2026 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo

Day: 3
Event Info
2026 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€4,903,350
Total Entries
1,011
Players Left
20
Average Chip Stack
1,516,500
Total Chips
30,330,000
Next Payout
Place 20
€32,350
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
30,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
151
Players Left
48
Players Left 20 / 1,011
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Chauskin Moans One In

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Natan Chauskin
Natan Chauskin

Natan Chauskin open-shoved for 51,000 under the gun. It folded to Jason Wheeler in the small blind, who called.

Natan Chauskin: KQ All in
Jason Wheeler: AK

"Every time, huh? Easy game," Chauskin said as he saw Wheeler's cards.

He flopped a bunch of outs on 10J2, however, and he completed his straight draw on the A turn. The 5 river did not provide a chop, and Chauskin sat back down to rake in the chips.

"As soon as he started moaning, I knew I was going to lose," Wheeler stated. "The harder you moan, the more you win. It's one of the rules of poker."

"Well, I've never seen Ben moan, and he wins a lot in poker," Dietrich Fast replied in reference to Ben Heath, also present at the table.

"Well, of course it works both ways," Wheeler explained.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Heath
280,000
60,000
60,000
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Jason Wheeler
225,000
45,000
45,000
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Nacho Barbero
205,000
2,000
2,000
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Dietrich Fast
185,000
106,000
106,000
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Natan Chauskin
112,000
17,000
17,000

Tags: Ben HeathDietrich FastJason WheelerNatan Chauskin

Tomas Falls to Maue

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Leonard Maue
Leonard Maue

Leonard Maue raised in the cutoff before calling an all-in of 82,000 from Joao Tomas on the button.

Joao Tomas: AK All in
Leonard Maue: 77

The deck favoured Maue on this occasion, as his pocket sevens held across the 261086 board.

Player Chips Progress
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Leonard Maue
590,000
255,000
255,000
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Joao Tomas
Busted

Tags: Joao TomasLeonard Maue

Kolev Doubles Sunzeri, Barbero's Shove Gets Through

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Nacho Barbero
Nacho Barbero

Seeing a raise ahead of him, Daniele Sunzeri moved all in for 56,000, which the raiser, Boris Kolev, called.

Daniele Sunzeri: 99 All in
Boris Kolev: A4

Sunzeri's pocket nines held up on the 103K53 board, seeing him double up.

One table over, Nacho Barbero three-bet shoved for 123,000, over a raise from the player in the cutoff. The original raiser spent some time considering the situation, but ultimately chose to fold.

Player Chips Progress
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Boris Kolev
700,000
95,000
95,000
Profile photo of Nacho Barbero ar
Nacho Barbero
153,000
52,000
52,000
Profile photo of Daniele Sunzeri it
Daniele Sunzeri
124,000
61,000
61,000

Tags: Boris KolevDaniele SunzeriNacho Barbero

Lappin Four-Bet Shoves

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
David Lappin
David Lappin

Muhyedine Fares opened to 13,000 in the cutoff, and Charles La Boissonniere responded with a three-bet to 33,000 on the button. Next to act, David Lappin used a time extension before four-bet shoving for 149,000 from the small blind.

Fares folded, and La Boissonniere wasted little time in doing the same.

Player Chips Progress
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Muhyedine Fares
622,000
22,000
22,000
Profile photo of David Lappin ie
David Lappin
207,000
41,000
41,000
pokerstars
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Charles La Boissonniere
140,000
43,000
43,000

Tags: Charles La BoissonniereDavid LappinLa BoisseonniereMuhyedine Fares

Chaoui Snaps Off Maue

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Mehdi Chaoui
Mehdi Chaoui

The action was picked up on the 693K turn. Mehdi Chaoui checked from the big blind to Leonard Maue in the cutoff, who added 58,000 to the pot of 85,000 with a bet. Chaoui called, and the dealer placed the A as the river.

Chaoui quickly checked again. After a while, Maue decided on a bet of 125,000. Chaoui instantly flicked in a calling chip for Maue to reveal J10 for a bluff.

Chaoui showed A7 for top pair, and he was sent the sizable pot to overtake his opponent in the chip counts.

Player Chips Progress
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Mehdi Chaoui
625,000
245,000
245,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
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Leonard Maue
450,000
209,000
209,000

Tags: Leonard MaueMehdi Chaoui

Barbero Finds Aces to Double; Veyssiere Dusts Final Crumbs

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Nacho Barbero
Nacho Barbero

Nacho Barbero and Laurent Polito had gathered 38,000 in the blinds when they saw the 425 flop. Barbero placed a bet of 17,000, which Polito raised to 65,000. Barbero then moved all in for 121,000, and Polito snap-called.

