Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
2025 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo
€5,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2025 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€5,795,750
Entries
1,195
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
403
Players Left
123
Players Left 1 / 1,195
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Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
226,000
102,500
|
102,500 |
|
217,400
94,700
|
94,700 |
|
203,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
191,000
191,000
|
191,000 |
|
187,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
149,000
104,000
|
104,000 |
|
||
|
147,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
138,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
137,600
61,600
|
61,600 |
|
135,100
43,100
|
43,100 |
|
133,200
14,200
|
14,200 |
|
130,400
50,400
|
50,400 |
|
130,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
125,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
121,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
118,000 | |
|
117,800
12,200
|
12,200 |
|
116,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
110,400
40,400
|
40,400 |
|
110,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
110,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
109,800
54,800
|
54,800 |
|
108,800
28,800
|
28,800 |
|
108,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
104,500
82,700
|
82,700 |
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
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Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Players are going on the last 20-minute break of the day. There are two more 60-minute levels left to play before players bag up for the night.
The field has grown to 400 entries, with 174 players remaining.
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Robin Zagorski in the small blind and Philipp Schieffer in the hijack went on a preflop raising war that ended with both players having all their chips in the middle.
Philipp Schieffer: A♦A♠ 
Robin Zagorski: A♣K♣
Schieffer had picked up aces and Zagorski found no miracles on the 4♠7♦9♥10♦10♥ board. The two players got up and exchanged a handshake as Zagorski prepared to make his exit, but a count showed he had Schieffer's 40,000 covered by just 1,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
27,500
|
27,500 |
|
1,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Stoyan Madanzhiev had all his 45,000 chips in the pot preflop from middle position against Jeremie Zouari, who had 45,600 in the small blind. Players flipped their cards.
Stoyan Madanzhiev: K♥Q♥
Jeremie Zouari: A♠K♦
The board ran out 7♠2♠6♠3♦4♦ and Zouari held with his ace-high, eliminating Madanzhiev from the flight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
93,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Hrayr Grigoryan was all in from late position against Jozef Cibicek in early position, who had him well covered as players turned their cards.
Hrayr Grigoryan: A♣Q♣
Jozef Cibicek: K♣K♦
The board ran out 10♠J♥3♣4♦2♦ and Cibicek held with his pocket kings to win the pot, sending Grigoryan to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Nicolas Lecoeuvre kicked off the hand with a raise to 2,000 from the cutoff. Christian Peukert called in the hijack, then Diego De Martino three-bet to 7,000 from the small blind. Lecoeuvre and Peukart both called.
The flop came 6♦8♥A♣ and all three players checked to the turn, which was the K♣. De Martino made a delayed continuation-bet of 7,000, which only Lecoeuvre called.
The river was the A♥ and De Martino pushed 20,000 into the middle, leaving himself just 5,000 behind. Lecoeuvre moved all in, not allowing his opponent the liberty of making a not-quite-all-in shove. De Martino decided to fold his hand and live to see another pot, while Lecoeuvre scooped in the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
5,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Maxime Colom raised to 2,000 in early position and Gaspare Sposato three-bet to 7,000 on the button. Vid Zagar then four-bet to 13,000 in the big blind.
Colom got out of the way, but Sposato moved all in and Zagar snap-called for 41,700.
Vid Zagar: K♣K♠
Gaspare Sposato: A♥K♦
Sposato was looking for an ace to score the knockout, but Zagar's kings stayed in front through the Q♠6♣5♥J♥2♥ board to earn him a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
50,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
40,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Aleksandr Shevlyakov opened from middle position and Jose Valls Rebollar three-bet to 6,000 from the button. Shevlyakov then clicked it back to 12,000 and Rebollar thought for a painfully long time before calling.
The flop came 10♥9♠Q♦ and Shevlyakov continued for 4,500, which Rebollar called. The turn came the 3♠ and Shevlyakov opted to check. Rebollar pushed all in and Shevlyakov quickly folded to give him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
27,000 |
