€5,300 Main Event Day 2 | 2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

05-04-2022 11:45 UTC+1

Cantos Eliminated by Atoui

Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Kamel Atoui raised to 3,000 and then called a three-bet to 15,000 by Jorge Cantos. The flop was checked by Atoui and Cantos pushed big for more than 50,000 in order to get snap-called by Atoui.

Jorge Cantos:
Kamel Atoui:

The turn and river brought no miracle escape for Cantos as Atoui chipped up on a table filled with notables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christoph Vogelsang	235,000 80,500	80,500
Kamel Atoui	145,000 64,500	64,500
Patrik Antonius	115,000 9,000	9,000

Simone Andrian	110,000 24,000	24,000
Victoria Coren Mitchell	45,000 2,500	2,500

Jorge Cantos	Busted

Tags: Jorge Cantos Kamel Atoui

05-04-2022 11:42 UTC+1

Adjusted Schedule for Day 2

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Tournament director Toby Stone announced the adjusted Main Event schedule for Day 2. There will be six and a half levels played with a 20-minute break every level and a half, which makes for shifts of 2h15m each.

The 75-minute dinner break is scheduled to take place as of 7.35pm local time.

05-04-2022 11:31 UTC+1

Martini Skyrockets Into the Top Spot

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Julien Martini raised to 3,500 from under the gun and Gaelle Baumann called. Mario Mosboeck then pushed for 34,000 in the small blind and Francois Pirault called in the big blind. Martini four-bet jammed for 180,000 and Baumann called while Pirault got out of the way.

Mario Mosboeck:
Julien Martini:
Gaelle Baumann:

The board ran out as Martini dragged in a massive pot to eliminate Mosboeck and leave Baumann very short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Martini	440,000 256,000	256,000
Francois Pirault	65,000 38,000	38,000
Gaelle Baumann	20,000 176,500	176,500
Mario Mosboeck	Busted

Tags: Francois Pirault Gaelle Baumann Julien Martini Mario Mosboeck

05-04-2022 11:28 UTC+1

Fuchs Can't Hold with a Set

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Adam Lamers

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Florian Fuchs opened to 3,500 from the hijack and Guillaum Diaz defended from the big blind. The flop came and Diaz checked to Fuchs who threw in a bet of 2,500. Diaz check-raised to 10,000 and Fuchs just called.

The turn brought the and Diaz dropped in a stack of 5,000 chips. Fuchs instantly called off his remaining 18,000 chips and the cards were tabled.

Florian Fuchs:
Guillaume Diaz:

Fuchs flopped a set of tens while Diaz held a pair of queens with a straight draw. The river was the , giving Diaz a straight and sending Fuchs to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guillaume Diaz	125,000 25,000	25,000
Florian Fuchs	Busted

Tags: Guillaume Diaz Florian Fuchs

05-04-2022 11:27 UTC+1

Calamusa Chips Up Early On

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

In a three-bet pot with 11,000 each invested to the flop, Pierre Calamusa check-raised to 25,500 and was called only by Lucas Sfez from two seats over. As they headed to the turn, Calamusa bet 24,500 and Sfez mulled over his decision for a while before tapping the table in defeat and folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierre Calamusa	200,000 60,000	60,000
Lucas Sfez	76,000 52,500	52,500

Tags: Pierre Calamusa Lucas Sfez

05-04-2022 11:24 UTC+1

Players Ready for Day 2

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Will Shillibier

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Day 2; for better or worse, time for some more poker. An amazing 1073 people played this tournament and 331 of us a… https://t.co/vu7Bpp890D
— Victoria Coren Mitchell (@VictoriaCoren)

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— Yannick (@YannickCardot)

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— Guillaume diaz (@Volatile38)

05-04-2022 11:22 UTC+1

Baumann Wins the First One

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Adam Lamers

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Gaelle Baumann raised it up from under the gun and picked up three callers along the way. The flop came and Baumann continued with a bet of 9,000. Danut Chisu called from the cutoff and they went heads-up to the on the turn.

Baumann sized up another bet of 21,000 this time which put Chisu in the tank. After a couple of minutes, he finally ditched his cards to the muck and Baumann collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gaelle Baumann	196,500 15,000	15,000
Danut Chisu	113,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Gaelle Baumann Danut Chisu

05-04-2022 11:16 UTC+1

Benazzi Jams Early On

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Emre Nuhoglu raised from the cutoff and was called by Angelo Benazzi in the small blind. As the flop fell flop, Nuhoglu check-called for 6,000 and the turn was checked. The fell on the river and Benazzi jammed to force a fold from Nuhoglu.

Player	Chips	Progress
Angelo Benazzi	90,000 14,000	14,000
Emre Nuhoglu	32,000 10,500	10,500

Tags: Angelo Benazzi Emre Nuhoglu

05-04-2022 11:15 UTC+1

Day 2 Entries

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

A total of 24 players entered prior to the start and that created an unofficial field of 1,073 entries to miss a new record by 26 entries. The official numbers will be confirmed soon along with the payout information.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mauricio Ferreira Pais	30,000 30,000	30,000
Iraj Parvizi	30,000 30,000	30,000
Steve Ferry	30,000 30,000	30,000
Loopoo	30,000 30,000	30,000
Chris Brewer	30,000 30,000	30,000
Pesahou Shmariahu	30,000 30,000	30,000
Christophe Malaurie	30,000 30,000	30,000
Mikita Badziakouski	30,000 30,000	30,000
Oswin Ziegelbecker	30,000 30,000	30,000
Fabio Mazzarello	30,000 30,000	30,000
Florian Fuchs	30,000 30,000	30,000
Pascal Lefrancois	30,000 30,000	30,000
Simeon Spasov	30,000 30,000	30,000
Laurie Tournier	30,000 30,000	30,000

Jean-Rene Fontaine	30,000 30,000	30,000
Pieter Aerts	30,000 30,000	30,000
Jose Quintas	30,000 30,000	30,000
Paul Newey	30,000 30,000	30,000
Stephen Chidwick	30,000 30,000	30,000
Arnaud Peyroles	30,000
Dimitar Yosifov	30,000 30,000	30,000
Kosumosu Yamanaka	30,000 30,000	30,000
Shyngis Satubayev	30,000 30,000	30,000
Yann Pineau	30,000 30,000	30,000

05-04-2022 11:14 UTC+1

Catch Up With the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event Day 1b

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Will Shillibier

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante