2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

€1,100 FPS Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
107
Prize
€303,190
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€2,012,160
Total Entries
2,096
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
387
Players Left
58
Players Left 1 / 2,096
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Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

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Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

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"Interesting Flop" Not Enough For Malec to Avoid Doubling Vrakas

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Sebastian Malec raised to 2,000 in the hijack before Anastasios Vrakas three-bet to 6,500 on the button. Malec then moved all in and Vrakas called for 18,600.

Anastasios Vrakas: KJ All in
Sebastian Malec: KQ

Vrakas was dominated as the flop came J95. "Wow, interesting flop," tablemate Josef Huber said as Vrakas hit top pair, while Malec picked up straight and flush draws.

Malec, though, missed the A turn and 3 river and Vrakas doubled up.

Tags: Anastasio VrakasSebastian Malec

Baroukh Unexpectedly Doubles Up

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Pieter De Necker raised to 3,000 under the gun before Fowzi Baroukh three-bet to 8,000 on the button. De Necker then moved all in and Baroukh called for 22,100.

Fowzi Baroukh: JJ All in
Pieter De Necker: KQ

Baroukh asked the dealer what De Necker, sitting across the table, had. "King-queen, of diamonds," the dealer replied.

The board then ran out 32429 and Baroukh got up from his seat to make his exit before his tablemates alerted him that he had won the hand.

"I heard two queens," Baroukh said, sitting back in his seat and taking in the double up.

Tags: Fowzi BaroukhPieter De Necker

El Berrak Bows Out; Geller Fires Back at Bigot

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Maya Geller
Maya Geller

The early position player limped in before Ivan Barbuto raised to 3,700 from middle position. Mohamed El Berrak called from the hijack before Axel Bayout jammed as the bigger stack from the button. The blinds, the early position player and Barbuto folded but El Berrak decided to commit his stack of 31,500.

Mohamed El Berrak: 1010 All in
Axel Bayout: JJ

Barbuto lamented his fold after seeing the KQ6 flop, saying he had AQx. El Berrak remained behind and couldn't catch up on the 2 turn and 9 river.

As the hand wrapped up, a big pot between Fabrice Bigot and Maya Geller was brewing on Table 25.

With around 30,000 in the pot and the 1064 flop on display, Bigot bet 11,000 from the big blind. Geller, the wife of poker legend Patrik Antonius, raised to 25,000, leaving herself with around 20,000 behind. Bigot went deep into the tank, staring at Geller to pick up any reads. Eventually, Bigot released his hand, and Geller took in the pot.

Tags: Axel BayoutFabrice BigotIvan BarbutoMaya GellerMohamed El Berrak

Niste Gets Paid on the River

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With nearly 20,000 in the pot on a board of 94105, Jochen Kaiser bet 10,000 from early position and Mihai Niste called in the big blind.

The river was the J and Niste led out for 27,000. Kaiser spent more than a minute in the tank before calling.

Niste then turned over 87 for a rivered straight and Kaiser mucked.

Tags: Jochen KaiserMihai Niste

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Gilboa Hits the River to Bust Istria

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Cedric Istria moved all in for 6,000 under the gun and Uri Gilboa called on the button, as did big blind Cedric Theveniaud.

Gilboa and Theveniaud checked to the river on a board of 72A108 when Gilboa bet 6,000. Theveniaud quickly folded.

Istria showed AJ for top pair, but Gilboa had 88 for a rivered set to win the pot and send Istria to the rail.

Tags: Cedric IstriaCedric TheveniaudUri Gilboa

Huber Moves in on Swiderski

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Oliver Huber raised from under the gun to 1,600. Sebastien Lichtle and Kacper Swiderski called from the blinds.

The flop showed 45K and both blinds checked to Huber, who made a continuation bet of 2,500. Lichtle folded before Swiderski called.

On the 6 turn, Swiderski decided to check-raise to 17,000 over a bet of 7,600.

Swiderski bet 17,500 on the J river, completing any potential flush draws. Huber moved all in for around 34,500. Swiderski folded after a small tank.

Tags: Kacper SwiderskiOliver Huber