2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

€100,000 Super High Roller
Day: 2
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 2
Entries
42
Players Left
6

Bujtas Triples Up, Lefrancois Doesn't

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Pascal Lefrancois
Pascal Lefrancois

There was some commotion on one of the tables as there was a three-way all-in. Pascal Lefrancois was the shortest with 90,000 in the middle position, Laszlo Bujtas had 96,000 in the small blind while Kent Staahle had both of them covered in the big blind.

Pascal Lefrancois: {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Laszlo Bujtas: {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}
Kent Staahle: {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}

The board ran out {10-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{a-Hearts}{a-Spades} for Bujtas to hold with the aces and to even improve to a set on the turn and quads on the river to bust Lefrancois and earn a full payout from Staahle.

At the same time, Chris Brewer was eliminated from one of the other tables.

Player Chips Progress
Kent Staahle no
Kent Staahle
1,815,000 995,000
Laszlo Bujtas hu
Laszlo Bujtas
294,000 186,000
Pascal Lefrancois ca
Pascal Lefrancois
Busted
Chris Brewer
Chris Brewer
Busted

Tags: Chris BrewerKent StaahleLaszlo BujtasPascal Lefrancois

Davies Loses All in Two Hands

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Seth Davies
Seth Davies

Seth Davies raised to 15,000 from the hijack and the action folded to Ben Heath in the big blind. He took some time and then three-bet to 50,000 for Davies' turn to consider his options. In the end, he opted to shove with the bigger stack. Heath called for the 229,000 he had in front of him.

Ben Heath: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}
Seth Davies: {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}

The board ran out {4-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{3-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} for Heath to hold with the rockets to double up with and leave Davies behind with a mere 21,000.

On the next hand, Davies pushed those chips in from the middle position and Christoph Vogelsang called from his direct left while the rest folded.

Seth Davies: {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
Christoph Vogelsang: {a-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}

The board ran out {9-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{10-Diamonds} for Vogelsang to flop a pair and improve to two pair on the turn to deal the final blow to Davies.

Player Chips Progress
Christoph Vogelsang de
Christoph Vogelsang
1,165,000 435,000
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
457,000 207,000
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
Busted

Tags: Ben HeathChristoph VogelsangSeth Davies

Dvoress Stacks Pardo

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Juan Pardo
Juan Pardo

Daniel Dvoress opened to 14,000 in early position and Juan Pardo three-bet to 32,000 from the cutoff. The action folded back to Dvoress who shoved all in and Pardo called off his stack of around 150,000.

Juan Pardo: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Daniel Dvoress: {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}

Pardo was looking for an ace to stay alive but the {9-Hearts}{6-Spades}{4-Hearts} flop provided no immediate help. The {10-Diamonds} on the turn and the {5-Spades} on the river also bricked out, sending Pardo to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
681,000 261,000
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
Busted

Tags: Juan PardoDaniel Dvoress

Kings for Kaverman

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Byron Kaverman raised it up from early position and Sam Grafton defended from the big blind. The flop came {10-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{4-Spades} and Grafton checked to Kaverman who continued for 28,000. Grafton called and the {a-Diamonds} landed on the turn.

Grafton checked again and Kaverman checked it back to the {7-Spades} on the river. Both players knuckled the table again and Grafton showed {9-Clubs}{4-Clubs} for sevens and fours. Kaverman turned over {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} for kings and sevens to scoop his first pot.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
580,000 -39,000
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
290,000 40,000

Tags: Sam GraftonByron Kaverman

Vogelsang Has a Pair

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Christoph Vogelsang
Christoph Vogelsang

The flop read {8-Spades}{10-Spades}{2-Spades} with around 95,000 in the middle already.

Kent Staahle checked from under the gun but Christoph Vogelsang bet 23,000 from the hijack. Staahle responded with a reraise to 75,000 which Vogelsang called.

They both checked through the {8-Diamonds} on the turn to the {8-Hearts} on the river. Staahle took a few seconds and then led out with a bet of 50,000. Vogelsang took his time, sat up straight after about 20 seconds, and then flicked in the chips for the call when his time had almost ran out.

"Do you have a pair?" Staahle asked.

"I do," Vogelsang replied.

Staahle tabled the {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts} for Vogelsang to show to the {7-Spades}{7-Hearts} for his pocket pair to make a full house with the cards on the board to scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Kent Staahle no
Kent Staahle
820,000 -177,000
Christoph Vogelsang de
Christoph Vogelsang
730,000 181,000

Tags: Christoph VogelsangKent Staahle

New Entries and Re-Entries

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The Cards are in the air for Day 2 and there were a total of 8 new entries to start the day. Byron Kaverman and Andras Nemeth have joined for the first time while the other six players are all re-entries.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
250,000 250,000
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
250,000 250,000
Jake Schindler us
Jake Schindler
250,000 250,000
Ali Imsirovic ba
Ali Imsirovic
250,000 250,000
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
250,000 250,000
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
250,000
Andras Nemeth hu
Andras Nemeth
250,000
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
250,000 250,000

Level: 9

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

12:30 p.m. Start for Day 2 of the PokerStars €100,000 Super High Roller

Monte-Carlo Sporting
Monte-Carlo Sporting

Welcome back to Day 2 of the €100,000 Super High Roller as at least 21 players out of 34 entries return to the felt here at the beautiful Monte-Carlo Sporting.

The biggest buy-in here at the 2022 PokerStars European Poker Tour presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®️ has seen some of the biggest and best high-stakes players come and join the battle, and more are expected to return with maybe some new entries even as the registration period remains open until the start at 12:30 p.m. local time.

Marius Gierse won $432,000 last month in Cyprus during the Super High Roller Series and proved his poker prowess in the live poker tournament scene too. Gierse will take his seat today with a narrow chip lead of 1,000,000 as Kent Staahle bagged 997,000 last night. Completing the top five are Sam Greenwood, PokerStars ambassador Sam Grafton, and Mikita Badziakouski.

Top Ten Chip Counts on Day 2 of the €100,000 Super High Roller

RANKPLAYERCOUNTRYCHIP COUNTBIG BLINDS
1Marius GierseAustria1,000,000167
2Kent StaahleNorway997,000166
3Sam GreenwoodCanada643,000107
4Sam GraftonUnited Kingdom619,000103
5Mikita BadziakouskiBelarus580,00097
6Christoph VogelsangGermany549,00092
7Mikalai VaskaboinakauBelarus468,00078
8Timothy AdamsCanada430,00072
9Joao VieiraPortugal430,00072
10Daniel DvoressCanada420,00070

Action will resume in the America's Room with blinds at Level 9 with a small blind of 3,000, a big blind of 6,000, and a 6,000 big blind ante. The level duration will remain at 60 minutes and play is expected to go on until the final table has been reached.

On Day 3, the final table will be broadcasted on the PokerStars YouTube and Twitch channels on a 30minute security delay with hole cards coverage.

But for now, the PokerNews live reporting team is right here to bring you all the action as it happens, live. So, make sure to stick around and follow along to see who will be back on your screens tomorrow, Tuesday, May 3.

Tags: Christoph VogelsangDaniel DvoressJoao VieiraKent StaahleMarius GierseMikalai VaskaboinakauMikita BadziakouskiSam GraftonSam GreenwoodTimothy Adams

€100,000 Super High Roller

Day 2 Started