€5,300 Main Event Day 2 | 2026 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo

2 days 16 hours ago

Vieira Double Barrels

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Stewart Morrison

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Joao Vieira opened to 5,000 from under the gun, which only Sergiu Sirghi called in the big blind.

When Sirghi checked on the A♣10♦K♠ board, Vieira continued for 4,500, which Sirghi called.

The dealer added the 5♣ turn to the board, and this time, when Vieira put a more substantial 22,500 into the middle, Sirghi surrendered and returned his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergiu Sirghi	154,000 9,000	9,000
Joao Vieira	142,000 9,500	9,500

Tags: Joao Vieira Sergiu Sirghi

2 days 17 hours ago

Bonanata Triples Up, Li Departs in Three-Way All-In

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Frank Visser

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Longmao Fan had opened under the gun when Bosco Li put in a three-bet to 15,000 in middle position. Marcelo Bonanata then called all-in in the cutoff for exactly that amount, and Fan reshoved when the action was back on him.

Li went deep into the tank, eventually deciding to call off his stack of 71,500 to put himself at risk of elimination.

Marcelo Bonanata: K♥K♦ All in
Bosco Li: A♠K♠ All in
Longmao Fan: Q♥Q♣

Li's dire situation improved as the 5♥4♣J♠3♠ turn gave him flush and straight outs, but the river fell the inconsequential 4♦ instead.

Bonanata scooped the pot with his kings, and Fan was awarded the sizable side pot with his pocket queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Longmao Fan	180,000 61,000	61,000
Marcelo Bonanata	50,000 30,000	30,000
Bosco Li	Busted

Tags: Bosco Li Longmao Fan Marcelo Bonanata

2 days 17 hours ago

Kassouf Gives In to Cortazar

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Stewart Morrison

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Xavier Cortazar raised to 4,000 from under the gun, which only Will Kassouf called in the big blind.

Kassouf checked on the 9♠A♦J♥ flop before calling a continuation bet of 5,000.

The 5♣ turn joined the board, and when Kassouf checked for a second time, Cortazar continued with a bet of 12,000, which was enough to see Kassouf relinquish his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Will Kassouf	217,500 10,000	10,000
Xavier Cortazar	216,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Will Kassouf Xavier Cortazar

2 days 18 hours ago

Heath Heating Up

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Frank Visser

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

In a pot of roughly 60,000, Ben Heath got his stack of 71,500 in from under the gun on the A♠10♠9♣ flop against Marcelo Bonanata in the hijack, who had him covered.

Ben Heath: A♣K♣ All in
Marcelo Bonanata: A♦7♦

Heath's kicker remained in play on the J♥5♣ runout to double him up and cross the 200,000-mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Heath	203,000 123,000	123,000
Marcelo Bonanata	20,000 8,500	8,500

Tags: Ben Heath Marcelo Bonanata

2 days 18 hours ago

EPT Monte-Carlo Main Event Payouts Announced

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Stewart Morrison

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The 2026 EPT Monte-Carlo Main Event saw 1,011 players join the field, generating a prize pool of €4,903,350.

The top 151 players will receive a payout, with a minimum cash of €9,200.

All eyes will be on the first-place prize, though, as the eventual champion is set to walk away with €825,000, alongside the coveted Golden Shard trophy.

2026 EPT Monte-Carlo Main Event 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

2 days 18 hours ago

Calio Set Too Much for Sitbon

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Stewart Morrison

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

With 15,000 in the pot and a monotone 8♦J♦3♦ flop face up on the felt, the action was on Giuseppe Calio, who bet 3,500. Julien Sitbon responded by moving all in for 17,000, which Calio called.

Julien Sitbon: J♠10♠ All in
Giuseppe Calio: 8♠8♥

Sitbon required running cards to keep his Main Event run alive, but the K♠ turn was unforthcoming.

The board was completed by the 6♠, and, as Sitbon left the area, Calio absorbed his opponent's stack into his own.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giuseppe Calio	175,000 20,000	20,000
Julien Sitbon	Busted

Tags: Giuseppe Calio Julien Sitbon

2 days 19 hours ago

Kuznetsov on Piles After Annihilating Armougom's Stack; Jorstad Loses Last Chips

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Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

With around 13,000 in the pot on a heads-up A♣K♠10♠ flop, Jimmy Armougom had made it 15,000 to go, and Nikita Kuznetsov moved all in. Armougom debated for a while before calling off his stack of 105,000, being covered by his opponent.

Jimmy Armougom: A♠10♦ All in
Nikita Kuznetsov: A♥A♦

The J♠ turn brought Armougom flush outs as well as some opportunities for a chop, but the 8♥ river bricked off to decide the massive pot in Kuznetsov's favor.

Not much later, Espen Jorstad moved in his last 15,000 or so from the big blind and was called by Oshri Lahmani in the cutoff.

Espen Jorstad: A♦J♣ All in
Oshri Lahmani: A♥K♥

Jorstad needed to hit a gutshot after the K♠10♣9♠ flop, but it was not to be as the 4♣6♦ runout remained clean for Lahmani.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikita Kuznetsov	420,000 284,500	284,500
Oshri Lahmani	161,000 56,000	56,000
Espen Jorstad	Busted

Jimmy Armougom	Busted

Tags: Espen Jorstad Jimmy Armougom Nikita Kuznetsov Oshri Lahmani

2 days 19 hours ago

Shevliakov Gives Up After Turn Three-Bet

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Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Defending champion Aleksandr Shevliakov and start-of-day chip leader Paraskevas Tsokaridis were in a blind-on-blind battle. With 13,500 in the pot, they
arrived on the K♥Q♥8♠6♦ turn.

Shevliakov bet 4,000, which Tsokaridis raised to 15,500. Shevliakov then three-bet to 33,000, and Tsokaridis called. Shevliakov checked once the A♣ fell on the river, prompting Tsokaridis to put his opponent all-in for 47,500.

Shevliakov did not take long before mucking his cards, and Tsokaridis soared across the 400,000-mark by winning the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paraskevas Tsokaridis	425,000 41,000	41,000

Aleksandr Shevliakov	47,500 56,500	56,500

Tags: Aleksandr Shevliakov Paraskevas Tsokaridis

2 days 20 hours ago

Maue Doubles in Big Flip

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Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

2023 EPT Monte-Carlo runner-up Leonard Maue got his above-average stack of 108,500 in from the cutoff, being put at risk by Maxime Manzone in early position.

Leonard Maue: A♥K♥ All in
Maxime Manzone: Q♥Q♦

Manzone's queens remained ahead on the 9♠5♥4♣3♦ flop and turn, but Maue made a straight on the 2♣ river to scoop the pot and double up.

Manzone was left with eight big blinds, which he lost not much later to be eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonard Maue	221,500 130,500	130,500
Maxime Manzone	Busted

Tags: Leonard Maue Maxime Manzone

2 days 20 hours ago

Nguyen Latest to Fall

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Stewart Morrison

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Arriving as Christopher Nguyen's stack was being pushed across the table to Alan Buttner, the high-roller regular had put his stack in the middle versus ace-king, holding an inferior ace-high.

Buttner's hand remained best as the dealer spread a low board, and Nguyen was eliminated.