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Level: 5
Blinds: 200/500
Ante: 500
2026 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo
€5,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
Players Left 499 / 812
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Level 4
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
In the movie Rocky IV, Russian boxer Ivan Drago is trained to be a powerful, emotionless fighting machine, showing no mercy towards his opponents. Aleksandr Shevliakov did his best impersonation of his fictional compatriot last year at the final table of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Monte-Carlo Main Event held at Sporting Monte-Carlo.
Shevliakov, barely cracking a smile or displaying any hint of the pressure of the moment, seized the chip lead early and powered through the rest of the final table on his way to hoisting the Golden Shard trophy and taking home the €1,000,000 first prize after defeating Ukrainian amateur Khossein Kokhestani heads-up and conquering the 1,195-player field.
2025 EPT Monte-Carlo Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandr Shevliakov | Russia | €1,000,000 |
| 2 | Khossein Kokhestani | Ukraine | €615,000 |
| 3 | Boris Angelov | Bulgaria | €439,200 |
| 4 | Enrico Coppola | Italy | €337,900 |
| 5 | Mariusz Golinski | Poland | €259,900 |
| 6 | Jamil Wakil | Canada | €199,750 |
| 7 | Miguel Capriles | Venezuela | €153,600 |
| 8 | Leon Zeaiter | Germany | €118,150 |
Level 4
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
The remaining 237 players are taking their second 15-minute break of the day.
Level 4
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Roeland Peeks raised to 900 in early position, which only Joris Ruijs called on the button.
Peeks continued for 1,200 on the 2♠Q♦4♥ flop, and Ruijs continued with another call.
The 6♦ turn joined the board, and Peeks kept his foot on the gas. This time, he put 3,600 into the middle. Undeterred, Ruijs called again.
The dealer completed the board with the 3♥, and Peeks opted for one final bet, putting 3,000 into the pot. Ruijs made the call but was shown bad news. Peeks flipped over 4♠4♣ for a flopped set, and Ruijs mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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49,700
49,700
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49,700 |
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16,100
13,900
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13,900 |
Level 4
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Espen Jorstad kicked the action off with a raise to 800 in early position, which only Vladislav Dubanov called, a couple of seats to his left.
The dealer spread a 4♣7♠J♠ flop, which saw Jorstad check before calling a bet of 900 from Dubanov.
Jorstad took some time to deliberate on the A♥ turn before taking back his betting lead, as he put 1,100 into the middle. That was enough to see Dubanov cede, and another pot pushed in the direction of Jorstad.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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127,900
90,900
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90,900 |
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41,300
41,300
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41,300 |
Level 4
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
In a button versus big blind showdown, Sergio Parrinello was all in and at risk with a flush draw on a A♦10♦2♥ flop, versus big blind Koen De Visscher.
Sergio Parrinello: Q♦9♦ 
Koen De Visscher: A♥K♦
The Q♠ improved Parrinello to a pair, before the river completed the job, seeing him improve to a flush when the 7♦ completed the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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37,200
37,200
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37,200 |
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14,200
14,200
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14,200 |
Level 4
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Level 3
: Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level 3
: Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Seeing a raise from the under-the-gun player to 700, Dmytro Smyrnov three-bet to 2,100, one seat to his left. The action folded to Efim Dorfman in the big blind, who called, and the original raiser folded.
Dorfman check-called a continuation bet of 2,100 on the 9♦3♥5♦ flop, before checking for a second time on the 3♦ turn.
There was no slowing down from Smyrnov, who continued for 5,000. Dorfman wasted no time at all in returning his cards to the dealer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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52,000
52,000
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52,000 |
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45,000
45,000
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45,000 |
