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Five more players reported to the rail before the remaining 32 took off for their 75-minute dinner break on the stone-cold bubble. One of those diners will return from dinner, only to bust out without getting paid.
Play will resume at about 9:20 p.m. local time.
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Only 37 players remain in action with the payouts going to the final 31, so six more will leave empty-handed.
Here are the latest eliminations.
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In the movie Rocky IV, Russian boxer Ivan Drago is trained to be a powerful, emotionless fighting machine, showing no mercy towards his opponents. Aleksandr Shevliakov did his best impersonation of his fictional compatriot last year at the final table of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Monte-Carlo Main Event held at Sporting Monte-Carlo.
Shevliakov, barely cracking a smile or displaying any hint of the pressure of the moment, seized the chip lead early and powered through the rest of the final table on his way to hoisting the Golden Shard trophy and taking home the €1,000,000 first prize after defeating Ukrainian amateur Khossein Kokhestani heads-up and conquering the 1,195-player field.
| Place | Player | Country | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandr Shevliakov | Russia | €1,000,000 |
| 2 | Khossein Kokhestani | Ukraine | €615,000 |
| 3 | Boris Angelov | Bulgaria | €439,200 |
| 4 | Enrico Coppola | Italy | €337,900 |
| 5 | Mariusz Golinski | Poland | €259,900 |
| 6 | Jamil Wakil | Canada | €199,750 |
| 7 | Miguel Capriles | Venezuela | €153,600 |
| 8 | Leon Zeaiter | Germany | €118,150 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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668,000
301,000
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301,000 |
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624,000
140,000
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140,000 |
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528,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
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500,000
314,000
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314,000 |
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455,000
413,000
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413,000 |
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410,000
289,000
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289,000 |
|
403,000
332,500
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332,500 |
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395,000
179,500
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179,500 |
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374,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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|
372,000
372,000
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372,000 |
|
340,000
167,500
|
167,500 |
|
291,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
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|
248,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
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245,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
223,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
199,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
192,000
207,000
|
207,000 |
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185,000
39,500
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39,500 |
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157,000
138,500
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138,500 |
|
123,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
114,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
111,000
244,000
|
244,000 |
|
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81,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
56,000
231,000
|
231,000 |
|
45,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
|
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted |
PokerStars is turning 25, and they aren't blowing out the candles quietly. The online poker giant has announced a month-long Anniversary Series running from May 10 to June 3, 2026, boasting a staggering $50 million in total guarantees.
The festival serves as a dual celebration, also marking the 15th anniversary of the Sunday Storm, one of the most iconic low-stakes tournaments in poker history.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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578,000
251,000
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251,000 |
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484,000
359,000
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359,000 |
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399,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
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367,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
|
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355,000
229,500
|
229,500 |
|
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309,000
123,000
|
123,000 |
|
|
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|
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295,000
108,000
|
108,000 |
|
|
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|
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287,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
|
280,000
184,000
|
184,000 |
|
|
275,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
273,000
108,000
|
108,000 |
|
|
225,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
186,000
83,500
|
83,500 |
|
|
174,000
92,500
|
92,500 |
|
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174,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
|
102,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted |
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