2026 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2026 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
75
Prize
€825,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€4,903,350
Total Entries
1,011
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
586
Players Left
177
Players Left 1 / 1,011

Garcia Bluffs It Off

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Cesar Garcia
Cesar Garcia

Vasileios Panagiotidis opened the action with a raise to 300 in early position. Alejandro Vazquez made it 1,000 to go in the next seat over, which Cesar Garcia cold-called in the big blind. Panagiotidis also came along.

The trio checked through the 8Q6 flop, and Garcia continued checking on the 9 turn. Panagiotidis then took a stab at the pot with a bet of 1,200, seeing Vazquez call. Garcia had other plans, however, and bumped it up to 7,200.

Panagiotidis instantly mucked his cards, but Vazquez called after some thought. The 9 river prompted a quick all-in from Garcia, sending Vazquez into the tank.

After some time, Vazquez tossed in a calling chip. Garcia stood up as he turned over 77. Garcia became the first elimination of Day 1b when Vazquez tabled K9 for rivered trips, and he quickly exited the tournament area.

Tags: Alejandro VazquezCesar GarciaVasileios Panagiotidis