€5,300 Main Event Day 6 | 2026 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo

May 10, 2026

Stoica Calls Down Djian

Frank Visser

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Roman Stoica opened his button to 400,000. David Djian flicked in calling chips from the big blind, and checked the subsequent 3♦7♦J♠ flop. Stoica followed suit, prompting Djian to bet 225,000 on the Q♠ turn.

Stoica quickly called to the 4♣ river, where Djian sized up to 775,000. Stoica did not need long before he called again.

Djian showed a missed straight draw with 10♣9♥, seeing Stoica increase his chip lead as he turned over 7♠6♠ for a pair of sevens.

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May 10, 2026

Ju Bluffs Binder, Unsuccessfully

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Frank Visser

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Bernhard Binder opened his button to 400,000, and Samuel Ju found a call in the big blind. After the duo had checked through the J♥7♦6♦ flop and 4♦ turn, Ju bet 200,000 on the 5♦ river.

Binder snapped him off with A♣8♥ for a straight, raking in the pot as Ju could only show king-high with K♣10♠.

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May 10, 2026

Djian Crosses Eight Figures Again

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Frank Visser

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

David Djian limped in from the small blind. Bernhard Binder upped the ante to 650,000 in the big blind, which Djian called. Binder fired 850,000 on the Q♥A♠4♣ flop, seeing his opponent check-call.

The 7♦ turn made Binder size down to 800,000. Again, Djian check-called. Djian then promptly led out for 1,400,000 on the Q♣ river. Binder used one of his remaining time banks before calling.

Djian stood up triumphantly as he tabled 4♥4♦ for a full house. Binder swiftly added his A♥10♣ to the muck in defeat, and Djian celebrated as he raked in the sizable pot.

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May 10, 2026

Ju Doubles Dire Stack

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Frank Visser

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Roman Stoica tossed in a raise to 400,000 on the button, and he quickly called when Samuel Ju moved in his last 1,250,000 from the small blind.

Samuel Ju: A♥J♣ All in
Roman Stoica: A♠10♣

Stoica flopped a flush draw on K♠Q♠8♠, but the 4♦ turn and 5♣ river remained safe for Ju to double up, ending up with a stack of just under 15 big blinds.

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Level: 32

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

May 10, 2026

Stoica Leads After Djian Mistimes Four-Bet

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Frank Visser

Level 31 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

David Djian opened A♠4♣ to 300,000 under the gun. Roman Stoica found K♠K♥ in the small blind, which he three-bet to 1,250,000.

Djian clicked it back to 2,200,000, but was forced to fold when Stoica moved all in

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May 10, 2026

Ju Enters Danger Zone as Stoica Maintains Momentum

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Frank Visser

Level 31 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Roman Stoica was first to act and raised A♥Q♥ to 300,000. Samuel Ju flat-called J♣10♣ on the button, and the two went heads up to the 8♦A♠3♥ flop. Stoica continued for 225,000, quickly folding out Ju.

The next hand, Bernhard Binder limped in from the small blind. Stoica checked in the big blind and checked back after Binder had knuckled the table on the K♥5♥5♣ flop.

The 3♥ turn was also checked by both, after which Binder bet 675,000 on the 3♣ river. Stoica quickly called with A♣J♠, and his ace-high won the pot against Binder, who played the board with J♥2♦.

Tags: Bernhard Binder Roman Stoica Samuel Ju

May 10, 2026

Jose Malpelli Eliminated in 5th Place (€218,300)

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Frank Visser

Level 31 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Roman Stoica made it 300,000 to go in the cutoff. It folded to Jose Malpelli in the big blind, who decided to wager his entire stack worth 2,675,000. Stoica mulled things over for a bit before he called with the covering stack.

Jose Malpelli: 9♥9♣ All in
Roman Stoica: A♦Q♣

Malpelli was in a flip for his tournament life, and he became a big favorite to win it after the 4♥8♥4♣5♥ flop and turn remained absent of aces and queens and presented him with a flush draw.

The river came the A♣, however, giving Stoica top pair to be awarded the pot and send Malpelli to the rail.

Malpelli shook hands with his former opponents before he headed to the payout desk to pick up €218,300, nearly 1,000 times the €250 he paid to qualify for the Main Event.

Tags: Jose Malpelli Roman Stoica

May 10, 2026

Chip Leaders Go to Battle

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Frank Visser

Level 31 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Bernhard Binder made it 300,000 to go in the cutoff. David Djian defended his big blind, after which both players checked the 3♦9♥9♠ flop.

Binder bet 200,000 on the A♦ turn after Djian had checked. Djian quickly called to the A♥ river, which he rapidly checked again.

Binder bet 1,000,000 for a nearly pot-sized bet. Djian grabbed his time bank cards and started shuffling them as he thought the hand through. Ultimately, he only used one before he called.

Binder showed a full house with A♠8♥, prompting Djian to muck his Q♣J♦ hero-call.

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May 10, 2026

Malpelli Trending Down Again

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Frank Visser

Level 31 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

David Djian limped in from the small blind, and Jose Malpelli checked his option in the big blind. The J♥7♠9♣ flop saw Djian bet 175,000, which Malpelli called at lightning speed.

Djian then checked the 6♦ turn over to Malpelli, who quickly tossed in 175,000 himself. Djian spent some time in the tank before adding calling chips to the pot, after which the Q♦ river completed the board.

The two remaining French players checked it to showdown. Djian revealed Q♣6♥ for two pair, having rivered the winner as Malpelli held J♣5♥ for a pair of jacks.

Tags: David Djian Jose Malpelli