Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€1,100 FPS Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€2,012,160
Entries
2,096
Level
38
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
387
Players Left
58
Players Left 1 / 2,096
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Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
187,300
84,300
|
84,300 |
|
175,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
170,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
151,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
126,100
126,100
|
126,100 |
|
123,000
85,500
|
85,500 |
|
122,600
122,600
|
122,600 |
|
115,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
113,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
112,600
112,600
|
112,600 |
|
107,800
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
107,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
107,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
100,300
20,300
|
20,300 |
|
99,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
||
|
95,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
90,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
89,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
85,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
82,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
||
|
81,400
13,600
|
13,600 |
|
79,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
|
75,200 | |
|
74,800
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
71,000
33,600
|
33,600 |
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Players have been sent on another 20-minute break with the clock showing 188 players remaining.
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Sebastian Malec raised to 2,000 in the hijack before Anastasios Vrakas three-bet to 6,500 on the button. Malec then moved all in and Vrakas called for 18,600.
Anastasios Vrakas: K♦J♠ 
Sebastian Malec: K♣Q♣
Vrakas was dominated as the flop came J♣9♣5♥. "Wow, interesting flop," tablemate Josef Huber said as Vrakas hit top pair, while Malec picked up straight and flush draws.
Malec, though, missed the A♠ turn and 3♦ river and Vrakas doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
||
|
38,000 | |
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Pieter De Necker raised to 3,000 under the gun before Fowzi Baroukh three-bet to 8,000 on the button. De Necker then moved all in and Baroukh called for 22,100.
Fowzi Baroukh: J♥J♠
Pieter De Necker: K♦Q♦
Baroukh asked the dealer what De Necker, sitting across the table, had. "King-queen, of diamonds," the dealer replied.
The board then ran out 3♠2♣4♦2♠9♣ and Baroukh got up from his seat to make his exit before his tablemates alerted him that he had won the hand.
"I heard two queens," Baroukh said, sitting back in his seat and taking in the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000 | |
|
25,000 |
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The early position player limped in before Ivan Barbuto raised to 3,700 from middle position. Mohamed El Berrak called from the hijack before Axel Bayout jammed as the bigger stack from the button. The blinds, the early position player and Barbuto folded but El Berrak decided to commit his stack of 31,500.
Mohamed El Berrak: 10♠10♣
Axel Bayout: J♠J♦
Barbuto lamented his fold after seeing the K♥Q♥6♥ flop, saying he had A♥Qx. El Berrak remained behind and couldn't catch up on the 2♣ turn and 9♥ river.
As the hand wrapped up, a big pot between Fabrice Bigot and Maya Geller was brewing on Table 25.
With around 30,000 in the pot and the 10♣6♥4♥ flop on display, Bigot bet 11,000 from the big blind. Geller, the wife of poker legend Patrik Antonius, raised to 25,000, leaving herself with around 20,000 behind. Bigot went deep into the tank, staring at Geller to pick up any reads. Eventually, Bigot released his hand, and Geller took in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
86,000 | |
|
85,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
56,000
18,500
|
18,500 |
|
Busted |
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
With nearly 20,000 in the pot on a board of 9♠4♣10♥5♦, Jochen Kaiser bet 10,000 from early position and Mihai Niste called in the big blind.
The river was the J♣ and Niste led out for 27,000. Kaiser spent more than a minute in the tank before calling.
Niste then turned over 8♣7♠ for a rivered straight and Kaiser mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
60,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Cedric Istria moved all in for 6,000 under the gun and Uri Gilboa called on the button, as did big blind Cedric Theveniaud.
Gilboa and Theveniaud checked to the river on a board of 7♠2♦A♥10♣8♣ when Gilboa bet 6,000. Theveniaud quickly folded.
Istria showed A♣J♠ for top pair, but Gilboa had 8♠8♦ for a rivered set to win the pot and send Istria to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
90,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Oliver Huber raised from under the gun to 1,600. Sebastien Lichtle and Kacper Swiderski called from the blinds.
The flop showed 4♥5♦K♦ and both blinds checked to Huber, who made a continuation bet of 2,500. Lichtle folded before Swiderski called.
On the 6♥ turn, Swiderski decided to check-raise to 17,000 over a bet of 7,600.
Swiderski bet 17,500 on the J♦ river, completing any potential flush draws. Huber moved all in for around 34,500. Swiderski folded after a small tank.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
94,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
40,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
