Welcome to Day 1b of the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event
Welcome to Day 1b of the €5,300 EPT Main Event at the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®️. Cards go in the air at 12 p.m. for the second and final flight of the stop's flagship tournament.
Nicola Grieco was the chip leader with 325,000 after 10 levels on Day 1a that drew 363 entries and contributed to a growing prize pool of €2,395,900 ($2,640,399). The surviving field of 104 players will return on Tuesday to meet those that make it through from today's flight. Other notables moving on from Day 1a include Sam Greenwood, Maria Ho, Vanessa Kade, Stephen Chidwick, and PokerStars Ambassador Ramon Colillas.
2023 EPT Monte Carlo Main Event Top Ten Day 1a Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Country | Chips | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicola Grieco | Italy | 325,000 | 217 |
| 2 | David Vinayagamoorthy | Norway | 272,000 | 181 |
| 3 | Markkos Ladev | Estonia | 257,500 | 172 |
| 4 | Josef Schusteritsch | Austria | 250,000 | 167 |
| 5 | Vicente Delgado | Spain | 244,500 | 163 |
| 6 | Sam Greenwood | Canada | 232,500 | 155 |
| 7 | Arunas Sapitavicius | Lithuania | 228,500 | 152 |
| 8 | Maduka Meragal | Canada | 227,000 | 151 |
| 9 | Yanfeng Wang | Hong Kong | 222,500 | 148 |
| 10 | Jacob Amsellem | Israel | 203,000 | 135 |
Players will start with 30,000 in chips and they will play ten levels today before the remaining players bag up for Day 2. Blinds kick off at 100/100/100 and levels will increase every 60 minutes. A 75-minute dinner break is scheduled after Level 6, along with regular breaks every two levels.
Be sure to keep it tuned in to the PokerNews team all day long for live updates from the floor of the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event at Sporting Monte-Carlo in beautiful Monaco.