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

04-26-2023 17:12 UTC+2

Welcome to Day 1b of the €1,100 FPS Main Event

Matt Warburton

Welcome to Day 1b of the €1,100 FPS Main Event, the second flight of the first tournament running as part of the PokerStars EPT presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®. The venue for this prestigious event is the stunning Sporting Monte-Carlo, where players can lap up the Mediterranean vibes while playing for top prizes that run into the hundreds of thousands.

Day 1a is already underway and PokerNews reporters are on the floor to bring you live updates as the tournament progresses. Day 1b, meanwhile, kicks off at at 6 p.m. local time. Late registration is open until midnight.

Players begin with 30,000 chips and blind levels start at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. Day 1b is slightly faster than 1a, with blind levels set at 30 minutes. There will be a 20 minute break every four levels until Level 14, at which point break times will be reduced to 15 minutes.

The most recent FPS Main Event was held at the EPT Paris, where Alan Goasdoue outlasted a field of 1,918 entries to take home €287,830. Venue limitations in Paris led to caps on the number of players who could enter, so the FPS Main Event in Monaco could well attract even larger numbers.

Date	Day	Time (IST)	Tournament
26-Apr	Wednesday	1 p.m.	FPS Main Event Day 1a
26-Apr	Wednesday	6 p.m.	FPS Main Event Day 1b
27-Apr	Thursday	11 a.m.	FPS Main Event Day 1c
27-Apr	Thursday	6 p.m.	FPS Main Event Day 1d
28-Apr	Friday	Noon	FPS Main Event Day 2
29-Apr	Saturday	Noon	FPS Main Event Day 3
30-Apr	Sunday	Noon	FPS Main Event Final Day

Players may enter each flight a maximum of two times. The top 15 percent of players from each flight will advance to Day 2 and will be in the money.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for updates on Day 1b and the full FPS Main Event.

Tags: Alan Goasdoue

04-26-2023 19:00 UTC+2

Kings Versus Aces Results in Early Bustout

Matt Warburton

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With stacks deep, it takes a serious hand, usually a cooler, to result in a bust this early on. That cooler came when Samuel Bifarella ran his pocket kings into Ivan Kalac's pocket aces.

Samuel Bifarella: KxKx
Ivan Kalac: A♥A♣

The board ran out 7♥10♣7♠2♠4♥ and Kalac's aces held. He doubled up and Bifarella was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Kalac	68,000
Samuel Bifarella	Busted

Tags: Ivan Kalac Samuel Bifarella

04-26-2023 21:02 UTC+2

Kings No Good; Allouche Eliminated

Matt Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Guy Allouche raised to 2,000 from early position and picked up calls from Vu Hoang and Amir Redjeb in late position, as well as players in both the small and big blind.

The flop came J♥J♦4♣. Action checked to Allouche, who made a large bet of 8,000. Redjeb pushed all in for 25,500 and all other players folded apart from Allouche, who made the call. Players flipped their cards, with Allouche at risk.

Guy Allouche: K♥K♠
Amir Redjeb: A♦J♣

Allouche had pocket kings but Redjeb had made trips with his jacks. Allouche needed a king to survive. The turn was the 7♠ and the river was the 4♦, meaning Allouche was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Amir Redjeb	58,000 58,000	58,000
Guy Allouche	Busted

Tags: Amir Redjeb Guy Allouche Vu Hoang

04-26-2023 22:42 UTC+2

Scafini Chips Up to More Than 100,000

Matt Warburton

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Ivan Kalac raised from late position and was called by Lucas Scafini on the button.

The flop came 5♠6♥7♥, Kalac checked and Scafini bet. Kalac made the call and the turn came the 8♠. Kalac checked again and Scafini bet 10,000, which Kalac once again called. The river was the 10♥ and both players checked.

Kalac showed 7♣8♣ for two pair and Scafini showed Q♣4♣ for the low end of the straight. With that, Scafini continued to chip up and brought his total stack to well above 100,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lucas Scafini	112,000 112,000	112,000
Ivan Kalac	39,000 -29,000	-29,000

Tags: Ivan Kalac Lucas Scafini

04-26-2023 22:56 UTC+2

Whitlow Makes Full House to Eliminate Waki

Matt Warburton

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Fabio Peluso open raised to 2,200 from early position. Yasuhiro Waki called, as did Judy Whitlow in the small blind and Paul Daragon in the big blind.

