2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

€1,100 FPS Main Event
Day: 1a
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
Total Entries
2,096
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
387
Players Left
58
Players Left 1 / 2,096
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Nemes Sends Out Bigot

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Fabrice Bigot
Fabrice Bigot

Fabrice Bigot moved all in for around 40,000 from under the gun and Silviu Nemes called in the hijack.

Fabrice Bigot: QJ All in
Silviu Nemes: AK

The KQ10 flop gave both players a pair, but Nemes was ahead with his kings. The rest of the board came 87 and Bigot couldn't improve on his way to the rail.

Tags: Fabrice BigotSilviu Nemes

Polito Puts an Awful Beat on Hachoumi

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Juan Gozalo Ares raised to 9,000 in middle position and Hicham Hachoumi called in the hijack. Laurent Polito then three-bet to 33,000 on the button.

Ares folded, but Hachoumi four-bet to 65,000. Polito then moved all in and Hachoumi snap-called for around 110,000.

Hicham Hachoumi: AA All in
Laurent Polito: K3

Polito was caught making a move as Hachoumi showed down aces. The flop came 7A6 and Hachoumi improved to top set to take a big lead in the pot.

The turn was the 5, while the river was the 4 and a collective gasp arose from the table as Polito made a running straight. A stunned Hachoumi shot out of his seat before making his exit a few spots short of the money.

Tags: Hicham HachoumiJuan Gozalo AresLaurent Polito

Oliinyk Flops the Goods to Double Off Venneri

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Yurii Oliinyk bet 10,000 from the hijack on a flop of J42 and Antonino Venneri raised to 20,000 on the button. Oliinyk then moved all in for 75,000 and Venneri called.

Yurii Oliinyk: Q8 All in
Antonino Venneri: KJ

Oliinyk had flopped a flush against Venneri's top pair and king-high flush draw, and the J turn gave Venneri some outs to a full house. The river was the 7 and Oliinyk held on to double up.

Tags: Antonino VenneriYurii Oliinyk

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Avanesyan Flops a Set to Bust Clarke

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Patrick Clarke moved all in for around 40,000 from the big blind and Yanis Avanesyan called in middle position.

Patrick Clarke: AK All in
Yanis Avanesyan: QQ

Clarke was racing for his tournament life but was left nearly drawing dead following the 5Q5 flop as Avanesyan made a full house. The A turn gave him some outs, but the river was the 3 and Clarke was sent to the rail.

Tags: Patrick ClarkeYanis Avanesyan

Rastegari Drills River to Double

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Shahram Rastegari jammed for 77,500 from the hijack and was called by Yurii Oliinyk on his direct left.

Rastegari tabled J9 and was up against AQ.

The AK10 flop kept Oliinyk ahead but Rastegari had a flush draw. The 10 changed nothing but the 3 river ensured Rastegari's survival.

Tags: Shahram RastegariYurii Oliinyk

Man Survives a Big Flip Near the Bubble

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Kin Hang Man moved all in for 140,000 from the button and Marlon Arch called in the cutoff.

Kin Hang Man: AK All in
Marlon Arch: QQ

The flop came A103 and Man hit top pair to take the lead. The rest of the board came 46 and Man doubled up.

"I didn't want a call," he said after the hand.

Tags: Kin Hang ManMarlon Arch

Saout Left Behind

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Antoine Saout shoved all-in with his last two big blinds from under the gun. On the button Gabi Livshitz made a three-bet to 20,000 and Mihai Niste called from the big blind.

On the 2Q3 flop, Niste checked to Livshitz, who made a bet of 15,000, which Niste called.

The turn brought in the 7, Niste check-called for 21,000.

The 10 river checked through to showdown. Livshitz showed 66, but Niste held a set with 22 and also won against the all-in from Saout, who showed AJ.

Tags: Antoine SaoutGabi LivshitzMihai Niste

Paparo Leaves Mifsud on Fumes

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Brandon Mifsud
Brandon Mifsud

Brandon Mifsud raised to 10,000 in early position as action went on Domenico Paparo in middle position. He tanked for a minute until Mifsud called the clock.

"He's done this multiple times," Mifsud said. Paparo eventually moved all in for 77,000 and Mifsud called.

Domenico Paparo: QQ All in
Brandon Mifsud: AQ

Paparo was ahead with his queens as the flop came K107. The A turn gave Mifsud a pair of aces, but it also improved Paparo to a flush and left Mifsud drawing dead.

The river was the 7 and Paparo doubled up, knocking Mifsud down to an extreme short stack.

Tags: Brandon MifsudDomenico Paparo