€5,300 Main Event Day 3 | 2026 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo

1 day 15 hours ago

Pedrotti Doubles as Said Hero-Calls With King-High

Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Seeing the completed board of A♦5♦4♠2♣9♥, with around 200,000 in the pot, Tahar Said checked under the gun before Renzo Pedrotti moved all in for 158,000 in the hijack.

Said went deep into the tank, spending several time banks before flicking in a calling chip. Pedrotti tabled J♠J♦ for a pair of jacks, which won him the pot, as Said had put his opponent on pure air and called with K♣10♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renzo Pedrotti	530,000 269,000	269,000
Tahar Said	230,000 265,000	265,000

Tags: Renzo Pedrotti Tahar Said

1 day 15 hours ago

Ye Eliminated One from Pay Jump

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Stewart Morrison

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Keith Johnson raised to 16,000 in the hijack, and both Jose Malpelli in the cutoff and Yi Ye in the big blind called.

Ye checked to Johnson, who bet another 16,000 on the 10♣9♦7♦ flop. Malpelli called again, and Ye then went into the tank.

With less than one big blind in her stack, but with the tournament poised on a pay jump, Ye spread all her time extensions out in front of her. One by one, the dealer took them, before Ye then put her 7,000 into the middle.

The Q♥ turn card joined the board, and Johnson check-folded to a bet of 25,000.

Yi Ye: K♣6♣ All in
Jose Malpelli: 3♠3♦

The pocket threes held up on the 5♥ river, and Ye was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Malpelli	845,000 55,000	55,000
Keith Johnson	274,000 33,000	33,000
Yi Ye	Busted

Tags: Jose Malpelli Keith Johnson Yi Ye

1 day 14 hours ago

Pollak Flops Quads for Big Double-Up

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Benjamin Pollak was all in for his stack of 364,000 on the button and was at risk against Bernhard Binder in the hijack.

Benjamin Pollak: Q♦Q♣ All in
Bernhard Binder: JxJx

Binder was left drawing dead after the Q♠2♠Q♥ flop presented Pollak with four of a kind. The 5♦ turn and 7♦ river were rendered meaningless as Pollak doubled to a stack of nearly 100 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Pollak	748,000 415,000	415,000
Bernhard Binder	315,000 418,000	418,000

Tags: Benjamin Pollak Bernhard Binder

1 day 14 hours ago

Selouan Cracks Kings, Sunzeri Eliminated

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Stewart Morrison

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Playing in the blinds, Rodrigo Selouan had Daniele Sunzeri all in preflop, and at risk of elimination.

Daniele Sunzeri: K♠K♥ All in
Rodrigo Selouan: A♥6♠

Bad news awaited Sunzeri, as the ace-high 8♠4♥A♣ flop saw Selouan take the lead.

Selouan improved to trips on the A♦ turn, and when the 7♥ river completed the board, Sunzeri's elimination was confirmed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rodrigo Selouan	470,000 85,000	85,000

Daniele Sunzeri	Busted

Tags: Daniele Sunzeri Rodrigo Selouan

1 day 14 hours ago

Lahmani Six-Bet Jams to Cross Seven Figures

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Stanislau Shylkou opened to 17,000 in early position. It folded to Longmao Fan in the small blind, who three-bet to 65,000. Oshri Lahmani then cold four-bet to 155,000 in the big blind, folding out Shylkou.

Fan was not done raising, however, and five-bet to 275,000. Lahmani wanted to have the final word and moved all in for 750,000, causing Fan to fold near the end of his 30-second shot clock.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oshri Lahmani	1,050,000 320,000	320,000
Longmao Fan	450,000 270,000	270,000
Stanislau Shylkou	400,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Longmao Fan Oshri Lahmani Stanislau Shylkou

1 day 14 hours ago

Shmakov Triples, Ferraro Eliminated in Big Preflop Clash

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Andrei Shmakov was all in for 73,000 in early position. Alan Ferraro had put his stack of 345,000 in from the cutoff, and Jose Malpelli in the hijack had them both covered.

Andrei Shmakov: J♠J♦ All in
Alan Ferraro: A♠Q♠ All in
Jose Malpelli: A♣K♣

Shmakov turned a set on 5♥8♣7♦J♥ to secure the main pot, and Malpelli won the big side pot when the K♦ river upgraded him to top pair.

Ferraro was left empty-handed, and he said his goodbyes before heading to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Malpelli	800,000 45,000	45,000
Andrei Shmakov	239,000 119,000	119,000
Alan Ferraro	Busted

Tags: Alan Ferraro Andrei Shmakov Jose Malpelli

1 day 14 hours ago

Mestre's Massive Call Wins Biggest Pot of Tournament

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Picking up the action on a 6♠3♠5♠ flop, Yurii Zabrodotskyi bet 25,000 under the gun, and Raul Mestre raised to 85,000 in the hijack. Zabrodotskyi called to the 7♥ turn, which both players checked.

Zabrodostkyi then made a gargantuan shove of 615,000 when the 10♣ river appeared, a bet worth around three times the pot. Mestre went deep into the tank, talking to himself while agonizing over his decision.

Eventually, he slammed in a tower of chips to call. Zabrodotskyi could only show ace-high with A♠9♣, and Mestre let out a sigh of relief as he triumphantly showed 4♠4♥ for a straight.

Zabrodotskyi hurried out of the tournament area, while Mestre stacked up his new chips and retook his lead over the rest of the field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raul Mestre	1,800,000 740,000	740,000

Yurii Zabrodotskyi	Busted

Tags: Raul Mestre Yurii Zabrodotskyi

1 day 13 hours ago

Eychenne Helps Helppi to the Rail

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Frank Visser

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

It folded to Thomas Eychenne in the small blind, who raised to 35,000. Juha Helppi then shoved in his stack of roughly 270,000, and Eychenne quickly called.

Juha Helppi: A♦9♣ All in
Thomas Eychenne: A♠Q♣

Helppi had no outs remaining after the 2♣3♣Q♦6♠ flop and turn, and he said his goodbyes as the meaningless 4♥ rolled off on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Eychenne	1,835,000 251,000	251,000

Juha Helppi	Busted

Tags: Juha Helppi Thomas Eychenne

1 day 12 hours ago

Rizov Cracks Kings to Double Through Glaser

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Stewart Morrison

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Miroslav Rizov opened to 20,000 on the button, and was met with a three-bet to 60,000 from Benny Glaser in the big blind. Rizov elected to move all in for 249,000, and Glaser snap-called.

Miroslav Rizov: A♣5♠ All in
Benny Glaser: K♥K♣

The dealer spread a 4♦3♣6♥ flop, providing Rizov with more ways to win.

Those extra outs were significant, as the 2♥ turn improved Rizov to a straight.

The 7♦ completed the board, and Glaser cut out a large portion of his stack and shipped it across the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Miroslav Rizov	514,000 264,000	264,000
Benny Glaser	500,000 175,000	175,000

Tags: Benny Glaser Miroslav Rizov

1 day 12 hours ago

Dimov Eliminates Fares to Be Among Leaders

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Frank Visser

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Muhyedine Fares committed his final 350,000 on a 2♣A♠2♦8♦ turn from the small blind, with about the same amount already in the pot. Ognyan Dimov was his opponent and had him covered.

Muhyedine Fares: A♣3♣ All in
Ognyan Dimov: A♥A♦

Fares had run into Dimov's aces and had no outs remaining against his full house. The 5♦ river was dealt as a formality before Fares said Farewell and headed to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ognyan Dimov	1,635,000 515,000	515,000

Muhyedine Fares	Busted

Tags: Muhyedine Fares Ognyan Dimov