€3,000 Mystery Bounty | 2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

05-04-2023 11:00 UTC+2

Final Day of €3,000 EPT Monte Carlo Mystery Bounty Begins at 12 p.m. CEST

Calum Grant

The PokerStars EPT presented by Monte-Carlo Casino® is reaching its last few days of action, and one event that wraps up today is the €3,000 EPT Monte Carlo Mystery Bounty.

The final day of the tournament gets underway at 12 p.m. local time, and sees 15 players returning to Sporting Monte-Carlo to battle it out for the remainder of the €1,163,448 prize pool. Those who still remain have already locked up €11,100, but of course, all eyes will be on the €224,448 that awaits the winner.

One of the most exciting aspects of Mystery Bounty events are the mystery bounty prizes, and they did not disappoint in the principality. Aurelien Russo and Sam Greenwood pulled the €100,000 mystery bounty prize, with the other big bounties being dished out throughout Day 2. Only €1,000 bounties remain, which could cause play to be cautious for today's session.

Remaining Payouts

Place	Prize (EUR)	Place	Prize (EUR)
1	€224,448	7	€35,050
2	€140,050	8	€26,950
3	€100,050	9	€20,700
4	€76,950	10-11	€16,000
5	€59,200	12-13	€13,350
6	€45,550	14-15	€11,100

Lopes and Labat Still in Contention

Play resumes on Level 27, where the blinds will be 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 big blind ante. And coming into today in top spot is Italy's Andrea Crobu (2,675,000). Hot on his heels is Matthias Lipp (2,255,000) and bracelet winner Fabio Peluso (2,155,000), who round out the top three chip counts.

Also among the finalists are French poker veterans Bruno Lopes (1,190,000) and WSOP Main Event final table maker Antoine Labat (255,000). Lopes comes into the day eighth in chips while Labat props up the rest of the pack.

Final Day Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Name	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Andrea Crobu	Italy	2,675,000	53
2	Matthias Lipp	Austria	2,255,000	45
3	Fabio Peluso	Italy	2,155,000	43
4	Anton Kraous	Czech Republic	2,020,000	40
5	Igor Yaroshevskyy	Ukraine	1,945,000	40
6	Nicolas Julien	France	1,885,000	38
7	Jon Ander Vallinas	Spain	1,440,000	29
8	Bruno Lopes	France	1,190,000	24
9	Ignacio Sole Aparicio	Spain	1,135,000	23
10	Aliaksei Boika	Belarus	1,030,000	21

As always, be sure to stick with PokerNews to find out the conclusion of this exciting event.

Tags: Aliaksei Boika Andrea Crobu Antoine Labat Anton Kraous Aurelien Russo Bruno Lopes Fabio Peluso Ignacio Sole Aparicio Igor Yaroshevskyy Jon Ander Vallinas Matthias Lipp Nicolas Julien Sam Greenwood

05-04-2023 12:11 UTC+2

Florian Montes Eliminated in 15th Place (€11,100)

Calum Grant

Level 27 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Ignacio Sole Aparicio opened to 100,000 from middle position and Florian Montes defended his big blind.

Montes check-jammed for 375,000 on the A♣10♦7♦ flop and was snap-called by Aparicio.

Florian Montes: A♦7♠
Ignacio Sole Aparicio: 10♣10♠

"Wow," exclaimed the table as the hands were turned over. Montes had flopped two pair but was behind the set of tens helf by Aparicio.

The J♠4♣ runout was of no help to Montes and he departed in 15th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ignacio Sole Aparicio	1,500,000 365,000	365,000
Florian Montes	Busted

05-04-2023 12:40 UTC+2

Soraya Estrada Eliminated in 14th place (€11,100)

Matt Warburton

Level 27 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Action folded around to Antoine Labat, who had doubled up just one hand before. He moved all in from the button for 520,000. Soraya Estrada made the call in the small blind and Labat had her covered. Fabio Peluso also called in the big blind and had both players covered, meaning Labat and Estrada were both at risk.

