€5,300 EPT Main Event
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2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€5,300 EPT Main Event
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The 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Monte Carlo €5,300 Main Event continues today at Sporting Monte-Carlo with just 154 players remaining from a field of 1,208 going into Day 3. All remaining players have locked up at least €8,700 and will be duking it out for the lion's share of the €5,858,800 prize pool and top prize of €1,000,000.
Italy's Eros Calderone bagged the chip lead last night, finishing Day 2 with 667,000 chips worth 133 big blinds going into Day 3. Calderone is most closely followed by Vladimir Troyanovskiy (642,000) and Ashkan Fattahi (640,000).
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eros Calderone | Italy | 667,000 | 133 |
| 2 | Vladimir Troyanovskiy | Russia | 642,000 | 128 |
| 3 | Ashkan Fattahi | Iran | 640,000 | 128 |
| 4 | Francisco Benitez | Uruguay | 632,000 | 126 |
| 5 | Konstantyn Holskyi | Ukraine | 616,000 | 123 |
| 6 | Christophe Morbee | Belgium | 610,000 | 122 |
| 7 | Dan Smith | United States | 564,000 | 113 |
| 8 | Oleksii Ievchenko | Ukraine | 560,000 | 112 |
| 9 | Selahaddin Bedir | Turkey | 546,000 | 109 |
| 10 | Kayhan Mokri | Norway | 508,000 | 102 |
Among those still in contention is Alexander Seibt, better known as Wolfgang Poker to his 1,330,000 YouTube subscribers. Seibt was on the right side of an aces versus kings cooler against Roman Hrabec last night and will enter Day 3 with 122,000.
Dan Smith will be a force to be reckoned with today having bagged a top ten stack going into Day 3. For Smith, a victory in this event would be extra special as he would become just the tenth player to complete Poker's Triple Crown.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | € 1,000,000 | 16-17 | € 40,600 |
| 2 | € 620,500 | 18-20 | € 35,100 |
| 3 | € 442,900 | 21-23 | € 30,500 |
| 4 | € 340,500 | 24-27 | € 26,500 |
| 5 | € 261,700 | 28-31 | € 23,100 |
| 6 | € 201,000 | 32-39 | € 20,100 |
| 7 | € 154,900 | 40-55 | € 17,500 |
| 8 | € 119,000 | 56-71 | € 15,200 |
| 9 | € 91,500 | 72-95 | € 13,200 |
| 10-11 | € 70,300 | 96-119 | € 11,500 |
| 12-13 | € 58,500 | 120-143 | € 10,000 |
| 14-15 | € 48,800 | 144-154 | € 8,700 |
Other notables still in contention include Alexandre Reard (474,000), Adrian Mateos (355,000), Ankit Ahuja (300,000), Mustapha Kanit (271,000), Marle Spragg (101,000), Arsenii Karmatckii (74,000), defending champion Mike Watson (49,000) and PokerStars Ambassadors Rafael Moraes (226,000) and Felix Schneiders (146,000).
Also still in the mix are PokerStars Gold Power Pass winners Kevinas Korsakas (360,000) and Marcelo Mayer (134,000).
Day 3 will kick off at noon local time with the blinds at 2,000/5,000 and a 5,000 big blind ante. There will be a 20-minute break after each 90-minute level. The feature table will be streamed by PokerStars on their YouTube and Twitch channels.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews for all your live coverage needs from the 2024 EPT Monte Carlo Main Event.
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Cards are in the air for Day 3 of the Main Event.
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Elias Gutierrez raised to 10,000 on the button before Marcelo Mayer three-bet to 35,000 in the big blind. Gutierrez moved all in and Mayer snap-called for 129,000.
Marcelo Mayer: Q♦Q♥ 
Elias Gutierrez: A♠Q♣
Mayer was ahead with his queens as the board ran out K♥3♥4♣K♠8♠, earning the Gold Power Pass winner an early double up through the Team PokerStars Pro.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000
126,000
|
126,000 |
|
80,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
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Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Luc Lafontaine open-shoved for 49,000 from under the gun and Stephane Guelpa re-shoved for about 210,000 from the hijack, folding out all other players to leave Lafontaine at risk.
Luc Lafontaine: K♠Q♣
Stephane Guelpa: K♦K♥
Lafontaine was drawing thin against Guelpa's pocket kings but the J♠10♥10♣ flop gave him several outs in the form of an open-ended straight draw. He found no further help when the rest of the board ran out 2♦6♦ and was sent to the rail courtesy of Guelpa who took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Vladimir Troyanovskiy opened to 10,000 under the gun and was called by Juan Baraza in the small blind and George Rotariu in the big blind.
The 10♦A♠5♥ flop was checked through by all players.
On the A♥ turn, Baraza led out with a bet of 15,000, leading to swift folds from all of his opponents.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
630,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
275,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
185,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Dan Smith raised to 10,000 in early position and Mike Watson moved all in for 59,000 in middle position. Theo Degrave reshoved for 145,000 in the cutoff and Smith got out of the way.
Mike Watson: 9♦9♣
Theo Degrave: J♦J♥
Watson was crushed by Degrave's jacks as the board ran out 8♠Q♠3♣2♥7♠, sending the defending champion to the rail early on Day 3.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
535,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
||
|
240,000
132,000
|
132,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Toni Kaukua opened to 10,000 from early position and was called by Georgios Karakousis and Roman Hrabec from the hijack and the big blind.
Kaukau continued for 12,000 on the J♣7♠7♣ flop. Karakousis called before Hrabec made it 45,000. Kaukua and Karakousis quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
443,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
300,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
190,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
