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Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
2026 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo
€5,300 Main Event
Day: 4
Players Left 20 / 1,011
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Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
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Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
The 24 remaining players have been sent on a 45-minute dinner break. The main event coverage will resume around 8:20 p.m. local time.
In the meantime, enjoy some highlights from the penultimate level of play.
Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
The action was joined as Laurent Polito had maneuvered his stack of 705,000 into the middle preflop and was at risk of elimination versus Xavier Cortazar.
Laurent Polito: A♠A♦ 
Xavier Cortazar: A♥K♥
The dealer provided the customary sweat, as the flop came down 2♣J♦Q♣. Polito happily scooped in the double-up, though, when the board bricked out with the 4♣ and 9♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,800,000
535,000
|
535,000 |
|
1,460,000
780,000
|
780,000 |
Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Laurent Polito and Miroslav Rizov were heads up on the J♥5♣7♥ flop. Polito flicked in a bet of 50,000 in the cutoff, which Rizov called on the button.
The A♥ turn then checked through to the Q♣ river, where Polito reaggressed with a bet of 100,000. Rizov instantly called with A♠K♣, besting the K♠J♦ of Polito to win the pot.
One hand later, Polito had opened from the hijack, and Leonard Maue had defended his big blind. Polito then continued for 75,000 on the 9♠10♣8♥ flop, and Maue check-called.
Both players checked the 3♠ turn, prompting Maue to bet the minimum of 25,000 on the Q♦ river. Poltio slid in a raise to 255,000, and Maue made a reluctant fold to surrender the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,700,000
365,000
|
365,000 |
|
1,500,000
460,000
|
460,000 |
|
|
680,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Laurent Polito raised to 55,000 on the button, and Xavier Cortazar defended his big blind.
On a Q♦K♥7♥ flop, Cortazar check-called a bet of 65,000 before the action checked through on the 5♦ turn.
The board was completed by the K♦ river, and Cortazar led out for 175,000. Polito used a time extension and then called.
Cortazar flipped over K♣4♣, good for rivered trips, and Polito mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,335,000
1,235,000
|
1,235,000 |
|
|
725,000
405,000
|
405,000 |
Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Miguel Franco was first to act and raised to 50,000. Jose Malpelli placed a small three-bet to 110,000 in early position, which Franco called once it had folded back to him.
Malpelli continued for 130,000 on the 9♣K♥4♦ flop, seeing his opponent check-call. The 3♣ turn was then quickly checked by both players, prompting Franco to bet 120,000 on the 6♥ river.
Malpelli did not give it much thought before folding, surrendering the pot to his neighbor.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,800,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
1,650,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
|
||
|
1,130,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
1,020,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
900,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
900,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
700,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
580,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
It folded to Longmao Fan in the small blind. He raised to 80,000, which Dorian Dizy three-bet to 180,000 in the big blind. Fan responded by moving all in, and Dizy called off his stack of 630,000 after burning through some time banks.
Dorian Dizy: A♦4♦
Longmao Fan: K♠Q♠
The 6♠3♠K♥ flop dramatically favored Fan. Dizy was left to just a couple of outs, but Fan locked up the pot by hitting two pair on the Q♦ turn instead.
Dizy wished his former opponents good luck and headed out of the Main Event area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,840,000
580,000
|
580,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Leonard Maue opened to 50,000 from middle position, and, after a lengthy deliberation, called the all-in of Dimitar Danchev in the small blind for 305,000.
Dimitar Danchev: K♠Q♠
Leonard Maue: A♣9♥
Maue took a commanding lead on the 2♦J♠A♦ flop, with the 7♥ turn leaving Danchev with just four outs.
The 8♥ river completed the board, confirming the elimination of the former EPT Main Event champion, Danchev.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,065,000
690,000
|
690,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
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Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Benny Glaser was in the big blind and got his 300,000 remaining chips in the middle against Jason Wheeler in the small blind.
Benny Glaser: A♥Q♠
Jason Wheeler: K♦5♥
The 7♦J♠6♣ flop helped neither player, but the 5♦ turn gave Wheeler a pair to take the lead. The 8♦ river was of no use to Glaser, who said his goodbyes in 27th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
940,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
Busted |
