€5,300 Main Event Day 1a | 2025 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo

05-04-2025 15:20 UTC+1

New Additions and Recent Bustouts

David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel has recently joined the field, while EPT Cyprus Main Event champion Oliver Weis was among the latest eliminations.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs	30,000 30,000	30,000
Erik Seidel	30,000 30,000	30,000

Alex Kulev	30,000 30,000	30,000
Diogo Coelho	30,000 30,000	30,000
Oliver Weis	Busted

Aram Zobian	Busted
Adrian Mack	Busted
Noah Boeken	Busted

Aliaksei Boika	Busted

Eric Afriat	Busted

05-04-2025 15:25 UTC+1

Furman Comes From Behind to Double

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Oleg Furman moved all in for 13,400 from the small blind and Ravi Sheth called in the hijack.

Oleg Furman: A♠4♠ All in
Ravi Sheth: A♥K♥

Sheth had Furman dominated, but the 4♦3♦J♥ flop gave Furman the lead with a pair of fours. The rest of the board ran out 7♣9♣ and Furman, already on his second bullet of the day, doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleg Furman	27,000 3,000	3,000
Ravi Sheth	25,000

Tags: Oleg Furman Ravi Sheth

05-04-2025 15:25 UTC+1

Maerki Runs Into Higher Pair

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Matt Warburton

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

With around 30,000 already in the middle, Marc Bougaret moved all in from the small blind for 20,400 on a board of 4♣2♠4♥5♦. Luca Maerki gave it some thought before putting the rest of his chips in the middle.

Maerki had 9♥9♣ and Bougaret had K♦K♣ for the superior hand, two pair, kings and the fours on board.

The river was a harmless 10♥ and Bougaret held to win the pot, sending Maerki out moments before the break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Bougaret	70,000
Luca Maerki	Busted

Tags: Luca Maerki Marc Bougaret

05-04-2025 15:26 UTC+1

Break Time

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Players are going on another 20-minute break.

The field has grown to 331 entries so far, with 258 players remaining.

05-04-2025 15:46 UTC+1

Chip Counts at Break

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Zamani	145,000 90,000	90,000
Adi Rajkovic	139,400 109,400	109,400
David Docherty	135,000 99,000	99,000

Andreas Goeller	117,000

Norayr Aghayan	101,200
Alexandros Kolonias	100,000 35,000	35,000
Christian Peukert	92,000 33,700	33,700
Matthias Lipp	88,400 28,400	28,400
Jerome Lhostis	83,500
Max Neugebauer	83,000 30,000	30,000
Yulian Bogdanov	77,000 18,000	18,000
Dimitri Joubert	76,000 19,000	19,000
Jon Vallinas	74,000
Stephen Song	73,200 37,700	37,700

Maria Konnikova	73,000 8,000	8,000

Florian Ribouchon	73,000
Kacper Swiderski	73,000
Milos Skrbic	72,000 11,000	11,000
Andrei Konopelko	72,000
Rafael Navas	70,000 19,600	19,600
Gianfranco Iaculli	65,300 18,300	18,300
Fahredin Mustafov	65,000 42,400	42,400
Georgi Sandev	64,000 23,000	23,000
Gilbert Diaz	60,000 32,000	32,000
Attila Ivacson	60,000 5,000	5,000

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Level: 5

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

05-04-2025 15:46 UTC+1

How to Approach Day 1 of the EPT Main Event

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Will Shillibier

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

David Docherty, Masato Yokosawa, Barny Boatman, & Jerome Sgorrano

Thinking About Day 1 Strategy? We asked top players including Barny Boatman, Masato Yokosawa, and David Docherty how they approach the start of the EPT Main Event.

From staying patient with deep stacks to observing table dynamics and avoiding early slip-ups, their advice could make all the difference.

Zamani Is Unstoppable

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Martin Zamani bet 2,100 from middle position on a flop of 6♦2♠8♣ and Daniel Drommel raised to 7,000 in the cutoff.

"Let's play a bit," Drommel said as Zamani flashed a smile. He then moved all in and Drommel quickly called for 22,000.

Daniel Drommel: 10♥10♠ All in
Martin Zamani: Q♠Q♦

Drommel's tens were dominated by Zamani's queens, and the rest of the board ran out J♥7♣ to earn Zamani a bustout and another boost to his already massive stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Zamani	160,000 15,000	15,000
Daniel Drommel	Busted

Tags: Daniel Drommel Martin Zamani

05-04-2025 16:03 UTC+1

Veyssiere Quadruples Up

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Julien Veyssiere moved all in for 3,600 from the button as Robin Zagorski in middle position, Antoine Labat in the hijack, and Andras Ivacson in the cutoff all called.

All three players checked down the J♥10♦5♣7♥J♦ board. Labat showed A♠9♠, Zagorski had K♦Q♣, while Ivacson turned over A♦2♦. Veyssiere showed 8♠8♥ for two pair to scoop the pot and quadruple up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robin Zagorski	35,000
Andras Ivacson	28,000
Antoine Labat	20,000 8,500	8,500
Julien Veyssiere	16,000

Tags: Andras Ivacson Antoine Labat Julien Veyssiere Robin Zagorski

05-04-2025 16:07 UTC+1

Lascar Spikes the River to Bust Angelov

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

David Lascar raised to 1,000 in early position, Boris Angelov moved all in for 4,500 from the cutoff, and Lascar called.

Boris Angelov: 8♦8♥ All in
David Lascar: K♦J♠

The two opponents were racing as the flop came 7♠10♠6♣. The Q♥ turn gave Lascar a straight draw, while the 9♣ river completed his straight and Angelov, who finished runner-up in this event last year, was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Lascar	50,000 3,000	3,000
Boris Angelov	Busted

Tags: Boris Angelov David Lascar