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2026 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo
€5,300 Main Event
Day: 2
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Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The opening flights of the €5,300 Main Event at the PokerStars European Poker Tour in Monte Carlo were played out under gray skies and heavy rain, but as the stars returned for Day 2 inside Sporting Monte-Carlo, so too did the sun.
A total of 188 players returned for Day 2, joined by 51 late entrants to bring the starting field to 339.
Overall, the 1,011entries created a prize pool of €4,903,350, to be shared among the top 151 finishers. A minimum payout of €9,200 was guaranteed for each player who survived the bubble, while €825,000 awaits the winner, along with the coveted Golden Shard trophy.
Leading the way into Day 3, Rodrigo Selouan picked up where he left off in the opening flight. Entering the day as one of the biggest stacks in the room, the Brazilian applied pressure at every opportunity.
In the penultimate level, Selouan scooped two huge pots in quick succession, both with river overbets. The first went uncalled, but the following hand, Mihai Niste looked him up only to be shown bad news. That hand sent Niste to the rail, and Selouan to the top of the chip counts.
Second in chips, Team PokerStars Pro Raul Mestre bagged 868,000. A mainstay at the top of the leaderboard, he returns for Day 3 with 217 big blinds. More than 70 big blinds behind, Stanislav Anufriiev rounds out the overnight podium with 574,000.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodrigo Selouan | Brazil | 933,000 | 233 |
| 2 | Raul Mestre | Spain | 868,000 | 217 |
| 3 | Stanislav Anufriiev | Ukraine | 574,000 | 144 |
| 4 | Oshri Lahmani | Israel | 562,000 | 141 |
| 5 | Mehdi Chaoui | Morocco | 532,000 | 133 |
| 6 | Eduard Litskan | Ukraine | 529,000 | 132 |
| 7 | Lorenzo Franco | Spain | 523,000 | 131 |
| 8 | Muhyedine Fares | Senegal | 494,000 | 124 |
| 9 | Leonardo Pires | Brazil | 486,000 | 122 |
| 10 | Xavier Cortazar Vidal | Andorra | 463,000 | 116 |
Further down the chip counts, five previous EPT Main Event winners are still in the field. Thomas Eychenne (336,000), former EPT Monte-Carlo champion Derk van Luijk (334,000), Ognyan Dimov (286,000), Dimitar Danchev (74,000) and Hossein Ensan (63,000) will all be emptying chips onto the felt when Day 3 begins.
Representing the PokerStars Team Pro contingent, David Lappin (99,000) and Maria Konnikova (77,000) will join the aforementioned Mestre when play gets underway.
Where plenty flourished, many faltered. By the time the first break rolled around, players such as Christopher Nguyen, Bryn Kenney, Boris Angelov, Espen Jorstad and Tom Vogelsang had already hit the rail.
As the bubble crept ever closer, former EPT Monte-Carlo champion Adrian Mateos and reigning champion Aleksandr Shevliakov also fell.
By the time the tournament reached the stone bubble, Morgan Aceto found himself with just a handful of chips. After posting his big blind and folding to a raise, he was then left with just a single 1,000 tournament chip.
Forced all in from the small blind, with the masses gathered around the table to watch, it was Aceto who had the misfortune of bursting the bubble. His jack-six was unable to crack pocket kings, and, as the rest of the field received confirmation of their minimum €9,200 payout, Aceto could only watch on as the survivors all bagged their chips to advance to Day 3.
Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €825,000 | 16-17 | €37,200 |
| 2 | €515,000 | 18-20 | €32,350 |
| 3 | €368,750 | 21-23 | €28,150 |
| 4 | €283,550 | 24-27 | €24,450 |
| 5 | €218,300 | 28-31 | €21,300 |
| 6 | €167,850 | 32-39 | €18,500 |
| 7 | €129,050 | 40-55 | €16,100 |
| 8 | €99,450 | 56-71 | €13,950 |
| 9 | €76,500 | 72-95 | €12,150 |
| 10-11 | €61,700 | 96-119 | €10,600 |
| 12-13 | €51,400 | 120-151 | €9,200 |
| 14-15 | €42,800 |
The remaining players have now progressed to Day 3, which will take place on Thursday, May 7, at 12 p.m. local time.
The plan for the day is to see out the remainder of Level 15, with blinds of 2,000/4,000 and a 4,000 big blind ante, where the clock was paused with 62 minutes left on it.
Play will then continue for a further four 90-minute levels, at which point all survivors will bag for Day 4.
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Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
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Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
933,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
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868,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
||
|
574,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
562,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
532,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
529,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
523,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
494,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
486,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
463,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
450,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
436,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
432,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
425,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
411,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
406,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
405,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
||
|
401,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
400,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
395,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
393,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
363,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
361,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
357,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
350,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The bursting of the bubble also signalled the end of Day 2.
With all 151 survivors now in the money, they bagged their chips and headed into the night.
They will return for Day 3 tomorrow, Thursday, May 7, at noon, and all are guaranteed a minimum payout of €9,200.
Stay tuned for the full chip counts and a recap of the day's action.
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Left with just one 1,000 chip, Morgan Aceto was forced all in from the small blind. When the action folded to Fabian Berraboukh in the hijack, he moved all in for 49,000, which nobody called.
Morgan Aceto: J♠6♣ 
Fabian Berraboukh: K♥K♣
An already difficult task became harder when the 10♠3♦10♦ flop left Aceto requiring running cards to survive.
The 3♥ turn sealed the deal, confirming Aceto's elimination before the 9♣ river had even been dealt.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Sergiu Sirghi got his last 45,000 or so in on the button and was at risk against Eric Lai in middle position.
Sergiu Sirghi: K♦K♣
Eric Lai: 7♠7♦
Sirghi flopped top set on 10♥J♣K♥, leaving Lai with just runner-runner outs. The 2♥ turn already decided the pot in Sirghi's favor, and the gathered cameras quickly dispersed as the meaningless 4♥ river completed the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
105,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Diego Zeiter worked his stack of 99,000 into the middle on the stone bubble and was at risk versus Andras Nemeth.
Diego Zeiter: A♣Q♥
Andras Nemeth: A♥3♥
There was no bubble drama as the board ran out a clean 8♦2♠6♥9♦J♥ for the ace-queen, seeing Zeiter survive and drag in a double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
208,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
185,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Nacho Barbero and Artsiom Lasouski were battling over a 95,000 pot on the 6♣7♠2♣ flop. Barbero bet 25,000 from early position, prompting Lasouski to put his opponent all-in for a massive 240,000, more than the average stack.
Barbero spent three of his time banks thinking things through, but ended up reluctantly folding to preserve his chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
420,000
206,000
|
206,000 |
|
195,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
It folded to Enrico Camosci in the small blind, who open-raised. Kully Sidhu called in the big blind and jammed for roughly 30,000 when Camosci placed a contiunation-bet on the 10♣K♥Q♥ flop.
Camosci quickly called to put his neighbor at risk.
Kully Sidhu: A♦A♣
Enrico Camosci: Q♦J♦
Camosci turned a straight on the 9♥, leaving Sidhu drawing thin. The 4♣ river did not bring a higher straight for Sidhu, who quietly departed the tournament area in 153rd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
Busted |
