2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
€1,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€5,858,800
Entries
1,208
Level Info
Level
40
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
739
Players Left
239

€5,300 EPT Main Event

Day 1b Completed

Philipp Wenzelburger Leads the Day 1b Field of EPT Monte Carlo Main Event

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Philipp Wenzelburger
Philipp Wenzelburger

Day 1b of the €5,300 Main Event has reached a conclusion here at the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Monte Carlo hosted at Sporting Monte-Carlo after ten hour-long levels of play.

The second of two starting flights attracted 739 entrants of which 239 players managed to find a bag by the end of the night. That brings the number of entrants so far to 1,132 between both flights, with 358 players advancing to Day 2, surpassing last year's Main Event which had 1,098 entrants. The prize pool currently stands at a staggering €5,572,650 and that number will continue to grow as late registration remains open until the start of Day 2 tomorrow.

By the end of the night Philipp Wenzelburger of Germany held the biggest chip stack in the room, finishing with 283,500, worth 189 big blinds going into Day 2. Wenzelburger is most closely followed by Kayhan Mokri (253,000) and Birger Ohl (229,000).

Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts

PlacePlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Philipp WenzelburgerGermany283,500189
2Kayhan MokriNorway253,000169
3Birger OhlGermany229,000153
4Selahaddin BedirTurkey223,000149
5Aram SargsyanArmenia222,500148
6Guillermo GordoSpain222,500148
7Sergey LebedevRussia215,500144
8Jamel HassaniFrance200,000133
9Sylvain LoosliFrance198,000132
10Daniyar AubakirovKazakhstan195,500130
Kayhan Mokri
Kayhan Mokri

Other notables to bag big by the end of the second starting flight include PokerStars Ambassadors Felix Schneiders (115,500), Simon Wiciak (79,000) and Andre Akkari (22,500) as well as Roman Hrabec (166,000), Ana Marquez (163,000), Mustapha Kanit (130,500) and Ankit Ahuja (103,500).
Further down the leaderboard are Nikita Luther (95,500), Marle Spragg (95,000), Daniel Dvoress (92,000), Arsenii Karmatckii (76,000), Joao Vieira (66,000), David Yan (52,500), defending champion Mike Watson (47,000) and Benny Glaser (37,000).

Mike Watson
Mike Watson

Some familiar faces who entered Day 1b but fell before the end of the night include PokerStars Ambassadors Benjamin Spragg, Jen Shahade, Ramon Colillas, Fintan Hand, Parker Talbot, Sebastian Huber and Maria Konnikova. Nacho Barbero, Jon Kyte, Ian Hamilton, Olga Iermolcheva and Dimitar Danchev also couldn't find a bag.

Day 1a and Day 1b survivors will combine on Tuesday, April 30th at noon local time for Day 2. Action will resume at Level 11 with blinds at 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 big blind ante.

As always, stay tuned to PokerNews for our continuing coverage of the Main Event.

Tags: Ana MarquezAndre AkkariAnkit AhujaAram SargsyanArsenii KarmatckiiBenjamin SpraggBenny GlaserBirger OhlDaniel DvoressDaniyar AubakirovDavid YanDimitar DanchevFelix SchneidersFintan HandGuillermo GordoIan HamiltonJamel HassaniJen ShahadeJoao VieiraJon KyteKayhan MokriMaria KonnikovaMarle SpraggMike WatsonMustapha KanitNacho BarberoNikita LutherOlga IermolchevaParker TalbotPhilipp WenzelburgerRamon ColillasRoman HrabecSebastian HuberSelahaddin BedirSergey LebedevSimon WiciakSylvain Loosli

End of Day 1b Chip Counts (full)

