2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

€2,200 FPS High Roller
Day: 1a
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Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
10♠9♠
Prize
€406,670
Event Info
Buy-in
€2,200
Prize Pool
€2,369,280
Entries
1,234
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
908
Players Left
134
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Gala Puts Two in the Tank

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

Thierry Morel raised it up in early position and was called by Maria Lampropoulos in middle position and Domenico Gala on the button. The flop came 9♠5♣2♥ and Morel continued with a bet of 4,000. Lampropoulos and Gala both called to see the 5♥ on the turn.

The action checked around on the turn and the 8♥ landed on the river. Morel and Lampropoulos checked again but Gala sized up a bet of 18,000. Morel thought for over a minute and finally decided to release his cards. Lampropoulos thought for just as long and eventually laid her hand down as well.

Player Chips Progress
Domenico Gala it
Domenico Gala 		72,000
Thierry Morel fr
Thierry Morel 		60,500
Maria Lampropoulos ar
Maria Lampropoulos 		60,200

Tags: Thierry MorelMaria LampropoulosDomenico Gala

Updated Chip Counts

Adam Lamers
Adam Lamers
Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Alessandro Pichierri it
Alessandro Pichierri 		203,500
40,100
 40,100
Julien Sitbon fr
Julien Sitbon 		90,000
46,000
 46,000
Gaelle Baumann fr
Gaelle Baumann 		87,100
Nacho Barbero ar
Nacho Barbero 		85,400
50,300
 50,300
$25K Fantasy
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche 		84,000
Maria Konnikova us
Maria Konnikova 		75,300
45,300
 45,300
StakeKings
PokerStars
Gianluca Speranza it
Gianluca Speranza 		60,000
30,000
 30,000
Aliaksandr Shylko by
Aliaksandr Shylko 		56,500
56,500
 56,500
Felipe Ketzer br
Felipe Ketzer 		56,000
26,000
 26,000
Jessica Teusl at
Jessica Teusl 		52,500
StakeKings
Conor Beresford gb
Conor Beresford 		48,000
Lander Lijo es
Lander Lijo 		30,700
Roberto Romanello gb
Roberto Romanello 		28,200
EPT 1X Winner
Arthur Conan fr
Arthur Conan 		24,000

Break Time

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

Players are going on a 25-minute break, with more than 830 entries registered in this flight. There are still two more levels to play before they get their 75-minute dinner break, after which registration will close for Day 1a.

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Spano Sends One to the Rail

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

A player in early position raised to 3,000 and Robert Spano called from the button before Christoforos Chatzikyriakos shoved his dwindling stack of around 15,000 from the small blind. The original raiser got out of the way and Spano called to put Chatzikyriakos at risk.

Christoforos Chatzikyriakos: A♥J♣
Robert Spano: 8♠8♦

The board ran out 6♣7♠2♠9♥6♥ and Spano's eights held to send Chatzikyriakos to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Robert Spano au
Robert Spano 		134,000
73,200
 73,200
Christoforos Chatzikyriakos gr
Christoforos Chatzikyriakos 		Busted

Tags: Christoforos ChatzikyriakosRobert Spano

Odani Out-Kicks Baumann in the Blinds

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

The action folded around to Takumi Odani in the small blind who made it 3,000 to go. Gaelle Baumann called from the big blind and the dealer spread the flop of K♦10♥2♣.

Odani continued with a bet of 2,700 and Baumann called to see the A♣ on the turn. Both players checked and the 4♥ completed the board. Two more checks and Odani tabled K♣9♦ for a pair of kings. Baumann had the same pair with K♠7♦ but her seven-kicker wasn't enough.

Player Chips Progress
Takumi Odani jp
Takumi Odani 		189,000
189,000
 189,000
Gaelle Baumann fr
Gaelle Baumann 		76,900
-10,200
 -10,200

Tags: Gaelle BaumannTakumi Odani

Kitai Busts Covaciu; Belea Surging

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

Davidi Kitai raised to 11,800 from the small blind before Paul-Adrian Covaciu shoved his last 45,000 from the big blind. Kitai went into the tank for a few moments before he eventually tossed out the chips to call.

Paul-Adrian Covaciu: A♦10♦
Davidi Kitai: K♣Q♦

The board ran out 7♠K♦5♦8♥2♣ and Kitai's flopped pair of kings was good enough to send Covaciu to the rail.

Meanwhile, 2023 EPT Paris champion Razvan Belea has 146,000 at the same table.

Player Chips Progress
Razvan Belea ro
Razvan Belea 		146,000
EPT 1X Winner
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai 		103,000
73,000
 73,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Paul-Adrian Covaciu ro
Paul-Adrian Covaciu 		Busted

Tags: Davidi KitaiPaul-Adrian CovaciuRazvan Belea

Guimond Gets Value on the River

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

Tsugunari Toma and Florian Guimond were heads-up on the river with around 45,000 in the pot already. The board read J♥6♦4♦A♣2♣ and Toma led out with a bet of 12,500 in the small blind.

Florian Guimond thought for a minute before counting out a raise to 32,500 in the big blind. Toma splashed in a call and Guimond turned over A♦K♠ for the best hand which put a dent in Toma's stack.

Player Chips Progress
Tsugunari Toma jp
Tsugunari Toma 		162,100
38,100
 38,100
Florian Guimond fr
Florian Guimond 		127,600

Tags: Tsugunari TomaFlorian Guimond

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

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