Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€2,200 FPS High Roller
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
Buy-in
€2,200
Prize Pool
€2,369,280
Entries
1,234
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
326
Players Left
48
Leonzio Plays Blind, Busts Hallay in his First Hand
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Axel Hallay just sat down at the end of late registration with a fresh stack of 30,000. He made the raise to 3,000 from under the gun before Marco Leonzio made it 6,000 to go, claiming to not have seen his cards yet. The action folded to Will Kassouf in the small blind, who smooth-called.
''If you've got it, you got it,'' exclaimed Hallay before he put the rest of his chips in. ''He's using my line!'' Kassouf responded. While the two were bantering away, Leonzio made the call. Meanwhile, Kassouf had lost interest in the pot and mucked his hand.
Axel Hallay: A♣Q♦
Marco Leonzio: K♥6♠
Leonzio had not lied, he was indeed playing blind and put 30,000 chips at risk without looking at his cards. While the flop of 7♠9♥7♦ was dealt Hallay stated, ''A king will come on the river.'' The 5♦ was a safe turn and the river also made Hallay's prediction fail to come true. However, the 6♦ still gave Leonzio the best hand as he was the only one to make a pair.
Leonzio stood up and celebrated while the whole table had a good laugh about the situation. Leonzio added another starting stack to his already towering stack and is now playing triple the average.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
130,500
100,500
|
100,500 |
|
Busted |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
The Last Additions to the Field
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
||
|
30,000
-55,400
|
-55,400 |
|
30,000 | |
|
||
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000
-41,400
|
-41,400 |
|
|
||
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000
-26,500
|
-26,500 |
|
30,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
30,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
Break and End of Late Registration
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The players are now on a 20-minute break. All players who still have chips will have to make do with what they have, as the reentry period is closing at the end of this interval.
Okada Wins Huge Without Showdown
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
A gigantic 35,000 had gathered in the middle preflop, courtesy of three players. The flop J♣10♣6♣ was dealt and big blind blind Luca Guglielmoni checked, as did Ken Okada in early and Seyed Saeed Sajadian in middle position.
The turn fell a fourth club in the form of the 7♣ and Guglielmoni checked again. Okada put out a bet of 15,000 and this was enough to let the other two players pass their hands to the dealer.
Okada is sitting on an impressive stack of just over four starting stacks in the final minutes of the reentry period.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
123,000
123,000
|
123,000 |
|
39,500
39,500
|
39,500 |
|
34,300
34,300
|
34,300 |
PN Podcast: Guest Patrik Antonius Talks EPT, WSOP & Record Hand Against Eric Persson
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
On the latest PokerNews Podcast episode, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen give updates on the PokerNews Cup on Global Poker, as well as the Matt Berkey vs. Nik Airball grudge match. Additionally, they discuss Nate Silver being out at 538, Patrick Leonard going back-to-back in the PartyPoker Sunday Party, and poker players having their fines dismissed from the Watauga Social Poker Club raid.
As for Connor, he chats with the legendary Patrik Antonius, who shares his plans for both the PokerStars EPT presented by Monte-Carlo Casino® and 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP), what it was like to capture his first Triton High Roller title, and of course, winning the largest pot ever broadcast on a US Live Stream. The new WSOP Thrill Team Ambassador also shares his thoughts on the current state of online poker. Don't miss your chance to hear from the Finnish poker legend!
Finally, Chad is headed down to Florida for the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown from April 28-May 2; while Jesse will head down to PokerGO Studio for the High Stakes Poker Live Stream.
Final Chances to (Re)enter
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The FPS €2,200 High Roller has gathered a massive field of 1,186 players so far. Late registration has closed over at Day 1a, and Day 1b has just begun its last level where players still have the ability to join the fray or make a reentry.
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Francois Cuts Camarda Out of the Field
Level 9
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Andrew Toole open-raised to 2,500 from under the gun and Salvatore Camarda matched that bet from middle position. Christophe Francois was in the cutoff and made it 7,000, which only Camarda called.
The dealer put three queens in the middle of the table, Q♣Q♦Q♥ was the flop. Camarda promptly went all in for an overbet of 23,300. Francois looked befuddled and thought for a little bit before shrugging and making the call, putting Camarda at risk.
Salvatore Camarda: 8♠8♥
Christophe Francois: A♥J♥
Camarda flopped a full house while Francois was still searching for an ace or jack to accomplish that feat. The turn 10♠ was not one of his outs, but Francois eliminated Camarda from the tournament when the J♦ graced the felt on the river.
Camarda shook his head, gathered his belongings, and left the tournament area. Francois is now playing a nice stack of three times starting.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
90,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
22,300
22,300
|
22,300 |
|
Busted |