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Philipp Wenzelburger
283,500
188,500
188,500
Day 4 Chip Leader
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Kayhan Mokri
253,000
72,000
72,000
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Birger Ohl
229,000
229,000
229,000
Profile photo of Selahaddin Bedir tr
Selahaddin Bedir
223,000
114,500
114,500
Day 3 Chip Leader
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Aram Sargsyan
222,500
-22,500
-22,500
Profile photo of Guillermo Gordo es
Guillermo Gordo
222,500
222,500
222,500
Profile photo of Sergey Lebedev gb
Sergey Lebedev
215,500
500
500
Profile photo of Jamel Hassani fr
Jamel Hassani
200,000
200,000
200,000
Profile photo of Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
198,000
58,500
58,500
Jaka Coaching
Profile photo of Daniyar Aubakirov kz
Daniyar Aubakirov
195,500
155,500
155,500
Profile photo of Candido Cappiello it
Candido Cappiello
194,500
4,500
4,500
Profile photo of Jovan Kenjic rs
Jovan Kenjic
193,500
193,500
193,500
Profile photo of Yann Pineau fr
Yann Pineau
192,000
192,000
192,000
Profile photo of Rutger Hennen nl
Rutger Hennen
190,600
190,600
190,600
Profile photo of Enis Rouissi fr
Enis Rouissi
189,000
13,300
13,300
Profile photo of Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
188,500
120,500
120,500
Profile photo of Eros Calderone it
Eros Calderone
187,500
187,500
187,500
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Benny Kneepkens nl
Benny Kneepkens
185,000
185,000
185,000
Profile photo of Jonathan Pastore fr
Jonathan Pastore
184,000
184,000
184,000
Profile photo of Victorio Piturca ro
Victorio Piturca
182,000
182,000
182,000
Profile photo of Lincoln De Souza br
Lincoln De Souza
181,500
181,500
181,500
Profile photo of Benjamin Pitoun fr
Benjamin Pitoun
181,500
-13,500
-13,500
Profile photo of George Rotariu ro
George Rotariu
181,000
181,000
181,000
Profile photo of Ivan Stankov bg
Ivan Stankov
180,500
98,000
98,000
Profile photo of Mario Melis it
Mario Melis
178,000
113,000
113,000

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Cappiello Makes Full House to Bust Malec in 20-Minute Hand

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

In a hand that lasted nearly twenty minutes and had the dealer nearly nodding off, Sebastian Malec raised to 2,600 from the small blind, Candido Cappiello reraised to 11,000 from the big blind and Malec called.

The flop came 2K2. Malec checked and Cappiello bet 6,500, which Malec called.

The turn was the 2x and Malec checked again. Cappiello sized up to 14,000 and Malec once again went into the tank before making the call.

The river came the 4. Malec checked for a third time and Cappiello moved a stack of blues into the middle, representing the rest of his opponent's stack, around 60,000 effective. Another good few minutes went by, a neutral player stood up to comment on the time elapsed.

Malec eventually put his chips in the middle and showed 77 for a full house, deuces full of sevens. Cappiello flipped over AK for a full house, deuces full of kings to win the pot and chip up late in the day. Malec, meanwhile, was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Candido Cappiello it
Candido Cappiello
190,000
54,000
54,000
Profile photo of Sebastian Malec pl
Sebastian Malec
Busted
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Candido CappielloSebastian Malec

Degrave Wins Flip to Bust Krashennikova Late in Day

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Daria Krashennikova was all in preflop for around 40,000 against Theo Degrave, who had her well covered as players flipped their cards.

Daria Krashennikova: 88All in
Theo Degrave: AK

The board ran out A2273. Degrave won the flip, pairing his ace on the flop and holding to eliminate Krashennikova from the tournament late in the day.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Theo Degrave fr
Theo Degrave
140,000
65,000
65,000
Profile photo of Daria Krashennikova ru
Daria Krashennikova
Busted

Tags: Daria KrashennikovaTheo Degrave

Watson Doubles Up

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was picked up on the 78K7 board. Mike Watson bet 10,000 from under the gun against the covering stack of Salvatore Camarda in the cutoff. Camarda called.

On the 8 river, Watson put in his last 11,000 and Camarda called. Watson showed KQ and Camarda was outkicked with K4.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Salvatore Camarda it
Salvatore Camarda
75,000
-5,000
-5,000
Profile photo of Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
65,000
65,000
65,000
Defending Champion
EPT 2X Winner

Tags: Mike WatsonSalvatore Camarda