€5,300 Main Event Day 1a | 2026 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo

18 hours 38 minutes ago

Doyer Takes from Andreev

Stewart Morrison

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Andrey Andreev kicked the action off with a raise to 1,600 from the hijack, which Alexandre Doyer called in the cutoff. Fabian Gumz responded with a three-bet to 5,600 on the button, which both Andreev and Doyer called.

The action checked through on the Q♠4♥J♣ flop, prompting Andreev to take over the betting lead on the 8♠ turn. His bet of 6,000 was called by Doyer, but Gumz folded.

Andreev hit the brakes on the 6♥ river, checking to Doyer, who immediately checked back.

Andreev rolled over 7♦6♣ for a rivered pair of sixes, which was no good versus the Q♦10♦ of Doyer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrey Andreev	167,500 27,500	27,500
Alexandre Doyer	74,000 41,000	41,000
Fabian Gumz	30,500

Tags: Alexandre Doyer Andrey Andreev Fabian Gumz

18 hours 47 minutes ago

Niste Picks Up Jacks to Double

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Stewart Morrison

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

When the action folded to Mihai Niste in the cutoff, a series of betting saw him maneuver his 18,700 into the middle versus Dmytro Smyrnov on the button.

Mihai Niste: J♥J♣ All in
Dmytro Smyrnov: 9♠9♣

There was no help for Smyrnov on the 10♦5♣A♠ flop, and the J♠ turn saw him drawing dead.

The 6♥ river completed the board, and Smyrnov passed a double up to his neighbor.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mihai Niste	39,400 39,400	39,400
Dmytro Smyrnov	31,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: Dmytro Smyrnov Mihai Niste

18 hours 58 minutes ago

Teltscher Holds to Double

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Stewart Morrison

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

In one of the first hands back following the dinner break, Mark Teltscher moved all in for 7,300 from middle position, and only Shiina Okamoto gave him action, a couple of seats to his left.

Mark Teltscher: J♣J♦ All in
Shiina Okamoto: A♥J♥

The dealer spread a 6♣8♣4♦5♠10♣ board, which was safe for Teltscher, who pulled in a double up at the expense of Okamoto.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shiina Okamoto	43,000 13,000	13,000

Mark Teltscher	16,600 13,400	13,400

Tags: Mark Teltscher Shiina Okamoto Shiina OkamotoL

19 hours 11 minutes ago

Big Stacks Returning from Dinner Break

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Stewart Morrison

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicola Diaco	296,600 296,490	296,490
Andrey Andreev	195,000 195,000	195,000
Hamza Nasir	164,800 164,800	164,800
Florian Ribouchon	161,500 131,500	131,500
Espen Jorstad	159,000 31,900	31,900

Juha Helppi	148,700 79,300	79,300
Roberto Romanello	135,000 94,300	94,300

Chaofei Wang	123,600 123,600	123,600
Ghassan El-Hoss	117,000 22,000	22,000
Alexandre Doyer	115,000 20,000	20,000
Jose Malpelli	109,000 109,000	109,000
Pieter de Necker	106,200 106,200	106,200
Georges Zeina	105,800 41,500	41,500
Anyl Pirbay	105,000 105,000	105,000
Cedric Schwaederle	95,000 23,200	23,200
Sergiu Sirghi	95,000 95,000	95,000
Zdenek Zizka	92,000 30,000	30,000
Darius-Valentin Neagoe	91,000 91,000	91,000
Arsenii Karmatckii	90,700 90,700	90,700

Dorian Machio	90,000 90,000	90,000

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

20 hours 4 minutes ago

VERDICT: The Lodge Card Club - HUGE For Texas Poker | PokerNews Podcast #961

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

In the 961st episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Ben Ludlow are back for a special episode to discuss the recent Grand Jury verdict regarding The Lodge Card Club in Round Rock, Texas. Spoiler Alert: It was good news for Doug Polk and company as potential charges were dismissed, and seized funds and equipment will be returned. Not only that, the cardroom has plans to reopen as soon as possible.

It was the best case outcome considering the situation, and the poker world, including co-owners Brad Owen and Andrew Neeme, celebrated en masse. There are still a lot of lingering questions as to what may come next, but the crew dives into it all in this episode.

Find out all about those stories and more in this week's episode of the PokerNews Podcast! Oh, and be sure to check out the audio version of the PokerNews Podcast that is available on all major podcasting platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and SoundCloud.

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20 hours 25 minutes ago

Dinner Break

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Stewart Morrison

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The remaining 206 players are taking a 75-minute dinner break.

Play is expected to resume at 7:48 p.m. local time.

20 hours 35 minutes ago

Calio Fills Up to Eliminate Khachateryan

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Stewart Morrison

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Seeing a raise ahead of him from Giuseppe Calio in the hijack, Stepan Khachateryan three-bet to 3,800 on the button. The action folded back to Calio, who responded with a four-bet to 8,500, which Khachateryan called.

Both players checked on the 10♥J♣9♥ flop, and the K♠ turn joined the board.

Calio checked for a second time before calling a bet of 8,000 by Khachateryan.

The 10♣ river paired the board, and Calio elected to take over the betting lead, moving all in, covering Khachateryan's stack of roughly 20,000.

Khachateryan thought for a moment and then called.

Calio flipped over J♠J♦, for a rivered full house, which was good enough to beat the A♠Q♦ of Khachateryan.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giuseppe Calio	83,000
Stepan Khachateryan	Busted

Tags: Giuseppe Calio Stepan Khachateryan

20 hours 50 minutes ago

Entries, Reentries and Exits

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Stewart Morrison

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustapha Kanit	30,000
Mehdi Chaoui	30,000

Tomasz Brzezinski	30,000 30,000	30,000

Leonard Maue	30,000
Shiina Okamoto	30,000

Ole Schemion	30,000 30,000	30,000
Mark Teltscher	30,000

Derk Van Luijk	30,000 30,000	30,000

Kenny Hallaert	Busted

Joris Ruijs	Busted
Fahredin Mustafov	Busted
Timothee Rey	Busted

20 hours 57 minutes ago

Add PokerNews to Your Mobile Home Screen

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Stewart Morrison

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

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