2026 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 4
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 4
Entries
48
Players Left
20
Players Left 1 / 1,011

Binder Doubles in Four-Bet Pot to Take Tournament Chip Lead

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Bernhard Binder
Bernhard Binder

Bernhard Binder opened the action with a raise to 60,000 in middle position. Mehdi Chaoui responded with a three-bet to 195,000 in the cutoff, which Binder four-bet to 425,000.

Chaoui called, creating a massive pot as the players saw the 5Q2 flop. Binder continued for 225,000, seeing Chaoui toss in another call. Binder sized up to 475,000 on the 4 turn. Chaoui called again, revealing the 5 as the river.

Binder slowed down and checked. Chaoui then shoved all in, covering Binder's 745,000 remaining chips. Binder spent several time banks as he went deep into the tank. Ultimately, he decided to risk his tournament life and slammed in a call.

"Nice hand," Chaoui said as he could only show ace-high with his A6. Binder triumphantly tabled KQ for top pair, and he raked in the pot worth over 125 big blinds to dethrone Chaoui as the chip leader.

Tags: Bernhard BinderMehdi Chaoui