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

Nakamura Calls Correctly Against Di Nicola

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Tamon Nakamura
Tamon Nakamura

In a loaded pot to the {10-Spades}{9-Hearts}{3-Spades}{q-Hearts}{q-Clubs} river, Ermanno Di Nicola bet 11,000 into a pot of more than two times of that while in the small blind. Tamon Nakamura was in the tank in the big blind and eventually settled on the call by flicking in the required chips.

"Good call," Di Nicola said and tapped the table to reveal his {a-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} for a bluff. Nakamura had also missed the board with his {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} but the kicker played in his favour.

Player Chips Progress
Ermanno Di Nicola it
Ermanno Di Nicola
114,000 49,000
Tamon Nakamura jp
Tamon Nakamura
74,000 26,000

Tags: Ermanno Di NicolaTamon Nakamura

Assorted Counts in the Field

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Michael Chetrit fr
Michael Chetrit
210,000 98,000
Yannick Cardot fr
Yannick Cardot
175,000 175,000
Eric Sfez fr
Eric Sfez
165,000 75,000
Morten Hvam dk
Morten Hvam
Day 4 Chip Leader
160,000 82,000
Omar Lakhdari dz
Omar Lakhdari
150,000 150,000
Rocco Palumbo it
Rocco Palumbo
145,000 -100,000
Javier Gomez Zapatero es
Javier Gomez Zapatero
145,000 116,000
Lars Kamphues de
Lars Kamphues
115,000 115,000
Daniel Golder gb
Daniel Golder
110,000 20,000
Francisco Caballo Pena es
Francisco Caballo Pena
110,000 80,000
Valentino Konakchiev bg
Valentino Konakchiev
110,000 25,000
Peter Turmezey hu
Peter Turmezey
90,000 5,000
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos ca
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos
85,000 85,000
Apostolos Chatzopoulos gr
Apostolos Chatzopoulos
60,000 29,000

Moraes Chips Up in Showdown

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Rafael Moraes
Rafael Moraes

On the tail end of a heads-up pot involving Jaime Cervantes and Rafael Moraes, the board showed {10-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{2-Spades}{j-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}. Cervantes had checked and Moraes then bet 9,500. The reluctant call by the American followed and the PokerStars ambassador rolled over the {k-Spades}{10-Spades} for a pair of tens in order to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Rafael Moraes br
Rafael Moraes
160,000 15,000
Jaime Cervantes us
Jaime Cervantes
115,000 -20,000
Patrik Antonius fi
Patrik Antonius
EPT 1X Winner
50,000 -25,000

Tags: Jaime CervantesRafael Moraes

Abdelmoumene Moves Above 200K with Pitzanti Elimination

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Sandro Pitzanti got his last 17,500 in and Karim Abdelmoumene was the one to put him at risk.

Sandro Pitzanti: {5-Clubs}{5-Hearts}
Karim Abdelmoumene: {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

The board ran out {8-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{k-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} with no help for Pitzanti and he was eliminated from the tournament by Abdelmoumene, who moves above the 200,000 mark with the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Karim Abdelmoumene fr
Karim Abdelmoumene
210,000 30,000
Sandro Pitzanti nl
Sandro Pitzanti
Busted

Tags: Karim AbdelmoumeneSandro Pitzanti

Rodrigues Runs Into Kings

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Michael Rodrigues
Michael Rodrigues

Bennani Chakib in the cutoff called a raise to 2,500 by Vahe Ter-Khachatryan for Michael Rodrigues to jam for around 25,500 on the button. The initial raiser went all-in over the top and Chakib folded.

Michael Rodrigues: {a-Clubs}{10-Clubs}
Vahe Ter-Khachatryan: {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}

The {k-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} flop left Rodrigues in desperate shape and it was all over on the {7-Hearts} turn, which made the {9-Diamonds} river a formality.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Pastore fr
Jonathan Pastore
140,000 5,000
Vahe Ter-Khachatryan am
Vahe Ter-Khachatryan
85,000 85,000
Bennani Chakib ma
Bennani Chakib
75,000 32,000
Michael Rodrigues pt
Michael Rodrigues
Busted

Tags: Bennani ChakibMichael RodriguesVahe Ter-Khachatryan

Alman Gets Di Giacomo To Fold

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Claudio Di Giacomo raised to 2,500 on the button and Alexandru Alman called in the small blind. Henry Strasser in the big blind was interested but folded as the duo headed to the {q-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{8-Spades} flop. Alman now led for 2,500 to receive a call and did so again for 5,500 on the {5-Spades} turn. Di Giacomo called once more but then faced a bet worth 8,500 on the {a-Diamonds} river.

