Level: 29
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€1,100 FPS Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
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
55
Players Left
8
Another Break
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
The remaining 20 players have been sent on another 20-minute break.
Benjamin Spragg Eliminated in 21st Place (€8,850)
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Tomas Patka limped in in the small blind and Benjamin Spragg checked his option in the big blind.
Patka checked on the flop of 2♣10♦4♣ and Spragg checked back. Patka then bet 160,000 on the J♠ turn and Spragg responded with a raise. Patka then three-bet all in and Spragg quickly called with a smaller stack.
Benjamin Spragg: J♥2♥
Tomas Patka: 10♥10♣
It was an unfortunate cooler for the PokerStars Team Pro as his two pair was in rough shape against the set of Patka. The A♦ on the river didn't change anything and Spragg told his opponent "nice hand" before heading to the payout counter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,500,000
3,550,000
|
3,550,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
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Frederik Thiemer Eliminated In 22nd Place (€8,850)
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Daisuke Ogita opened to 200,000 on the button and Frederik Thiemer put in a three-bet to 630,000 from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way and Ogita called.
The flop fanned out 7♠7♦4♠ and Thiemer check-called a bet of 300,000 from Ogita. On the Q♠ turn Thiemer elected to take the betting lead with a sizing of 1,000,000, which Ogita called.
The 2♦ hit the river and Thiemer took a few seconds before announcing all in for 3,900,000 and Ogita went in the tank. After close to 30 seconds of thought, Ogita made the call and the cards were tabled.
Thiemer looked sick as he rolled over A♥4♥ for only a pair of fours and Ogita tabled A♠K♠ for the nut-flush to eliminate Thiemer in 22nd place and scoop the largest pot of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,500,000
8,200,000
|
8,200,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Umberto Zaffagnini Eliminated in 23rd Place (€8,850)
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Umberto Zaffagnini was on the button in a heads-up pot against Adel Rahou with the board reading 6♦9♦4♠J♣. Rahou checked Zaffagnini announced "all in" before being met by a snap-call from his opponent.
Umberto Zaffagnini: A♣J♠
Adel Rahou: QxQ♥
Zaffagnini had top pair but it was no good against the overpair of his opponent and nothing changed as the 4♦ bricked off on the river to mark his elimination in 23rd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,000,000
3,300,000
|
3,300,000 |
|
Busted |
Youcef Benzerfa Eliminated In 24th Place (€7,700)
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
In a heads-up pot with roughly 500,000 in the middle on a flop showing 9♠7♣4♦, Youcef Benzerfa checked from the big blind to Adel Rahou in the hijack who bet out 200,000. Benzerfa elected to check-raise all in for just over 1,000,000 and Rahou snap-called with a bigger stack.
Youcef Benzerfa: J♣9♣
Adel Rahou: K♦K♣
Benzerfa was in need of help against the cowboys for Rahou, and when the board ran out 5♦2♥, it was the end of the road for Benzerfa as he was eliminated in 24th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,700,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
Busted |
Final Three Table Re-Draw
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
| TABLE | SEAT | PLAYER | CHIP COUNT | BLINDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tomas Patka | 4,600,000 | 58 |
| 1 | 2 | Benjamin Spragg | 1,075,000 | 13 |
| 1 | 3 | Milos Petakovic | 1,550,000 | 19 |
| 1 | 4 | Daisuke Ogita | 6,120,000 | 77 |
| 1 | 5 | Frederik Thiemer | 6,200,000 | 78 |
| 1 | 6 | Masaaki Izushima | 1,670,000 | 21 |
| 1 | 7 | Alessio Di Cesare | 2,200,000 | 28 |
| 1 | 8 | Samuel Ju | 900,000 | 11 |
| 2 | 1 | Stefan Dimitrov | 4,700,000 | 59 |
| 2 | 2 | Maksym Mamon | 2,540,000 | 32 |
| 2 | 3 | Ken Okada | 1,050,000 | 13 |
| 2 | 4 | Inigo Naveiro | 4,250,000 | 53 |
| 2 | 5 | Quentin Laugt | 3,700,000 | 46 |
| 2 | 6 | Rubens Sellam | 3,300,000 | 41 |
| 2 | 7 | Ignacio Puebla | 2,100,000 | 26 |
| 2 | 8 | Alfonso Simone | 1,900,000 | 24 |
| 3 | 1 | Biao Ding | 3,200,000 | 40 |
| 3 | 2 | Youcef Benzerfa | 1,300,000 | 16 |
| 3 | 3 | Umberto Zaffagnini | 1,100,000 | 14 |
| 3 | 4 | Maher Achour | 2,600,000 | 33 |
| 3 | 5 | Jérémy Palvini | 1,500,000 | 19 |
| 3 | 6 | Adel Rahou | 1,600,000 | 20 |
| 3 | 7 | Simone Demasi | 2,500,000 | 31 |
| 3 | 8 | Anatoly Chen | 1,500,000 | 19 |
Wheeler Doubles Short Stack Through Spragg
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Jason Wheeler was left with 220,000 and moved all in from the hijack. It folded to Benjamin Spragg on the button who shoved over the top for just over 1,000,000. The blinds quickly got out of the way and the hands were shown.
Jason Wheeler: J♦3♦
Benjamin Spragg: A♣6♥
The board ran out J♥7♥6♣3♣3♠ and the jack-three for Wheeler made a full house to stay alive and score the full double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
875,000
-425,000
|
-425,000 |
|
|
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|
540,000
-760,000
|
-760,000 |
Wheeler Manifests Way to Double
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Jason Wheeler open-jammed a stack of around 650,000 from middle position and Daisuke Ogita re-shoved from the next seat to get things heads-up.
Jason Wheeler: 5♠5♦
Daisuke Ogita: J♣J♥
The flop of Q♦4♦Q♣ had Wheeler drawing to just two outs, but he was unfazed as he called for a "five on the turn."
Right on schedule, the dealer put down the 5♥ on the turn and the 3♦ river didn't change anything for Wheeler to stay alive.
"Five on the turn, he said," commented Benjamin Spragg. "He's a real manifester, this guy."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,300,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
1,300,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
Level: 28
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000