€3,000 Mystery Bounty Day 2 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

05-03-2023 19:02 UTC+2

No Longer World Chess Champion, Magnus Carlsen Sets Sights On Poker

Connor Richards

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Five-time World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen shocked the public in July 2022 when he announced that he wouldn't be defending the title he had held for a decade. And while Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren were at St. Regis Hotel in Kazakhstan last month battling to take his place as supreme leader of the chess world, Carlsen was getting ready for a trip to the sunny Mediterranean coast.

Carlsen made a deep run extending into Day 3 in the EPT Monte Carlo €5,300 Main Event as part of 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) presented by Monte-Carlo Casino® before falling in 63th place €15,000.

In his first interview since giving up his World Chess Champion Title, Carlsen sat down with PokerNews and PokerStars for an exclusive look at what the future holds for the 32-year-old Norwegian chess prodigy.

READ ABOUT CARLSEN'S DEEP RUN AT EPT MONTE CARLO!

05-03-2023 18:41 UTC+2

Tomovic Triples Up With Trips

Matt Warburton

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Aleksandar Tomovic moved all in with a short stack from middle position and was called by Mario Navarro Arrocha in late position and Jamie Nixon in the big blind.

The flop came K♠7♦3♥. Nixon checked and Arrocha bet 20,000, which Nixon called.

The turn was the 3♦ and both players checked. On a river of K♥, both players checked again to showdown. Arrocha showed A♠8♥ and Nixon showed J♥7♣ for a pair of sevens to win the side pot.

Tomovic showed K♦J♠. He'd made a pair of kings on the flop and trip kings on the river to triple up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mario Navarro	700,000 140,000	140,000
Jamie Nixon	330,000 230,000	230,000
Aleksandar Tomovic	110,000 -13,000	-13,000

Tags: Aleksandar Tomovic Jamie Nixon Mario Navarro Arrocha

Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

05-03-2023 18:28 UTC+2

Players Who Made A Payjump (€3,650)

Frank Visser

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Vayssieres	Busted
Edouard Mignot	Busted
Robbie Schiffbauer	Busted
Ghassan Bitar	Busted
Razvan Belea	Busted

Christophe Larquemin	Busted
Mehdi Tafer	Busted
Stephen Kehoe	Busted
Timo Kamphues	Busted
Yuan Li	Busted
Florian Duta	Busted
Jean-Pierre Boulad	Busted
Franck Makaci	Busted
Aviv Meiri	Busted
Oleh Okhotskyi	Busted

05-03-2023 18:26 UTC+2

Sanioglu Thanks Bitar for the Double Up

Matt Warburton

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ghassan Bitar raised from middle position and Ekrem Sanioglu moved all in from the big blind. Bitar made the call and players flipped their cards, with Sanioglu at risk.

Ekrem Sanioglu: A♥10♠
Ghassan Bitar: Q♣Q♦

Bitar had pocket queens, but the board ran out 5♦8♥A♠9♥5♣ to give Sanioglu a pair of aces.

"Thank you," said Sanioglu.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ekrem Sanioglu	105,000 60,000	60,000
Ghassan Bitar	78,000 -60,000	-60,000

Tags: Ekrem Sanioglu Ghassan Bitar

05-03-2023 18:21 UTC+2

Hrabec Hates the River

Frank Visser

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

In a heads up pot between Roman Hrabec and Matthias Lipp there was around 100,000 in the middle. On the 2♦2♠J♣Q♦ board, Lipp bet 55,000 and Hrabec check-called.

The river fell the 5♥ and Lipp now announced all in by throwing his bounty token into the middle. He covered Hrabec, who snap-called.

Hrabec showed aces for a strong two pair, but Lipp hit a big river as he tabled 5♠5♦ for a full house. ''Wow,'' Hrabec muttered as he left for the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Lipp	481,000 451,000	451,000
Roman Hrabec	Busted

Tags: Matthias Lipp Roman Hrabec

05-03-2023 18:14 UTC+2

Kiriopoulos Makes Set On Turn

Matt Warburton

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Action was on the flop on a board of K♣5♣8♥. Stefan Dimitrov checked and Demosthenes Kiriopoulos moved all in. Yannick Cardot made the call and Dimitrov folded. Players flipped their cards, with Kiriopoulos at risk.

Demosthenes Kiriopoulos: 4♥4♦
Yannick Cardot: J♦J♥

Cardot was well ahead with a pair of jacks. That is, until the turn came the 4♣ to give Kiriopoulos a set of fours.

The river was a blank, the 8♣. Cardot cursed and Kiriopoulos scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos	155,000 102,500	102,500
Yannick Cardot	145,000 115,000	115,000

Tags: Demosthenes Kiriopoulos Stefan Dimitrov Yannick Cardot

05-03-2023 18:13 UTC+2

EPT Main Event Bubble Burst in Sickening Fashion

Kaelaine Minton

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

05-03-2023 18:04 UTC+2

Notable Min-Cashers (€3,150)

Frank Visser

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mehdi Chaoui	Busted
Ken Okada	Busted
Alexandra Botez	Busted
Jen Shahade	Busted

Marc MacDonnell	Busted

05-03-2023 18:02 UTC+2

Both €40,000 Bounties Pulled During Break

Matt Warburton

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Both of the €40,000 bounties have now been pulled. One of the €100,000 prizes is still in the box. Here's what's left in the mystery bounty prize pool:

Bounty Value	Total Amount	Total Value	Number Remaining	Value Remaining
€100,000	2	€200,000	1	€100,000
€40,000	2	€80,000	0	€0
€25,000	2	€50,000	2	€50,000
€10,000	4	€40,000	1	€10,000
€5,000	11	€60,000	5	€25,000
€1,000	243	€243,000	98	€98,000
€1,000 (with redraw)	10	€10,000	5	€5,000