2026 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo

Day: 1a
1a1b
Event Info
2026 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€3,492,000
Total Entries
720
Players Left
440
Average Chip Stack
49,091
Total Chips
21,600,000
Level Info
Level
3
Blinds
100 / 300
Ante
300
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
374
Players Left
111
Players Left 440 / 720
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Running Straight Saves Machio, Sheth Doubles Following Hand

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Ravi Sheth
Ravi Sheth

Seeing an under-the-gun raise to 2,000 and three calls ahead of him, Ravi Sheth squeezed to 10,000 on the button. Dorian Machio moved all in from the small blind for 19,900, and, once all the other players had folded, Sheth called.

Dorian Machio: 77 All in
Ravi Sheth: 1010

A disgruntled Eric Lai let the table know that he had folded pocket jacks in the cutoff.

Things looked good for Sheth until the dealer spread a 96K85 board, improving Machio to a straight, earning him more than a full double-up.

The very next shuffle, Joao Diogo raised in middle position to 2,000, and faced a three-bet to 6,500 from Sheth in the cutoff. The action folded back to Diogo, who called.

The action checked all the way to the river on the Q9410 board, and the 4 completed the board.

Diogo saw a green light to bet, putting 12,000 into the middle. Sheth returned in kind, raising to 45,000, which was almost his entire stack.

Diogo called and received bad news. Sheth rolled over 1010, revealing a full house, and Diogo mucked his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Eric Lai fr
Eric Lai
75,500
75,500
75,500
Profile photo of Ravi Sheth gb
Ravi Sheth
55,000
25,600
25,600
Profile photo of Dorian Machio es
Dorian Machio
50,800
39,200
39,200
Profile photo of Joao Diogo pt
Joao Diogo
10,000
10,000
10,000

Tags: Dorian MachioEric LaiJoao DiogoRavi Sheth

175,000 22,000
Table 9Seat 6
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Nasreddine Sends Metaal to the Rail

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Rania Nasreddine
Rania Nasreddine

Rania Nasreddine kicked the action off with a raise from early position, before calling an all-in of roughly 6,500 from Govert Metaal in the big blind.

Govert Metaal: A10 All in
Rania Nasreddine: AQ

Both players paired up on the JQ10 flop, but when the 2 turn and 4 river completed the board, Metaal said his goodbyes and left the table.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Rania Nasreddine us
Rania Nasreddine
82,000
500
500
Profile photo of Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
Busted

Tags: Govert MetaalRania Nasreddine

El-Hoss Goes for It

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Seeing a raise to 2,200 ahead of him, Ghassan El-Hoss moved all in for 10,400 on the button. Elias Hernandez called in the small blind, and the original raiser folded.

Ghassan El-Hoss: 87 All in
Elias Hernandez: 99

The A44QQ board offered no help to El-Hoss, who was left holding just eight-high, confirming his elimination.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Elias Hernandez es
Elias Hernandez
176,000
96,000
96,000
Profile photo of Ghassan El-Hoss gb
Ghassan El-Hoss
Busted

Tags: Elias HernandezGhassan El-Hoss

Notable Stacks Around the Room

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Nicola Diaco it
Nicola Diaco
340,000
43,400
43,400
Profile photo of Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
265,000
116,300
116,300
Profile photo of Florian Ribouchon fr
Florian Ribouchon
175,500
14,000
14,000
Profile photo of Espen Jorstad no
Espen Jorstad
158,000
1,000
1,000
GTO Wizard
Run It Once
Profile photo of Zdenek Zizka cz
Zdenek Zizka
152,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of Dietrich Fast de
Dietrich Fast
150,000
112,200
112,200
Profile photo of Roberto Romanello gb
Roberto Romanello
145,000
10,000
10,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Toni Kaukua fi
Toni Kaukua
127,500
108,600
108,600
Profile photo of Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
86,000
29,500
29,500
Profile photo of Rania Nasreddine us
Rania Nasreddine
82,500
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Andrew Hulme gb
Andrew Hulme
80,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Jamil Wakil ca
Jamil Wakil
77,000
16,500
16,500
Profile photo of Giuseppe Calio us
Giuseppe Calio
76,500
6,500
6,500
Profile photo of Conor Bergin ie
Conor Bergin
60,500
6,500
6,500
Profile photo of Conor O'Driscoll ie
Conor O'Driscoll
36,500
37,100
37,100
Profile photo of Aleksandr Shevliakov ru
Aleksandr Shevliakov
35,000
2,000
2,000
Defending Champion
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Gravlien Finds a Double

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The action was joined as Ruben Gravlien had his stack of 20,900 all in and at risk versus Ravi Sheth, following a series of preflop betting.

Ruben Gravlien: QQ All in
Ravi Sheth: J10

The QJ5 flop all but wrapped up the pot for Gravlien, and when the 7 turn and 7 river completed the board, his double-up was confirmed.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ravi Sheth gb
Ravi Sheth
80,600
20,900
20,900
Profile photo of Ruben Gravlien no
Ruben Gravlien
43,000
6,500
6,500

Tags: Ravi ShethRuben Gravlien

Bruno Takes from Sheth

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Florent Bruno opened to 1,600 from middle position, which only Ravi Sheth called on the button.

The dealer spread a 43K flop, and Bruno continued for 1,600. Sheth opted for immediate aggression, raising to 7,200, and Bruno called.

Both players checked the 5 turn, prompting Bruno to pick his betting lead back up on the 4 river, putting 17,000 into the middle.

Sheth took one look back at his cards and promptly returned them to the dealer.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ravi Sheth gb
Ravi Sheth
101,500
44,500
44,500
Profile photo of Florent Bruno fr
Florent Bruno
49,200
49,200
49,200

Tags: Florent BrunoRavi Sheth