€1,100 FPS Main Event | 2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

04-30-2023 13:55 UTC+2

Maksym Mamon Eliminated In 8th Place (€36,940)

Andrew Knowles

Level 34 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Daisuke Ogita opened to 525,000 from under the gun and Maksym Mamon moved all in for 2,275,000 in early position. The rest of the table got out of the way and Ogita made the call to put Mamon at risk.

Maksym Mamon: Q♠Q♥
Daisuke Ogita: K♦9♦

Mamon was in great shape preflop, but when the board ran out A♥K♠7♥6♠5♥, the flopped king for Ogita scored the pot to send Mamon to the rail in eighth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daisuke Ogita	17,850,000 4,125,000	4,125,000
Maksym Mamon	Busted

Tags: Daisuke Ogita Maksym Mamon

04-30-2023 14:08 UTC+2

Adel Rahou Eliminated In 7th Place (€48,010)

Andrew Knowles

Level 34 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Quentin Laugt opened to 600,000 from under the gun with and only Adel Rahou made the call in the big blind.

The flop came J♦4♣3♥ and Rahou checked to Laugt who continued for 600,000. Rahou took some time before moving all in for 1,800,000 total and Laugt made the call with a bigger stack.

Adel Rahou: Q♣J♠
Quentin Laugt: 6♠6♥

Rahou got it in as good as he could hope for against the under-pair for Laugt, but when the turn fell the 6♦ Laugt had Rahou drawing dead. The inconsequential 5♣ completed the board and Rahou was sent to the payout desk in seventh place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quentin Laugt	12,230,000 1,505,000	1,505,000
Adel Rahou	Busted

Tags: Adel Rahou Quentin Laugt

04-30-2023 14:36 UTC+2

Stefan Dimitrov Eliminated In 6th Place (€62,410)

Andrew Knowles

Level 34 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Stefan Dimitrov moved all in from under the gun for 3,100,000 and was instantly called by Daisuke Ogita next to act. The rest of the table got out of the way and the cards were tabled.

Stefan Dimitrov: A♣J♣
Daisuke Ogita: A♦A♥

Dimitrov ran into a cooler situation against the rockets for Ogita and when the board ran out 9♦5♦2♠5♥9♣, the aces held up for Ogita to send Dimitrov out in sixth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daisuke Ogita	24,700,000 6,850,000	6,850,000
Stefan Dimitrov	Busted

Tags: Daisuke Ogita Stefan Dimitrov

04-30-2023 15:03 UTC+2

Quentin Laugt Eliminated In 5th Place (€81,130)

Andrew Knowles

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Daisuke Ogita opened to 850,000 from under the gun and Quentin Laugt moved all in from the cutoff for 2,975,000. The rest of the table got out of the way and Ogita made the call to put Laugt at risk.

Quentin Laugt: A♥Q♣
Daisuke Ogita: 10♠7♠

Laugt was slightly ahead but would need to dodge the outs for Ogita to stay alive. The flop came 9♠6♠5♦ and although Ogita only held ten-high, was the statistical favorite to win the hand with his straight and flush draw. The 2♣ was a safe turn for Laugt, however, the A♠ hit the river and Ogita made a flush to send Laugt out in fifth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daisuke Ogita	32,480,000 3,980,000	3,980,000
Quentin Laugt	Busted

Tags: Daisuke Ogita Quentin Laugt

04-30-2023 15:34 UTC+2

Anatoly Chen Eliminated In 4th Place (€105,460)

Andrew Knowles

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

The action folded to Anatoly Chen in the small blind who moved all in for 5,200,000 and was instantly called by the bigger stack of Tomas Patka in the big blind.

Anatoly Chen: A♣J♥
Tomas Patka: Q♠Q♣

Chen had a hand well at the top of his range but unluckily ran into a better one for Patka. The board ran out K♥J♠5♦3♦9♥ and the queens held up to send Chen out in fourth for the first six-figure payday.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomas Patka	23,050,000 7,550,000	7,550,000

Anatoly Chen	Busted

Tags: Anatoly Chen Tomas Patka

04-30-2023 17:38 UTC+2

Sellam Scores Double Up

Andrew Knowles

Level 39 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Rubens Sellam open-jammed for 9,625,000 on the button and it folded to Tomas Patka in the big blind who took some time before making the call to put Sellam at risk.

Rubens Sellam: A♦8♥
Tomas Patka: 7♠7♣

It was a classic flip situation, but when the board ran out A♥6♦4♣Q♥Q♠, it was the pair of aces for Sellam that scored the pot and full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daisuke Ogita	23,375,000 -2,105,000	-2,105,000
Rubens Sellam	20,750,000 13,220,000	13,220,000
Tomas Patka	20,050,000 -11,130,000	-11,130,000

Tags: Rubens Sellam Tomas Patka

04-30-2023 18:41 UTC+2

Ogita Makes Straight-Flush To Score Double Up

Andrew Knowles

Level 40 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Rubens Sellam limped in from the small blind and Daisuke Ogita elected to move all in from the big blind for 15,200,000 total. Sellam snap-called to put Ogita at risk and the hands were tabled.

Daisuke Ogita: Q♦6♠
Rubens Sellam: A♥K♥

Sellam was ahead preflop but would need to dodge the live cards for Ogita. When the board ran out 8♠5♠4♠3♣7♠, it was the rivered straight-flush for Ogita that scored the massive pot and full double up to flip the leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daisuke Ogita	31,600,000 15,200,000	15,200,000
Tomas Patka	16,575,000 3,000,000	3,000,000

Rubens Sellam	16,000,000 -18,200,000	-18,200,000

Tags: Daisuke Ogita Rubens Sellam

04-30-2023 18:51 UTC+2

Tomas Patka Eliminated In 3rd Place (€137,100)

Andrew Knowles

Level 40 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Daisuke Ogita moved all in on the button, covering both his opponents in the blinds. Tomas Patka took a moment before making the call in the small blind for his last 5,200,000 and Rubens Sellam got out of the way.

Tomas Patka: A♥3♣
Daisuke Ogita: 8♠8♣

Patka was in need of help against the eights for Ogita and when the board ran out 10♥9♦3♥K♣6♦, the eights held up to eliminate the start of day chip leader Patka in third place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daisuke Ogita	43,300,000 11,700,000	11,700,000
Rubens Sellam	20,875,000 4,875,000	4,875,000
Tomas Patka	Busted

Tags: Daisuke Ogita Rubens Sellam Tomas Patka

04-30-2023 19:49 UTC+2

Rubens Sellam Eliminated In 2nd Place (€191,940)

Andrew Knowles

Level 42 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante

Daisuke Ogita limped in from the button and Rubens Sellam checked back from the big blind.

The flop fanned out 10♣5♦2♥ and Sellam checked to Ogita who moved all in, covering the 11,400,000 remaining for Sellam, who snap-called for his tournament life.

Rubens Sellam: 10♥4♠
Daisuke Ogita: A♣Q♦

Sellam was a big favorite after flopping top pair and would only need to dodge the live cards for Ogita to score a much needed double up. The turn came the J♠ giving Ogita more outs and when the Q♣ hit the river it was the end of the road for Sellam who finished in runner-up position.