Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
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2025 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo
€5,300 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2025 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€5,795,750
Entries
1,195
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
727
Players Left
259
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Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
$60 million is guaranteed to be won during the 2025 edition of the PokerStars Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP). The prestigious festival runs from May 11 through June 2, and PokerStars has officially released the full 130-event (380 tournament) schedule.
As in previous SCOOP editions, most numbered events have a low, medium, and high buy-in tier, opening the door to SCOOP glory for everyone. The bustling schedule is designed to put online poker players to the ultimate test through various formats and variants, including No-Limit Hold'em, Pot-Limit Omaha, H.O.R.S.E., 2-7 Triple Draw, Razz, and more.
The 2025 SCOOP Main Events shuffle up and deal on May 25. A trio of No-Limit Hold'em Main Events, with buy-ins of $109, $1,050, and $5,200 get matters underway. The $109 NLHE Main Event boasts a $2 million guarantee, while the $1,050 and $5,200 editions guarantee that at least $3 million will be won. Expect top prizes in the region of $250,000 for the $109 Main Event, and closer to $500,000 for the $1,050 and $5,200.
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
With the cancellation of EPT Paris, this month's trip to the south of France for PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo has been thrust into the spotlight.
It is not just the next big stop on the calendar, but now serves as the unofficial opener of the European Poker Tour season. For fans, it’s a chance to see the game’s biggest names back under the lights.
For Francine Watson, Associate Director of Creative & Content at PokerStars, it marks the start of what could be the most ambitious year yet for the brand’s poker output. Watson sees Monte-Carlo not as a finale, but as a launchpad. It’s a sign of the momentum PokerStars has built heading into 2025.
“Monte-Carlo used to feel like the grand finale,” Watson says. “But now, with Paris off the table, it’s the launch pad. There’s this real sense that live poker is back. And we’re coming into it with so much momentum.”
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,300
11,200
|
11,200 |
|
155,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
137,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
133,000 | |
|
130,000 | |
|
130,000 | |
|
130,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
|
123,000
123,000
|
123,000 |
|
121,100 | |
|
116,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
110,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
109,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
106,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
105,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
102,900
66,200
|
66,200 |
|
102,500
52,500
|
52,500 |
|
102,200 | |
|
||
|
100,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
98,000 | |
|
||
|
|
96,500
52,500
|
52,500 |
|
96,300
14,300
|
14,300 |
|
93,800 | |
|
91,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
90,000 | |
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Daniel Drommel was all in preflop from the big blind for 16,300 against Gary Fisher, who had him covered in the small blind. Players flipped their cards.
Daniel Drommel: A♦A♠ 
Gary Fisher: Q♠Q♥
The board ran out 7♠8♣8♥4♣K♥ and Drommel held with his pocket aces, making two pair with the eights on board. He won the pot and doubled his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
68,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
35,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Josef Schusteritsch raised to 1,600 on the button and Yuliyan Kolev three-bet to 5,000 in the small blind. Schusteritsch then moved all in for 20,000 and Kolev snap-called.
Josef Schusteritsch: 9♠9♥
Yuliyan Kolev: A♣Q♦
The K♠10♠8♥ flop gave Kolev a straight draw to go with his overcards, while the turn was the 4♦. The A♥ fell on the river and Kolev spiked a pair of aces to win the pot and send Schusteritsch to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
In a blind versus blind confrontation, Candido Cappiello led out for 6,800 on a board of J♣9♥4♣4♦ and Boris Angelov called.
The river was the 5♦ and Cappiello bet another 15,000. Angelov again called, then mucked when Cappiello turned over Q♦Q♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
40,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
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Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Hala Karam raised to 1,600 in middle position and Ren Lin called in the hijack. Ilija Savevski then three-bet to 6,000 in the cutoff and Karam folded. Lin pretended to check his wallet before moving all in. "Pocket tens, please," he said to Savevski, who quickly called for 35,000.
Ilija Savevski: A♠Q♠
Ren Lin: K♣J♥
"Ah, 50-50," Lin added once the cards were revealed. The K♠9♣6♣ flop gave him the lead with top pair, while the rest of the board ran out 5♥J♣ and Lin improved to two pair to send Savevski to the rail.
"Gamble too much," Lin said as he took in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
22,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
Busted |
