2025 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k2
Prize
€1,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€5,795,750
Total Entries
1,195
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
448
Players Left
149
Players Left 1 / 1,195
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Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

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Players Heading for 25-Minute Break

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Players in Day 2 of the Main Event are heading for their first 25-minute break of the day. There are now 341 players remaining.

Level 11 Highlights

Van Luijk Coolers Lipp For a Double

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Derk van Luijk
Derk van Luijk

The rest of the table had already gone off on break as Derk van Luijk and Matthias Lipp continued to tangle in a pot.

Lipp bet 10,000 from the big blind on a flop of K69 and Van Luijk raised to 30,000 in the hijack. Lipp then moved all in and Van Luijk snap-called for 71,000.

Derk van Luijk: 99 All in
Matthias Lipp: AK

Lipp showed top pair, but he was well behind Van Luijk's flopped set. The rest of the board came 84 and the defending champion doubled up.

Tags: Derk van LuijkMatthias Lipp

Camosci Shoves Short Stack and Busts

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Enrico Camosci shoved from early position with a short stack and was called by Jon Vallinas in the small blind, who had him well covered as players flipped their cards.

Enrico Camosci: K9 All in
Jon Vallinas: A10

The board ran out 83AA5 and Vallinas paired his ace on the flop, then made trips on the turn to win the pot, eliminating Camosci from the tournament.

Tags: Enrico CamosciJon Vallinas

Barthe Pairs River to Bust Xu

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Ai Guo Xu
Ai Guo Xu

Pierre Chevalier open-raised to 3,500 from under the gun and Ai Guo Xu called on the button. The small blind came along before Didier Barthe moved all in from the big blind for 51,500. Chevalier folded and Xu made the call for 35,000. He was at risk as players flipped their cards.

Ai Guo Xu: 88 All in
Didier Barthe: AK

The board ran out 7524K and Barthe paired his king on the river to win the pot.

"Yes!" he shouted, then turned and smiled respectfully at his opponent as Xu took his leave.

Tags: Ai Guo XuDidier BarthePierre Chevalier

Enselme Sporting Big Stack After Taking Out Heizmann

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Arnaud Enselme was in middle position with a raise of 9,000 in front of him before Stefan Heizmann shoved for 50,000 in the big blind. Enselme quickly called once action got back to him.

Stefan Heizmann: AQ All in
Arnaud Enselme: KK

Enselme showed a pair of kings and had Heizmann looking for an ace to stay alive. The board ran out 1073Q4 and Enselme scored the knockout to increase his stack up past 300,000.

Tags: Arnaud EnselmeStefan Heizmann

Rayon Perez Catches Gonzalez Making a Big Move For a Massive Double

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Luis Rayon Perez raised to 3,000 under the gun and Ka Kwan Lau called in the hijack. Kamal Gonzalez then three-bet to 9,000 in the cutoff.

"Too much action. Too many professionals. You're one of the professionals, look at your stack," tablemate William Kassouf said to Gonzalez as action went back on Rayon Perez.

"I bought in on Day 2. I arrived yesterday, late," Gonzalez replied.

"Bought in on Day 2 and already with a stack like that, true professional," Kassouf added.

Rayon Perez eventually four-bet to 35,000 and Lau got out of the way, but Gonzalez tanked for a few minutes before calling. The flop came 652 and Rayon Perez bet 20,000. Gonzalez stood up from his seat and announced all in as Rayon Perez snap-called for 104,000.

Luis Rayon Perez: AK All in
Kamal Gonzalez: QJ

Gonzalez had been caught making a move with queen-high while Rayon Perez was ahead with ace-high and flush draw. The board ran out 36 and Rayon Perez doubled up.

"I knew he had ace-king. No gamble, no future," Gonzalez said.

"Must be nice to win a 400K pot with ace-high. The nuts. Cooler," Kassouf added.

Tags: Ka Kwan LauKamal GonzalezLuis Rayon Perez

Fritz Makes Quads to Crack Kings

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Manuel Fritz
Manuel Fritz

Laurent Cessy and Manuel Fritz were seen stacking off preflop. Fritz was all in for 54,500 from late position against Cessy, who had him covered from early position. Players flipped their cards, with Fritz at risk.

Manuel Fritz: QQ All in
Laurent Cessy: KK

Fritz looked to be in trouble against Cessy's kings, until the flop came Q6A to give him a set of queens. The Q turn solidified the outcome, further improving Fritz's hand to quad queens. The river was the 6 and Fritz scored a significant double up.

Tags: Laurent CessyManuel Fritz

Kabrhel Spikes a Set to Double

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Action folded to Nicolas Oger in the small blind who raised to 5,500. Martin Kabrhel then reraised to 20,000, Oger moved all in, and Kabrhel snap-called for 91,000.

Martin Kabrhel: JJ All in
Nicolas Oger: AK

The two players were racing for the massive pot as the flop came J106, giving Kabrhel top set and Oger a straight draw. The K turn came too late for Oger, while the river was the 3 and Kabrhel, who remained uncharacteristically silent throughout the hand, doubled up.

Tags: Martin KabrhelNicolas Oger

Another Round of Bustouts

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante