2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

€1,100 FPS Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♣q♦
Prize
€307,160
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€2,052,480
Total Entries
2,138
Places Paid
321
Level Info
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
420
Players Left
63
Players Left 1 / 2,138
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"Always the Israeli:" Koko Cracks Aces to Bust Demlakian

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Yonatan Koko
Yonatan Koko

An early position player opened to 500 and Yonatan Koko called in middle position before two players called behind him. Ken Demlakian three-bet out of the small blind and only Koko called.

"Always the Israeli!" laughed Demlakian. "When there's a murder, they always say it's the husband or the butler. But here, it's always the Israeli!"

Demlakian checked on the 9♠Q♣2♦ flop and Koko bet 2,000. Demlakian called and as he did so, asked his opponent how he got "that bump on your nose."

"You want to know the truth?" asked Koko. "It happened today. I was looking at Google Maps and walked into a pole."

As this conversation took place, Demlakian checked again on the 3♣ turn and Koko bet 4,000. The conversation died down as Demlakian check-raised all in to send Koko into the tank.

"You had enough of the game? I think you've had enough of the game," Koko said before making the call with his opponent covered.

Ken Demlakian: A♥A♦
Yonatan Koko: Q♦10♦

Demlakian was ahead with aces but that changed when the dealer put down the 10♣ on the river to give Koko two pair to mark the Australian's elimination.

"He said it's always the Israeli!" Koko said after his opponent left.

Tags: Ken DemlakianYonatan Koko

Pyttel Puts The Pressure On

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Uzeyir Topchibashev opened the action from middle position to 600 and both Markus Pyttel in the hijack and Jorge Pardo in the big blind made the call.

The flop came 10♠7♣4♠ and Pardo checked to Topchibashev who tossed out a bet of 1,000. Pyttel decided on a raise to 2,600 and only Topchibashev came along.

The 6♦ hit the turn and Topchibashev checked to Pyttel who kept up the aggression with a bet of 4,000. Topchibashev weighed his options, but in the end made the fold and the pot was sent to Pyttel.

Tags: Jorge PardoMarkus PyttelUzeyir Topchibashev

Soubra Sends Samoylov To The Reentry Desk

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

In a heads-up pot with 2,700 in the middle on a flop showing J♠8♥6♥, Hassan Soubra led out from the big blind for 1,200 and Roman Samoylov quickly put in a raise to 4,500 in the cutoff.

Soubra took a second before announcing all in, covering the 19,000 remaining for Samoylov, who went deep in the tank. After close to two minutes of thought, Samoylov tossed in the rest of his chips for the call and the hands were shown.

Roman Samoylov: J♥10♠
Hassan Soubra: J♣8♠

Soubra was well ahead with his flopped two-pair and when the board ran out K♥5♣, Soubra's hand held up to send Samoylov to the reentry desk for a fresh stack of 30,000.

Tags: Hassan SoubraRoman Samoylov

Lika Rivers Kyte

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Jon Kyte opened to 600 on the button and Kujtim Lika called out of the big blind.

Lika checked on the flop of 2♦3♠2♣ and Kyte bet 400. Lika called. Lika checked again on the 10♣ turn and Kyte checked back.

The 8♣ river completed the board and Lika led out for 800. Kyte called. Lika showed Q♦8♠ for a rivered pair of eights and the Norwegian gave a smile before tossing his hand in the muck.

Tags: Jon Kyte

"My Pocket Pair Not Good Enough"

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Marcin Puczylowski opened to 600 in the cutoff and George Rotariu defended out of the big blind.

Rotariu checked on the J♣Q♣K♦ flop and Puczylowski continued for 500. Rotariu called. Rotariu checked again on the Q♦ turn and Puczylowski checked back.

The J♠ river completed the board and Rotariu led out for 1,400. Puczylowski quickly called.

"My pocket pair not good enough!" Rotariu cried as he flipped over 3♥3x for a counterfeited pair, which meant he was playing the board. Puczylowski showed A♦J♦ to win the pot with a full house.

Tags: George RotariuMarcin Puczylowski

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

Marquez, Orpaz Among Early Runners

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Nataf Picks Off Bluff In Multi-Way Pot

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Adrian Pacheco opened the action from the hijack to 200 and Soraya Estrada made the call on the button. Patrick Nataf elected to three-bet to 800 from the small blind and both players came along.

The flop fanned out K♦K♠5♣ and the action checked through to the J♣ turn. Nataf took the lead with a bet of 2,600 and both Pacheco and Estrada called.

The 9♠ completed the board and Nataf checked over to Pacheco who sized to 5,600. Estrada took a few seconds before folding and Nataf took a moment before tossing in the chips for a call.

"You got it," said Pacheco as he tabled A♠10♦ for only ace-high and Nataf rolled over A♦K♥ for flopped trips to score the sizable pot.

Tags: Adrian PachecoPatrick NatafSoraya Estrada

Early Four-Bet from Facquet

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Vincent Facquet
Vincent Facquet

Michael Anty opened to 600 on the button and Thierry Giron three-bet to 1,600 in the small blind. Action was then on Vincent Facquet in the big blind and he took a moment before four-betting to 3,600.

Anty folded and Giron followed suit to earn Facquet the pot without seeing a flop.

Tags: Michael AntyThierry GironVincent Facquet

Topchibashev Takes Early Pot

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

In a limped pot preflop between Uzeyir Topchibashev in the small blind and the player in the big blind, the dealer fanned out a flop of 7♥7♠3♦.

Topchibashev checked to the big blind who tossed out a bet of 200 and Topchibashev made the call. On the 8♣ turn both players checked to the K♣ river where action again went check-check.

Topchibashev rolled over 8♦6♦ for a turned pair of eights and scored the early pot when his opponent mucked their hand.

Tags: Uzeyir Topchibashev