The Italian tanked for a while but eventually folded.

Di Giacomo is no longer the biggest stack on the table as Boris Kuzmanovic has taken over that role.

Player Chips Progress
Boris Kuzmanovic hr
Boris Kuzmanovic
220,000 162,000
Claudio Di Giacomo it
Claudio Di Giacomo
185,000 -5,000
Alexandru Alman it
Alexandru Alman
67,000 67,000
Vicent Bosca Ramon es
Vicent Bosca Ramon
45,000 -112,000
Henry Strasser ca
Henry Strasser
40,000 40,000

Tags: Alexandru AlmanBoris KuzmanovicClaudio Di GiacomoHenry Strasser

Marques Gets Away From It

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was heads-up with 9,000 in the pot and {a-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{9-Spades} on the board when Nicolas Julien shoved while facing a 6,800 bet from Pedro Marques on the button.

Marques was covered and had just over 18,000 remaining as he went into the tank. He ultimately tossed his hand in the muck to give the pot to Julien, who moved above the 100,000 mark in the late stages of Day 1b.

Player Chips Progress
Nicolas Julien fr
Nicolas Julien
101,000 69,800
Pedro Marques pt
Pedro Marques
18,300 -8,700

Tags: Nicolas JulienPedro Marques

Roboh Doubles Through Wojtas

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Jakob Wojtas three-bet out of the small blind to force out Jason Wheeler in the big blind and he then called the four-bet shove by the initial raiser Simon Roboh for 20,700.

Simon Roboh: {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}
Jakob Wojtas: {a-Hearts}{j-Spades}

The {j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{5-Hearts} board brought no upset as Roboh held into the lead for the double.

"Oh no, I had jack-ten of hearts," Wheeler exclaimed in table chat.

Player Chips Progress
Aylar Lie no
Aylar Lie
180,000 30,000
Eric Sfez fr
Eric Sfez
90,000 90,000
Bryan Paris us
Bryan Paris
85,000 39,000
Jason Wheeler us
Jason Wheeler
67,000 67,000
Jakub Wojtas de
Jakub Wojtas
45,000 45,000
Simon Roboh fr
Simon Roboh
44,000 44,000

Tags: Jakob WojtasJason WheelerSimon Roboh

Assorted Counts in the Field

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Rocco Palumbo it
Rocco Palumbo
245,000 46,500
Ferenc Deak hu
Ferenc Deak
230,000 115,000
Gustavo Mastelotto br
Gustavo Mastelotto
200,000 -30,000
Claudio Di Giacomo it
Claudio Di Giacomo
190,000 23,000
Arnaud Mattern fr
Arnaud Mattern
EPT 1X Winner
158,000 -7,000
Marco Regonaschi it
Marco Regonaschi
150,000 150,000
Rafael Moraes br
Rafael Moraes
145,000 35,000
Besiana Antoni
Besiana Antoni
145,000 145,000
Mehdi Chaoui ma
Mehdi Chaoui
140,000 98,000
Armin Rezaei at
Armin Rezaei
135,000 125,500
Maxi Lehmanski de
Maxi Lehmanski
115,000 115,000
Jules Dickerson fr
Jules Dickerson
115,000 115,000
Valentino Konakchiev bg
Valentino Konakchiev
85,000 20,000
Nariman Yaghmai ir
Nariman Yaghmai
75,000 40,000
Maxime Chilaud fr
Maxime Chilaud
70,000 70,000

Hirs Knocks Out Joubert

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Aliaksandr Hirs
Aliaksandr Hirs

Throughout a board of {j-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}, the chips trickled in between Dimitri Joubert and Aliaksandr Hirs with the former betting the river for 12,500. Hirs then pushed all-in with the slightly superior stack and Joubert called it off.

The Belorussian tabled the {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs} for jacks full and Joubert flashed pocket queens. Both stacks were counted and Joubert was covered to hit the rail in the final hand before the break.

Player Chips Progress
Aliaksandr Hirs by
Aliaksandr Hirs
100,000 100,000
Dimitri Joubert fr
Dimitri Joubert
Busted

Tags: Aliaksandr HirsDimitri Joubert