2026 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo

Day: 1b
1a1b2
Event Info
2026 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€4,903,350
Total Entries
1,011
Players Left
189
Average Chip Stack
160,476
Total Chips
30,330,000
Level Info
Level
13
Blinds
1,000 / 2,500
Ante
2,500
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
586
Players Left
177
Players Left 189 / 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.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joris Ruijs nl
Joris Ruijs
51,400
18,400
18,400
Profile photo of Elia Salerno it
Elia Salerno
44,300
44,300
44,300

Tags: Elia SalernoJoris Ruijs