2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

€1,100 FPS Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
€307,160
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€2,052,480
Entries
2,138
Level Info
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Players Info - Day 4
Entries
8
Players Left
1

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

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

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: QQ
Daisuke Ogita: K9

Mamon was in great shape preflop, but when the board ran out AK765, the flopped king for Ogita scored the pot to send Mamon to the rail in eighth place.

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

Tags: Daisuke OgitaMaksym Mamon

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

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

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 J43 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: QJ
Quentin Laugt: 66

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 fr
Quentin Laugt
12,230,000
1,505,000
1,505,000
Adel Rahou fr
Adel Rahou
Busted

Tags: Adel RahouQuentin Laugt

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

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

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: AJ
Daisuke Ogita: AA

Dimitrov ran into a cooler situation against the rockets for Ogita and when the board ran out 95259, the aces held up for Ogita to send Dimitrov out in sixth place.

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

Tags: Daisuke OgitaStefan Dimitrov

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

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

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: AQ
Daisuke Ogita: 107

Laugt was slightly ahead but would need to dodge the outs for Ogita to stay alive. The flop came 965 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 jp
Daisuke Ogita
32,480,000
3,980,000
3,980,000
Quentin Laugt fr
Quentin Laugt
Busted

Tags: Daisuke OgitaQuentin Laugt

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

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

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: AJ
Tomas Patka: QQ

Chen had a hand well at the top of his range but unluckily ran into a better one for Patka. The board ran out KJ539 and the queens held up to send Chen out in fourth for the first six-figure payday.

Player Chips Progress
Tomas Patka sk
Tomas Patka
23,050,000
7,550,000
7,550,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Anatoly Chen ru
Anatoly Chen
Busted

Tags: Anatoly ChenTomas Patka

Sellam Scores Double Up

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

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: A8
Tomas Patka: 77

It was a classic flip situation, but when the board ran out A64QQ, it was the pair of aces for Sellam that scored the pot and full double up.

Player Chips Progress
Daisuke Ogita jp
Daisuke Ogita
23,375,000
-2,105,000
-2,105,000
Rubens Sellam fr
Rubens Sellam
20,750,000
13,220,000
13,220,000
Tomas Patka sk
Tomas Patka
20,050,000
-11,130,000
-11,130,000
Day 3 Chip Leader

Tags: Rubens SellamTomas Patka

Ogita Makes Straight-Flush To Score Double Up

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

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: Q6
Rubens Sellam: AK

Sellam was ahead preflop but would need to dodge the live cards for Ogita. When the board ran out 85437, 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 jp
Daisuke Ogita
31,600,000
15,200,000
15,200,000
Tomas Patka sk
Tomas Patka
16,575,000
3,000,000
3,000,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Rubens Sellam fr
Rubens Sellam
16,000,000
-18,200,000
-18,200,000

Tags: Daisuke OgitaRubens Sellam

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

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

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: A3
Daisuke Ogita: 88

Patka was in need of help against the eights for Ogita and when the board ran out 1093K6, the eights held up to eliminate the start of day chip leader Patka in third place.

Player Chips Progress
Daisuke Ogita jp
Daisuke Ogita
43,300,000
11,700,000
11,700,000
Rubens Sellam fr
Rubens Sellam
20,875,000
4,875,000
4,875,000
Tomas Patka sk
Tomas Patka
Busted
Day 3 Chip Leader

Tags: Daisuke OgitaRubens SellamTomas Patka

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

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

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

The flop fanned out 1052 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: 104
Daisuke Ogita: AQ

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.

Player Chips Progress
Daisuke Ogita jp
Daisuke Ogita
64,175,000
14,375,000
14,375,000
Rubens Sellam fr
Rubens Sellam
Busted

Tags: Daisuke OgitaRubens Sellam