€3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty
Day 2 Completed
2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
Buy-in
€3,000
Prize Pool
€1,274,988
Entries
743
Level
38
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
246
Players Left
16
Nicola Grieco In Charge After Day 2 of €3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty
Level 26
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
May Day brought fireworks to the felt at the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Monte Carlo, as 246 players who took part on the European holiday were trimmed down to the final 16 in the €3,000 Mystery Bounty.
Italy’s Nicola Grieco celebrated in style, picking up numerous bounty tokens on his way to claiming the chip lead at Sporting Monte-Carlo. Grieco picked up some key pots as the day progressed to collect 2,850,000 chips, good for 71 big blinds when play resumes on Thursday, May 2.
The tournament attracted 91 new entries before late registration closed to begin Day 2, bringing the total field to 743. That created a €1,274,988 prize pool, with Grieco in the best position to claim the top prize of €232,898.
A trio of notable names are right behind, including Adrian State and Romain Lewis, who both will sit with more than seven figures in career earnings. In between those two is Mathieu Di Meglio, coming off a big score in the €2,200 FPS High Roller here in Monte Carlo for €278,123 after a three-way ICM chop.
End of Day 2 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicola Grieco | Italy | 2,850,000 | 71 |
| 2 | Adrian State | Romania | 2,330,000 | 58 |
| 3 | Mathieu Di Meglio | France | 2,000,000 | 50 |
| 4 | Romain Lewis | France | 1,835,000 | 46 |
| 5 | Gediminas Uselis | Lithuania | 1,785,000 | 45 |
| 6 | Yves Piacentino | France | 1,740,000 | 44 |
| 7 | Milos Petakovic | Serbia | 1,505,000 | 38 |
| 8 | Paul Runcan | Romania | 1,420,000 | 36 |
| 9 | Javier Fernandez | Spain | 1,350,000 | 34 |
| 10 | Jamie Flynn | Ireland | 1,150,000 | 29 |
| 11 | Sonny Franco | France | 940,000 | 24 |
| 12 | Sergi Reixach | Spain | 905,000 | 23 |
| 13 | David McConachie | United Kingdom | 805,000 | 20 |
| 14 | Mohamed Mehalleg | France | 670,000 | 17 |
| 15 | Fiodor Martino | Italy | 505,000 | 13 |
| 16 | Martin Stausholm | Denmark | 300,000 | 8 |
The race to the bubble began early, with players eyeing a spot among the top 111 finishers to earn a spot in the money and take home at least €2,980. After reaching hand-for-hand play, the clock sat on 112 remaining for almost an hour before Klemens Roiter saw his pocket aces get cracked to bow out empty-handed.
Many players used the time during the extended bubble to pull their Mystery Bounty prizes, which came into play on the third level of the day. For Yiannis Liperis, the timing could not have been better as he pulled the first top prize of €75,000. Later on, Ghassan Bitar managed to pick out the second €75,000 bounty, adding an extra payday as both players cashed the event as well.
Among the rest of the players who found a cash were PokerStars Ambassadors Ramon Colillas (65th - €3,940), Benjamin Spragg (102nd - €2,980) and Parker Talbot (106th - €2,980), who saw a big bluff get called on the bubble before busting a few hands into the money.
Remaining Mystery Bounties
| Prize | Bounties | Remaining | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| €75,000 | 2 | 0 | €0 |
| €40,000 | 2 | 0 | €0 |
| €25,000 | 7 | 1 | €25,000 |
| €10,000 | 10 | 1 | €10,000 |
| €5,000 | 21 | 4 | €20,000 |
| €1,000 | 123 | 10 | €10,000 |
| €1,000 & Draw Again | 10 | 1 | €1,000 |
Play will resume on Level 26 with blinds of 20,000/40,000 along with a 40,000 big blind ante. Action will continue until a champion is crowned here in Monte Carlo.
Be sure to stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team will have every moment covered until the trophy is lifted.
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Level 26
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
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End of Day 2 Chip Counts (full)
Level 26
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,850,000
-650,000
|
-650,000 |
|
||
|
2,330,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
2,000,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |
|
1,835,000
485,000
|
485,000 |
|
1,785,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
1,740,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
1,505,000
1,105,000
|
1,105,000 |
|
1,420,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
1,350,000
910,000
|
910,000 |
|
1,150,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
940,000
816,000
|
816,000 |
|
905,000
-295,000
|
-295,000 |
|
805,000 | |
|
670,000
-230,000
|
-230,000 |
|
505,000
-145,000
|
-145,000 |
|
300,000
-490,000
|
-490,000 |
End of Day 2
Level 26
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
The final 16 players have bagged for the night, and will return to decide a champion at noon local time on Thursday.
Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap of the action.
Sylwester Fortuna Eliminated in 17th Place (€10,450)
Level 26
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
David McConachie moved all in on the button before Sylwester Fortuna called off the rest of his stack in the big blind.
Sylwester Fortuna: A♣6♠ 
David McConachie: K♦Q♠
Fortuna got his chips in ahead, but the K♥7♠J♠10♠2♥ board left McConachie claiming the bounty. Fortuna was eliminated in 17th position, ending the night for the remaining players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
805,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
Busted |
Reixach Doubles
Level 26
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Paul Runcan opened to 80,000. Sergi Reixach reraised all in to 605,000 from the big blind and Runcan made the call.
Sergi Reixach: A♦K♣
Paul Runcan: A♣7♠
Runcan was dominated but he hit the 7♣8♠J♠ flop. The turn was the 9♦ but the K♥ river gave Reixach the pot and a full double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,200,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
1,100,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
State Wins Against Reixach
Level 26
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
There was already 180,000 in the pot when PokerNews joined the action on the 5♥10♠9♥ flop. Adrian State bet 100,000 from the cutoff, and Sergi Reixach check-raised from the big blind to 275,000.
The 2♣ turn led to a 150,000 check-call from Reixach.
Both players checked the 6♦ river, and Reixach showed A♥8♣, but unfortunately lost to State's J♣10♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000,000
1,105,000
|
1,105,000 |
|
|
700,000
-1,050,000
|
-1,050,000 |
Uselis Applies the Pressure
Level 26
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
David McConachie opened to 80,000 from under the gun and Sylwester Fortuna called in the cutoff. Gediminas Uselis then moved all in from the big blind, covering both opponents.
McConachie took some time to reach a decision, opting to fold.
"How much you play?" Fortuna asked jokingly, before making the lay down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,510,000
-790,000
|
-790,000 |
|
|
710,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
|
325,000
-675,000
|
-675,000 |
Runcan Wins Blind vs Blind Confrontation
Level 26
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Action was picked up on the flop of K♣Q♦10♦ where Paul Runcan led for 35,000. Fiodor Martino made the call.
Runcan sized up on the K♦ turn to 120,000. Martino called again. On the 7♥ river, Runcan moved all in and had Martino covered. He took his time before making the fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
650,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |