Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€5,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€5,204,050
Entries
1,073
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
418
Players Left
121
Players Left 1 / 1,073
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Level 5
: 200/500, 500 ante
With a field of 382 entries already, the flagship €5,300 Main Event appears to be destined for a strong turnout and some of the new notables in the mix can be found below.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,000 | |
|
31,000 | |
|
26,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
7,000 | |
|
||
Level 5
: 200/500, 500 ante
The hero not long ago after busting a short stack, Alejandro "Papo MC" Lococo and his mate from Argentina have vanished. A quick look at his former table revealed a far bigger stack for David Lopez Llacer and the Spaniard, along with Ana Marquez, were kind enough to relay the details.
According to Lopez Llacer, he three-bet to 3,800 and Lococo called for them to check down a 
flop with two clubs. The 
turn was checked again and Lopez Llacer then check-raised from 3,800 to 10,000. Lococo moved all-in for almost 50,000 with 
and was called by Lopez Llacer with pocket eights for a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
117,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level 5
: 200/500, 500 ante
With 20,000 in the pot and 
on the board, Luigi Serricchio checked from the small blind and Selahaddin Bedir bet 7,000 from the big blind. Serricchio called and the turn was 
.
Both players checked the turn and checked again when 
came on the river. Serricchio turned over 
, but Bedir had 
to take the pot with a pair of aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000 | |
|
62,800 |
Level 5
: 200/500, 500 ante
Tsugunari Toma raised to 1,100 from under the gun and was called two ways. Julien Sitbon then squeezed to 7,200 and Toma called, as did Mihail Lala and they headed to the 
flop.
Sitbon bet 9,500 and Toma moved all-in, which prompted Lala to call all-in for 22,000 and Sitbon also got his last 35,000 into the middle as well.
Mihail Lala: 
Julien Sitbon: 
Tsugunari Toma: 
In an earlier showdown, Toma had won a big pot off Sitbon and he would do so again now as the board completed with the 
turn and 
river. Toma secured a double knockout and soared to the top of the leaderboard by a healthy margin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
222,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level 5
: 200/500, 500 ante
Daniel Lunario bet 2,500 from the cutoff with 
on the board and Patrick Faraut shoved from the button for 9,400. Julien Sitbon responded with a four-bet shove to 16,700 and Lunario went into the tank for a moment.
Lunario tossed his hand in the muck and Faraut was at risk against Sitbon. Sitbon turned over 
for deuces and threes and Faraut had for the top pair of sevens. The river was with no help to improve Faraut and he hit the rail while Sitbon gathered the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
|
32,700
16,400
|
16,400 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 5
: 200/500, 500 ante
Alejandro Lococo raised to 1,100 from under the gun and was called by David Lopez Llacer on the button. Stephane Abehassera was then all-in for the last 1,500 in the big blind and received two calls.
The flop brought a bet worth 600 by Lococo and a call by Lopez Llacer.
"Ten of hearts!" Lococo demanded and the 
appeared on the turn. "Close," the dealer joked and several players at the table started laughing.
Lococo bet again and Lopez Llacer now folded.
Stephane Abehassera: 
Alejandro Lococo: 
The river completed the board and Abehassera missed his flush draw to hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
46,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
|
||
|
28,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
Busted | |
Level 5
: 200/500, 500 ante
Three ways to the 
flop, Morgan Aceto bet 1,500 from an early position and Victoria Coren Mitchell let go. PokerStars ambassador Ramon Colillas check-called and both then checked down the turn.
On the 
river, Aceto checked behind and Colillas turned over 
. However, that ended up second-best as Aceto had flopped the bottom end of the straight with the .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
||
|
38,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
24,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
Level 5
: 200/500, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
62,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
60,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
55,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
||
|
55,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
50,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
37,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
34,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
32,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
32,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
||
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
32,000
300
|
300 |
|
29,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
27,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
27,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
27,000 | |
|
27,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
||
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
13,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
12,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
Busted | |
Level 5
: 200/500, 500 ante
In a preflop raising war, Frenchman Rubens Sellam was all-in and at risk for the last 21,300 and it was one of the most classic setups in which he was in dire shape against Christopher Puetz.
Rubens Sellam: 
Christopher Puetz:
Sellam sighed visibly and was ready to leave when he found no help on the flop and turn. However, the river came to the rescue and Sellam doubled to leave Puetz short.
The same table also features the defending champion Manig Loeser and Jessica Teusl.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
44,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
||
|
7,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
