-called holding 
in the small blind. Morten Hvam three-bet to 925,000 out of the big blind with 
.
The rather swift fold by Trofimov folded and Simoes came to the same conclusion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,200,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
||
|
|
7,000,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,610,000
410,000
|
410,000 |
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Following a cutoff raise to 350,000 by Erkan Soenmez with the , Marcelo Simoes defended in the big blind. The 
flop was checked by Simoes, who then check-raised from 250,000 to 520,000 and picked up a call by Soenmez.
Near instantly, Simoes bet the 
turn for 1,200,000 and Soenmez snap-folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,520,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,670,000
870,000
|
870,000 |
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Jaime Cervantes made it 360,000 to go with the in the cutoff and Erkan Soenmez flat-called with the on the button, as did [Removed:510] in the big blind with the 
. The action was checked around on the 
flop and they headed to the turn.
Once more it was checked all the way to the 
river, which was checked through, too. Cervantes won the pot thanks to his kicker advantage.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,980,000
960,000
|
960,000 |
|
|
4,020,000
515,000
|
515,000 |
|
|
3,540,000
355,000
|
355,000 |
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Marcelo Simoes raised to 320,000 with the 
and Marcelo Cervantes called on the button with the 
. Erkan Soenmez then pushed for 2,935,000 in the small blind with the .
Simoes quickly let go while Cervantes had a brief decision before folding.
"You had a pair?" Cervantes asked and Soenmez replied "no ... ace queen suited."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,520,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
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|
|
5,020,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
|
3,895,000
960,000
|
960,000 |
Level: 31
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 160,000
Level 30
: 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Marcelo Simoes made it 255,000 to go on the button with and Jaime Cervantes opted to defend the . The flop was checked by both players and the followed on the turn. Once more, both players checked and they headed to the 
river.
The action was checked through once more and Cervantes showed some frustration as the pot was shipped to Simoes.
Cervantes limped the small blind with the and Erkan Soenmez raised the to 395,000 for Cervantes to stick around. On a flop of , Cervantes check-called a bet worth 280,000 and faced another bet worth 490,000 by Soenmez on the turn.
The river was checked behind by Soenmez, who dropped to the bottom of the leaderboard in the final hand of the level. Upon conclusion of the hand, the six remaining players went on the third 20-minute break of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,890,000
490,000
|
490,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
6,350,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,335,000
610,000
|
610,000 |
|
|
4,535,000
505,000
|
505,000 |
|
|
3,150,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
2,935,000
605,000
|
605,000 |
