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

21 hours 5 minutes ago

Quick Orbit of Counting

Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Raul Mestre	960,000 47,000	47,000

Ben Heath	530,000 112,000	112,000
Samuel Ju	450,000 47,000	47,000
Blaz Zerjav	395,000 119,000	119,000
Dietrich Fast	390,000 205,000	205,000
Keith Johnson	305,000 65,000	65,000
Jason Wheeler	165,000 29,000	29,000
Roman Stoica	155,000 131,000	131,000
Vid Zagar	92,000
Yi Ye	51,000 20,000	20,000

21 hours 5 minutes ago

Glaser Doubles After Five-Bet Shove

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Stewart Morrison

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

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: A♠A♦ All in
Hamza Nasir: K♠K♦

There was no bad beat to be dished out, as the dealer spread a J♣6♥2♦Q♣7♥ board, and Glaser scooped in the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Glaser	459,000 332,000	332,000
Hamza Nasir	430,000 135,000	135,000

Tags: Benny Glaser Hamza Nasir

21 hours 11 minutes ago

Der Megreditchian Doubles in Cooler; Haraldstad Heads Home

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Frank Visser

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

Three-way to a K♦10♠Q♥ flop, small blind Derk van Luijk, Jacques Der Megreditchian in the big blind, and Fabiano Cappelli in the cutoff each put in 16,000.

The Q♦ turn then checked through to the 8♦ river, which Van Luijk also checked. Der Megreditchian bet 37,000, which Cappelli raised to 85,000. Van Luijk quickly got out of the way before Der Megreditchian moved all in for 182,000.

Cappelli immediately called, tabling 10♥10♣ for a full house. Der Megreditchian had a higher full house with K♥Q♠, however, and raked in a big double-up.

Over at an adjacent table, Joachim Haraldstad raised to 15,000 in the cutoff, leaving only 1,000 behind. Diego Zeiter called on the button, and Haraldstad's final chip was committed on the K♥8♣2♦ flop.

Joachim Haraldstad: K♣2♣ All in
Diego Zeiter: K♠5♠

Zeiter turned a higher two pair on the 5♦, and the J♥ river spelled the end of Haraldstad's Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diego Zeiter	985,000 35,000	35,000
Jacques Der Megreditchian	454,000 231,000	231,000
Derk van Luijk	420,000 30,000	30,000

Fabiano Cappelli	300,000 249,000	249,000
Joachim Haraldstad	Busted

Tags: Derk van Luijk Diego Zeiter Fabiano Cappelli Jacques Der Megreditchian Joachim Haraldstad

21 hours 17 minutes ago

Pollak Gets River Value

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Stewart Morrison

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

Benjamin Pollak raised to 13,000 from under the gun, which only Boris Kolev called in the hijack.

On the 3♦5♦8♣ flop, Pollak continued for 14,000, and Kolev stuck around again.

Both players checked on the 7♦ turn, and the dealer completed the board with the K♣.

Pollak assembled a bet of 39,000, and when Kolev kept him honest with a call, Pollak flipped over 9♥9♦.

That was good enough to claim the pot, as Kolev mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Kolev	640,000 40,000	40,000
Benjamin Pollak	466,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Benjamin Pollak Boris Kolev

21 hours 26 minutes ago

Barbero Finds Aces to Double; Veyssiere Dusts Final Crumbs

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Frank Visser

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

Nacho Barbero and Laurent Polito had gathered 38,000 in the blinds when they saw the 4♠2♣5♣ 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: A♠A♦ All in
Laurent Polito: K♥3♥

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: 5♥4♦ All in
Emanvel Hovhannisyan: K♠10♠

The 9♠9♣A♠J♣7♦ runout brought no help for Veyssiere, and he swiftly exited the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laurent Polito	408,000 111,000	111,000
Nacho Barbero	280,000 138,000	138,000
Emanvel Hovhannisyan	161,000 30,000	30,000
Julien Veyssiere	Busted

Tags: Emanvel Hovhannisyan Julien Veyssiere Laurent Polito Nacho Barbero

21 hours 29 minutes ago

Puetz Among Recent Eliminations

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Stewart Morrison

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Puetz	Busted
Yoshiaki Kashino	Busted
Ramon Lampert	Busted
Nicolae Paunescu	Busted

21 hours 33 minutes ago

Braunhofer Holds to Survive

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Stewart Morrison

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

Manuel Braunhofer moved all in from under the gun for 81,000 and was put at risk when Raul Mestre called on the button.

Manuel Braunhofer: J♠J♥ All in
Raul Mestre: 8♠8♣

Mestre, who has the second biggest stack in the room, was unable to find any help as the board ran out 6♦4♣10♥2♠Q♥ and Braunhofer doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raul Mestre	1,007,000 81,000	81,000

Manuel Braunhofer	181,000 1,000	1,000

Tags: Manuel Braunhofer Raul Mestre

21 hours 35 minutes ago

Xiang and Blanco Win Three-Bet Pots

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Frank Visser

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

Yao Xiang opened to 13,000 in middle position and called when Alan Ferraro made it 36,000 to go in the cutoff. Xiang check-called Ferraro's continuation-bet of 30,000 on the 7♠9♣A♠ flop, after which the 4♠ turn and 2♠ river were checked to showdown.

Xiang tabled K♠K♦ for a rivered flush, and Ferraro mucked his cards in defeat.

Over at another table, Lucas Blanco and Bernhard Binder were playing a three-bet pot worth 105,000. Blanco fired 42,000 from the small blind on the 2♣J♥A♠ flop, and Binder called on the button.

Blanco sized up slightly to 50,000 on the A♦ turn, enough to let Binder release his cards and take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yao Xiang	565,000 78,000	78,000
Bernhard Binder	555,000 53,000	53,000
Lucas Blanco	360,000 153,000	153,000
Alan Ferraro	105,000 103,000	103,000

Tags: Alan Ferraro Bernhard Binder Lucas Blanco Yao Xiang

21 hours 45 minutes ago

Chaoui Snaps Off Maue

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Frank Visser

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

The action was picked up on the 6♦9♠3♣K♠ 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 J♦10♣ for a bluff.

Chaoui showed A♠7♠ for top pair, and he was sent the sizable pot to overtake his opponent in the chip counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mehdi Chaoui	625,000 245,000	245,000

Leonard Maue	450,000 209,000	209,000

Tags: Leonard Maue Mehdi Chaoui

21 hours 47 minutes ago

Lappin Four-Bet Shoves

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Stewart Morrison

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

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.