The flop came 9♣Q♠7♥ and Judy Whitlow led out for 3,000. Daragon folded and the preflop aggressor, Peluso, raised to 8,500. Waki called, as did Whitlow.

The turn was the 6♦ and action folded around to Peluso, who bet out 5,000. Waki then moved all in for a touch over 30,000 chips. Whitlow announced her call and Peluso got out of the way. Players flipped their cards, with Waki at risk.

Yasuhiro Waki: Q♣10♠
Judy Whitlow: 7♠7♦

Waki had top pair and Whitlow had a set of sevens. The river came the 6♣ to further improve Whitlow's hand, giving her the better full house with sevens full. She chipped up to over 100,000 and Waki was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Judy Whitlow	115,000 115,000	115,000
Yasuhiro Waki	Busted

Tags: Fabio Peluso Judy Whitlow Paul Daragon Yasuhiro Waki

04-26-2023 23:28 UTC+2

Carbo Hits Higher Flush to Eliminate Pilkington-Lewis

Matt Warburton

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Walter Ripper raised from early position and was called by Gerard Carbo. Damien Pilkington-Lewis reraised to 10,000, Ripper got out of the way and Carbo moved all in, which Pilkington-Lewis called. Two players flipped their cards for the all-in.

Damien Pilkington-Lewis: K♣J♣
Gerard Carbo: A♣Q♥

The board ran out 5♣3♣9♣10♣2♠. The flop gave Pilkington-Lewis the flush and Carbo let out a sigh. The turn, however, brought the fourth club and gave Carbo the higher flush. He scooped a huge pot and Pilkington-Lewis was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerard Carbo	99,000 35,000	35,000
Damien Pilkington-Lewis	Busted

Tags: Damien Pilkington-Lewis Gerard Carbo Walter Ripper

04-27-2023 00:05 UTC+2

Reard Doubles With Two Pair

Matt Warburton

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Alexandre Reard raised to 2,400 from the button and was called by Elie Dib in the small blind and Kelvin Kerber in the big blind.

The flop came 5♦4♦Q♦ and action checked to the raiser, Reard, who continued for 4,000. Dib called.

The turn was the K♠, Dib checked and Reard moved all in for 13,200. Dib made the call and players flopped their cards.

Alexandre Reard: Q♠5♠
Elie Dib: Q♣9♥

Both players had paired up their queens but Reard made two pair on the flop. The river was the 8♣, which brought no improvement to either player. Reard held for the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elie Dib	74,000 50,000	50,000
Alexandre Reard	42,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Alexandre Reard Elie Dib Kelvin Kerber

04-27-2023 01:11 UTC+2

Benyeffou Busts Okamura With Higher Pair

Matt Warburton

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Motoyoshi Okamura was all in against Ikam Benyeffou, with Okamura at risk. Players flipped their cards:

Motoyoshi Okamura: 10♣10♠
Ikam Benyeffou: K♣K♠

Both players had a pocket pair and the board ran out 4♠2♠J♣6♠6♥. Benyeffou held up with his pocket kings and Okamura was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ikam Benyeffou	65,000
Motoyoshi Okamura	Busted

Tags: Ikam Benyeffou Motoyoshi Okamura

04-27-2023 02:05 UTC+2

Rajkovic Triples His Short Stack

Matt Warburton

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Amir Redjeb limped from middle position and Jacob Amsellem limped along. Adi Rajkovic moved all in from the big blind for 17,000 and both other players called.

The flop came A♦J♥3♠ and both Redjeb and Amsellem checked. The turn came the 4♦ and players checked again. The river was the J♠ and players checked it back once more, unwilling to build a sidepot.

Players revealed their cards.

Adi Rajkovic: A♣9♠
Amir Redjeb: Q♦10♣
Jacob Amsellem: 10♥8♣

Rajkovic had hit a pair of aces on the flop and that was enough to give him the pot and the triple up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Amir Redjeb	110,000 52,000	52,000
Adi Rajkovic	70,000 70,000	70,000
Jacob Amsellem	25,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Adi Rajkovic Amir Redjeb Jacob Amsellem

04-27-2023 04:20 UTC+2

Jacks Beats Kings to Send Regonaschi Out

Matt Warburton

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.