2026 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info
2026 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
7♥5♥
Prize
€825,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€4,903,350
Total Entries
1,011
Places Paid
151
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 5
Entries
20
Players Left
8
Players Left 1 / 1,011
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Mestre Goes Mining

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Raul Mestre was first to act and made it 200,000 to go with 2♥2♦. Bernhard Binder sat in middle position as he three-bet his A♥Q♦ to 525,000, and Mestre called when the action folded back to him.

Binder continued for 325,000 on the 8♠K♦K♣ flop, and Mestre swiftly folded his ducks to forfeit the pot.

Tags: Bernhard BinderRaul Mestre

Stoica Shortest Stack After Folding to Malpelli

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Roman Stoica
Roman Stoica

Jose Malpelli raised his 10♠9♠ to 200,000 in the hijack. It folded to Roman Stoica on the button, who three-bet to 500,000 with A♠J♦. Malpelli called after some thought, after which the 9♦2♣4♣ flop was fanned.

After Malpelli checked, Stoica piled in a bet of 350,000. Malpelli called to the 4♦ turn, where both players checked in quick succession.

Malpelli then moved all in for 2,100,000 when the J♣ hit the river, putting around a pot-sized bet in the middle. Stoica spent one of his time banks before he folded top pair, and Malpelli was awarded the pot.

Tags: Jose MalpelliRoman Stoica

Binder Loses Chip Lead

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Picking up another premium, Bernhard Binder raised to 200,000 with A♥K♠ under the gun. Samuel Ju looked down at K♦J♦ and called before Jose Malpelli also joined in with Q♣2♣ in the big blind.

The action checked through on the J♣5♠J♥ flop, seeing the dealer provide the 10♥ turn card.

When Malpelli checked for a second time, Binder took the opportunity to bet 400,000. Ju raised to 800,000, which quickly received folds from both players.

As a result, Binder relinquished his chip lead for the first time since the beginning of Day 5.

Tags: Bernhard BinderJose MalpelliSamuel Ju

Level: 29

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

Djian Sets Second Trap

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

It folded to David Djian in the small blind, who limped in. Oshri Lahmani checked in the big blind and bet 100,000 on the 7♦6♣6♠ flop once Djian had checked.

Lahmani sized up to 300,000 on the 5♠ turn, once again seeing his opponent check-call. The 9♠ river was then checked to showdown, where Djian showed A♥A♦.

Lahmani quickly added his A♣7♠ to the muck as Djian chipped up to take second place on the leaderboard.

Tags: David DjianOshri Lahmani

Stacks Level Out as Djian Takes from Binder

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
David Djian
David Djian

Jose Malpelli started the action with a raise to 160,000 from early position, which both Bernhard Binder and David Djian called from the hijack and big blind.

The action checked to Binder on the A♠2♣4♠ flop, who bet 120,000. Djian called, but Mapelli folded his J♣10♣.

Djian checked for a second time on the 2♥ turn, and once again called when Binder continued for 500,000.

When the 7♠ completed the board, Djian continued in flow and checked again. This time, Binder wisely checked back. Djian flipped over 4♥4♣ to show he had been lying in the weeds with a full house, which was more than enough to beat Binder's A♣Q♣.

Tags: Bernhard BinderDavid DjianJose Malpelli

Malpelli Survives After Open-Jam Goes Wrong

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Jose Malpelli
Jose Malpelli

Jose Malpelli was in the cutoff and promptly moved in his stack of 1,515,000 for an all-in raise. It folded to big blind Samuel Ju, who snap-called with a covering stack.

Jose Malpelli: A♦6♦ All in
Samuel Ju: A♠K♥

Malpelli was heavily dominated and had just three outs in the deck after the J♣4♣8♥Q♦ flop and turn. The river fell a miraculous 6♥, however, and Malpelli could not help but smile as he found a big double-up.

Tags: Jose MalpelliSamuel Ju

Ju Wins Small with Jacks

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Samuel Ju picked up J♥J♦ under the gun and raised to 160,000. Only Roman Stoica called, defending his big blind with 8♦7♦.

The dealer spread a A♣7♠Q♣ flop, and when Ju continued for 125,000, Stoica wasted no time at all in folding his hand.

Tags: Roman StoicaSamuel Ju

Back-to-Back Pots for Djian

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Jose Malpelli looked down at A♣K♠ in middle position. He raised to 160,000, seeing David Djian call in the big blind. Both players checked the 7♣6♠5♥ flop, and Dijan bet 115,000 on the J♦ turn with his 8♥8♣.

Malpelli quickly folded Big Slick to surrender the chips.

On the next deal, Bernhard Binder made it 160,000 to go in middle position with A♥6♠. Djian found K♠K♥ in the small blind and raked in the pot when Binder folded to his three-bet of 625,000.

Tags: Bernhard BinderDavid DjianJose Malpelli

More Multi-Way Action

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Having been dealt A♠J♥, Raul Mestre opened to 175,000 from early position. Both Bernhard Binder, holding Q♣10♣ in the cutoff, and Samuel Ju, holding 4♠4♣ in the small blind, called.

All three players checked on the monotone 3♥8♥4♥ flop, and the 9♦ turn was added to the board.

Ju chose to lead out on this street, betting 225,000, which Mestre called before Binder folded.

Ju bet again on the 8♠ river with his full house, but his 450,000 was quickly returned to him, as Mestre folded.

Tags: Bernhard BinderRaul MestreSamuel Ju