Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€5,300 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€5,204,050
Entries
1,073
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
332
Players Left
85
Chenet Doubles Through Sfez
Level 16
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Lucas Sfez defended his big blind against a raise by Laurent Chenet and check-jammed the 
flop to get called by Chenet with the inferior stack.
Laurent Chenet: 
Lucas Sfez: 
The kicker played after the 
turn and 
river, allowing Chenet to double for 115,000.
Shortly after, Duong Nguyen's short stack ride came to an end as the field was whittled down further.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
265,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
130,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
|
Busted |
Zeiter and Ter-Khachatryan on the Rail
Level 16
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Diego Zeiter was all-in with a short stack on the button holding the . Ladislao Dalfo Batlle rejammed in the small blind with the 
and the pocket pair remained ahead throughout the [Ac5c4h5s9s board.
One table over, Vahe Ter-Khachatryan got the last 27,000 in from the small blind. Demosthenes Kiriopoulos called with the superior stack in the big blind to create the following showdown.
Vahe Ter-Khachatryan: 
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos: 
The 
board improved the Canadian on flop and river to score the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
110,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Kunze Doubles and then Busts to Briotti
Level 16
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Tom Kunze shoved all in on the button for 35,000 and was called by Tommaso Briotti in the big blind. Kunze held 
and was up against the 
of Briotti. Kunze spiked a king on the flop and held on for a double up to just over 70,000 chips.
However, in the next hand, Kunze pushed all in again for just over 70,000 this time and Briotti once again called from the small blind. Kunze was in rough shape this time with 
against Briotti's 
.
The board ran out 
and Briotti held on to eliminate Kunze just one hand later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
297,000
192,000
|
192,000 |
|
Busted |
Rezaei Eliminated by Vayssieres
Level 16
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Daniel Rezaei was flipping for his tournament life against Nicolas Vayssieres as the last 72,000 were put on the line.
Daniel Rezaei: 
Nicolas Vayssieres:
The 
flop and turn kept Rezaei in the lead but the struck on the river for Vayssieres.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
178,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
Busted |
Hamidou and Peyroles Eliminated
Level 16
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Jules Hamidou somehow tangled in a larger preflop contest in which Leonard Herrmann was at risk for 167,000 with the . The 
of Hamidou were crushed and found no equity on the 
board.
Soon after, Hamidou lost the remainder of it and headed to the payout desk.
There was another all-in showdown shortly after, however. Herrmann raised to 10,000 and Arnaud Peyroles jammed for 42,000 on the button. Mikita Badziakouski reshoved in the small blind and that isolated successfully.
Arnaud Peyroles:
Mikita Badziakouski:
The 
flop saw Peyroles vault out of his seat and he was drawing dead on the 
turn. He "improved" to a meaningless flush on the river which a player pointed out. Peyroles sat back down, then saw his chips pushed over and realised what happened before also heading to the rail to collect his payout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
335,000
217,000
|
217,000 |
|
148,000
-137,000
|
-137,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Marquez Climbs Her Way Back to an Average Stack
Level 16
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Ana Marquez and Marco Regonaschi were heads-up in a three-bet pot with the board reading 
. Marquez started with a check and Regonaschi shoved all in, into a pot of around 100,000. Marquez instantly called off her stack of 82,000 and tabled her hand.
Ana Marquez: 
Marco Regonaschi: 
Despite turning a flush, Regonaschi was already drawing dead to the full house of Marquez. The 
on the river was insignificant and Marquez doubled up to nearly the average stack. Keep in mind, Marquez was down to just 18,000, or five big blinds during the money bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
138,000
-222,000
|
-222,000 |
Gomez Zapatero Jumps Into the Lead
Level 16
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
On a heads-up turn of 
, it appeared that Javier Gomez Zapatero out of the big blind and Julien Martini in an early position invested 125,000 each. Gomez Zapatero then bet the 
river for 94,000 and Martini called.
The Spaniard tabled the 
for aces and kings in order to claim a very healthy pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
235,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
|
||
Kitano Eliminated by Trevidy
Level 16
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Ewen Trevidy raised to 11,000 and then faced the push by Kosei Kitano for 61,000 total. After carefully counting his remaining stack, Trevidy committed to the call and was pleased with the showdown that unfolded.
Kosei Kitano:
Ewen Trevidy: 
There was no help for the dominated pair on the 
runout as Kitano was sent to the payout desk in the penultimate level of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
730,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
520,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
||
|
420,000
122,000
|
122,000 |
|
|
||
|
255,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
245,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
||
|
170,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
90,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
Busted | |
Sargsyan Flips Well Against Tantillo
Level 16
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Fausto Tantillo raised to 11,000 in the cutoff and then called the shove by Aram Sargsyan on the button for 53,000 in total.
Aram Sargsyan:
Fausto Tantillo:
The flop gave Sargsyan a gutshot and he improved thanks to the on the turn. Another blank followed on the river as Sargsyan stuck around for more.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
570,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
118,000
28,000
|
28,000 |