Nacho Barbero: AA All in
Laurent Polito: K3

Polito's straight draw was not completed on the 10 turn or J river, and Barbero's aces held for the double-up.

Over at another table, Julien Veyssiere pushed in his stack of 77,000 from the small blind. Emanvel Hovhannisyan called with a covering stack in the big blind, and the cards were tabled.

Julien Veyssiere: 54 All in
Emanvel Hovhannisyan: K10

The 99AJ7 runout brought no help for Veyssiere, and he swiftly exited the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
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Laurent Polito
408,000
111,000
111,000
Profile photo of Nacho Barbero ar
Nacho Barbero
280,000
138,000
138,000
Profile photo of Emanvel Hovhannisyan am
Emanvel Hovhannisyan
161,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Julien Veyssiere fr
Julien Veyssiere
Busted

Tags: Emanvel HovhannisyanJulien VeyssiereLaurent PolitoNacho Barbero

Glaser Doubles After Five-Bet Shove

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Benny Glaser
Benny Glaser

With a raise to 12,000 from the hijack ahead of him, Benny Glaser three-bet to 33,000 from the button. In the big blind, Hamza Nasir cold four-bet to 90,000. The original raiser folded, but Glaser responded with a five-bet shove for 219,000, which Nasir called.

Benny Glaser: AA All in
Hamza Nasir: KK

There was no bad beat to be dished out, as the dealer spread a J62Q7 board, and Glaser scooped in the double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Benny Glaser
459,000
332,000
332,000
Profile photo of Hamza Nasir gb
Hamza Nasir
430,000
135,000
135,000

Tags: Benny GlaserHamza Nasir

Lahmani Picks Up Some More Chips

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Oshri Lahmani
Oshri Lahmani

First to act, Oshri Lahmani raised to 13,000 from under the gun. The action folded all the way around to Eduard Litskan in the big blind, who called.

Litskan checked over to the preflop aggressor on the 75Q flop, who bet 10,000, and Litskan called.

The action checked through on the 3 turn, prompting Litskan to lead out for 20,000 on the A river.

Lahmani called and flipped over A9, which was good enough to beat the Q4 of Litskan.

Player Chips Progress
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Oshri Lahmani
595,000
170,000
170,000
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Eduard Litskan
175,000
188,000
188,000

Tags: Eduard LitskanOshri Lahmani

Dimov Raises the Minimum

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Ognyan Dimov
Ognyan Dimov

David Lappin opened to 12,000 in middle position, which gathered calls from Ognyan Dimov on the button and Ori Miller in the big blind.

Action checked through on the JA5 flop, and the 10 turn joined the board.

Miller and Lappin both checked for a second time, prompting Dimov to bet 15,000. Miller folded, but Lappin called.

The river Q brought a one-liner to a straight, and Lappin opted to lead out with a bet of 21,000. Dimov responded by min-raising to 42,000.

Lappin used a time extension to contemplate his response, ultimately electing to fold.

Player Chips Progress
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Ognyan Dimov
950,000
272,000
272,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ori Miller il
Ori Miller
205,000
29,000
29,000
Profile photo of David Lappin ie
David Lappin
120,000
87,000
87,000
pokerstars

Tags: David LappinOgnyan DimovOri Miller

Sirghi Cracks Aces in Three-Way Clash, Heath Left Short

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Benjamin Heath
Benjamin Heath

Big blind Sergiu Sirghi, Andras Nemeth in the hijack, and Ben Heath on the button got all their chips in the middle preflop. Sirghi played 69,000, and Nemeth was at risk against Heath for his stack of 311,000.

Sergiu Sirghi: AK All in
Andras Nemeth: AA All in
Ben Heath: JJ

Sirghi flopped the nut flush on 685. The 5 turn gave both Nemeth and Heath outs, but the river fell the innocuous 7, deciding the pot in Sirghi's favor.

He tripled up to a stack of around 35 big blinds, while Nemeth shipped the big side pot with his aces. Heath paid both opponents and was left with just over 20 big blinds heading into the break.

Player Chips Progress
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Andras Nemeth
484,000
130,000
130,000
Profile photo of Sergiu Sirghi cz
Sergiu Sirghi
216,000
146,000
146,000
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Ben Heath
125,000
405,000
405,000

Tags: Andres NemethBen HeathSergiu Sirghi