2026 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo

Day: 1b
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Event Info
2026 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€4,903,350
Total Entries
1,011
Players Left
234
Average Chip Stack
129,615
Total Chips
30,330,000
Level Info
Level
12
Blinds
1,000 / 2,000
Ante
2,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
586
Players Left
177
Players Left 234 / 1,011
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Hwang Sets the Trap

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Kully Sidhu raised to 2,500 in middle position, and Junho Hwang called in the hijack. Stanslav Anufriiev then three-bet to 9,000 in the cutoff, and the action returned to Sidhu, who called. Hwang then assembled his whole stack and slid it into the middle, an all-in of roughly 25,000.

Both players folded, but Anufriiev was forced to flip over his A10, as he had accidentally exposed them to his neighbors as he folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Stanslav Anufriiev uz
Stanslav Anufriiev
220,000
220,000
220,000
Profile photo of Junho Hwang kr
Junho Hwang
45,000
45,000
45,000
Profile photo of Kully Sidhu gb
Kully Sidhu
41,000
19,400
19,400

Tags: Junho HwangKully SidhuStanslav Anufriiev

Li Loses It All

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Bosco Li was all in for 51,000 preflop, at risk against Nikolaos Mouroutis.

Bosco Li: AK All in
Nikolaos Mouroutis: QQ

Li could not find a pair on the 732109 runout, and he consequently took his exit.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Nikolaos Mouroutis gr
Nikolaos Mouroutis
145,000
118,000
118,000
Profile photo of Fabian Bartuschk de
Fabian Bartuschk
144,000
33,000
33,000
Profile photo of Soraya Estrada es
Soraya Estrada
42,000
3,000
3,000
Profile photo of Bosco Li gb
Bosco Li
Busted

Tags: Bosco LiNikolaos Mouroutis

Kashino Royale

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The action was joined as Yoshiaki Kashino had worked his stack of 21,500 into the middle preflop, and was at risk versus Liangce Ni.

Yoshiaki Kashino: AJ All in
Liangce Ni: KQ

Neither player improved on the 672 flop, but Kashino made top pair on the J turn.

The dealer completed the board with the 6 river, and Kashino pulled in a vital double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Yoshiaki Kashino jp
Yoshiaki Kashino
46,000
24,900
24,900
Profile photo of Liangce Ni es
Liangce Ni
43,000

Tags: Liangce NiYoshiaki Kashino

Lewis Left Short as Tsokaridis Flops Nuts

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Romain Lewis
Romain Lewis

Romain Lewis raised under the gun and called button Paraskevas Tsokaridis' three-bet to 7,700.

Both players then checked the 7109 flop, and Lewis checked again on the 3 turn. Tsokaridis fired a bet of 5,500, which Lewis called after some thought.

Lewis then pondered for a while on the 6 river, eventually opting to check a third time. Tsokaridis settled on a bet of 17,000, and Lewis once again entered the tank.

The clock was eventually called on Lewis, and he slid in a call during his 30-second countdown.

Tsokaridis revealed J8 for a flopped straight, and Lewis returned his cards to the muck in defeat.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Paraskevas Tsokaridis gr
Paraskevas Tsokaridis
192,000
32,000
32,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Profile photo of Romain Lewis fr
Romain Lewis
23,000
28,100
28,100

Tags: Paraskevas TsokaridisRomain Lewis

Santoro Holds to Double

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Amerigo Santoro moved all in from the button for 21,700, and Jose Quintas called in the big blind.

Amerigo Santoro: 66 All in
Jose Quintas: AQ

The 627 flop improved Santoro to a set, with the 8 turn and 8 river giving him a full house and a double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Amerigo Santoro it
Amerigo Santoro
43,200
43,200
43,200
Profile photo of Jose Quintas pt
Jose Quintas
20,000
20,000
20,000

Tags: Amerigo SantoroJose Quintas

Wang Makes a Wheel to Double

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Daniel Martins opened to 2,500 on the button before facing an all-in of 21,100 from Yuhan Wang in the small blind. The big blind folded, and Martins called.

Yuhan Wang: A4 All in
Daniel Martins: 99

The 382 flop offered Wang some extra outs, which he gratefully accepted when the 5 turn improved him to a straight.

The 3 completed the board, and Wang scooped in a double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Daniel Martins fr
Daniel Martins
46,000
46,000
46,000
Profile photo of Yuhan Wang cn
Yuhan Wang
44,600
44,600
44,600

Tags: Daniel MartinsYuhan Wang

Late-Night Counts

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Stanislav Anufriiev ua
Stanislav Anufriiev
265,900
163,500
163,500
Profile photo of Vicente Delgado es
Vicente Delgado
226,100
26,100
26,100
Profile photo of Raul Mestre es
Raul Mestre
213,000
67,000
67,000
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Profile photo of Blaz Zerjav si
Blaz Zerjav
203,600
88,600
88,600
Profile photo of Andriy Lyubovetskiy ua
Andriy Lyubovetskiy
201,400
57,400
57,400
Profile photo of Alejandro Vazquez es
Alejandro Vazquez
200,000
1,500
1,500
Profile photo of Fabian Saccomanno it
Fabian Saccomanno
183,100
Profile photo of Oshri Lahmani il
Oshri Lahmani
175,000
Profile photo of Nikita Kuznetsov ru
Nikita Kuznetsov
171,100
112,100
112,100
Profile photo of Egor Sukhov ru
Egor Sukhov
166,000
Profile photo of Vakhtang Javakhishvili ge
Vakhtang Javakhishvili
161,500
Profile photo of Xavier Cortazar es
Xavier Cortazar
161,000
Profile photo of Markus Bonus ch
Markus Bonus
160,200
Profile photo of Paraskevas Tsokaridis gr
Paraskevas Tsokaridis
160,000
11,000
11,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Profile photo of Razvan Scutaru ro
Razvan Scutaru
158,000
Profile photo of Gianfranco Iaculli it
Gianfranco Iaculli
155,400
130,900
130,900
Profile photo of Riccardo Trevisani it
Riccardo Trevisani
155,100
19,900
19,900
Profile photo of Nicolae Paunescu ro
Nicolae Paunescu
148,000
68,000
68,000
Profile photo of Jorge Ufano Pardo es
Jorge Ufano Pardo
142,000
24,000
24,000
Profile photo of Rodrigo Selouan br
Rodrigo Selouan
140,400
3,100
3,100
Profile photo of Marcelo Manfredini uy
Marcelo Manfredini
140,100
63,100
63,100
Profile photo of Taran Parmar ca
Taran Parmar
135,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Alex Sampirisi it
Alex Sampirisi
130,000
96,500
96,500
Profile photo of David Djian fr
David Djian
120,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Samuel Ju de
Samuel Ju
117,000
61,000
61,000

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Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

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Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
PokerStars Anniversary Series
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