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

04-27-2023 09:57 UTC+2

€1,100 FPS Main Event Day 1c Kicks Off at 11 a.m.

Andrew Knowles

The 2023 PokerStars EPT presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®️ continues at Monte-Carlo Sporting and Day 1c of the €1,100 France Poker Series (FPS) Main Event is set to begin at 11 a.m. local time. Yesterday marked the return of the EPT Monte Carlo festivities, and the much-anticipated action kicked off with two starting flights of this event.

On Day 1a, 63 players survived out of 420 entries, while 38 out of 254 advanced on Day 1b. Spain's Adrian Chabbi bagged the top stack in Day 1a with 513,000 chips and Recep Aydemir of Turkey grabbed the big stack in Day 1b with 560,000. This is the third of four starting flights, with the final starting flight set to take place as a turbo format later this evening at 6 p.m. local time.

In most recent FPS Main Event offering earlier this year in Paris, Alan Goasdoue defeated fellow Frenchman Jean-Luc Labryga in heads-up play to win the trophy and €287,830. That event attracted a total of 2,071 runners and a prize pool of €1,988,160 to top the previous 1,918 runners from the 2022 FPS Monte-Carlo.

Players will be given a starting stack of 30,000 chips. The blinds will begin at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante and the levels will be 40 minutes in length for this third flight. There are two reentries allowed per flight and late registration will close after Level 10. Play will continue until 15% of the field remains, and those who bag for Friday’s Day 2 will all be in the money.

Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team brings you updates of the action throughout the day and throughout the series in Monte Carlo.

Tags: Adrian Chabbi Alan Goasdoue Jean-Luc Labryga Recep Aydemir

04-27-2023 12:04 UTC+2

Chrysovergis Raises River To Get The Job Done

Andrew Knowles

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Jimmy Gomes opened to 600 from under the gun and Emmanouil Chrysovergis made the call next to act. The rest of the table got out of the way and the pair saw a flop of K♠4♦2♠.

Gomes continued for 400 and Chrysovergis came along to the 10♠ turn. Both players checked their options to the A♦ river and Gomes took a moment before tossing in a bet of 1,000. Chrysovergis elected on a raise to 2,500 and Gomes went deep in the tank.

After over a minute of thought, Gomes reluctantly let his cards go and the pot was sent to Chrysovergis.

Player	Chips	Progress
Emmanouil Chrysovergis	33,000 33,000	33,000
Jimmy Gomes	29,000 29,000	29,000

Tags: Emmanouil Chrysovergis Jimmy Gomes

04-27-2023 12:22 UTC+2

Delval Talks Monello Into a Decision

Andrew Knowles

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

In a heads-up pot with just over 9,000 in the middle on a board showing J♣6♠5♥9♥, Marco Monello checked from the small blind to Frederic Delval on the button who slid out a bet out 6,800.

Monello went deep in the tank, contemplating for close to a minute.

"You have king-jack or queen-jack?" said Delval while Monello was deep in thought.

"It's a reentry you know, there flight c, d, e, f, g," joked Delval.

After over one minute, Monello folded his hand and Delval was sent the pot.

"You want to see? I'll be nice and show you since the reporter is watching," remarked Delval as he opened 9♣9♠ for a turned set of nines.

"Good fold, see I'm nice to show you", said Delval as he stacked his newly acquired chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frederic Delval	42,000 42,000	42,000
Marco Monello	26,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Frederic Delval Marco Monello

04-27-2023 14:12 UTC+2

Nut Flush for Mr. Belvedere

Connor Richards

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

In a three-way pot on a flop of 7♥2♥10♦, Jordi Torner checked in the big blind and Carmine Belvedere checked in middle position before Klay Iglesias bet from the hijack. Torner check-raised to 4,000 and both Belvedere and Iglesias called.

Torner then checked on the 5♥ turn and Belvedere bet 6,000. Iglesias and Torner both called. Torner checked again on the Q♥ river and Belvedere moved all in for 12,000. Iglesias got out of the way and Torner went in the tank before calling.

Belvedere showed A♥K♥ for the nut flush and Torner was forced to show 7♠7♣ for a no-good set, while Iglesias revealed he folded a smaller flush with 10♥9♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jordi Torner	85,000 85,000	85,000
Carmine Belvedere	60,000 60,000	60,000
Klay Iglesias	35,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Carmine Belvedere Jordi Torner Klay Iglesias

04-27-2023 14:53 UTC+2

Rocha Gets Run Over By Labat's Wheel

Connor Richards

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Lucas Rocha raised to 1,700 in the small blind and Antoine Labat three-bet to 5,300 in the big blind. Rocha called as another player joked that there were "too many pros at this table."

Rocha checked on the flop of 3♣9♥2♥ and Labat continued for 4,500. Rocha called. Rocha checked again on the 4♠ turn and Labat bet 6,000. Rocha went in the tank and called.

