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

1 day 2 hours ago

Anufriiev Gives It Up

Stewart Morrison

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Ran Shahar opened to 400 in middle position, and the player in the small blind called. Stanislav Anufriiev responded from the big blind with a squeeze to 2,800. Shahar called, but the small blind folded.

Anufriiev checked straight away on the 4♠10♦J♦ flop, and just as quickly returned his cards to the dealer when Shahar bet 2,500.

It proved to be well-timed, as Shahar flipped over 10♥10♣ to reveal a flopped set.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanislav Anufriiev	42,800 42,800	42,800
Ran Shahar	27,500 27,500	27,500

Tags: Ran Shahar Stanislav Anufriiev

1 day 2 hours ago

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Lewis	30,000 30,000	30,000
Sebastian Malec	30,000

Walter Treccarichi	30,000
Boris Kuzmanovic	30,000
Tom Vogelsang	30,000
Will Kassouf	30,000
Aylar Lie	30,000
Roland Rokita	30,000 30,000	30,000
Tom Fuchs	30,000 30,000	30,000
Alexandre Reard	30,000 30,000	30,000
Joris Ruijs	30,000 30,000	30,000
Felipe Ketzer	30,000
Ben Heath	30,000 30,000	30,000

Voltolina Meets Quick End

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Amaury Mamou-Mani and Francesco Voltolina had amassed a pot of 14,200 when they arrived on the Q♥9♥5♦ flop. Mamou-Mani then bet 5,000 under the gun.

Voltolina responded with an instant all-in worth 22,900, and Mamou-Mani called with a covering stack after spending some time in the tank.

Francesco Voltolina: J♠J♥ All in
Amaury Mamou-Mani: K♥Q♣

Mamou-Mani's top pair was in the lead, and he knocked out Voltolina when the K♠K♦ runout upgraded him to a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Amaury Mamou-Mani	61,000
Francesco Voltolina	Busted

Tags: Amaury Mamou-Mani Francesco Voltolina

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

1 day 2 hours ago

Three Streets for Petrone

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Stewart Morrison

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

Bekzod Arapov opened to 300 from the hijack, which the player in the cutoff called. The action folded to Ramiro Petrone in the small blind, who three-bet to 1,200. Arapov called, but the third player got out of their way.

The dealer spread a K♣2♣K♠ flop, and when Petrone continued for 1,100, Arapov called again.

Petrone put out a more sizeable 3,000 on the 9♣ turn, which again, Arapov called.

The 5♥ river completed the board, but did nothing to slow Petrone down, who bet 7,200. Arapov took some time over the decision, ultimately choosing to call.

Petrone flipped over A♠K♦ for trips, and Arapov mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramiro Petrone	44,500 44,500	44,500
Bekzod Arapov	12,800 12,800	12,800

Tags: Bekzod Arapov Ramiro Petrone

1 day 2 hours ago

Garcia Bluffs It Off

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Vasileios Panagiotidis opened the action with a raise to 300 in early position. Alejandro Vazquez made it 1,000 to go in the next seat over, which Cesar Garcia cold-called in the big blind. Panagiotidis also came along.

The trio checked through the 8♦Q♣6♦ flop, and Garcia continued checking on the 9♥ turn. Panagiotidis then took a stab at the pot with a bet of 1,200, seeing Vazquez call. Garcia had other plans, however, and bumped it up to 7,200.

Panagiotidis instantly mucked his cards, but Vazquez called after some thought. The 9♠ river prompted a quick all-in from Garcia, sending Vazquez into the tank.

After some time, Vazquez tossed in a calling chip. Garcia stood up as he turned over 7♥7♦. Garcia became the first elimination of Day 1b when Vazquez tabled K♦9♦ for rivered trips, and he quickly exited the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro Vazquez	59,800 59,800	59,800
Vasileios Panagiotidis	30,500 30,500	30,500
Cesar Garcia	Busted

Tags: Alejandro Vazquez Cesar Garcia Vasileios Panagiotidis

1 day 2 hours ago

Gabaglia Makes Broadway, Wellenbach Takes Another Hit

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Stewart Morrison

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Vincenzo Dalessio kicked the action off with a raise to 300 from early position. Leonardo Gabaglia responded with a three-bet to 900 from the cutoff, which both Scott Wellenbach on the button and Dalessio called.

The dealer spread a J♥10♠7♣ flop, and the action checked to Wellenbach, who bet 2,000. Dalessio folded, but Gabaglia called.

Gabaglia checked for a second time on the 3♣ turn, and Wellenbach checked behind.

The Q♠ river completed the board, and when Gabaglia put 3,000 into the middle, Wellenbach called before being shown bad news.

Gabaglia had rivered Broadway with A♦K♦, prompting Wellenbach to muck his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonardo Gabaglia	44,500 44,500	44,500
Vincenzo Dalessio	28,400 28,400	28,400
Scott Wellenbach	8,000 6,400	6,400

Tags: Leonardo Gabaglia Scott Wellenbach Vincenzo Dalessio

1 day 2 hours ago

Iaculli Doubles Early

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

The action was picked up on a Q♣5♣4♥ flop. With 11,000 already in the middle, Elvis Petcu, in the big blind, check-raised Gianfranco Iaculli's earlier bet to 11,500. Ianculli called in middle position, and the dealer flipped over the 5♠ turn.

Petcu then put Iaculli all-in for his 6,500 remaining chips, and Iaculli snap-called for his tournament life.

Gianfranco Iaculli: Q♠Q♥ All in
Elvis Petcu: A♦Q♦

Iaculli's full house left Petcu with no outs remaining, and he was awarded the pot as the meaningless A♥ river completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gianfranco Iaculli	47,000 47,000	47,000
Elvis Petcu	4,200 4,200	4,200

Tags: Elvis Petcu Gianfranco Iaculli

1 day 2 hours ago

Zerjav Five-Bets

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Stewart Morrison

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Seeing a raise from the cutoff and three-bet from Blaz Zerjav on the button ahead of him, Scott Wellenbach put in a four-bet to 3,000 from the small blind. The original raiser folded, but with action back on Zerjav, he five-bet to 26,500.

Wellenbach studied his stack, which was nearly entirely covered by the bet. After a moment's deliberation, he opted to return his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Blaz Zerjav	34,000 4,000	4,000
Scott Wellenbach	14,400 14,400	14,400

Tags: Blaz Zerjav Scott Wellenbach

1 day 3 hours ago

Kaukua Fires Three Barrels

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Toni Kaukua and Richard Oliver were heads up in a pot of roughly 1,800. The flop read 2♥10♦6♣, and Oliver checked in the cutoff. Kaukua then fired 900 on the button, which Oliver called.

Kaukua sized up to 3,000 on the 9♥ turn. Oliver check-called again, leading to the 10♥ appearing on the river. After a third check from Oliver, Kaukua made it 7,000 to go.

Oliver gave it some thought but decided to fold his hand after a minute or so.