Soraya Estrada: Q♣10♥
Antoine Labat: K♣Q♥
Fabio Peluso: A♥J♥

The board ran out Q♠K♥2♠4♠J♣. That gave Estrada a pair of queens, but Labat two pair on the flop. Peluso made a pair of jacks on the river, which wasn't enough to win even the side pot.

Labat tripled up and Estrada was eliminated from the tournament in 14th place for €11,100.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Labat	1,250,000 730,000	730,000
Fabio Peluso	1,150,000 -625,000	-625,000
Soraya Estrada	Busted

Tags: Antoine Labat Fabio Peluso Soraya Estrada

05-04-2023 13:02 UTC+2

Bruno Lopes Eliminated in 13th place (€13,350)

Matt Warburton

Level 28 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Jeremie Zouari raised to 100,000 from middle position and was called by Antoine Labat on the button. Bruno Lopes then moved all in from the small blind for 1,100,000. Zouari folded and Labat made the call with Lopes covered.

Bruno Lopes: J♥10♥
Antoine Labat: K♦K♣

Lopes had attempted a squeeze play but Labat had slow played his pocket kings.

The board ran out Q♦10♣4♠6♦3♥. Lopes did pair up on the flop, but couldn't improve on the turn or river. Labat held up with his pocket kings and once again scooped a huge pot to bring himself towards the top of the leaderboard.

Lopes was eliminated in 13th place for €13,350.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Labat	2,550,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Bruno Lopes	Busted

Tags: Antoine Labat Bruno Lopes Jeremie Zouari

05-04-2023 13:33 UTC+2

Nicolas Julien Eliminated in 12th Place (€13,350)

Calum Grant

Level 29 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Nicolas Julien opened to 494,000 from the hijack, leaving just 150,000 behind. Ignacio Sole Aparicio called from the button and the blinds folded.

"Can you fold flop?" asked Aparicio. "Depends on the flop," replied Julien.

With the pay jump at 11 remaining, Nicolas Julien went into the tank on the J♣10♥9♠ flop. He eventually checked and his opponent put him all in.

After some moments passed, the tournament director then instructed Julien that he had 30 seconds to make a decision.

Julien called off his stack, and the cards were tabled.

Nicolas Julien: 4♦4♥
Ignacio Sole Aparicio: A♥J♥

The K♣2♣ runout saw Aparicio's pair of jacks remain best and Julien was eliminated.

"If anyone leaves an insignificant amount of chips behind, they will have 30 seconds to act," relayed the floor to the two remaining tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ignacio Sole Aparicio	3,300,000 700,000	700,000
Nicolas Julien	Busted

Tags: Ignacio Sole Aparicio Nicolas Julien

05-04-2023 13:53 UTC+2

Mario Navarro Eliminated in 11th Place (€16,000)

Matt Warburton

Level 29 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Action folded to Mario Navarro, who raised from the button. Anton Kraous called in the big blind.

The flop came 3♥8♦2♣. Kraous checked and Navarro made the continuation bet, which Kraous called. The turn came the 7♠ and Kraous checked again. Navarro made it 250,000 and Kraous called.

The river came the 2♥. Kraous checked a third time and Navarro moved all in for 770,000. Kraous didn't tank too long before making the call.

The floor told players to keep their cards face down. Navarro was already stood up and gathering his belongings, aware of what was to come.

When cards were revealed, Navarro flipped over J♥10♣. He'd been running a triple barrel bluff. Kraous showed K♥3♦ for a pair of threes. He'd called all three streets with the best hand, picking off the bluff to send Navarro to the rail.

Players congratulated Kraous for his excellent call. Navarro was eliminated in 11th place for €16,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Kraous	3,150,000 1,130,000	1,130,000
Mario Navarro	Busted

Tags: Anton Kraous Mario Navarro

05-04-2023 14:49 UTC+2

Fabio Peluso Eliminated in 9th Place (€20,700)

Calum Grant

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Fabio Peluso moved all in for 560,000 from the button and Antoine Labat called from the big blind.

