€5,300 Main Event
Day 2 Started
2025 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo
€5,300 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€5,795,750
Entries
1,195
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
448
Players Left
149
Players Left 1 / 1,195
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The excitement and anticipation of the opening days are over, and now players can firmly set their sights on making the money when Day 2 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Monte-Carlo Main Event begins at noon local time.
A total of 1,129 players packed the Sporting Monte-Carlo over the two starting flights, with 382 surviving to make it to Day 2. Cesar Garcia takes the chip lead into the day with 323,000, followed by Sebastian Gaehl (288,000), David Docherty (279,500), Christian Alilovic (260,500), and Laurent Cessy (250,000).
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cesar Garcia | Spain | 323,000 | 215 |
| 2 | Sebastian Gaehl | Germany | 288,000 | 192 |
| 3 | David Docherty | United Kingdom | 279,500 | 186 |
| 4 | Christian Alilovic | France | 260,500 | 174 |
| 5 | Laurent Cessy | France | 250,000 | 167 |
| 6 | Shakhabiddin Muradov | Latvia | 241,000 | 161 |
| 7 | Qing Lu | United States | 240,500 | 160 |
| 8 | Jeremie Beneteau | France | 236,500 | 158 |
| 9 | Stanislav Petriv | Ukraine | 225,000 | 150 |
| 10 | Nicolas Oger | France | 221,000 | 147 |
Last year’s runner-up Boris Angelov (210,000) and Adi Rajkovic (204,500) are also big stacks, as are Masato Yokosawa (191,500), Noah Boeken (186,500), and 2010 champion Nicolas Chouity (168,500). Further down the leaderboard are EPT champion Sebastian Malec (142,500), Niclas “Flushi” Thumm (135,500), 2013 champion Steve O’Dwyer (114,000), Martin Zamani (110,000), defending champion Derk van Luijk (108,500), and Juan Pardo (100,000).
Felix Schneiders (88,000), 2014 champion Antonio Buonanno (88,000), Jason Wheeler (80,000), Maria Konnikova (79,000), Chris Brewer (77,500), Patrik Antonius (63,500), and 2019 champion Manig Loeser (53,500) are also returning for Day 2. Short stacks include Dimitar Danchev (50,000), David Peters (25,000), and EPT Cyprus champion Oliver Weis (24,000).
Late registration remains open until the start of the day, with 79 entries needed to match last year’s record-setting field of 1,208. The action picks up on Level 11 with blinds of 1,000/1,500 and a 1,500 big blind ante. Levels will increase to 90 minutes long. There is a break after every level and a 75-minute dinner break at the end of Level 14 around 7 p.m. Play is scheduled to last five levels today.
PokerStars Live will stream the action at the feature table on its official YouTube account. The money bubble should burst by the end of the night.
Stay tuned as PokerNews provides all the action leading up to the bubble.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
The 382 surviving players have been joined by 65 new arrivals as cards are now in the air on Day 2.
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
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Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Joao Tomas moved all in for 35,000 from middle position and Ai Guo Xu put him at risk in the small blind.
Joao Tomas: 8♣8♠ 
Ai Guo Xu: A♠J♣
Tomas remained in the lead on the 6♣10♥9♥ flop, but Xu caught the J♠ on the turn to make top pair. The river, though, was the 7♦ and Tomas improved to a straight to earn a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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70,000
43,000
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43,000 |
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55,000
31,000
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31,000 |
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Samuel Baruk moved all in for 25,500 in middle position, Wilfried Haselmayer reshoved in the small blind, and the rest of the table got out of the way.
Samuel Baruk: A♦A♥
Wilfried Haselmayer: 10♦10♣
Baruk took out his phone and began filming the action but didn't have much to worry about as the A♣4♦5♠ flop gave him top set.
"Deuce," Haselmayer joked as the board ran out 7♠K♥, earning Baruk the double up. Haselmayer was left with around 25,000 and was eliminated shortly afterward.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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52,000
31,500
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31,500 |
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Busted |
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Paolo Boi raised to 3,000 in early position and Joao Amador three-bet to 9,000 on the button. Aurimas Stanevicius then moved all in for 27,500 in the small blind, Boi reshoved, and Amador got out of the way.
Aurimas Stanevicius: A♥A♠
Paolo Boi: 10♦10♥
Stanevicius was well ahead with his aces, and Boi found no help on the 9♥9♦4♥Q♦J♠ board as he handed over the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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120,000
19,000
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19,000 |
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65,000
34,500
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34,500 |
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50,000
17,000
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17,000 |
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Giammarco Vergoni moved all in with a short stack of 8,500 from early position and Nicolas Lecoeuvre called from the next seat across. Felix Schneiders then raised it up to 75,000, the majority of his stack, and Lecoeuvre folded to leave two players to flip their cards.
Giammarco Vergoni: A♥8♦
Felix Schneiders: A♠K♣
The board ran out 5♠7♥7♦2♠K♠ and Schneiders improved to a pair of kings, two pair with the sevens on board. He won the pot and Vergoni was among those sent to an early exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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110,000
22,000
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22,000 |
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Busted |
