€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day 1a Started
2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€5,325,300
Entries
1,098
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
363
Players Left
104
Get Ready for Day 1a in the €5,300 EPT Main Event in Monte Carlo
It's a cloudy day here in Monaco, but things should brighten up shortly as the €5,300 EPT Main Event gets underway at noon as part of the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®️.
The marquee event of the series should draw plenty of big names and perhaps some of the high rollers who were unable to advance in the €100,000 EPT Super High Roller.
At least for now, the field won't yet include 2013 EPT Monte Carlo Main Event champion Steve O'Dwyer, who managed to bag a stack of 189,000 heading into Day 2. Similarly, 2014 champion Adrian Mateos will be busy competing in the Super High Roller after bagging fifth in chips (467,000).
Most recently, Brazil's Marcelo Simoes got through a field of 1,073 runners in the 2022 EPT Monte Carlo Main Event to win €939,840 and his first EPT title, while others at the final table included Morten Hvam (2nd - €564,640), Dragos Trofimov (3rd - €397,590) and 2019 PSPC winner Ramon Colillas (7th - €125,420).
Both starting flights are scheduled to play for ten-hour-long levels and will kick off with blind levels of 100/100/100. There will be 20-minute breaks every two levels, and there is a 75-minute dinner break scheduled to take place after the completion of Level 6.
Approximately 15% of the field will be paid, and late registration will remain open until the start of Day 2. Shot clocks are set to be introduced on Day 3.
Among those who are already registered for Day 1a are Ana Marquez, Julien Sitbon and Peter Jorgne, but expect to see plenty more big names as the event gets underway.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team is here on site on the currently rainy Monaco coast and is ready to provide updates on all the tournament action.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Cards are in the air and action is underway in Day 1a of the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event.
Ketola Takes from Ho With Ladies
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Maria Ho raised to 400 from the small blind and Ossi Ketola three-bet to 1,400 in the big blind. Ho called.
Ho checked on the flop of 9♦2♣8♣ and Ketola bet continued for 1,100. Ho check-raised to 3,000 and Ketola called. Ho checked on the K♥ turn and Ketola checked back.
Ho checked a third time on the 3♦ and Ketola also checked. Ho showed Q♠9♠ for a pair of nines, but it was no good against the queens of Ketola with Q♥Q♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,500 | |
|
26,500 |
Jorgne Takes an Early One
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Nicolas Julien raised to 300 from the cutoff and Alfonso Simone came along from the button before Peter Jorgne and Marcello Miniucchi joined the action from the blinds to make it a four-player family pot in early Day 1a action.
The flop was 7♣5♣9♣ and it checked to Julien for a bet of 600. Simone got out of the way and Jorgne called before Miniucchi tossed his hand into the muck.
The turn was 6♠ and Jorgne fired 3,200. Julien called and the river was 2♠.
Jorgne took a beat on the river before he tossed out 11,500, but it was too much for Julien and he gave up the pot.
The Swede drags in the early pot on a quest for another deep run after his second place finish at this year's EPT Main Event in Paris.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,400
37,400
|
37,400 |
|
31,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
30,600
30,600
|
30,600 |
|
26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
Some Early Notables
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000 |
PN Podcast: Guest Patrik Antonius Talks EPT, WSOP & Record Hand Against Eric Persson
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 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.
Ho Goes Paid With a Flush
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
The under-the-gun player opened to 300 and got three callers, including Fiodor Martino in the hijack and Maria Ho on the button.
Action checked to Ho on the 2♠Q♣J♠ flop and Ho bet 800. Only Martino called. Martino checked again on the K♣ turn and Ho sized up to 2,300. Martino again called.
Martino checked a third time on the 6♠ river and Ho announced a bet of 5,500. Martino called, only to muck when the Women in Poker Hall of Famer showed 9♠8♠ for a rivered flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
38,000
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
22,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
Livestream Coverage of the FPS Main Event Final Table Starts Soon
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante