2026 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo

€5,300 Main Event
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
48
Average Chip Stack
631,875
Total Chips
30,330,000
Next Payout
Place 48
€16,100
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
150
Players Left
48
Players Left 48 / 1,011

Rizov Raises Politio; Braunhofer Busts to Mestre

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Manuel Braunhofer
Manuel Braunhofer

Laurent Polito open-raised from the cutoff and called button Miroslav Rizov's subsequent three-bet to 65,000. Rizov continued for 45,000 on the 275 flop, seeing his opponent check-call.

The 7 turn then checked through to the Q river, where Polito flicked in a small bet of 25,000. Rizov announced a sizable raise to 225,000, which Polito called after some thought.

Rizov revealed K2 for a flush, and Polito nodded his head in acknowledgement before mucking his cards in defeat.

Just prior, Raul Mestre had eliminated Manuel Braunhofer at another table.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Raul Mestre es
Raul Mestre
1,650,000
300,000
300,000
pokerstars
Profile photo of Miroslav Rizov bg
Miroslav Rizov
890,000
376,000
376,000
Profile photo of Laurent Polito fr
Laurent Polito
450,000
458,000
458,000
Profile photo of Manuel Braunhofer at
Manuel Braunhofer
Busted

Tags: Laurent PolitoManuel BraunhoferMiroslav RizovRaul Mestre