2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
€939,840
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€5,204,050
Entries
1,073
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
85
Players Left
16

Morten Hvam Leads the Final 16 Into Day 4 of the €5,300 Main Event at EPT Monte Carlo

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

Day 3 of the EPT Monte Carlo €5,300 Main Event has come to an end and 16 players are moving on to Day 4 of the flagship event of the 2022 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®.

A total of 1,073 runners turned out for the Main Event and only two tables remain from the 85 players started Day 3. The returning 16 players will play for a top prize of €939,840 from a total prize pool of €5,204,050.

Morten Hvam is the chip leader going into the penultimate Day 4 and he is followed closely by PokerStars Ambassador Ramon Colillas and bracelet winner Hugo Pingray. Nariman Yahgmai and Francky Magliocco round out the top five chip counts after Day 3.

Also alive are two PokerStars online qualifiers, Erkan Soenmez and Jussi Nevanlinna, and among the rest of the pack are Jaime Cervantes, Dragos Trofimov, Ferenc Deak, as well as bracelet winners Niall Farrell and Justin Saliba.

2022 EPT Monte Carlo €5,300 Main Event Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts

RankNameCountryChip CountDay 4 Big Blinds
1Morten HvamDenmark3,895,000156
2Ramon ColillasSpain3,480,000139
3Hugo PingrayFrance3,360,000134
4Nariman YaghmaiIran2,600,000104
5Francky MaglioccoFrance2,550,000102
6Ferenc DeakHungary2,190,00087
7Erkan SoenmezGermany2,075,00083
8Marcelo SimoesBrazil1,845,00074
9Jussi NevanlinnaFinland1,710,00068
10Yannick CardotFrance1,525,00061

Day 3 Highlights

Hvam was the chip leader at the end of Day 1b and he has returned to the top after falling back from the pack on Day 2 and starting Day 3 with 465,000. He got started early and eliminated Lucas Sfez during a run that saw him get to over 2,000,000 just before the second break. The top stack scored another big hand late to cross 3,000,000 when Fausto Tantillo jammed with eights but ran into Hvam’s pocket kings.

Elsewhere in the room, Colillas was running it up at the featured table throughout the afternoon. The PokerStars Ambassador started the day in the top ten and kept pace several big hands, including a clash with Julien Martini that brought back memories of their heads-up battle in the 2019 PokerStars Players Championship, where Colillas came out on top for a $5,100,000 prize.

Ramon Colillas
Ramon Colillas

Colillas moved above 1,000,000 after the hand with Martini and climbed again later with a big pot against Arthur Conan, only to take the chip lead for a short time in the late stages of the day after picking up a double knockout on the featured table. The Spaniard will return in search of his first EPT title.

Ana Marquez was the last woman standing in the tournament after an impressive run that saw her bow out in 26th place for €26,230. Other players coming up short on Day 3 include Jonas Lauck, Gaelle Baumann, and bracelet winners Ole Schemion and Simone Andrian.

Remaining Payouts

PlacePrize
1€939,840
2€564,640
3€397,590
4€298,710
5€228,460
6€167,050
7€125,420
8€89,770
9€69,990
10-11€58,130
12-13€52,090
14-15€46,890
16€41,680

Day 4 on Friday

Action will pick up on Day 4 at Noon local time on Friday with 24:38 left in Level 23 with blinds at 10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante. The plan is to play down to the final six players and return to crown a champion at Saturday’s finale. All of the action can be seen on PokerStars TV via YouTube and Twitch, with livestreaming featured on a 30-minute security delay.

Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team throughout the rest of the week for live updates from the floor of the EPT Monte Carlo €5,300 Main Event at Monte Carlo Sporting Complex on the shores of the French Riviera.

Tags: Ana MarquezArthur ConanFerenc DeakGaelle BaumannJaime CervantesJulien MartiniJustin SalibaMorten HvamNiall FarrellOle SchemionRamon ColillasSimone AndrianYannick Cardot