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

Pressure Pays Off for Ruijs

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Joris Ruijs
Joris Ruijs

In the final hand before the blinds increased, Joris Ruijs raised to 700 from the cutoff and faced immediate resistance as Elia Salerno three-bet to 1,700 on the button. The action folded back to Ruijs, who four-bet to 5,200, which Salerno called.

Ruijs continued for 2,700 on the 5104 flop, and Salerno called again.

The 6 turn saw Ruijs fire a more substantial 11,500 into the middle. That gave Salerno pause for thought, but after studying his opponent's stack and then his own, he elected to fold.

Tags: Elia SalernoJoris Ruijs