Khossein Kokhestani raised to 265,000 on the button and Mariusz Golinski called in the big blind.
The flop came 10♣2♣2♦ and Kokhestani bet 150,000. Golinski called and they both checked the 5♥ turn.
Golinski then led out for 310,000 on the 10♦ river and Kokhestani called. Golinski showed A♠J♥ for the two pair on the board with an ace-kicker, and Kokhestani mucked K♣Q♠.
Jamil Wakil raised to 270,000 under the gun as action folded around to Aleksandr Shevliakov in the small blind. He attempted to raise to 350,000, claiming he didn't see Wakil's open, and the floor had to be called over. Shevliakov was eventually forced to make it 420,000 and Wakil moved all in for 3,895,000. Shevliakov snap-called.
Jamil Wakil: Q♦J♦
Aleksandr Shevliakov: A♥K♥
Wakil stood up from his seat and stared across at Shevliakov as the flop came 10♣7♠3♣. The rest of the board came 6♣K♠ to give Shevliakov top pair and Wakil was sent to the rail in sixth place.
"He did it to somebody else yesterday," Wakil said, not believing Shevliakov's explanation. Shevliakov came over to talk to Wakil after the hand before Wakil left the stage.
Aleksandr Shevliakov open-raised to 240,000 from under the gun with K♦K♣, Enrico Coppola called on the button with K♠J♣ and Boris Angelov called in the big blind with 6♠5♣.
On the 8♠J♠9♠ flop, action checked to Coppola, who made it 550,000 to go. Angelov folded and Shevliakov folded.
Aleksandr Shevliakov open-raised A♠2♠ from early position and Khossein Kokhestani called in the cutoff. Enrico Coppola then three-bet to 750,000 from the small blind, Shevliakov folded and Kokhestani folded.
Jamil Wakil raised to 270,000 under the gun and Boris Angelov three-bet to 780,000 on the button. Khossein Kokhestani then moved all in for 3,980,000 in the big blind with K♠Q♠.
Wakil quickly folded 6♠6♦, while Angelov also gave up his hand and Kokhestani took the pot uncontested.
It's time for the six remaining players to return for the Final Day of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Monte-Carlo Main Event. The event will play down to a winner today and a new champion will be crowned.
Boris Angelov has already made history, becoming one of only three players in the last decade to make the final table of the same event two years running. Can he go one better than his runner-up finish last year and top the field to walk away with the €1,000,000 top prize here at the Sporting Monte-Carlo? Angelov is well positioned to do so, as he returns to the table as chipleader with 8,400,000 chips, just as he led the final six as chipleader in 2024.
“I feel pretty fortunate to be here, to be honest. It’s crazy to think about, statistically, how all this is possible. I don’t really have an explanation,” Angelov said, speaking to PokerNews reporter David Salituro after the conclusion of play on Day 5.
Angelov will face competition from a varied field of excited amateurs and aspiring pros. Aleksandr Shevliakov, sits second in chips with 7,250,000. The Russian-born pro, who now lives in Slovenia, is himself no stranger to EPT final tables, finishing runner-up in the EPT Paris High Roller in 2023 and seventh in the same event last year.
Start of Day 6 Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Boris Angelov
Bulgaria
8,400,000
70
2
Aleksandr Shevliakov
Russian Federation
7,250,000
60
3
Mariusz Golinski
Poland
6,495,000
54
4
Jamil Wakil
Canada
4,975,000
41
5
Enrico Coppola
Italy
4,715,000
39
6
Khossein Kokhestani
Ukraine
3,860,000
32
Boris Angelov
The next player to bust will be awarded a payout of €199,750, with all eyes on the seven-figure first prize and the gold-plated EPT Main Event trophy.
Remaining EPT Main Event Payouts
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
€1,000,000
2
€615,000
3
€439,200
4
€337,900
5
€259,900
6
€199,750
7
Miguel Capriles
Venezuela
€153,600
8
Leon Zeaiter
Germany
€118,150
When action resumes at 12.30 p.m. local time, players will return to blinds of 60,000/120,000 with a 120,000 big blind ante. Blinds are no longer running on a timer as the event has adopted a new format for the structure, running a set number of hands, with 30 hands per level.
The final table will be shown on PokerStars Live YouTube channel and PokerNews updates will follow in sync with the stream's half-hour delay, commencing at 1 p.m. local time. Stay tuned as reporters bring you updates as the event plays down to a winner.
