€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day 3 Completed
2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
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
126
Players Left
38
Kenan Taylor Battles Way to Top of Counts After Day 3 in EPT Monte Carlo €5,300 Main Event
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The third day of the EPT Monte Carlo €5,300 Main Event as part of 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) presented by Monte-Carlo Casino® wrapped up after five 90-minute levels of play and saw the field of 126 that started the day dwindle down to 38 hopefuls. Leading the way by a significant margin is the United Kingdom's Kenan Taylor with a stack of 3,650,000, followed not too closely by Arunas Sapitavicius of Lithuania (2,220,000) and Russia's Artur Martirosian (1,445,000).
Not only is Taylor after his first major live title, he's after his first live cash period. The 21-year-old told PokerNews he is primarily a $10/$20 online player and is mainly looking for a big live score to add to his online bankroll.
Despite his lack of live experience, the young Brit had no trouble going to bat against seasoned veterans like Mike Watson, who tangled with Taylor in more than a few big pots as they were seated together throughout the day. Watson managed to bag a stack of 1,280,000, while others who made it to Day 4 include Leonard Maue (1,085,000), Ori Hasson (1,065,000), Jason Wheeler (1,000,000), Arnaud Enselme (810,000) and PSPC champions Ramon Colillas (810,000) and Aliaksandr Shylko (500,000).
End of Day 3 Top 10 Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT | BIG BLINDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenan Taylor | United Kingdom | 3,650,000 | 243 | |
| 2 | Arunas Sapitavicius | Lithuania | 2,220,000 | 148 | |
| 3 | Artur Martirosian | Russia | 1,445,000 | 96 | |
| 4 | Milos Petakovic | Serbia | 1,385,000 | 92 | |
| 5 | Maduka Meragal | Canada | 1,345,000 | 90 | |
| 6 | Mike Watson | Canada | 1,280,000 | 85 | |
| 7 | Pieter Aerts | Belgium | 1,215,000 | 81 | |
| 8 | Samy Boujmala | France | 1,120,000 | 75 | |
| 9 | Apoorva Goel | India | 1,090,000 | 73 | |
| 10 | Leonard Maue | Germany | 1,085,000 | 72 |
Day 3 Action
There was no shortage of big names and notable players to start the day, and chief among them was five-time World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen. Carlsen, who spoke with PokerNews in an interview during a break on Day 2, entered the day with 127,000 chips and managed to run up a stack from there.
The Norwegian chess prodigy's deep run came to an end when he check-jammed with pocket fours and was called by the pocket tens of Mark Teltscher, who shook Carlsen's hand and gracefully thanked him for "growing the game." The 63rd-place finish earned Carlsen €15,000 as he adapts to life as a former chess champion.
Another big name to fall was Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel, who managed to grow his stack throughout the day before falling in 49th place for €17,250, shortly after the elimination of EPT London final tablist Harry Lodge (50th - €17,250).
Others to fall late in the day included PokerStars Team Pro Parker Talbot (42nd - €17,250), bracelet winner Orpen Kisacikoglu (40th - €17,250) and 2021 PokerStars Sunday Millions champion Vanessa Kade, who ran ace-queen into Big Slick after a "sneaky" early-position limp from Martin Guerrero.
Action will pick back up on May 4 with Level 21 and blinds of 10,000/15,000/15,000. There will still be two days left in the tournament on the quest to name the next EPT champion.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team will be back tomorrow as the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event draws closer to an end.
End of Day 3 Chip Counts (full)
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,650,000 | 50,000 |
|
2,220,000 | 195,000 |
|
1,445,000 | 15,000 |
|
1,385,000 | 686,000 |
|
1,345,000 | 11,000 |
|
1,280,000 | -20,000 |
|
1,215,000 | -12,000 |
|
1,120,000 | 377,000 |
|
1,090,000 | 445,000 |
|
1,085,000 | 57,000 |
|
1,065,000 | 168,000 |
|
1,050,000 | 136,000 |
|
1,000,000 | -99,000 |
|
990,000 | -30,000 |
|
985,000 | 487,000 |
|
810,000 | -272,000 |
|
810,000 | -246,000 |
|
740,000 | -130,000 |
|
730,000 | -185,000 |
|
730,000 | 108,000 |
|
720,000 | 406,000 |
|
675,000 | 72,000 |
|
610,000 | 88,000 |
|
605,000 | 51,000 |
|
580,000 | 160,000 |
Day 4 Seat Draw
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Name | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jose Astima | France | 170,000 | 11 |
