2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 1b
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 1b
Entries
631
Players Left
187

Mastelotto Leaves Ensan Short

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante
Hossein Ensan
Hossein Ensan

Picking up the action in a loaded pot to the {10-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{3-Spades} turn, Gustavo Mastelotto checked from under the gun and Hossein Ensan bet 4,000 on the button. Mastelotto then check-raised to 12,600 with 12,000 behind and Ensan called after brief consideration.

The {9-Spades} river paired the board and Mastelotto took some two minutes before he bet 10,200 for the vast majority of his stack. Ensan double-checked his cards, pondered about the next move for around 15 seconds, nodded and folded.

Player Chips Progress
Gustavo Mastelotto br
Gustavo Mastelotto
50,000
50,000
50,000
Hossein Ensan de
Hossein Ensan
12,200
-17,800
-17,800
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Gustavo MastelottoHossein Ensan

Assorted Counts and New Entries

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Harry Lodge gb
Harry Lodge
41,000
11,000
11,000
Jean-Philippe Rohr fr
Jean-Philippe Rohr
36,000
6,000
6,000
Giulio Astarita it
Giulio Astarita
36,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
33,000
3,000
3,000
Poker Hall of Famer
Alexandros Kolonias gr
Alexandros Kolonias
32,000
2,000
2,000
Arnaud Mattern fr
Arnaud Mattern
31,000
31,000
31,000
EPT 1X Winner
Nariman Yaghmai ir
Nariman Yaghmai
30,000
Hossein Ensan de
Hossein Ensan
30,000
30,000
30,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Ermanno Di Nicola it
Ermanno Di Nicola
30,000
Georgios Karakousis gr
Georgios Karakousis
27,600
-2,400
-2,400
Andrea Cortellazzi it
Andrea Cortellazzi
26,000
-4,000
-4,000
Andrey Andreev ru
Andrey Andreev
22,000

O'Neill Wins Without Showdown

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

With 5,600 in the middle to the {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} river, Jack O'Neill checked in an early position and Andreas Vlachos bet 5,200 on the button. This sent the Brit deep into the tank and once he eventually flicked in a single chip for the call, Vlachos mucked his cards.

O'Neill won the pot without the need to show his cards and bounced back above the starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Jack O'Neill gb
Jack O'Neill
36,200
Frederic Delval fr
Frederic Delval
28,000
Andreas Vlachos gr
Andreas Vlachos
25,500

Tags: Andreas VlachosJack O'Neill

Nahas Makes a Straight to Bust Pro

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante
Antoine Nahas
Antoine Nahas

Action was to Gonzalo Pro on the button with {a-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{6-Spades}{8-Clubs}{4-Clubs} on the board. Pro bet 12,100 and Antoine Nahas shoved with more from the cutoff.

Pro went deep into the tank before tossing in his last 12,000. Nahas turned over {7-Spades}{5-Spades} for the straight to take the pot while Pro gathered his things to leave. The dealer turned over Pro's {8-Spades}{8-Hearts} and tossed them in the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Antoine Nahas lb
Antoine Nahas
60,400
60,400
60,400
Gonzalo Pro es
Gonzalo Pro
Busted

Tags: Antoine NahasGonzalo Pro

Adinolfi Among the Early Chip Leaders

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

On a completed board of {5-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{6-Spades}{q-Clubs}, the opponent of Alessandro Adinolfi bet 1,000. The Italian then opted for a raise to 2,600 from two seats over and raked in the pot without any resistance, as the muck followed and allowed Adinolfi to claim the pot without showdown.

He has already added more than a third to his stack to be among the early leaders on Day 1b.

Player Chips Progress
Alessandro Adinolfi it
Alessandro Adinolfi
42,000
42,000
42,000
Balakrishna Patur us
Balakrishna Patur
28,000
-2,000
-2,000

Tags: Alessandro Adinolfi

Hanna Chips Up With Aggression

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

Georges Hanna chipped up early on and he did so again soon after when the blinds had gone up. The {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{9-Hearts} flop saw Gregory Caubet check-call a bet of 1,000 by Hanna and they checked the {3-Clubs} turn. After the {k-Hearts} river, Caubet checked again and Hanna's bet of 3,500 won the pot uncontested.

Player Chips Progress
Georges Hanna lb
Georges Hanna
37,000
7,000
7,000
Gregory Caubet fr
Gregory Caubet
29,000
29,000
29,000

Tags: Georges HannaGregory Caubet

Balogh Takes From Santoro

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

With 2,000 in the pot and {6-Spades}{7-Spades}{j-Hearts}{4-Hearts} on the board, Amerigo Santoro bet 1,700 and Andras Balogh called from the button. The river was {9-Clubs}.

Santoro checked the river and then called when Balogh bet 2,600. Balogh turned over {7-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} for sevens and fours and Santoro tossed the losing hand into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Andras Balogh hu
Andras Balogh
36,500
Amerigo Santoro it
Amerigo Santoro
28,400

Tags: Amerigo SantoroAndras Balogh

Pirmamod Second Casualty of the Day

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante
Julien Mariani
Julien Mariani

Nasrodin Pirmamod raised to 300 and Julien Mariani three-bet to 1,300 from one seat over in the hijack. Daniel Golder then four-bet to 4,000 and Pirmamod called all-in, Mariani called as well.

The {9-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} flop was checked by both active players and Mariani bet the {9-Spades} turn for 3,800. Golder carefully counted his entire stack and opted to fold.

Nasrodin Pirmamod: {q-Clubs}{j-Hearts}
Julien Mariani: {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}

The {9-Diamonds} river brought a full house on the board but Mariani's pocket pair secured the second knockout of the day. Michael Goodman had been the first to bust in the opening stages in the Palmiers Room.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Golder gb
Daniel Golder
42,500
12,000
12,000
Julien Mariani fr
Julien Mariani
39,000
6,500
6,500
Michael Goodman
Michael Goodman
Busted
Nasrodin Pirmamod lb
Nasrodin Pirmamod
Busted

Tags: Daniel GolderJulien MarianiMichael GoodmanNasrodin Pirmamod

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

Four-Bet Pot to Boi

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

A reraise to 2,000 was in front of Alejandro Lococo out of the big blind and he then faced a squeeze to 4,900 by Paolo Boi in the cutoff. Lococo opted to flat-call after giving it some thought for half a minute and tossed in a blue T-5,000 chip. The flop brought {q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} and Lococo checked for Boi to bet 5,100 and win the pot right there.

Player Chips Progress
Paolo Boi it
Paolo Boi
42,000
Alejandro Lococo ar
Alejandro Lococo
25,600
-6,900
-6,900
PokerStars

Tags: Paolo BoiAlejandro Lococo