2026 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo

Day: 3
Event Info
2026 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€4,903,350
Total Entries
1,011
Players Left
20
Average Chip Stack
1,516,500
Total Chips
30,330,000
Next Payout
Place 20
€32,350
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
30,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
151
Players Left
48
Players Left 20 / 1,011

Mestre's Massive Call Wins Biggest Pot of Tournament

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Raul Mestre
Raul Mestre

Picking up the action on a 635 flop, Yurii Zabrodotskyi bet 25,000 under the gun, and Raul Mestre raised to 85,000 in the hijack. Zabrodotskyi called to the 7 turn, which both players checked.

Zabrodostkyi then made a gargantuan shove of 615,000 when the 10 river appeared, a bet worth around three times the pot. Mestre went deep into the tank, talking to himself while agonizing over his decision.

Eventually, he slammed in a tower of chips to call. Zabrodotskyi could only show ace-high with A9, and Mestre let out a sigh of relief as he triumphantly showed 44 for a straight.

Zabrodotskyi hurried out of the tournament area, while Mestre stacked up his new chips and retook his lead over the rest of the field.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Raul Mestre es
Raul Mestre
1,800,000
740,000
740,000
pokerstars
Profile photo of Yurii Zabrodotskyi ua
Yurii Zabrodotskyi
Busted

Tags: Raul MestreYurii Zabrodotskyi