€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day 1b Started
2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
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
700
Players Left
228
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.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Cards are now in the air for the second and final flight of the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event. There are currently 235 entries in the tournament.
A Few Early Runners
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
Bekbayev Wins an Early Pot
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Action was heads up with over 10,000 in the pot and a full board of 10♥4♥Q♦10♠9♦ when Marius Toverud check-called a 6,000 bet from Aska Bekbayev. Bekbayev turned over 4♦4♠ to take the pot with fours full of tens.
Meanwhile, there are now 264 entries in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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41,200 | |
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19,500 |
Early Move From Botez Yields Chips
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Alexandra Botez raised to 600 from the button and action folded around to Tibor Nagygyorgy for a call from the big blind.
The flop was 9♠7♦A♠ and Nagygyorgy check-called an 800 bet from Botez. The turn was 3♥.
Nagygyorgy checked again and this time and called when Botez fired 1,500.
The river was 2♠ and it was check once more from Nagygyorgy before Botez made it 3,000. He looked down at his chips and tossed out 3,000 of them to take a look. Botez turned over A♣3♣ for aces and threes to take the pot while Nagygyorgy tossed the losing hand in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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37,000
37,000
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37,000 |
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24,100
-5,900
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-5,900 |
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.
A Few More Early Runners
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000
30,000
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In for the Minimum
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
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