2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

€10,200 Mystery Bounty
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
54
Prize
€107,290
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,200
Prize Pool
€390,100
Entries
83
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
71
Players Left
50

Andronikashvili Eliminated by Kulev

Level 4 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Alex Kulev
Alex Kulev

Guram Andronikashvili had previously jammed a short stack of around 27,000 and claimed the blinds and big blind ante. Only a few minutes later, he was at risk once more for what appeared to be 28,000 in the cutoff. This time the call by Alex Kulev in the small blind followed and the cards were turned over.

Guram Andronikashvili: {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Alex Kulev: {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

Andronikashvili immediately sighed when he saw the bad news and found no help on the {a-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{2-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{8-Spades} runout.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Kulev bg
Alex Kulev
145,000
45,000
45,000
Guram Andronikashvili gb
Guram Andronikashvili
Busted

Tags: Alex KulevGauram Andronikashvili

Level: 5

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Vieira Chips Up Against Chidwick

Level 5 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Two long hands ran several minutes into the break. In one of them, Alex Kulev got a shove through against Byron Kaverman while the other contest didn't reach the all-in stage.

On a flop of {j-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{2-Spades}, Stephen Chidwick bet 12,000 into a pot of 17,500 and Joao Vieira raised to 37,000. Chidwick called and checked the {k-Spades} on the turn. Vieira then used one time bank extension and bet 23,000, sending his opponent into the tank. Chidwick, likewise, used a time bank and eventually folded.

Player Chips Progress
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
213,000
71,000
71,000
Alex Kulev bg
Alex Kulev
205,000
60,000
60,000
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
105,000
-30,000
-30,000
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
80,000
-40,000
-40,000

Tags: Alex KulevByron KavermanJoao VieiraStephen Chidwick

New Additions To The Field

Level 5 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Guram Andronikashvili and Diego Ventura re-entered while Marius Gierse, Rodrigo Seiji and Andriy Lyubovetskiy all joined the action a few minutes prior to the first break.

Player Chips Progress
Rodrigo Seiji br
Rodrigo Seiji
100,000
100,000
100,000
Marius Gierse at
Marius Gierse
100,000
100,000
100,000
Diego Ventura pe
Diego Ventura
100,000
100,000
100,000
Guram Andronikashvili gb
Guram Andronikashvili
100,000
100,000
100,000
Andriy Lyubovetskiy ua
Andriy Lyubovetskiy
100,000
100,000
100,000
Rodrigo Selouan br
Rodrigo Selouan
100,000
100,000
100,000

Tags: Andriy LyubovetskiyDiego VenturaGuram AndronikashviliMarius GierseRodrigo Seiji

Greenwood Chips Up Against Dimov

Level 5 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Ognyan Dimov raised to 4,500 from under the gun and Sam Greenwood three-bet to 13,500 in the cutoff for Dimov to call. As they headed to the {q-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{4-Clubs} flop, Dimov check-called a bet worth 12,000 and checked again the {7-Clubs} on the turn. Greenwood now bet 26,000 and that shut down Dimov eventually.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
185,000
85,000
85,000
Ognyan Dimov bg
Ognyan Dimov
55,000
-65,000
-65,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Ognyan DimovSam Greenwood

Nemeth Out and Back In

Level 5 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Andras Nemeth
Andras Nemeth

Andras Nemeth three-bet to 13,000 only for Stephen Chidwick to then cold four-bet to 26,500 out of the big blind. The initial raiser got out of the way and Nemeth pushed all-in for 76,500 with Chidwick instantly calling.

Andras Nemeth: {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}
Stephen Chidwick: {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}

Nothing changed on the {k-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} flop and Nemeth already left his chair as the {4-Diamonds} fell on the turn. Another blank followed with the {6-Clubs} river and Nemeth was eliminated. Only a short while passed as the Hungarian took advantage of the single re-entry option to jump back in. Also in the mix are Bruno Volkmann and Imad Derwiche as field keeps on growing.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
190,000
85,000
85,000
Imad Derwiche fr
Imad Derwiche
100,000
Bruno Volkmann br
Bruno Volkmann
100,000
Andras Nemeth hu
Andras Nemeth
100,000
-15,000
-15,000

Tags: Andras NemethBruno VolkmannImad DerwicheStephen Chidwick

Chip and a Chair for Toma

Level 5 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Tsugumari Toma
Tsugumari Toma

On the tail end of a pot between Guram Andronikashvili and Tsugunari Toma, the former was in the big blind. The completed board showed {a-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{4-Spades}{j-Diamonds} and Andronikashvili eyeballed the stack of his opponent before making it 30,000 to go. Toma needed one time bank extension and called to then muck when his opponent revealed the {5-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} for a set of fives.

One hand later, Dimitar Danchev raised to 4,000 from under the gun and Toma got the last 11,000 in for Danchev to call.

Tsugunari Toma: {a-Hearts}{7-Spades}
Dimitar Danchev: {10-Hearts}{8-Hearts}

Despite a sweat with two live cards and an open-ended straight draw until the {7-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} turn, Toma prevailed thanks to a blank {k-Clubs} on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Guram Andronikashvili gb
Guram Andronikashvili
165,000
65,000
65,000
Dimitar Danchev bg
Dimitar Danchev
110,000
12,000
12,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Tsugunari Toma jp
Tsugunari Toma
27,000
-48,000
-48,000

Tags: Dimitar DanchevGuram AndronikashviliTsugunari Toma

Lefrancois Eliminated by Guerrero

Level 5 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Pascal Lefrancois
Pascal Lefrancois

In a preflop contest, the chips of Pascal Lefrancois and Jimmy Guerrero went into the middle.

Lefrancois was in dire shape with the {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} as Guerrero had that crushed holding {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}. That remained to be the case on the {j-Clubs}{4-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{q-Hearts} board and the chips were counted. Both had exactly 61,000 at their disposal and that spelled the end for Lefrancois.

Player Chips Progress
Jimmy Guerrero fr
Jimmy Guerrero
127,000
17,000
17,000
Pascal Lefrancois ca
Pascal Lefrancois
Busted

Tags: Jimmy GuerreroPascal Lefrancois

Level: 6

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000