2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

€1,100 FPS Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
107
Prize
€303,190
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€2,012,160
Entries
2,096
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
31
Players Left
6

Ready for Action: Day 3 of the €1,100 FPS Main Event Begins

EPT Monte Carlo
EPT Monte Carlo

Today marks the continuation of the €1,100 PokerStars France Poker Series Main Event at Sporting Monte-Carlo. Commencing at 12 p.m. local time, the remaining 31 players will strive to secure a seat at the final table.

Virgile Turchi leads the start of day 3 with 4,270,000 in chips. Having notched four cashes at the 2024 EPT Paris in February, the Frenchman also secured a 13th-place finish in last year's €5,300 EPT Main Event in Monte Carlo. Turchi enters Day 3 with 71 big blinds, one of just two players boasting over 4,000,000 in chips. He clinched a significant pot by hitting a flush against a flopped set.

Close behind is Remy Murcia, who securely carried 4,015,000 chips into Day 3. Federico Macori (3,730,000) and Atanas Malinov (3,640,000) are also edging towards the four million mark.

Day 3 Top 10 Chip Counts

PlacePlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Virgile TurchiFrance4,270,00071
2Remy MurciaFrance4,015,00067
3Federico MacoriItaly3,730,00062
4Atanas MalinovBulgaria3,640,00061
5Guillaume NoletCanada3,210,00054
6Eusebiu-Nicolae JalbaRomania3,155,00053
7Kuljinder SidhuUnited Kingdom3,150,00053
8Uri GilboaIsrael3,065,00051
9Gil AboodiUnited States2,905,00048
10Antonino VenneriItaly2,770,00046
Ankit Ahuja
Ankit Ahuja

The event drew 2,096 entries from 70 countries across four starting flights, generating a prize pool of €2,012,160. On Day 2 the 314 players were guaranteed a minimum payout of €1,630. However, the focus was on building a stack to contend for the €303,190 first-place prize and the prestigious PokerStars trophy. Only 10% of those players managed to secure a spot for Day 3.

Among the notable players is Ankit Ahuja, positioned just outside the top 10 with a chip stack of 2,625,000. Also worth monitoring are Gabi Livshitz, holding 1,810,000 chips, and Harry Lodge with 835,000. With all 31 players remaining, each is guaranteed at least €6,590.

Felix Schneiders
Felix Schneiders

None of the three PokerStars Ambassadors who began Day 2 made it through. Despite a strong start, neither Simon Wiciak nor Lasse Jagd Lauritsen could survive. Felix Schneiders was the final ambassador to bust, exiting after a good run to finish in 153rd place for €2,480.

Even notable names such as EPT Champion Davidi Kitai and defending FPS champion Mateusz Moolhuizen failed to advance to Day 3.

Play will resume at Level 27, with blinds set at 30,000/60,000 and a big blind ante of 60,000. The objective is to play down to the final six players, who will be featured on the award-winning PokerStars Livestream on Day 4.

The PokerNews team will be here providing detailed coverage of the event, so stay tuned to follow all the action and see who will be left standing by the time Day 3 concludes!

Tags: Ankit AhujaAntonino VenneriAtanas MalinovDavidi KitaiEusebiu-Nicolae JalbaFederico MacoriFelix SchneidersGabi LivshitzGil AboodiGuillaume NoletHarry LodgeKuljinder SidhuMateusz MoolhuizenRemy MurciaSimon WiciakUri GilboaVirgile Turchi