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

1 day 1 hour ago

Yamanaka Hero Call Earns a Double Up

Stewart Morrison

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

Yurii Zabrodotskyi opened the action with a raise to 4,000 from under the gun. Pocas Barroco then three-bet on the button to 11,000, which, after using a time extension, Kosumosu Yamanaka called in the big blind before Zabrodotskyi folded.

Both players checked on the 2♥7♣10♠ flop, prompting Yamanaka to lead out for 12,000 on the 5♦ turn. Barroco called.

The K♣ river completed the board, and Yamanaka checked. In response, Barroco moved all in, asking Yamanaka to risk his tournament life should he call.

Yamanaka immediately put his two remaining time extensions into the middle, indicating he needed some thinking time.

Ultimately, he chose correctly, making the call and flipping over 8♦8♣, catching the bluff of Barroco, who tabled A♣Q♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yurii Zabrodotskyi	99,500 29,000	29,000
Kosumosu Yamanaka	89,000 35,500	35,500
Pocas Barroco	7,500 32,500	32,500

Tags: Pocas Barroco Yurii Zabrodotskyi

1 day 1 hour ago

No Triple for Nguyen

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Frank Visser

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

Ori Miller raised to 4,000 under the gun. Riccardo Trevisani called in the hijack before Ngoc Nguyen committed his last 11,000 on the button. Miller called, and so did Trevisani.

Miller and Trevisani then checked through the 10♥2♥6♠ flop, prompting Miller to bet 14,000 on the 7♦ turn. Trevisani quickly folded, and the cards were tabled.

Ngoc Nguyen: A♠2♠ All in
Ori Miller: 7♣6♣

The 10♦ river did not save Nguyen, and Miller raked in the chips to cross 100 big blinds in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ori Miller	220,000 49,000	49,000
Riccardo Trevisani	85,000 25,000	25,000
Ngoc Nguyen	Busted

Tags: Ngoc Nguyen Ori Miller Riccardo Trevisani

1 day 1 hour ago

Defending Champion Among Additional Eliminations

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Shevliakov	Busted

Robert Cowen	Busted
Dominykas Karmazinas	Busted
Philipp Wendelin	Busted
Alex Sampirisi	Busted
Julien Thome	Busted
Georgios Vrakas	Busted
Dimitar Yosifov	Busted
Petre Ionescu	Busted
Jean Cristiani	Busted
Kei Kobayashi	Busted
Sergey Lebedev	Busted
Brendan Buckner	Busted
Mark Teltscher	Busted

Imad Derwiche	Busted
Arthur Emig	Busted
Nikolakis Panagiotis	Busted
Pedro Souza	Busted
Alexandre Radovanovic	Busted
Christopher Day	Busted

1 day 1 hour 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

1 day 1 hour ago

Hero-Call Spells End for Carvalho

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Frank Visser

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

Giuseppe Calio opened to 4,000 in the cutoff. It folded to Manuel Carvalho, who upped the ante to 20,000 in the big blind. Calio called, and the 10♦5♠8♦ flop was spread.

Carvalho continued for 13,000, seeing Calio call again. He sized up to 21,000 on the K♠ turn, and another call followed from Calio.

He then opted for a bet of 18,000 on the 2♠ river. Calio put him all-in for 74,000 in total, and Carvalho called off after spending a time bank.

Calio tabled K♥10♥ for two pair. Carvahlo tapped the table and departed the tournament area as he turned over Q♠Q♥ for a pair of queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giuseppe Calio	223,000 48,000	48,000
Manuel Carvalho	Busted

Tags: Giuseppe Calio Manuel Carvalho

1 day 1 hour 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

1 day 1 hour ago

Piekazewicz Doubles to Six-Figure Stack

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Frank Visser

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

Ravi Sheth opened to 4,000 in the hijack, and Felipe Ketzer called on the button. It then folded to Alisson Piekazewicz in the big blind, who moved all in for 48,500.

Sheth quickly folded, but Ketzer reluctantly called after requesting a count. "Good luck in the 50K," he jokingly told Piekazewicz as he put in the chips.

Alisson Piekazewicz: K♦J♦ All in
Felipe Ketzer: 8♠8♥

Piekazewicz shot ahead in the flip on the J♥9♦7♦ flop, and improved to a flush on the 8♦ turn. The 3♥ river was meaningless, and Piekazewicz was awarded the pot.

"You should never call against someone who doesn't care about the money," he laughed as he raked in the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ravi Sheth	220,000 42,000	42,000
Alisson Piekazewicz	104,000 74,000	74,000
Felipe Ketzer	23,000 64,000	64,000

Tags: Alisson Piekazewicz Felipe Ketzer Ravi Sheth

1 day 1 hour ago

Updated Counts

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Paraskevas Tsokaridis	448,000 23,000	23,000

Stanislav Anufriiev	432,500 82,500	82,500
Leonard Maue	431,500 210,000	210,000
Nikita Kuznetsov	420,000
Rodrigo Selouan	400,000 182,500	182,500

Ramon Lampert	354,500 146,500	146,500
Mehdi Chaoui	345,000 12,000	12,000

Aram Sargsyan	280,000 180,000	180,000
Jose Malpelli	260,000 3,000	3,000
Josep Valls	257,000 169,500	169,500
Leonardo Pires	256,000 13,000	13,000
Nikolaos Mouroutis	256,000 35,500	35,500
Christopher Puetz	252,000 131,000	131,000
Emanvel Hovhannisyan	245,000 71,500	71,500
Andro Scarpa	241,000 33,000	33,000
Stefan Dimitrov	240,000 64,500	64,500
Alejandro Vazquez	239,000 58,000	58,000
Florian Ribouchon	235,000 24,500	24,500
Hamza Nasir	233,500 46,500	46,500
Samuel Ju	232,000 8,000	8,000
Benjamin Pollak	221,000 113,500	113,500
Osman Aksu	219,500 87,000	87,000
Paco Kaplan	218,000 56,500	56,500
Ghassan Hoss	215,000 120,000	120,000
Dimitar Danchev	215,000 77,500	77,500

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Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

1 day 2 hours ago

PokerStars Marks 25 Years with Massive $50M Anniversary Series

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Sandra Barbour

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

PokerStars is turning 25, and they aren't blowing out the candles quietly. The online poker giant has announced a month-long Anniversary Series running from May 10 to June 3, 2026, boasting a staggering $50 million in total guarantees.

The festival serves as a dual celebration, also marking the 15th anniversary of the Sunday Storm, one of the most iconic low-stakes tournaments in poker history.

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