After a raising war, all the chips of Seamus Cahill and Tyler Marsh ended up in the middle.
Seamus Cahill: 
Tyler Marsh: 
Cahill had Marsh slightly covered and secured the knockout after dodging many outs on a 
board.
Artan Dedusha opened to 1,500 and Patrik Antonius called in position. The flop was 
, Dedusha bet 1,800 and Antonius called.
On the turn, Dedusha check-folded to a 6,000 bet from the Monegasque resident, who just might be the overall chipleader with 180,000.
Robbie Schiffbauer was all in from the cutoff for 10,200 when we got to his table, and a player who had limped in the hijack was considering a call. He put in the requisite chips to put Schiffbauer at risk.
Schiffbauer: 
Hijack: 
Schiffbauer was looking good, but 
flopped to give his opponent a straight draw. Running paint cards fell to let him dodge the many outs his opponent had, though.
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 100
Players are on a 75-minute dinner break.
Dutch Darts legend Raymond van Barneveld is at the PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®. He chats to Laura about his poker and the upcoming poker-darts challenge he is playing in.
Photos by Neil Stoddart.
After an early raise to 1,300 and a call, Omar Lakhdari shoved all in for 11,600. Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier cold-called in middle position and the other two players reluctantly folded their hands.
Omar Lakhdari: 
Bertrand Grospellier: 
No sweat for Grospellier on 
and Lakhdari was forced to the rail. The French Team PokerStars Pro sits at 72,000 near the dinner break.
Remember, PokerStars and the World Poker Tour are teaming up to bring you the "MonteDam Swing," a joint promotion with four tournaments, two from each company, that will allow players to accumulate points for a leaderboard. At the conclusion of the four tournaments, players who score enough to place in the top five will earn special prizes:
Here are the four qualifying events:
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| April 26-30 | €1,100 buy-in PokerStars National Championship Monte Carlo |
| April 29-May 5 | €5,300 buy-in PokerStars Championship Monte Carlo Main Event |
| May 5-8 | €1,500 buy-in WPTDeepStacks Amsterdam |
| May 9-13 | €3,300 buy-in WPT Amsterdam Main Event |
The top five finishers will earn the following prizes:
| Place | Prize | Worth |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PokerStars Championship Barcelona Main Event package | €7,500 |
| 2 | WPT Main Event* package | €6,000 |
| 3 | WPTDeepStacks* package | €3,000 |
| 4 | PokerStars National Championship Barcelona Buy-in + Barcelona hotel voucher | €1,100 + €500 |
| 5 | WPTDeepStacks* Buy-in | €1,500 |
*WPT and WPTDeepStacks prizes only apply to events in Europe
To be eligible, players must cash at least once in each city. Players get five points for each event they play in and then 10 more points for each cash. Making the final 18 places earns still more points.
Additionally, those who play at least one event in each city receive a ticket for a $30,000 freeroll on PokerStars. Participation in both Main Events earns $300 in PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker buy-ins. Plus, anyone who cashes in the National Championship, PokerStars Championship Main Event, or WPTDS Amsterdam and then also cashes in the WPT Amsterdam Main Event wins a €1,000 bonus.
With the conclusion of the first eligible event, the WPT has released a leaderboard for the MonteDam Swing. You can view the full list here, but here's a look at the current top point scorers:
| Place | Player | Point Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andreas Klatt | 115 |
| 2 | Romain Lewis | 95 |
| 3 | Borge Sandsgaard | 85 |
| 4 | Ka Kwan Lau | 75 |
| 5 | David Boureasu | 65 |
| 6 | Basem Hamed | 55 |
| 7 | Norberto Korn | 45 |
| 8 | Thierry Brigitte | 35 |
| 9 | Patrick Khayat | 25 |
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