€5,300 Main Event
Day 3 Started
2025 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo
€5,300 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
2025 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€5,795,750
Entries
1,195
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
149
Players Left
52
Players Left 1 / 1,195
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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831,000 | |
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829,000 | |
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820,000 | |
|
796,000 | |
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757,000 | |
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755,000 | |
|
685,000 | |
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559,000 | |
|
510,000 | |
|
500,000 | |
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498,000 | |
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480,000 | |
|
457,000 | |
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456,000 | |
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454,000 | |
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438,000 | |
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431,000 | |
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421,000 | |
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415,000 | |
|
412,000 | |
|
412,000 | |
|
402,000 | |
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401,000 | |
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400,000 | |
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395,000 | |
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The PokerStars European Poker Tour Monte-Carlo Main Event, running at the Sporting Monte-Carlo venue, continues today with Day 3. The 149 remaining players are set to run deeper into the money as they battle it out to put themselves in a position to challenge for the €1,000,000 top prize.
A total of 1,195 entries made this the second biggest Main Event in the stop's 20-year history, just a few entries short of last year's numbers, culminating in a prize pool of €5,795,750.
Andreas Goeller is the chip leader heading into Day 3 after winning a huge pot late on to bag for 831,000 chips. Goeller is closely trailed by Jeremie Beneteau, who is less than one big blind behind with 829,000, and third place Mariusz Golinski, who bagged for 820,000 at the end of Day 2.
Start of Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andreas Goeller | Italy | 831,000 |
| 2 | Jeremie Beneteau | France | 829,000 |
| 3 | Mariusz Golinski | Poland | 820,000 |
| 4 | Leon Zeaiter | Germany | 796,000 |
| 5 | Sebastian Gaehl | Germany | 757,000 |
| 6 | Mengshi Tian | Hong Kong | 755,000 |
| 7 | Juan Pardo | Spain | 685,000 |
| 8 | Nicolas Tytgat | France | 559,000 |
| 9 | Ramana Epparla | United States | 510,000 |
| 10 | Manuel Carvalho | Portugal | 500,000 |
Several former EPT champions are still in contention, including Sebastian Malec (395,000), Patrik Antonius (227,000), Dimitar Danchev (163,000), Manig Loeser (129,000), Noah Boeken (102,000), and Antonio Buonanno (100,000), while defending Monte-Carlo Main Event champion Derk van Luijk was eliminated just short of the money.
Other notables still in the field include Andras Nemeth (400,000), Nacho Barbero (282,000), Conor Beresford (282,000), Day 1b chip leader Cesar Garcia (212,000), Boris Angelov (194,000) and Niclas Thumm (127,000).
The money bubble burst during the final level of play last night, meaning everyone who returns is already in the money and has locked up at least a min-cash.
Remaining Payouts on Day 3
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | € 1,000,000 | 16- 17 | € 40,350 |
| 2 | € 615,000 | 18- 20 | € 34,600 |
| 3 | € 439,200 | 21- 23 | € 30,100 |
| 4 | € 337,900 | 24- 27 | € 26,150 |
| 5 | € 259,900 | 28- 31 | € 22,750 |
| 6 | € 199,750 | 32- 39 | € 19,800 |
| 7 | € 153,600 | 40- 55 | € 14,900 |
| 8 | € 118,150 | 56- 71 | € 14,900 |
| 9 | € 90,850 | 72- 95 | € 12,950 |
| 10- 11 | € 69,850 | 96- 119 | € 11,250 |
| 12- 13 | € 58,200 | 120- 143 | € 9,750 |
| 14- 15 | € 48,450 | 144- 149 | € 8,500 |
Day 3 will kick off at noon local time with the blinds at 2,000/5,000 and a 5,000 big blind ante with four and a half 90-minute levels played for the day. There will be a 20-minute break after each level.
The feature table will be streamed by PokerStars on their YouTube and Twitch channels.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for live updates straight from the tournament floor as reporters follow the event deeper into the money.
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The remaining 149 players have taken their seats and Day 3 is underway.
Table 14, which features Patrik Antonius, Niclas Thumm, and 2014 champion Antonio Buonanno, begins on the main feature table.
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Mikael Guenni moved all in for 73,000 under the gun and Vahe Martirosyan called in the hijack.
Mikael Guenni: A♠Q♥ 
Vahe Martirosyan: A♦K♥
The flop came J♣9♦8♠ and Guenni was already standing up from his seat preparing to make his exit as the 8♣ fell on the turn. The river was the 10♠ and Guenni thought he was eliminated, but the dealer pointed out he had made a straight and Guenni stopped to snap a photo of the board before sitting back down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
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150,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Heads-up on a flop of J♦7♦2♦, Rafael Navas bet 15,000 from the cutoff and Dimitri Joubert called under the gun.
The turn was the K♦ and Navas bet another 25,000. Joubert again called and the 10♠ fell on the river. Navas then slid forward 67,000, leaving himself one 1,000 chip behind.
Joubert confirmed the amount but didn't take too long before throwing his cards away.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
170,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Following an open-raise, Toru Ida three-bet from the hijack and Yuliyan Kolev moved all in from the big blind for around 200,000. The original raiser folded and Ida made the call with the covering stack. Players flipped their cards.
Yuliyan Kolev: Q♣Q♦
Toru Ida: K♦K♣
It was a cooler for Kolev, who found no help as the board ran out 2♦J♥J♠4♠10♠. Ida held with his pocket kings to win the pot, sending Kolev to an early exit on Day 3.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
590,000
252,000
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252,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Kenny Hallaert moved all in for 70,000 from the button and Nicolas Vayssieres put him at risk in the hijack.
Kenny Hallaert: A♠10♠
Nicolas Vayssieres: A♦K♥
Vayssieres had Hallaert dominated and improved to top pair on the K♠Q♥4♠ flop, while Hallaert picked up straight and flush draws. The 2♣ turn was no help to Hallaert, while the A♥ river improved Vayssieres to two pair and sent Hallaert to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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250,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
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Busted | |
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