Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€1,100 FPS Main Event
Day: 1d
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1d
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
473
Players Left
71
Netanel Triples Up and Popov Busts
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Francesco Zappala raised from under the gun and picked up calls from Salvatore Spataro and Volodymyr Legkyi. Uri Netanel moved all in from the button with a relatively short stack and Slaven Popov also pushed his chips in the middle from the small blind. Zappala made the call and three players flipped their cards, putting both Popov and Netanel at risk.
Slaven Popov: A♠K♦
Uri Netanel: Q♣Q♠
Francesco Zappala: K♣10♣
The board came J♣J♥9♣4♠10♥. It was a clean runout for Netanel, who held up with his pocket queens. Zappala lost a chunk of chips and Popov was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
65,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
Busted |
Hrabec's Fives Hold to Eliminates Grassi
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Roman Hrabec raised to 12,000 from under the gun and picked up three callers before Roman Hrabec moved all in with a short stack from the small blind. Hrabec called and all other players vacated the pot. Grassi was the player at risk.
Giovanni Grassi: K♠5♠
Roman Hrabec: 5♥5♦
The board ran out 4♥2♠6♥9♥A♥. Hrabec held up with his pocket fives and Grassi was knocked out of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Players Heading for 20-Minute Break
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Players in Day 1d are heading for a 20-minute break. There are currently 110 players remaining and the flight is playing down to 71. When action resumes, blinds will be on 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 big blind ante.
Kiriopoulos Doubles Through Zappala
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos raised to 12,000 from under the gun and action folded to Demosthenes Kiriopoulos on the button, who shoved all in. Zappala made the call for 67,000 and was the player at risk with slightly less chips. Players flipped their cards.
Francesco Zappala: A♠4♠
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos: A♣K♣
The board ran out A♦8♠8♣7♠5♦. Both players paired their ace, but it was Kiriopoulos who had the higher kicker and earned himself the double up. Zappala's stack was reduced to just a few big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000 | |
|
|
14,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Alija Shoves River With Pocket Aces to Eliminate Bardini
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Gabriel Bardini raised to 8,000 from middle position and Ignacio Puebla Alija reraised to 20,000. Bardini called and action went to the flop.
The flop came 3♦K♦9♦ and both players checked. The turn was the 6♠. Bardini led out for 16,000 and Alija called.
The river fell the 8♥. Bardini checked and Alija shoved all in. Bardini went into the tank before eventually making the call.
Bardini showed K♥10♥ for a pair of kings. Alija flipped over A♣A♠ for a pocket pair of aces. He won the pot and Bardini was eliminated from the event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Zheng Rivers Flush to Eliminate Labat
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Wei Jie Zheng opened the action with a raise from early position and Antoine Labat shoved all in for 56,000 chips. Zheng called and players flipped their cards, with Labat at risk and Zheng with most of his stack in the middle.
Antoine Labat: K♠J♠
Wei Jie Zheng: J♣10♣
Labat had Zheng dominated but the board ran out 9♣8♣7♠9♦7♣. The flop gave Zheng the flush draw and he completed the flush on the river to pretty much double his stack. Labat was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000