€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day 4 Completed
2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
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
38
Players Left
13
Joachim Haraldstad Leads 13 Into Day 5 of the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event
Level 24
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Day 4 of the €5,300 Main Event has come to an end at the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) presented by Monte-Carlo Casino® and Joachim Haraldstad leads the final 13 players into Friday’s penultimate Day 5.
Haraldstad has the lead after four 90-minute levels of play that took the field from 38 to its final 13. The flagship tournament of the series drew a total of 1,098 and generated a prize pool of €5,325,300.
Arunas Sapitavicius of Lithuania trails Haraldstad by more than one million chips and the United Kingdom’s [PLAYER="leo-worthington-leese"Leo Worthington-Leese[/PLAYER] is in third with 3,135,000. Leonard Maue and Jason Wheeler round out the top five chip stacks.
2023 EPT Monte Carlo Main Event Day 5 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Day 5 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joachim Haraldstad | Norway | 5,635,000 | 141 |
| 2 | Arunas Sapitavicius | Lithuania | 4,520,000 | 113 |
| 3 | Leo Worthington-Leese | United Kingdom | 3,135,000 | 78 |
| 4 | Leonard Maue | Germany | 2,920,000 | 73 |
| 5 | Jason Wheeler | United States | 2,815,000 | 70 |
| 6 | Maduka Meragal | Canada | 2,795,000 | 70 |
| 7 | Samy Boujmala | France | 2,275,000 | 57 |
| 8 | Mike Watson | Canada | 2,020,000 | 51 |
| 9 | Arnaud Enselme | France | 1,945,000 | 49 |
| 10 | Ori Hasson | Israel | 1,605,000 | 40 |
| 11 | Nicola Grieco | Italy | 1,455,000 | 36 |
| 12 | Kenan Taylor | United Kingdom | 1,135,000 | 28 |
| 13 | Oleg Vasylchenko | Ukraine | 750,000 | 19 |
Day 4 Highlights
The day started with a long list of notable players and former champions, including PokerStars Players Championship (PSPC) champion Aliaksandr Shylko and PokerStars Ambassador Ramon Colillas. Shylko was the first to go during the day's first level, and he bowed out in 36th for €19,850. Colillas was not far behind in 32nd when Sapitavicius made a straight to catch up to the Spaniard’s flopped pair of kings.
Other notables that started the day include 2016 PCA Main Event champion Mike Watson and 2021 EPT Sochi Main Event victor Artur Martirosian. Watson battled in the middle part of the leaderboard for most of the day, and will return with 2,020,000. The latter was up and down the tallies all day long, but he ran out of room near the end of the night when his pocket fours ran into Wheeler’s pocket nines. Martirosian hit the rail in 13th place, and he took home €45,900 for his trouble.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize (EUR) |
|---|---|
| 1 | €890,000 |
| 2 | €556,600 |
| 3 | €397,450 |
| 4 | €305,750 |
| 5 | €235,150 |
| 6 | €180,900 |
| 7 | €139,150 |
| 8 | €107,050 |
| 9 | €82,350 |
| 10-11 | €63,300 |
| 12-13 | €52,750 |
Day 3 chip leader Kenan Taylor bagged for Day 5, but not without some help. Taylor entered the day with the most chips, but he needed a double at the end of the night to keep his Main Event hopes alive. The trouble started when Arnaud Enselme picked off Taylor’s bluff in the early part of the day, and it continued when Andrew Hulme picked up a second pair on the river to beat Taylor’s pocket nines.
It got even worse, however, when Wheeler picked up an ace on the turn to beat Taylor’s pocket fours and send him to the bottom of the leaderboard. A late respite came in the form of a double through Oleg Vasylchenko to live to see Day 5.
Other notables that made it to Day 4 but did not bag include Renat Bohdanov, Pedro Neves, Alexandre Landron, and Day 2 chip leader Markkos Ladev.
Players will return on Friday at 12 p.m. local time to play Day 5. Blinds will resume in Level 25 at 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante. Day 5 is the penultimate day, and a winner will be crowned at the end of Saturday’s Day 6. Stay tuned to the PokerStarsLIVE app for the most up-to-date tournament information.
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team for live updates from the exciting final days of the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event at Sporting Monte-Carlo in beautiful Monaco.