Rocha checked a third time on the 2♦ river and Labat emptied the clip by moving all in for 13,700. Rocha went back in the tank and eventually called. Labat tabled A♣5♥ for a Wheel and Rocha was forced to show A♥10♣ for ace-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Labat	65,000 65,000	65,000
Lucas Rocha	12,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Antoine Labat Lucas Rocha

04-27-2023 15:10 UTC+2

Kassouf Can't Find The Last Barrel

Andrew Knowles

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

In a heads-up pot with just over 17,000 in the middle on a board showing J♥8♠7♦4♦, William Kassouf fired from early position with a sizing of 15,000 and Francesco Di Profio made the call on the button.

The K♥ completed the board and Kassouf checked over to Di Profio who after a moment tapped the table to check back. Kassouf was hesitant to show his hand but eventually rolled over 10♦6♦ for a missed straight and flush draw. Di Profio tabled 7♣5♣ for a pair of sevens to scoop the pot.

"I thought you slow played kings or something. I thought you had a better hand," said Kassouf as he was in disbelief of the hand Di Profio held.

"It's PokerStars, what do you expect?" replied Di Profio jokingly while he collected the sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francesco Di Profio	57,000 57,000	57,000
William Kassouf	10,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Francesco Di Profio William Kassouf

04-27-2023 17:06 UTC+2

State Gets Max Value On River In Multi-Way Pot

Andrew Knowles

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

Adrian State opened to 2,000 from middle position and Andreas Moser in the cutoff, Alexandru Boboc in the small blind and Jerome Zerbib in the big blind all made the call.

The flop fanned out J♥9♣3♠ and action checked to State who continued for 2,500, which Moser and Zerbib came along. On the K♣ turn Zerbib checked again and State kept up the aggression with a bet of 7,500, which only Moser called.

The 3♣ completed the board and State took a moment before sliding in 14,400, leaving only 1,000 behind and Moser went deep in the tank.

After close to a minute of thought, Moser tossed in the chips for a call and State tabled K♠Q♠ for top pair. Moser rechecked his cards and tossed them into the muck as the dealer sent State the sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jerome Zerbib	93,000 93,000	93,000
Alexandru Boboc	64,000 64,000	64,000
Adrian State	61,000 61,000	61,000
Andreas Moser	47,000 47,000	47,000

Tags: Adrian State Alexandru Boboc Andreas Moser Jerome Zerbib

04-27-2023 17:50 UTC+2

Caza Hides and Takes a Pot

Connor Richards

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

Marco Caza opened to 2,200 from under the gun and Samuel Bifarella gave him a stare from the next seat, leading Caza to jokingly hide his face beneath his shirt. Bifarella called, as did Ronald Steinmetz on the button and the player in the big blind.

The big blind checked on the Q♣6♥J♠ flop and Caza continued for 4,700. Only Steinmetz called. Caza then sized up to 6,500 on the K♠ turn, which was enough to bring a fold from his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Caza	75,000 75,000	75,000
Ronald Steinmetz	50,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Marco Caza Ronald Steinmetz Samuel Bifarella

04-27-2023 18:44 UTC+2

Medjahed Goes Runner-Runner to Eliminate Michelet

Connor Richards

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

Abdelkader Medjahed opened from under the gun and Nelson Michelet three-bet jammed a stack of 17,000 from the small blind. Medjahed called with a bigger stack.

Nelson Michelet: 10♥8♣
Abdelkader Medjahed: 3♦3♠

Michelet stood up from his seat anticipating a bustout, but sat back down when the dealer fanned the flop of 7♣J♦9♥ to give him the nut straight and have Medjahed drawing to just a runner-runner full house or quads.

That's exactly what happened as the dealer first put down the 3♥ on the turn and then the J♠ on the river to send Michelet to the rail in an unbelievable fashion. A look at a poker odds calculator shows that Medjahed was less than 3% to win the hand once the flop came down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abdelkader Medjahed	65,000 65,000	65,000
Nelson Michelet	Busted

Tags: Abdelkader Medjahed Nelson Michelet

04-27-2023 19:12 UTC+2

Belea Puts Kassouf To The Test

Andrew Knowles

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

William Kassouf opened to 3,500 from early position and it folded to Razvan Belea in the cutoff who three-bet to 9,100. The rest of the table got out of the way and Kassouf made the call.

The flop fanned out K♣4♥3♦ and Kassouf checked to Belea who continued for 3,400. Kassouf took a moment before sliding forward a check-raise to 15,400.

"I've got king-queen. If you have ace-king or aces you're ahead. If not I have you beat," said Kassouf just before Belea made the call.

The 8♦ hit the turn and Kassouf kept up the aggression with a bet of 25,000, which again Belea called.

On the 10♥ river Kassouf elected on a check over to Belea.

"Why did you check now?" said Belea as he pondered his decision.

"I only get called by better if I shove. I have king-queen I told you," replied Kassouf.

Belea eventually moved a stack of chips forward and announced all in, covering the roughly 35,000 remaining for Kassouf, who went deep in the tank.

"I can't beat anything you would shove with. You must have me beat right?" asked Kassouf.

After close to a minute of thought, Kassouf eventually made the fold and Belea tabled A♥A♠ to show Kassouf he made a good fold.

"That's what I put you on," said Kassouf as Belea stacked up his newly acquired chips and jumped into the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Razvan Belea	335,000 185,000	185,000

William Kassouf	35,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Razvan Belea William Kassouf