€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 2 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

05-02-2023 14:42 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Markkos Ladev	332,000 74,500	74,500

Dinesh Alt	290,000 108,000	108,000
Thomas Graupner	278,000 182,000	182,000
Daniel Dvoress	249,000 176,000	176,000
Manig Loeser	237,000 175,500	175,500

Santhosh Suvarna	199,000 47,000	47,000
Mike Watson	182,000 151,000	151,000

Tom-Aksel Bedell	181,000 80,500	80,500
Mitchell Hynam	170,000 -146,000	-146,000
Julien Martini	170,000 71,000	71,000

Pierre Calamusa	145,000 21,500	21,500
Davidi Kitai	135,000 11,000	11,000

Harry Lodge	127,000 7,000	7,000
Aliaksandr Shylko	122,000 16,000	16,000
Marle Spragg	109,000 10,500	10,500

Odea Hits The Rail

Andrew Knowles

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

A player in early position opened the action to 5,000 and it folded around to Eoghan Odea in the cutoff who moved all in for 32,000. Jack Germaine was next to act on the button and moved all in over the top for 70,000 and the rest of the table got out of the way.

Eoghan Odea: A♥Q♥
Jack Germaine: A♠K♦

Odea was in need of help against the big slick for Germaine and when the board ran out J♣3♣2♥7♦4♥, the ace-king held up to send Odea to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Germaine	102,000 37,000	37,000
Eoghan Odea	Busted

Tags: Eoghan Odea Jack Germaine

05-02-2023 14:47 UTC+2

Carlsen Cracks Aces to Get a Double

Adam Lamers

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Picking up the action on the turn, the board read J♦10♦3♣6♣ and [Removed:428] was heads-up with Magnus Carlsen. Maloku checked to Carlsen who bet 12,000 and Maloku check-raised all in. Carlsen called off his stack of 35,500 and the cards were tabled.

Magnus Carlsen: 6♠6♦
[Removed:428]: AxAx

Carlsen turned a set of sixes to outdraw the pocket aces of Maloku. The river was the 4♣ and Carlsen scored himself a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Magnus Carlsen	102,000 42,000	42,000
[Removed:428]	Busted

Tags: Magnus Carlsen

05-02-2023 15:02 UTC+2

Bayer Puts Maloku In The Tank

Andrew Knowles

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

[Removed:428] opened the action to 4,500 from the cutoff and it folded to Mathias Bayer in the big blind who three-bet to 15,500, which Maloku called.

The flop fanned out Q♥J♠5♥ and Bayer continued for 7,500. Maloku took a moment before tossing in chips for the call and the pair saw the 6♥ turn.

Bayer pondered for a few seconds before moving all in for 41,500 and Maloku went deep in the tank. After close to three minutes of deliberation, Maloku reluctantly let his cards go and the pot was shipped to Bayer.

"You have ace-king with the ace of hearts?" asked Maloku

Bayer rolled over the A♥ while collecting his chips and Maloku was left to wonder if his read was correct.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mathias Bayer	96,000 27,000	27,000
[Removed:428]	57,000 57,000	57,000

Tags: Mathias Bayer

05-02-2023 15:05 UTC+2

63 Countries Represented in Record-Tying EPT Monte Carlo Main Event

Connor Richards

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The final numbers are in for the €5,300 EPT Main Event and show a total of 1,098 players, including re-entries, tying the entry record set in 2016 when the Main Event was run as a freezeout. While it wasn't the biggest EPT Monte Carlo Main Event in terms of unique entries, there's still plenty to celebrate.

This year, there were 775 unique entries representing a total of 63 countries from Belarus to Tunisia to South Korea. As anticipated, France is the most represented country this year with 152 players making up 19.61% of unique entries. The next most represented country is the neighboring Italy with 74 players for about a tenth of the field.

All other countries make up a single-digit percentage of the massive field, among them the United Kingdom (42 players - 5.42%), Spain (37 players - 4.77%), Germany (35 players - 4.52%) and Romania (33 - 4.26%).

The United Kingdom's Benjamin Spragg is among the players in the field

There is also some North and South American representation here in Monaco, including Canada (23 players - 2.97%), the United States (23 players - 2.97%) and Brazil (16 players - 2.06%).

Other nations represented include Middle Eastern countries Israel (13 players - 1.68%), Lebanon (nine players - 1.16%) and Iran (seven players - 0.90%) and Asian countries Japan (21 players - 2.71%), Hong Kong (8 players - 1.03%) and China (three players - 0.39%).

EPT Monte Carlo Main Event Stats — Countries represented in the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event

The full stat breakdown for the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event is available in the table below.

