Having survived the field of 1,195 entrants, only 18 players remain in contention for the title on Day 5 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Monte-Carlo Main Event.
Among them is Boris Angelov, the 2024 runner-up who narrowly lost out to Derk van Luijk following a six-hour heads-up duel last year. Angelov returns to the tables here at the Sporting Monte-Carlo venue with 3,450,000 and a dream to make history on the 20th anniversary of the event.
Angelov starts the day in fourth place with only a few big blinds seperating himself, third place Khossein Kokhestani and second place Diego De Martino. Aleksandr Shevliakov is the current chip leader, out in front with 4,000,000 after a fantastic run on Day 4.
Start of Day 3 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandr Shevliakov | Russia | 4,000,000 | 80 |
| 2 | Diego De Martino | Italy | 3,650,000 | 73 |
| 3 | Khossein Kokhestani | Ukraine | 3,590,000 | 72 |
| 4 | Boris Angelov | Bulgaria | 3,450,000 | 69 |
| 5 | Enrico Coppola | Italy | 3,180,000 | 64 |
| 6 | Andreas Goeller | Italy | 3,100,000 | 62 |
| 7 | Miguel Capriles | Venezuela | 2,205,000 | 44 |
| 8 | Mateusz Moolhuizen | Netherlands | 1,990,000 | 40 |
| 9 | Artem Shaganov | Russia | 1,615,000 | 32 |
| 10 | Jamil Wakil | Canada | 1,560,000 | 31 |
| 11 | Leon Zeaiter | Germany | 1,255,000 | 25 |
| 12 | Kestutis Jungevicius | Lithuania | 1,080,000 | 22 |
| 13 | Mariusz Golinski | Poland | 1,045,000 | 21 |
| 14 | Malcolm Franchi | France | 1,030,000 | 21 |
| 15 | Mykhailo Demydenko | Ukraine | 930,000 | 19 |
| 16 | Stanislav Petriv | Ukraine | 860,000 | 17 |
| 17 | Manuel Cortada | Spain | 845,000 | 17 |
| 18 | Alexandros Kolonias | Greece | 290,000 | 6 |
The remaining players have locked up at least €34,600 from the €5,795,750 prize pool, with the winner set to walk away with a cool €1,000,000.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | € 1,000,000 | 8 | € 118,150 |
| 2 | € 615,000 | 9 | € 90,850 |
| 3 | € 439,200 | 10- 11 | € 69,850 |
| 4 | € 337,900 | 12- 13 | € 58,200 |
| 5 | € 259,900 | 14- 15 | € 48,450 |
| 6 | € 199,750 | 16- 17 | € 40,350 |
| 7 | € 153,600 | 18 |
Day 5 commences at 12 p.m. local time on Friday, May 9, and is scheduled to play down to the final six players. When the tournament resumes, blinds will be at 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 big blind ante.
Stay tuned to PokerNews as reporters follow the action and bring you live updates straight from the tournament floor.
