€1,100 FPS Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€1,100 FPS Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€2,052,480
Entries
2,138
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Entries
255
Players Left
38
Recep Aydemir Leads FPS Main Event as Day 1b Concludes
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Day 1b of the €1,100 FPS Main Event, running as part of PokerStars EPT presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®, has now concluded. The event ran into the early hours of the morning with 38 players out of the 254 entries making it through to Day 2.
Way out in front was Recep Aydemir of Turkey, with 560,000 chips. He is the only player from Day 1a and Day 1b to finish with over 500,000 and will head into Day 2 with a significant chip advantage.
Omar Del Pino finished the flight second in chips with 460,000 and Alessandro Siena finished in third place with 398,000. Serge Badel and Ionut Decher round out the top five.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Recep Aydemir | Turkey | 560,000 |
| 2 | Omar Del Pino | Spain | 460,000 |
| 3 | Alessandro Siena | Italy | 398,000 |
| 4 | Serge Badel | Switzerland | 365,000 |
| 5 | Ionut Decher | Romania | 337,000 |
| 6 | Georgios Karakousis | Greece | 324,000 |
| 7 | Ewen Trevidy | France | 318,000 |
| 8 | Murad Akhundov | Azerbaijan | 315,000 |
| 9 | Karim Kaladjou | France | 286,000 |
| 10 | Gonzalo Serrano Ranero | Spain | 268,000 |
There are two more starting flights to come in the FPS Main Event. Day 1c will commence at 11 a.m. local time, while Day 1d, which has a turbo structure, will get underway at 6 p.m.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for updates on the action for both of those flights and the rest of the event, brought to you straight from the tournament floor.
End of Day 1b Chip Counts (full)
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
560,000 | 560,000 |
|
460,000 | 460,000 |
|
398,000 | 88,000 |
|
365,000 | 365,000 |
|
337,000 | 337,000 |
|
324,000 | 324,000 |
|
318,000 | 318,000 |
|
315,000 | 35,000 |
|
|
286,000 | -19,000 |
|
|
268,000 | 210,000 |
|
235,000 | 165,000 |
|
|
232,000 | 232,000 |
|
200,000 | 200,000 |
|
|
200,000 | 90,000 |
|
198,000 | 53,000 |
|
189,000 | 189,000 |
|
|
179,000 | 179,000 |
|
175,000 | 175,000 |
|
|
168,000 | 168,000 |
|
166,000 | 115,000 |
|
|
162,000 | 162,000 |
|
159,000 | 159,000 |
|
|
157,000 | 157,000 |
|
154,000 | 154,000 |
|
154,000 | 64,000 |
Schwederle Runs Into Overpair; Eliminated on Bubble
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
After several rounds of hand for hand, Cedric Schwederle was all in preflop against Karim Kaladjou. Players flipped over their cards.
Cedric Schwederle: 10♣10♦
Karim Kaladjou: J♠J♦
Schwederle had a pocket pair of tens and Kaladjou had pocket jacks. It was a cooler and Kaladjou was on the right end of it. The board ran out 7♦Q♦K♣2♣5♠ and neither player improved.
Kaladjou's jacks held and Schwederle was eliminated on the bubble. A total of 38 players have made it through the flight and will return for Day 2.
If you want to deprive yourself of some more sleep, stay tuned to PokerNews for a full(ish) recap.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
305,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Texieira Eliminated as Abuladze Gets Birthday Gift
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Georgi Abuladze raised from late position and Diogo Teixeira moved all in from the big blind for 39,000 chips. Abuladze called.
The two players exchanged words of banter as they waited for the hand to be dealt. When the other tables had finished, players flipped their cards, with Teixeira at risk.
Diogo Teixeira: J♥7♥
Georgi Abuladze: A♥K♥
The flop ran out 9♠5♦10♦9♦3♦. Teixeira shouted out for his cards, but they never came. Abuladze held up with his ace high.
"It is my birthday, it was always meant to be this way," said Abuladze.
The tournament is now on the true bubble, with one more player to be knocked out before Day 1b ends.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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90,000 | 90,000 |
|
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Busted |
Three All Ins, Three Double Ups
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Play is now hand for hand. There were three alls ins across three tables and each hand played out one at a time.
As it happens, the three all in players each doubled up, meaning there were no eliminations. Hand for hand continues...
Jacks Beats Kings to Send Regonaschi Out
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Marco Regonaschi raised from early position and Recep Aydemir reraised. Regonaschi shoved all in and Aydemir called. Players flipped their cards, with Regonaschi at risk.
Marco Regonaschi: K♥K♦
Recep Aydemir: J♣J♦
Aydemir had a pocket pair of jacks and Regonaschi had pocket kings. The board ran out 2♠3♥7♥9♥J♠.
"Yes!", cried out Aydemir as the jack fell on the river, giving him a set of jacks.
"Thank you, thank you," said Regonaschi as he got up to leave the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Ogita Doubles With Set of Fives
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Alessandro Siena raised to 13,000 and Daisuke Ogita pushed all in for 54,000. Siena asked for the count and then made the call. Players flipped their cards, with Ogita at risk.
Daisuke Ogita: 5♣5♠
Alessandro Siena: A♠10♥
The board ran out A♥5♥4♣Q♠Q♦ to give Siena a pair of aces and Ogita a set of fives on the flop. Ogita doubled up and Siena lost chips, although relative to his stack it barely made a dent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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310,000 | |
|
110,000 |
Play Slows Down as Bubble Approaches
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Around the room, heads are nodding, arms are stretching, and eyes are shutting involuntarily. Those with the energy are prowling the tables to assess the short stacks who are likely to bust. Nobody is rushing to get involved with a hand.
Play has slowed down considerably as the tournament continues into the early hours of the morning. The bubble is now approaching. There are 42 players remaining, meaning four more will drop out before the end of the flight.