2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

€2,200 FPS High Roller
Day: 1b
Event Info

2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

Final Results
Winner
Prize
€288,635
Event Info
Buy-in
€2,200
Prize Pool
€2,336,640
Entries
1,217
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
422
Players Left
63

€2,200 FPS High Roller

Day 1b Completed

Eduard Simonyan Tops Field as 63 Players Make it Through Day 1b

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Eduard Simonyan
Eduard Simonyan

Day 1b, the final starting flight of the €2,200 PokerStars France Poker Series High Roller, has now concluded. Running as part of the 2024 European Poker Tour at Sporting Monte-Carlo, the flight attracted 422 entries and, of those, 63 players made it through to Day 2.

They will join successful entrants from Day 1a to make for a total of 181 players who bagged and tagged for Day 2 and will return to play for their share of the €2,336,640 prize pool.

Eduard Simonyan of Armenia claimed the Day 1b chip lead, bagging 670,000. Vladimir Heinich of France finished in second place with 663,000 chips, and Paul Runcan of Romania took third with 595,000.

However, the overall chip leader going into Day 2 is Kamel Marzouk, who finished Day 1a with 710,000 chips.

End of Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
1Eduard SimonyanArmenia670,000134
2Vladimir HeinichFrance663,000133
3Paul RuncanRomania595,000119
4Carlos RibeiroBrazil430,00086
5Bernat Capdevila MontesSpain408,00082
6Omar LakhdariAlgeria400,00080
7Paul LaganIreland380,00076
8Jamil WakilCanada350,00070
9Dimitrios AsgoudakisGreece349,00070
10Vladas TamasauskasLithuania347,00069

Other notables who bagged and tagged outside of the top ten include Andrew Hulme (216,000), Dominik Nitsche (158,000), Julien Sitbon (142,000) and Simeon Spasov (91,000).

Day 2 begins at noon on Sunday, April 28th and is set to play down to a winner. Play will resume at Level 16 with blinds on 2,000/5,000 with a 5,000 big blind ante.

Join PokerNews as reporters follow the action down to a winner, bringing you live updates straight from the tournament floor

Tags: Andrew HulmeBernat Capdevila MontesCarlos RibeiroDimitrios AsgoudakisDominik NitscheEduard SimonyanJamil WakilJulien SitbonKamel MarzoukOmar LakhdariPaul LaganPaul RuncanSimeon SpasovVladas TamasauskasVladimir Heinich

End of Day 1b Chip Counts (full)

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Eduard Simonyan am
Eduard Simonyan
670,000
195,000
195,000
Profile photo of Vladimir Heinich fr
Vladimir Heinich
663,000
663,000
663,000
Profile photo of Paul Runcan ro
Paul Runcan
595,000
309,000
309,000
Profile photo of Carlos Ribeiro br
Carlos Ribeiro
430,000
430,000
430,000
Profile photo of Bernat Capdevila Montes es
Bernat Capdevila Montes
408,000
54,000
54,000
Profile photo of Omar Lakhdari dz
Omar Lakhdari
400,000
400,000
400,000
Profile photo of Paul Lagan ie
Paul Lagan
380,000
380,000
380,000
Profile photo of Jamil Wakil ca
Jamil Wakil
350,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Dimitrios Asgoudakis gr
Dimitrios Asgoudakis
349,000
337,000
337,000
Profile photo of Vladas Tamasauskas lt
Vladas Tamasauskas
347,000
347,000
347,000
Profile photo of Rodolfo Gonzalez mx
Rodolfo Gonzalez
339,000
217,000
217,000
Profile photo of Stefan Dimitrov bg
Stefan Dimitrov
318,000
6,000
6,000
Profile photo of Juan Gozalo Ares es
Juan Gozalo Ares
313,000
313,000
313,000
Profile photo of Claudio Di Giacomo it
Claudio Di Giacomo
297,000
297,000
297,000
Profile photo of Jonathan Khalifa fr
Jonathan Khalifa
296,000
-24,000
-24,000
Profile photo of Ladislao Dalfo es
Ladislao Dalfo
280,000
280,000
280,000
Profile photo of Julien Thome fr
Julien Thome
280,000
280,000
280,000
Profile photo of Ioannis Poullos gr
Ioannis Poullos
262,000
262,000
262,000
Profile photo of Jack Corrigan us
Jack Corrigan
259,000
259,000
259,000
Profile photo of Glen Cymbaluk ca
Glen Cymbaluk
247,000
222,800
222,800
Profile photo of Joachim Meisolle de
Joachim Meisolle
240,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Sergio Aguero ar
Sergio Aguero
219,000
219,000
219,000
Profile photo of Andrew Hulme gb
Andrew Hulme
216,000
216,000
216,000
Profile photo of Costas Myrianthous cy
Costas Myrianthous
204,000
-8,000
-8,000
Profile photo of Diego Angeli it
Diego Angeli
200,000
200,000
200,000