Fabio Peluso: 10♣9♦
Antoine Labat: Q♣9♠

Peluso was dominated and couldn't find his three-outer or chop the pot after the J♥3♣J♠9♥5♥ runout. He collected €20,700 from the prize pool and a further €10,000 in bounties.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Labat	3,900,000 530,000	530,000
Fabio Peluso	Busted

Tags: Antoine Labat Fabio Peluso

05-04-2023 15:02 UTC+2

Igor Yaroshevskyy Eliminated in 8th Place (€20,700)

Matt Warburton

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Igor Yaroshevskyy min-raised to 200,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Jeremie Zouari, who three-bet to 525,000. Yaroshevskyy moved all in and Labat quickly called, with Yaroshevskyy at risk.

Igor Yaroshevskyy: Q♦Q♥
Jeremie Zouari: A♥K♣

It was exactly the kind of race to be expected at this point in the tournament. Yaroshevskyy had pocket queens and Zouari had ace-king.

The board ran out 3♦9♣Q♣10♥J♦.

The queen on the flop gave Yaroshevskyy a set and Zouari was drawing very thin. The turn brought him a few more outs and the J♦ river completed Zouari's straight.

Gasps sounded out from around the table. Yaroshevskyy got up to leave. Boika got up to console him. Zouari scooped his chips, which now totalled 4,700,000.

"He doesn't need the money, that's the problem." said Antoine Labat. "When you don't need the money it's easy!"

Yaroshevskyy was eliminated in eighth place for €20,700 (€31,950 including bounties).

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremie Zouari	4,700,000 2,400,000	2,400,000
Igor Yaroshevskyy	Busted

Tags: Antoine Labat Igor Yaroshevskyy Jeremie Zouari

05-04-2023 16:15 UTC+2

Aliaksei Boika Eliminated in 7th place (€35,050)

Matt Warburton

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Aliaksei Boika raised to 400,000 from under the gun, which was around half of his stack. Jon Ander Vallinas moved all in and action folded back around to Boika, who made the call with the shorter stack.

Aliaksei Boika: Q♣J♠
Jon Ander Vallinas: K♥Q♦

Vallinas had Boika dominated with his king queen. The board ran out 6♥3♥6♠A♥7♠. Neither player improved and so Vallinas held up with his king high.

Boika was eliminated in 7th place for €35,050. He had also pulled €53,000 in bounties to give him a grand total of €88,050 in winnings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Kraous	5,550,000 -50,000	-50,000
Jeremie Zouari	4,200,000 600,000	600,000
Antoine Labat	3,475,000 -75,000	-75,000
Jon Ander Vallinas	2,900,000 450,000	450,000
Andrea Crobu	2,150,000 -775,000	-775,000

Ignacio Sole Aparicio	2,125,000 125,000	125,000
Aliaksei Boika	Busted

Tags: Aliaksei Boika Jon Ander Vallinas

05-04-2023 17:15 UTC+2

Andrea Crobu Eliminated in 6th place (€45,550)

Matt Warburton

Level 33 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Anton Kraous raised to 450,000 from under the gun. Action folded to Jeremie Zouari, who called on the button. Andrea Crobu called in the big blind and three players went to the flop.

The flop came 10♥9♠J♦ and players checked to Zouari, who bet out for 200,000. Crobu called and Kraous folded.

The turn was the 3♦ and both players checked. The river came the A♥, Crobu checked and Kraous moved all in for the rest of Crobu's stack, around 1,275,000 effective.

Crobu went into the tank. "Ace-jack?" he asked, before shaking his head. Time passed by in silence as Crobu contemplated his decision. Eventually, he made the call.

Zouari showed his hand first, K♠Q♥. Crobu attempted to muck and the dealer flipped his hand, K♥10♦ for a pair of tens.

Crobu hadn't believed Zouari, but Zouari's bet had been a genuine one. He had flopped the nuts and made the top straight on the river. After winning the hand, he chipped up to give himself a chip lead of more than 2-1 on second place.

Crobu was eliminated in 6th place for €45,550. He had also pulled a €25,000 bounty and two €1,000 bounties to bring his total winnings for the event to €72,550.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremie Zouari	7,800,000
Andrea Crobu	Busted

Tags: Andrea Crobu Anton Kraous Jeremie Zouari