Day 4 of the 2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo €5,300 Main Event Starts at Noon as 16 Remain
The penultimate day of the EPT Monte Carlo €5,300 Main Event as part of the 2022 PokerStars European Poker Tour presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®️ will begin shortly at noon local time with only 16 players returning to battle it out on the felt.
Out of a field of 1,073 entries, only two tables remain in the second-biggest ever EPT Monte Carlo Main Event as the remaining contenders eye the top prize of €939,840, representing the lion’s share of the €5,204,050 prize pool.
2022 EPT Monte Carlo €5,300 Main Event Day 4 Top Ten Starting Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Country | Chip Count | Day 4 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morten Hvam | Denmark | 3,895,000 | 156 |
| 2 | Ramon Colillas | Spain | 3,480,000 | 139 |
| 3 | Hugo Pingray | France | 3,360,000 | 134 |
| 4 | Nariman Yaghmai | Iran | 2,600,000 | 104 |
| 5 | Francky Magliocco | France | 2,550,000 | 102 |
| 6 | Ferenc Deak | Hungary | 2,190,000 | 87 |
| 7 | Erkan Soenmez | Germany | 2,075,000 | 83 |
| 8 | Marcelo Simoes | Brazil | 1,845,000 | 74 |
| 9 | Jussi Nevanlinna | Finland | 1,710,000 | 68 |
| 10 | Yannick Cardot | France | 1,525,000 | 61 |
Danish player Morten Hvam sits atop the leaderboard and is already close to his top career cash according to The Hendon Mob, which was a 13th-place finish during the 2019 EPT Prague Main Event.
PokerStars Ambassador Ramon Colillas is currently second in the standings, and when he returns, he will be sitting directly to the right of Hvam. The Spaniard is looking to secure the second-biggest cash of his career after his 2019 victory in the $25k PokerStars Players Championship.
Bracelet winner Hugo Pingray is the only other player coming into the day with over 3 million chips, while two other bracelet winners are also still in the field with Niall Farrell and Justin Saliba. They begin the day as the short stacks, but will still have plenty of room to make a run as the shortest stack is still good for over 25 big blinds when the day begins.
Two PokerStars online qualifiers, Erkan Soenmez and Jussi Nevanlinna, are also still alive and have a shot at the glory, while Hungarian Ferenc Deak, Brazilian Marcelo Simoes, Finn Jussi Nevanlinna, Frenchman Yannick Cardot and American Jaime Cervantes are among the players in the middle of the pack in this flagship event of the series which has seen players from all around the world come out to compete.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | €939,840 |
| 2 | €564,640 |
| 3 | €397,590 |
| 4 | €298,710 |
| 5 | €228,460 |
| 6 | €167,050 |
| 7 | €125,420 |
| 8 | €89,770 |
| 9 | €69,990 |
| 10-11 | €58,130 |
| 12-13 | €52,090 |
| 14-15 | €46,890 |
| 16 | €41,680 |
Day 4 action will begin at noon local time and play will resume with 24:38 left in Level 23 with blinds at 10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante. The plan is to play down to the final six players before they return on Saturday to play until a champion is crowned. All of the action can be seen on PokerStars TV via YouTube and Twitch, with livestreaming featured on a 30-minute security delay.
Stay tuned as PokerNews continues to provide updates of the EPT Monte Carlo €5,300 Main Event at the Monte Carlo Sporting Complex on the dazzling shores of the French Riviera.
, Morten Hvam three-bet to 165,000 in the cutoff with 
, and Ferenc Deak cold four-bet to 420,000 in the big blind with 
. Colillas sent his ladies into the muck and Hvam called.
flop and Deak led for 185,000. Hvan called.
turn which would've given Colillas a set, and Deak led for 500,000. Hvan called again, and both players checked the 
river.
flop and action checked to Chen who bet 85,000. Hvam then raised to 285,000, and Farrell shoved for 1,080,000. Chen folded and Hvam called.
fell on the turn, just needed to fade a diamond. However, the 
hit the felt to complete the board, and Farrell grimaced at the sight of the unfortunate river as he made his exit in 16th place for €41,680.
and Soenmez made sevens full of sixes to eliminate Saliba in 15th place for €46,890.
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for queens and nines and Yaghmai had 
, with no help for Yaghmai, and his aces were cracked to eliminate him from the tournament in 14th place for €46,890.
and Deak led for 100,000. Hvam called.
fell on the turn, Deak shoved for 630,000, and Hvam called.
and Soenmez made a pair of queens to eliminate Magliocco in 12th place for €52,090.