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Olivieri Busts on Brutal Bubble

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Kazuhiko Yotsushika
Kazuhiko Yotsushika

It was a brutal bubble. The kind that has the whole room gasping and the loosing player shouting out curses. Kazuhiko Yotsushika raised to middle position, Enrico Olivieri moved all for 116,000 and Yotsushika called.

Enrico Olivieri: AA All in
Kazuhiko Yotsushika: K7

The board ran out 63767. Yotsushika paired his seven on the flop. A tension built, as if players somehow knew what was coming. The river brought another seven, giving Yotsushika a full house with the sixes on board.

"F****CK!", shouted Olivieri. There were no cheers as the bubble burst. Only gasps. The rest of the 63 players made it through to Day 2.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kazuhiko Yotsushika jp
Kazuhiko Yotsushika
410,000
170,000
170,000
Profile photo of Enrico Olivieri it
Enrico Olivieri
Busted

Tags: Enrico OlivieriKazuhiko Yotsushika

Sedlak Falls to Meisolle

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Martin Sedlak opened to roughly 55,000 from the button, leaving just a few chips behind. Joachim Meisolle re-shoved from the big blind and Sedlak called to put himself at risk.

Martin Sedlak: 44 All in
Joachim Meisolle: AQ

The board ran out AKJK7 giving Meisolle aces up to take the pot while Sedlak was sent to the rail just two spots shy of making the money.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joachim Meisolle de
Joachim Meisolle
215,000
Profile photo of Martin Sedlak de
Martin Sedlak
Busted

Tags: Joachim MeisolleMartin Sedlak

Heinich Busts May Before the Bubble

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Pierre May was all in preflop against Vladimir Heinich, who had him well covered as players turned the cards on their backs.

Vladimir Heinich: QJ All in
Pierre May: AK

The board ran out 593109. Heinich made a flush on the turn to win the pot, sending May to the rail just three off the money.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Vladimir Heinich fr
Vladimir Heinich
660,000
595,500
595,500
Profile photo of Pierre May de
Pierre May
Busted

Tags: Pierre MayVladimir Heinich

Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Sultan Busts Close to Bubble as Lakhdari Chips Up

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ludovic Sultan and Omar Lakhdari were in a preflop raising battle and all of Sultan's chips were shoved into the middle. Lakhdari quickly made the call and had Sultan covered as the cards were flipped.

Ludovic Sultan: JJ All in
Omar Lakhdari: QQ

The board ran out A4K23. Lakhdari held with his pocket queens to chip up to around 300,000. After doubling up a few hands earlier with aces, Sultan was eliminated close to the bubble.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Omar Lakhdari dz
Omar Lakhdari
310,000
272,000
272,000
Profile photo of Ludovic Sultan fr
Ludovic Sultan
Busted

Tags: Ludovic SultanOmar Lakhdari