COUNTRY	PLAYERS	PERCENTAGE	COUNTRY	PLAYERS	PERCENTAGE
France	152	19.61%	Estonia	6	0.77%
Italy	74	9.55%	Kazakhstan	6	0.77%
United Kingdom	42	5.42%	Lithuania	6	0.77%
Spain	37	4.77%	Finland	5	0.65%
Germany	35	4.52%	Croatia	4	0.52%
Romania	33	4.26%	Czech Republic	4	0.52%
Canada	23	2.97%	Malaysia	4	0.52%
Switzerland	23	2.97%	Sweden	4	0.52%
USA	23	2.97%	Armenia	3	0.39%
Japan	21	2.71%	Azerbaijan	3	0.39%
Russia	18	2.32%	China	3	0.39%
Ukraine	18	2.32%	Iceland	3	0.39%
Brazil	16	2.06%	India	3	0.39%
Bulgaria	16	2.06%	Serbia	3	0.39%
Greece	13	1.68%	Slovenia	3	0.39%
Ireland	13	1.68%	Belgium	2	0.26%
Israel	13	1.68%	Colombia	2	0.26%
Norway	12	1.55%	Montenegro	2	0.26%
Portugal	12	1.55%	New Zealand	2	0.26%
Austria	11	1.42%	South Korea	2	0.26%
Belarus	9	1.16%	Tunisia	2	0.26%
Lebanon	9	1.16%	Albania	1	0.13%
Poland	9	1.16%	Algeria	1	0.13%
Turkey	9	1.16%	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	0.13%
Australia	8	1.03%	Cyprus	1	0.13%
Hong Kong	8	1.03%	Georgia	1	0.13%
Argentina	7	0.90%	Kuwait	1	0.13%
Hungary	7	0.90%	Luxembourg	1	0.13%
Iran	7	0.90%	Malta	1	0.13%
Latvia	7	0.90%	Moldova	1	0.13%
Netherlands	7	0.90%	Morocco	1	0.13%
Senegal	1	0.13%

05-02-2023 15:06 UTC+2

Kulev Dishing Out Coolers Heads-Up

Liam Black

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Tags: Alex Kulev

05-02-2023 15:09 UTC+2

PN Podcast: Guest Patrik Antonius Talks EPT, WSOP & Record Hand Against Eric Persson

Matt Hansen

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 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.

LISTEN TO THE POKERNEWS PODCAST HERE!

05-02-2023 15:15 UTC+2

Riss Misreads His Double-Up

Adam Lamers

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Alain Riss raised it up in the cutoff and Clement Thumy reraised to 13,500 on the button. Todd Peterson four-bet jammed all in for 91,500 in the big blind and Riss stuck in the last of his 56,000 chips. Thumy asked for a count but decided to fold and the two hands were shown.

Alain Riss: Q♠Q♦
Todd Peterson: J♠J♦

The board ran out A♠8♦6♠8♠3♠ with four spades on the board. Riss slammed his fist on the table in disappointment until he realized that he also had a spade in his hand for the better flush to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alain Riss	128,000 83,500	83,500
Todd Peterson	34,500 -8,500	-8,500

Tags: Alain Riss Clement Thumy Todd Peterson

05-02-2023 15:21 UTC+2

Teltscher Bounces Lie from the Main Event

Adam Lamers

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Axel Hallay limped in from the cutoff and Aylar Lie shoved all in for 21,000 in the small blind. Mark Teltscher reshoved all in from the big blind and Hallay stepped aside.

Aylar Lie: A♦J♣
Mark Teltscher: Q♥Q♣

The board ran out 7♦2♠2♥J♦5♠ and Lie's pair of jacks was not enough to overcome the pocket queens of Teltscher.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Teltscher	160,000 57,000	57,000

Aylar Lie	Busted

Tags: Axel Hallay Aylar Lie Mark Teltscher

05-02-2023 15:29 UTC+2

Baltateanu Catches Lucky Jack To Stay Alive

Andrew Knowles

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

In a heads-up pot with close to 60,000 in the middle on a flop showing Q♣8♦6♥, Christopher Puetz moved all in from the small blind, covering the 45,500 remaining for Silviu Baltateanu in the big blind, who snap-called for his tournament life.

Silviu Baltateanu: J♣J♦
Christopher Puetz: A♠Q♦

Baltateanu saw the bad news and aggressively threw his cards face down towards the dealer. The hand was retrieved and fortunately for him, the turn came the J♥ to turn the tables on the hand. The inconsequential 7♠ completed the board and Baltateanu scored the full double up off Puetz.

While Baltateanu was collecting the pot, he was issued a warning from the tournament staff that if he tossed his cards face down again his hand would be dead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Silviu Baltateanu	153,000 116,000	116,000
Christopher Puetz	57,000 -92,500	-92,500

Tags: Christopher Puetz Silviu Baltateanu