Day 5 Seat Draw
Level 24
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Name | Country | Chips | Day 5 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Arunas Sapitavicius | Lithuania | 4,520,000 | 113 |
| 1 | 2 | Joachim Haraldstad | Norway | 5,635,000 | 141 |
| 1 | 3 | Mike Watson | Canada | 2,020,000 | 51 |
| 1 | 4 | Kenan Taylor | United Kingdom | 1,135,000 | 28 |
| 1 | 6 | Maduka Meragal | Canada | 2,795,000 | 70 |
| 1 | 7 | Samy Boujmala | France | 2,275,000 | 57 |
| 1 | 8 | Oleg Vasylchenko | Ukraine | 750,000 | 19 |
| 2 | 1 | Nicola Grieco | Italy | 1,455,000 | 36 |
| 2 | 2 | Arnaud Enselme | France | 1,945,000 | 49 |
| 2 | 5 | Ori Hasson | Israel | 1,605,000 | 40 |
| 2 | 6 | Leonard Maue | Germany | 2,920,000 | 73 |
| 2 | 7 | Jason Wheeler | USA | 2,815,000 | 70 |
| 2 | 8 | Leo Worthington-Leese | United Kingdom | 3,135,000 | 78 |
End of Day Chip Counts
Level 24
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,635,000 | -165,000 |
|
4,520,000 | 70,000 |
|
3,135,000 | -15,000 |
|
2,920,000 | -10,000 |
|
2,815,000 | -15,000 |
|
2,795,000 | -5,000 |
|
2,275,000 | -725,000 |
|
2,020,000 | -50,000 |
|
1,945,000 | -205,000 |
|
1,605,000 | 65,000 |
|
1,455,000 | 5,000 |
|
1,135,000 | 435,000 |
|
750,000 | 125,000 |
Day 4 Has Ended
Level 24
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Day 4 has ended after four 90-minute levels of play with 13 players remaining. Stay tuned for a full recap of the day's action.
Taylor Awarded Double to End the Day
Level 24
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
In one of the final hands of the day, Kenan Taylor led out from the big blind in a three-way pot on a flop of 9♥8♦5♣. Oleg Vasylchenko called in the hijack and Joachim Haraldstad folded on the button.
Taylor then checked on the Q♠ turn and Vasylchenko checked back. Taylor checked again on the 8♠ river and Vasylchenko put out a stack of black chips to put Taylor all in for 265,000. Taylor quickly called.
Vasylchenko showed A♦K♠ for just ace-high, while Taylor showed 8♥6♥ for rivered trips to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
700,000 | 25,000 |
|
|
625,000 | -780,000 |
Artur Martirosian Eliminated in 14th Place (€45,900)
Level 24
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Nicola Grieco opened with 10♥9♥ before Artur Martirosian got his last 265,000 in from the cutoff. Jason Wheeler four-bet to 465,000 from the big blind and Grieco got out of the way. Action was heads up with Martirosian at risk.
Artur Martirosian: 4♦4♣
Jason Wheeler: 9♦9♣
The board ran out 2♣9♠3♣K♦K♣ and Wheeler flopped a set of nines to send Martirosian to the rail in 14th place for €45,900.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,830,000 | 420,000 |
|
Busted |
Vicente Delgado Eliminated in 15th Place (€45,900)
Level 24
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Vicente Delgado opened to 65,000 under the gun and Oleg Vasylchenko three-bet to 175,000 in the cutoff. Delgado four-bet ripped all in and Vasylchenko called off his stack of 665,000.
Oleg Vasylchenko: 10♠10♣
Vicente Delgado: 4♠4♦
The board ran out J♦9♣6♠K♦8♠ and Vasylchenko comfortably doubled up to leave Delgado on the short stack.
On the next hand, Arunas Sapitavicius raised to 65,000 in the cutoff and Mike Watson called from the small blind. Delgado moved all in for 595,000 which got Sapitavicius to fold but Watson made the call.
Vicente Delgado: K♠J♠
Mike Watson: 5♠5♣
The flop came A♥Q♠2♦ and Delgado picked up a straight draw to go with his two live cards. The 4♥ on the turn and the 6♠ on the river were no help and Delgado headed to the rail in 15th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,070,000 | 640,000 |
|
|
1,405,000 | 555,000 |
|
Busted |
Martirosian Left With Crumbs
Level 24
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Leo Worthington-Leese raised to 60,000 with A♥10♥ and Artur Martirosian called from the big blind with K♣J♥.
The flop was K♥J♣Q♦ and both players caught a huge piece of it. Martirosian checked his two-pair and Worthington-Leese bet 85,000 with the flopped Broadway straight. Martirosian called and the 7♥ fell on the turn.
Martirosian checked the turn and called when Worthington-Leese bet 285,000. The river was 9♦.
Martirosian chose to check once more on the river and went into the tank when Worthington-Leese bet 675,000. After a few moments of thought, Martirosian called and saw the bad news.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,150,000 | 1,140,000 |
|
|
280,000 | -1,140,000 |
Wheeler Pressures Grieco
Level 24
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Jason Wheeler raised to 65,000 from the cutoff with A♥K♥ and Leo Worthington-Leese called from the button with A♠J♣ before Nicola Grieco three-bet to 235,000 with Q♣3♣. Wheeler four-bet to 640,000 and Worthington-Leese folded before Grieco started to count out chips. Eventually, Grieco thought better of it and gave the pot to Wheeler.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,930,000 | 210,000 |
|
|
2,410,000 | 280,000 |
|
|
2,150,000 | -60,000 |
|
|
2,010,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
1,540,000 | |
|
|
1,450,000 | -115,000 |
|
|
1,420,000 | -300,000 |