2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

€1,100 FPS Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
€307,160
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€2,052,480
Entries
2,138
Level Info
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
55
Players Left
8

Simone's Set Dooms Del Pino

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Omar Del Pino was all in and at risk for less than ten big blinds against the bigger-stacked Alfonso Simone.

Omar Del Pino: KQ
Alfonso Simone: 33

The dealer fanned the flop of QJ3 to give Del Pino a no-good pair of queens as Simone had made a set and nothing changed on the 4J runout to mark the Spaniard's elimination.

Player Chips Progress
Alfonso Simone it
Alfonso Simone
1,400,000
270,000
270,000
Omar Del Pino es
Omar Del Pino
Busted

Tags: Alfonso SimoneOmar Del Pino

Borges Cracks Queens

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Braz Borges opened the action to 85,000 from the cutoff and it folded to Serge Badel in the big blind who moved all in for 95,000 total, which Borges called.

Serge Badel: QQ
Braz Borges: J10

Badel was well ahead preflop, but when the board ran out AJ1063, it was the two pair for Borges that scored the pot to send Badel to the rail in 53rd place.

Player Chips Progress
Braz Borges pt
Braz Borges
980,000
130,000
130,000
Serge Badel ch
Serge Badel
Busted

Tags: Braz BorgesSerge Badel

Losev's Luck Runs Out

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Alexey Losev had just doubled up before he was once again all in and at risk against Masaaki Izushima, who had him covered.

Alexey Losev: 44
Masaaki Izushima: JJ

Losev had the inferior pair and nothing changed as the board ran out 5102810 to mark his elimination in the first few minutes of play.

Player Chips Progress
Masaaki Izushima us
Masaaki Izushima
1,700,000
695,000
695,000
Alexey Losev ru
Alexey Losev
Busted

Tags: Alexey LosevMasaaki Izushima

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

Day 3 of the €1,100 FPS Main Event Kicks Off at Noon

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Stefan Dimitrov
Stefan Dimitrov

Welcome to Day 3 of €1,100 France Poker Series (FPS) Main Event as part of the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®️ at the beautiful Sporting Monte-Carlo on the French Riviera.

This is the biggest turnout in the history of the tournament, attracting 2,138 total entries from 65 countries to create a massive €2,052,480 prize pool. Only 55 players remain, and although each player returning today has locked up €5,050, all eyes are on the first-place prize of €307,160.

Germany’s Frederik Thiemer bagged the chip lead with 2,760,000 chips heading into Day 3 and will look to continue his run as he has his sights set on FPS glory. He’s followed closely by Stefan Dimitrov (2,675,000) and Ewen Trevidy (2,345,000) to round out the top three.

€1,100 France Poker Series Main Event Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Frederik ThiemerGermany2,760,00069
2Stefan DimitrovBulgaria2,675,00067
3Ewen TrevidyFrance2,345,00059
4Rubens SellamFrance2,325,00058
5Daisuke OgitaJapan2,260,00057
6Jason WheelerUSA2,250,00056
7Matthias RothSwitzerland1,950,00049
8Renat BohdanovUkraine1,900,00048
9Djamel OuaretFrance1,800,00045
10Alessio Di CesareItaly1,765,00044

Some notables still in contention for the top prize and the glory include USA’s Jason Wheeler, Atanas Malinov, and none other than PokerStars ambassador Benjamin Spragg, who had an impressive run throughout Day 2 and bagged 40 big blinds.

The blinds will resume at Level 25 with 20,000/40,000 and a 40,000 big blind ante. The remaining 55 players will play down to a final table and bag for Day 4, when a champion will be found.

Stay tuned as the PokerNews team continues to bring you updates throughout the tournament until a champion is crowned.

Tags: Alessio Di CesareAtanas MalinovBenjamin SpraggDaisuke OgitaDjamel OuaretEwen TrevidyFrederik ThiemerJason WheelerMatthias RothRenat BohdanovRubens SellamStefan Dimitrov

Day 3 Seat Draw

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
TableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
11Recep AydemirTurkey484,00012
12Karim KaladjouFrance1,000,00025
13Ewen TrevidyFrance2,345,00059
14Inigo NaveiroSpain1,175,00029
15Ionut DecherRomania660,00017
16Clement ThumyFrance345,0009
17Djamel OuaretFrance1,800,00045
18Andreas VlachosGreece1,605,00040
      
21Thierry Kuhn-ForetFrance1,065,00027
22Alexey LosevRussia165,0004
23Johann GrebovalFrance220,0006
24Masaaki IzushimaJapan1,005,00025
25Stefan DimitrovBulgaria2,675,00067
26Jason WheelerUSA2,250,00056
27Daisuke OgitaJapan2,260,00057
28Dmitry ShchepkinRussia335,0008
      
31Simon BouaksaFrance345,0009
32Richard HeveliHungary1,080,00027
33Corrado MartinelliItaly575,00014
34Tomas PatkaSlovakia1,575,00039
35Rubens SellamFrance2,325,00058
36Quentin LaugtFrance1,520,00038
37Atanas MalinovBulgaria1,670,00042
38Otto LemkeGermany455,00011
      
41Biao DingChina135,0003
42Anatoly ChenRussia1,675,00042
43Stylianos KollatosGreece355,0009
44Brice GuidoFrance260,0007
45Maher AchourTunisia1,720,00043
46Giuseppe PettiItaly1,120,00028
47Alija PueblaSpain1,310,00033
48Alessio Di CesareItaly1,765,00044
      
51Samuel JuGermany1,330,00033
52Braz BorgesPortugal850,00021
53Renat BohdanovUkraine1,900,00048
54Carl CostaFrance445,00011
55Serge BadelSwitzerland235,0006
56Milos PetakovicSerbia1,220,00031
57Aram SargsyanArmenia1,565,00039
58Jeremy PalviniFrance750,00019
      
61Matthias RothSwitzerland1,950,00049
62Frederik ThiemerGermany2,760,00069
63Georgi AbuladzeEstonia1,335,00033
64Adel RahouFrance620,00016
65Benjamin SpraggUnited Kingdom1,580,00040
66Simone DemasiItaly475,00012
67Youcef BenzerfaFrance1,050,00026
68Angelo SistoItaly175,0004
      
71Lewis PilkingtonUnited Kingdom800,00020
72Ken OkadaJapan1,290,00032
74Alfonso SimoneItaly1,130,00028
75Maksym MamonSwitzerland610,00015
76Hicham HachoumiFrance920,00023
77Omar Del PinoSpain415,00010
78Umberto ZaffagniniItaly1,025,00026

€1,100 FPS Main Event

Day 3 Started

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000