| 1 | 2 | Renat Bohdanov | Ukraine | 475,000 | 32 |
| 1 | 3 | Jean-Vincent Lehut | France | 720,000 | 48 |
| 1 | 4 | Martin Guerrero | Spain | 500,000 | 33 |
| 1 | 5 | Oleg Vasylchenko | Ukraine | 510,000 | 34 |
| 1 | 6 | Joachim Haraldstad | Norway | 675,000 | 45 |
| 1 | 7 | David Vinayagamoorthy | Norway | 215,000 | 14 |
| 1 | 8 | Samy Boujmala | France | 1,120,000 | 75 |
| 2 | 1 | Alexandre Landron | France | 730,000 | 49 |
| 2 | 2 | Stefan Huber | Switzerland | 730,000 | 49 |
| 2 | 3 | Aliaksandr Shylko | Belarus | 500,000 | 33 |
| 2 | 4 | Daniel Myers | United Kingdom | 110,000 | 7 |
| 2 | 5 | Leo Worthington-Leese | United Kingdom | 985,000 | 66 |
| 2 | 6 | Leonardo Patacconi | Italy | 320,000 | 21 |
| 2 | 7 | Arnaud Enselme | France | 810,000 | 54 |
| 2 | 8 | Ori Hasson | Israel | 1,065,000 | 71 |
| 3 | 1 | Markkos Ladev | Estonia | 1,005,000 | 70 |
| 3 | 2 | Apoorva Goel | India | 1,090,000 | 73 |
| 3 | 3 | Kenan Taylor | United Kingdom | 3,650,000 | 243 |
| 3 | 4 | Elias Fisz | Netherlands | 610,000 | 41 |
| 3 | 5 | Ramon Colillas | Spain | 810,000 | 54 |
| 3 | 6 | Arunas Sapitavicius | Lithuania | 2,220,000 | 148 |
| 3 | 7 | Andrew Hulme | United Kingdom | 990,000 | 66 |
| 3 | 8 | Artur Martirosian | Russia | 1,445,000 | 96 |
| 4 | 2 | Jason Wheeler | United States | 1,000,000 | 67 |
| 4 | 3 | Kelvin Kerber | Brazil | 485,000 | 32 |
| 4 | 4 | Pieter Aerts | Belgium | 1,215,000 | 81 |
| 4 | 5 | Milos Petakovic | Serbia | 1,385,000 | 92 |
| 4 | 6 | Leonard Maue | Germany | 1,085,000 | 72 |
| 4 | 7 | Pedro Neves | Portugal | 740,000 | 49 |
| 4 | 8 | Nicola Grieco | Italy | 580,000 | 39 |
| 5 | 1 | Maduka Meragal | Canada | 1,345,000 | 90 |
| 5 | 2 | Mike Watson | Canada | 1,280,000 | 85 |
| 5 | 3 | Vicente Delgado | Spain | 415,000 | 28 |
| 5 | 4 | Mark Teltscher | United Kingdom | 330,000 | 22 |
| 5 | 5 | Jimmy Torres Velasquez | Colombia | 440,000 | 29 |
| 5 | 7 | Patrick Beuter | Austria | 605,000 | 40 |
| 5 | 8 | Javier Gomez | Spain | 510,000 | 34 |
Day 3 Has Ended
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Day 3 has ended with only 38 players remaining. Stay tuned for a full recap of the day's action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Hulme Folds Out Shylko
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Andrew Hulme opened to 26,000 from under the gun and Aliaksandr Shylko defended his big blind to see the 6♣5♠2♠ flop. Action checked through to the J♣ turn and Shylko bet 35,000 which was called.
Shylko then check-folded on the K♦ river after Hulme fired for 90,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,020,000 | 70,000 |
|
445,000 | -219,000 |
Three Hands Remain
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The tournament director announced that there will be three more hands played before the remaining players bag for Day 4 tomorrow.
Martirosian Makes Amazing Hero Call
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The action was picked up in a heads-up pot with roughly 350,000 in the middle on a completed board showing 9♥6♥3♦2♠6♣. Leonardo Patacconi bet out 125,000 from under the gun and Artur Martirosian went deep in the tank in the cutoff.
After using one time bank chip, Martirosian tossed in the chips for a call and Patacconi tabled K♥J♥ for only king-high. Martirosian confidently tabled A♣J♠ for the ace-high hero call that was good enough to scoop the large pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,430,000 | 150,000 |
|
340,000 | -305,000 |
Taylor Can't Be Stopped
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Kenan Taylor limped in from middle position and Andrew Hulme bumped it up to 42,000 from the cutoff. Taylor called.
Taylor checked on the flop of A♦5♥2♥ and Hulme continued for 37,000. Taylor check-raised to 110,000 and Hulme called. Taylor then checked on the 9♦ turn and Hulme checked back.
The Q♦ river completed the board and Taylor led out for a small 75,000. Hulme laid it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,600,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
950,000 | -332,000 |
Taylor Downs Kisacikoglu
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Orpen Kisacikoglu had his stack of around 250,000 in the middle from the cutoff and was at risk of elimination to chip leader Kenan Taylor.
Orpen Kisacikoglu: 4♠4♦
Kenan Taylor: 9♦9♥
Taylor had the best of it and was in great shape to extend his lead. That's exactly what happened as he ended up with a set on the K♣10♥8♣9♠J♣ runout to seal the elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,550,000 | 250,000 |
|
Busted |