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

20 hours 2 minutes ago

Di Giacomo Puts Pressure on Ensan

Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Hossein Ensan was seen betting 22,000 into a pot of 45,000 from under the gun on a 3♦10♥4♥5♥ turn. Claudio Di Giacomo called in the hijack, and the pair saw the 5♦ river complete the board.

Ensan slowed down and checked to Di Giacomo. Di Giacomo slid in a bet of 100,000, virtually putting Ensan all-in.

Ensan spent one of his time banks before reluctantly folding his hand and leaving himself about 35 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Claudio Di Giacomo	280,000 117,000	117,000
Hossein Ensan	101,000 41,000	41,000

Tags: Claudio Di Giacomo Di Giacomo Hossein Ensan

20 hours 7 minutes ago

Player	Chips	Progress
Laurent Polito	402,000 37,000	37,000
Keith Johnson	290,000 177,000	177,000
Joachim Haraldstad	195,000 10,000	10,000
Longmao Fan	175,000
Juha Helppi	170,000 23,500	23,500
Aram Sargsyan	165,000 25,000	25,000
Will Kassouf	124,000 24,000	24,000
Jason Wheeler	60,000 44,000	44,000

Pihela Gets River Value

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Riccardo Trevisani in the big blind and Igor Pihela on the button had gathered around 100,000 in the pot when they saw the 2♣10♦A♦3♦10♣ river. Trevisani checked to Pihela, who opted for a bet of 25,000.

Trevisani called after some deliberation, but his cards hit the muck when Pihela showed K♦J♦ for the nut flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Pihela	160,000 34,000	34,000
Riccardo Trevisani	110,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Igor Pihela Riccardo Trevisani

20 hours 16 minutes ago

Sargsyan Chips Up

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Stewart Morrison

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Aram Sargsyan raised to 7,000 in the hijack, and Joachim Haraldstad three-bet to 20,000 on the button. The action folded back to Sargsyan, who called.

The dealer provided a 8♥6♣6♦ flop, and Sargsyan check-called a bet of 6,000.

Both players were happy with the size of the pot, as the action checked through on both the Q♠ turn and the 6♥ river.

Sargsyan flipped over 10♥10♣, and Haraldstad mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joachim Haraldstad	205,000 26,000	26,000
Aram Sargsyan	190,000 93,000	93,000

Tags: Aram Sargsyan Joachim Haraldstad

20 hours 17 minutes ago

Assorted Counts; Three More Eliminations

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Raul Mestre	680,000 50,000	50,000

Stanislav Anufriiev	510,000 137,000	137,000
Hamza Nasir	455,000 32,000	32,000
Lorenzo Franco	440,000 38,500	38,500
Ben Heath	266,000 8,500	8,500
Blaz Zerjav	115,000 32,000	32,000
David Lappin	77,000 16,000	16,000

Aylar Lie	28,500 10,500	10,500
Yannick Jobin	Busted
Vahe Martirosyan	Busted
Christophe Panetti	Busted

20 hours 26 minutes ago

Moragues and Camosci Take Three-Bet Pots

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Nacho Barbero raised to 7,000 in the cutoff and called small blind Joan Moragues' subsequent three-bet to 22,000. Moragues continued for 12,000 on the 8♦4♣K♦ flop, and Barbero called.

The duo then checked the 3♣ turn and 8♠ river to showdown, where Moragues' K♥J♠ won him the pot.

A few tables over, Stefan Dimitrov made it 6,000 to go in middle position. Joao Tomas called in the small blind, enticing Enrico Camosci to put in a three-bet to 29,000 from the big blind. Dimitrov quickly called, while Tomas got out of the way.

The Q♣2♦5♥ was then checked through to the 4♦ turn. Camosci burned through one time bank before sliding in a bet of 27,000. Dimitrov used one of his own time extensions before finding a fold and granting the pot to his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Dimitrov	281,000 29,000	29,000
Enrico Camosci	176,500 48,000	48,000
Nacho Barbero	160,000 94,000	94,000
Joao Tomas	160,000 10,000	10,000
Joan Moragues	155,000 47,000	47,000

Tags: Enrico Camosci Joan Moragues Joao Tomas Nacho Barbero Stefan Dimitrov

20 hours 28 minutes ago

Pimentel Gets a Near Triple Up

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Stewart Morrison

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Markus Bonus opened to 6,500 from under the gun, and Paul Hoefer responded with a three-bet to 18,500 in the hijack. Jose Pimentel then four-bet jammed for 27,000. Bonus moved all in as well, and before any count was needed, Hoefer had folded.

Jose Pimentel: K♠K♥ All in
Markus Bonus: A♠K♣

There was no change in the standings, as the dealer shared a 7♦6♦6♠2♦10♥ board before pushing the pot towards Pimentel.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Hoefer	250,000 62,500	62,500
Markus Bonus	91,000 12,500	12,500
Jose Pimentel	80,000 68,000	68,000

Tags: Jose Pimentel Markus Bonus Paul Hoefer

20 hours 34 minutes ago

Stoica Gets Shove Through

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Roman Stoica raised to 6,000 as first to act. Joao Vieira called in the hijack before Alan Ferraro squeezed in a three-bet to 22,500 from the cutoff.

Stoica took some time before moving in his stack of 106,500. Vieira quickly folded, and Ferraro followed suit after requesting a count.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alan Ferraro	253,000 4,000	4,000
Roman Stoica	142,500 63,000	63,000
Joao Vieira	125,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Alan Ferraro Joao Vieira Roman Stoica

20 hours 40 minutes ago

Four More Depart

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Stewart Morrison

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeffrey Hakim	Busted
Hulya Seckin	Busted
Joao Amador	Busted
Vicente Delgado	Busted

20 hours 50 minutes ago

Haraldstad Hauls Three-Way Three-Bet Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Tigran Harutyunyan made it 7,000 to go under the gun. Joachim Haraldstad flat-called in the hijack, inviting Laurent Polito to squeeze in a three-bet to 25,000 from the cutoff.

Harutyunyan and Haraldstad both called, after which the trio checked through the 7♠A♥3♠ flop. Harutyunyan fired 12,000 on the A♦ turn, which Haraldstad raised to 30,000.

Polito and Harutyunyan both folded, and the pot was shipped to Haraldstad without further contest.