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

1 day 21 hours ago

Wheeler Reconsiders His Actions

Stewart Morrison

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Longmao Fan opened to 100,000 on the button, and Jason Wheeler three-bet to 360,000 from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way, and Fan called.

Wheeler continued for 225,000 on the 3♦Q♠A♦ flop, and Fan stuck around.

The 8♣ turn slowed Wheeler down, as he checked over to Fan. Fan bet 425,000, and after taking a moment to contemplate, Wheeler folded.

"I should have just jammed pre", he said as his cards were added to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Longmao Fan	3,350,000 600,000	600,000
Jason Wheeler	1,050,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Jason Wheeler Longmao Fan

1 day 21 hours ago

Ognyan Dimov Eliminated in 13th Place (€51,400)

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Frank Visser

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Raul Mestre was in the cutoff and raised to 100,000. Leonard Maue flat-called on the button, inviting Ognyan Dimov to squeeze in his 665,000 remaining chips from the small blind.

Mestre confirmed the amount before reshoving, forcing Maue's K♠Q♦ out of the pot.

Ognyan Dimov: A♦J♣ All in
Raul Mestre: 8♥8♣

Dimov needed running outs after Mestre flopped a full house on 5♠5♣8♦, and the A♥ turn provided him with a glimmer of hope. No second ace appeared on the 3♣ river, however, spelling the end of Dimov's Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raul Mestre	3,480,000 1,380,000	1,380,000

Ognyan Dimov	Busted

Tags: Leonard Maue Ognyan Dimov Raul Mestre

1 day 21 hours ago

PokerStars Marks 25 Years with Massive $50M Anniversary Series

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Sandra Barbour

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

PokerStars is turning 25, and they aren't blowing out the candles quietly. The online poker giant has announced a month-long Anniversary Series running from May 10 to June 3, 2026, boasting a staggering $50 million in total guarantees.

The festival serves as a dual celebration, also marking the 15th anniversary of the Sunday Storm, one of the most iconic low-stakes tournaments in poker history.

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1 day 21 hours ago

Binder Shows One

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Frank Visser

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jason Wheeler raised to 100,000 in the hijack. Bernhard Binder called in the cutoff, and Roman Stoica defended his big blind.

The 8♠4♠3♥ flop checked to Binder, who fired a bet of 90,000. Stoica and Wheeler folded in quick succession, and Binder claimed to have a "huge hand" as he tabled the 5♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bernhard Binder	7,010,000

Roman Stoica	3,675,000 125,000	125,000

Longmao Fan	2,750,000 405,000	405,000
David Djian	1,655,000 475,000	475,000
Jason Wheeler	1,650,000 530,000	530,000
Jose Malpelli	1,500,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Bernhard Binder Jason Wheeler Roman Stoica

1 day 22 hours ago

Malpelli Gets One Through

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Stewart Morrison

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Runaway chip leader Bernhard Binder opened to 100,000 from the cutoff, and quickly faced an all-in from Jose Malpelli on the button. Malpelli shoved for 1,275,000 and pulled in the pot when Binder returned his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bernhard Binder	7,010,000 100,000	100,000

Jose Malpelli	1,495,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Bernhard Binder Jose Malpelli

1 day 22 hours ago

River Bails Cortazar Out

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Stewart Morrison

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The action folded to Miroslav Rizov in the small blind, who limped in, and Xavier Cortazar raised to 200,000. Rizov then re-raised to 550,000, which Cortazar called.

The 7♦4♥K♠ flop checked through, and the K♣ joined the board.

Rizov led out for 225,000, and Cortazar called.

The A♠ completed the board, and when Rizov checked, Cortazar did the same.

Rizov tabled J♥J♦, which was no good versus Cortazar's A♥10♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xavier Cortazar	3,220,000 900,000	900,000
Miroslav Rizov	1,020,000 750,000	750,000

Tags: Miroslav Rizov Xavier Cortazar

1 day 22 hours ago

Rodrigo Selouan Eliminated in 14th Place (€42,800)

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Frank Visser

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Rodrigo Selouan open-jammed for 815,000 in the hijack. It folded to Bernhard Binder in the big blind, who immediately tossed in a calling chip.

"I think I have 30 percent," Selouan stated as the cameras gathered.

"You have 32 percent," Binder replied as the cards were allowed to be tabled.

Rodrigo Selouan: A♠5♠ All in
Bernhard Binder: J♦J♣

Selouan flopped extra outs on 2♦3♣10♣, but the J♠ turn left him drawing to just a gutshot. The 3♥ river upgraded Binder to a full house instead, securing another pot for the chip leader and sending Selouan out in 14th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bernhard Binder	7,110,000 1,040,000	1,040,000

Rodrigo Selouan	Busted

Tags: Bernhard Binder Rodrigo Selouan

1 day 22 hours ago

Hugo Blaison Eliminated in 15th Place (€42,800)

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Stewart Morrison

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Roman Stoica raised to 125,000 on the button, and when Hugo Blaison moved all in for 445,000 from the big blind, Stoica flicked in the call.

Hugo Blaison: A♥K♣ All in
Roman Stoica: K♥7♠

Blaison found the perfect spot to begin to spin his short stack back up, but the deck had other ideas.

The 5♣7♦6♠ flop saw Stoica take the lead, and when Blaison was unable to recover on the 5♦ turn and 10♠ river, his deep run ended in 15th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Stoica	3,800,000 485,000	485,000

Hugo Blaison	Busted

Tags: Hugo Blaison Roman Stoica

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

1 day 22 hours ago

Classic Flip Falls Rizov's Way

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Frank Visser

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Xavier Cortazar made the minimum raise to 100,000 under the gun. It folded to Miroslav Rizov three-bet jammed for 855,000 in the big blind. Cortazar immediately called with the covering stack.

Miroslav Rizov: Q♠Q♣ All in
Xavier Cortazar: A♣K♥

Rizov locked up the pot on the Q♥7♠8♦4♣ turn, meaning he doubled up as the 5♠ rolled off on the river.