In the 876th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by Global Poker,Chad Holloway is back at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas alongside regular co-host Mike Holtz. However, Kyna England is up in Reno for the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS), so her Team Hotdog compatriot Lindsey Kludt fills in. The triumvirate discusses football/soccer superstar Neymar making headlines for playing online poker during a child's birthday party, for which he received a good amount of criticism. But was it warranted?
Chad then pays homage to Poker Hall of FamerCrandell Addington, who recently passed away. The Texan was there for the very first World Series of Poker (WSOP), and in this episode you'll get to hear the seven-time Main Event final tablist talk about the old days via an interview he did with PokerNews back in 2020.
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Rutger Hennen opened to 20,000 from the button and saw Marius Gierse and Alexander Seibt call from the blinds.
Hennen continued for 45,000 on the A♠Q♣A♦ flop and only Seibt called. The latter then check-called for 45,000 on the 9♥ turn. Seibt, who had less than 90,000, moved all in on the K♥ river and was snap-called.
Seibt tabled A♥3♠ while Hennen had A♣J♥. Seibt then celebrated the chop pot, with Hennan calling the poker vlogger lucky as the king and queen on the board nullified his jack kicker.
On the next deal, Daniel Oterhals opened to 20,000 from the hijack. Seibt and Francisco Benitez called from the blinds. Oterhals bet 17,000 on the Q♠6♥5♦ flop. Only Benitez called. The 2♦ turn and 7♥ river checked through to showdown and Benitez took down the pot with his Q♥2♥.
The following hand, Rohit Mariwalla opened to 21,000 from early position before Seibt jammed for 188,000 from the button. Action folded back to Mariwalla.
"I don't think I can fold this one," said Mariwalla, who only just had Seibt covered. He eventually put in calling chips and the cards went on their backs.
Alexander Seibt: 10♣10♠
Rohit Mariwalla: 9♣9♠
Seibt was in great shape for a double up, which he received after remaining best on the sweat-free 7♥4♠3♥2♦4♦ runout.
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
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 AmbassadorsRafael Moraes (226,000) and Felix Schneiders (146,000).
Adrian Mateos
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.
