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
48
Average Chip Stack
631,875
Total Chips
30,330,000
Next Payout
Place 48
€16,100
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
6,000 / 12,000
Ante
12,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
150
Players Left
48
Players Left 48 / 1,011
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Schwaederle Wins Four Way Pot

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

Cedric Schwaederle opened to 20,000 in middle position and gathered calls from Juha Helppi in the cutoff, Joao Vieira on the button and Thierry Labat in the big blind.

Schwaederle managed to shake out both Vieira and Labat with a continuation bet of 20,000 on the 9QQ flop, but Helppi stuck around.

Both players were content with the size of the pot, as they checked down on the 9 turn and 2 river.

Schwaederle flipped over 1010, which was good enough, as Helppi mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Cedric Schwaederle fr
Cedric Schwaederle
540,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Thierry Labat fr
Thierry Labat
240,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
218,000
112,000
112,000
Profile photo of Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
122,000
20,000
20,000

Tags: Cedric SchwaederleJoao VieiraJuha HelppiThierry Labat

Flip Doubles Blanco, Leaves Beneteau on Fumes

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

Lucas Blanco was all in on the button for 253,000, at risk against Jeremie Beneteau in the small blind, who had him covered by around five big blinds.

Lucas Blanco: AQ All in
Jeremie Beneteau: 77

Blanco left Benetau with one direct out after the Q96 flop. The K turn and 3 river did not provide Beneteau with a miracle, and the chips were sent Blanco's way.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Lucas Blanco es
Lucas Blanco
526,000
230,000
230,000
Profile photo of Jeremie Beneteau fr
Jeremie Beneteau
54,000
159,000
159,000

Tags: Big BlindsJeremie BeneteauLucas Blanco

Zekhmi Three-Bets Flop

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

Longmao Fan checked from the small blind on the 4KQ flop. Amirouche Zekhmi then bet 20,000, which Fan raised to 60,000.

Zekhmi clicked it back to 110,000, which was enough to force Fan out of the pot and take in the chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Longmao Fan cn
Longmao Fan
800,000
120,000
120,000
Profile photo of Amirouche Zekhmi fr
Amirouche Zekhmi
370,000
101,000
101,000

Tags: Amirouche ZekhmiLongmao Fan

Binder River Lead Does the Job

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

Hamza Nasir opened to 20,000 from under the gun, which only Bernhard Binder called in the big blind.

Binder check-called another 20,000 on the 2Q4 flop, before the flush-completing A turn checked through.

The K completed the board, and when Binder led out for 60,000, Nasir returned his cards to the dealer.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Hamza Nasir gb
Hamza Nasir
527,000
40,000
40,000
Profile photo of Bernhard Binder at
Bernhard Binder
348,000
45,000
45,000

Tags: Bernhard BinderHamza Nasir

Updated Chip Counts Heading Into Final Level

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Raul Mestre es
Raul Mestre
1,945,000
145,000
145,000
pokerstars
Profile photo of Thomas Eychenne fr
Thomas Eychenne
1,584,000
34,000
34,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Mehdi Chaoui ma
Mehdi Chaoui
1,211,000
59,000
59,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Profile photo of Diego Zeiter ch
Diego Zeiter
1,130,000
65,000
65,000
Profile photo of Ognyan Dimov bg
Ognyan Dimov
1,120,000
187,000
187,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Oshri Lahmani il
Oshri Lahmani
1,032,000
18,000
18,000
Profile photo of Stanislav Anufriiev ua
Stanislav Anufriiev
1,021,000
143,000
143,000
Profile photo of Longmao Fan cn
Longmao Fan
920,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Laurent Polito fr
Laurent Polito
908,000
386,000
386,000
Profile photo of Roman Stoica md
Roman Stoica
867,000
671,000
671,000
Profile photo of Jose Malpelli fr
Jose Malpelli
811,000
11,000
11,000
Profile photo of Artsiom Lasouski by
Artsiom Lasouski
778,000
82,000
82,000
Profile photo of Boris Kolev bg
Boris Kolev
740,000
110,000
110,000
Profile photo of Leonard Maue de
Leonard Maue
727,000
162,000
162,000
Profile photo of Boris Pesic si
Boris Pesic
666,000
43,000
43,000
Profile photo of Dietrich Fast de
Dietrich Fast
662,000
213,000
213,000
Profile photo of Rodrigo Selouan br
Rodrigo Selouan
661,000
191,000
191,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Benny Glaser gb
Benny Glaser
655,000
37,000
37,000
Profile photo of Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
651,000
97,000
97,000
Profile photo of Lorenzo Franco es
Lorenzo Franco
610,000
66,000
66,000
Profile photo of Dorian Dizy es
Dorian Dizy
601,000
82,000
82,000
Profile photo of Hamza Nasir gb
Hamza Nasir
567,000
52,000
52,000
Profile photo of Nikita Kuznetsov ru
Nikita Kuznetsov
552,000
14,000
14,000
Profile photo of Yao Xiang cn
Yao Xiang
525,000
155,000
155,000
Profile photo of Derk van Luijk nl
Derk van Luijk
501,000
56,000
56,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

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Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Dimov Downs Miller's Kings with Rockets

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

On the feature table, Ognyan Dimov opened for 16,000, then Ori Miller kicked it up to 45,000. Dimov four-bet to 95,000, and Miller burned a time bank before jamming for 294,000 total. Dimov wasted no time calling, having Miller covered.

Ori Miller: KK
Ognyan Dimov: AA

The board ran out 361054, and hearts were not a factor. Miller took his leave while Dimov took his chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ognyan Dimov bg
Ognyan Dimov
1,120,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ori Miller il
Ori Miller
Busted

Tags: Ognyan DimovOri Miller