Level: 4
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€100,000 Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
Buy-in
€100,000
Prize Pool
€4,074,840
Entries
42
Level
20
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Entries
34
Players Left
23
Dvoress Upends Thorel
Level 4
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Matthias Eibinger raised to 4,500 from under the gun and Jean-Noel Thorel three-bet to 10,000 on his left. Daniel Dvoress four-bet from the button which got the blinds and Eibinger to fold. Thorel, however, stuck in the last of his 71,000 chips and Dvoress quickly called.
Jean-Noel Thorel: 
Daniel Dvoress: 
The board ran out 
and Thorel was eliminated, sending his chips to Dvoress. The Frenchman quickly stopped by the registration table and was given a new seat at the cost of another €100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
351,000
244,000
|
244,000 |
|
Busted |
Brewer Goes Almost All-In
Level 4
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Chris Brewer raised to 4,500 from the hijack and Mikita Badziakouski three-bet to 21,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded but Brewer called.
The flop came 
, Badziakouski fired a bet of 20,000 out for Brewer to call again.
The turn was the 
, Badziakouski continued with a bet of 58,000 and Brewer considered it for a bit before making the call again.
The completed the board and Badziakouski slowed down by checking. However, Brewer decided to push almost his whole stack over the line which was worth 137,000 in total. By keeping a chip of 500 behind, the all-in button wasn't put out in front of him. Badziakouski tanked but folded in the end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
580,000
-51,000
|
-51,000 |
|
339,000
89,000
|
89,000 |
Grafton Gets a Quick Fold from Petrangelo
Level 4
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Sam Grafton raised it up from the cutoff and Nick Petrangelo three-bet to 18,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Grafton called as the dealer fanned the flop of 
.
Grafton checked to Petrangelo who continued for 28,000 and Grafton called. The turn brought the 
and both players checked to the on the river. Grafton used a time bank before making a bet of 60,000 and Petrangelo instantly mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
355,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
320,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
||
Vogelsang Enters His First Event of the Series
Level 4
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Christoph Vogelsang is the latest high-stakes player to enter the field, the first for the German poker pro in Monte Carlo this year.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000 |
Greenwood Busts to Imsirovic
Level 4
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Sam Greenwood was spotted leaving the tournament area but Joao Vieira was kind enough to relay what had happened.
On a 
board, Greenwood check-called every street with 
against Ali Imsirovic's 
in a pot worth around 90,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
329,000
79,000
|
79,000 |
|
Busted |
Staahle Doubles Through Watson
Level 4
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Ben Heath opened to 4,500 in early position and Kent Staahle just called on his left. Mike Watson stuck in a three-bet from the cutoff and the action folded back to Staahle who moved all in for 68,000. Watson quickly called and the cards were tabled.
Kent Staahle: 
Mike Watson: 
The board ran out 
and Staahle earned himself a double up to stay alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
144,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
125,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
||
Grafton Binks the River
Level 4
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Daniel Dvoress raised to 5,500 on the button and Sam Grafton re-raised to 25,500 in the small blind. Dvoress called and they went heads-up to a flop of 
.
Grafton checked to Dvoress who bet 18,000 and Grafton called. The turn was the and both players checked to the 
on the river. Grafton led out with a bet of 22,000 and Dvoress quickly called. Grafton tabled 
for a rivered pair of kings and Dvoress mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
370,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
310,000
-41,000
|
-41,000 |
Break Time
Level 4
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The players are heading on another 20-minute break with 23 of the 26 entries still in the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
570,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
460,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
||
|
440,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
|
400,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
370,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
362,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
|
320,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
|
300,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
296,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
285,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
270,000
-59,000
|
-59,000 |
|
265,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
257,000
139,000
|
139,000 |
|
||
|
|
227,000
-112,000
|
-112,000 |
|
|
216,000
-34,000
|
-34,000 |
|
210,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
170,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
|
170,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
|
|
160,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
145,000
-86,000
|
-86,000 |
|
138,000
-187,000
|
-187,000 |
|
133,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
|
|
120,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 5
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500