2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

€100,000 Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k3
Prize
€1,385,430
Event Info
Buy-in
€100,000
Prize Pool
€4,074,840
Entries
42
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
34
Players Left
23

What Did Dvoress Have?

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Daniel Dvoress had a 5,000-value tournament chip in front of him for what looked like a raise from the cutoff. Matthias Eibinger three-bet to 18,000 from the big blind. Dvoress contemplated it for a bit and then four-bet to 42,000 for Eibinger to make the call after taking some time too.

The flop came {7-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{6-Clubs}, Eibinger checked. Dvoress bet 18,500 for Eibinger to come along to the {q-Spades} on the turn.

Eibinger checked again and Dvoress bet once more, this time it was a bet of 56,000. Eibinger tanked, used a time bank card, and then shoved for 173,000. Dvoress hesitated and then folded.

Nick Petrangelo had gotten up from his chair and went back to it and said he wanted to guess what Dvoress had had: "Two guesses. Ace-six of hearts?" Dvoress shook his head. "Ace-deuce of hearts?" Petrangelo continued.

"No," Dvoress replied.

"I was wrong," Petrangelo concluded and everyone laughed.

"Ace-seven of hearts," Chidwick chimed in.

"I didn't have a f***ing heart!" Dvoress claimed.

"Ace-six of spades," someone continued.

"He's trying to pretend he had ace-king, but that wasn't enough," Eibinger remarked to end the speculations.

Player Chips Progress
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
351,500 116,500
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
125,000 -145,000

Tags: Daniel DvoressMatthias EibingerNick Petrangelo

Imsirovic First to Hit the Rail

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Ali Imsirovic
Ali Imsirovic

Seth Davies opened to 2,500 in the hijack and Jake Schindler three-bet to 9,000 in the cutoff. Timothy Adams flat-called from the small blind only to have Ali Imsirovic four-bet shove all in for around 95,000 in the big blind. Davies quickly folded and Schindler called, which forced Adams to fold.

Ali Imsirovic: {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Jake Schindler: {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}

Imsirovic required a lot of help to stay alive but the board of {10-Spades}{2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} only improved Schindler to a full house, sending Imsirovic to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Jake Schindler us
Jake Schindler
334,000 112,000
Ali Imsirovic ba
Ali Imsirovic
Busted

Tags: Ali ImsirovicJake SchindlerSeth DaviesTimothy Adams

Badziakouski Scoops a Big One from Mateos

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Mikita Badziakouski raised it up from under the gun and Adrian Mateos re-raised on the button. Badziakouski called as the two players went heads-up to a flop of {k-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}.

Badziakouski check-called a bet of 7,500 from Mateos and the {7-Hearts} landed on the turn. Badziakouski checked again and Mateos sized up a bet of 32,000. Badziakouski still called and the {3-Diamonds} hit the river.

Badziakouski checked for the third time and Mateos burned through a time bank before putting together a bet of 73,500. Badziakouski thought for a moment and then placed a single chip to call. Mateos revealed {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts} but Badziakouski showed {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} for trip jacks to claim the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
520,000 270,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
Day 2 Chip Leader
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
141,000 -109,000

Tags: Adrian MateosMikita Badziakouski

Level: 2

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Chidwick Shoves on Pardo

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

The board read {k-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{9-Spades}{j-Hearts}{5-Hearts} with around 30,000 in the middle.

Stephen Chidwick had checked from the middle position and Juan Pardo bet 25,000 on the button. Chidwick took some time to contemplate and then pushed almost all his chips forward for the raise, leaving one 500-value tournament chip behind. Pardo folded.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
308,000 58,000
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
239,000 -11,000

Tags: Juan PardoStephen Chidwick

Davies Bombs the River

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

Seth Davies opened to 2,500 in early position and was called by Adrian Mateos on the button. Ali Imsirovic three-bet to 13,000 from the big blind which only Davies called.

The flop came {q-Spades}{j-Spades}{2-Spades} and Imsirovic led out with a small bet of 3,000. Davies called and the {k-Spades} peeled off on the turn. Imsirovic checked this time and Davies announced a bet of 9,000. Imsirovic called and the {6-Clubs} completed the board.

Imsirovic checked again and Davies used a time bank before shoving all in. Imsirovic had a decision to make for his remaining 86,000 chips but decided to ditch his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
232,000 -18,000
Ali Imsirovic ba
Ali Imsirovic
86,000 -164,000

Tags: Ali ImsirovicAdrian MateosSeth Davies

Flush Over Flush Favors Staahle

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

Picking up the action on the turn with the board reading {5-Spades}{5-Hearts}{4-Spades}{7-Clubs}, Pascal Lefrancois checked from the big blind. Kent Staahle bet 12,000 in the hijack and Lefrancois check-raised to 40,000. Staahle called and the {a-Spades} landed on the river.

Lefrancois led out with a bet of 30,000 this time and Staahle quickly called. Lefrancois showed {8-Spades}{3-Spades} for a rivered flush but Staahle tabled {j-Spades}{2-Spades} for a higher flush.

Player Chips Progress
Kent Staahle no
Kent Staahle
330,000 80,000
Pascal Lefrancois ca
Pascal Lefrancois
185,000 -78,000

Tags: Pascal LefrancoisKent Staahle