2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

�5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
109
Prize
€749,425
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€5,325,300
Entries
1,098
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
367
Players Left
126

Colillas Bluffs Into a Flush

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Ramon Colillas
Ramon Colillas

Renat Bohdanov was out of position in a heads-up pot against Ramon Colillas with the board reading 6?3?6?Q?J?.

With an array of chips already in the middle, Colillas bet a sizable 50,000 and Bohdanov went in the tank before calling. Colillas tabled A?10? for just ace-high, Bohdanov showed J?7? for a flush.

Player Chips Progress
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Renat Bohdanov
350,000
308,000
308,000
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Ramon Colillas
200,000
-65,000
-65,000

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Ponakovs Jams River Into Noja

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Aleksejs Ponakovs
Aleksejs Ponakovs

In a heads-up pot with just over 50,000 in the middle on a completed board showing 8?6?5?2?A?, Danielle Noja bet 18,000 from the hijack and Aleksejs Ponakovs moved all in for 120,000 next to act. Noja went deep in the tank, contemplating for several minutes.

"Sorry guys I don't usually take this long," said Noja as he was deep in thought.

After close to three minutes, Noja reluctantly let his cards go and the pot was sent to Ponakovs.

"Pick a card," said Ponakovs to Noja who gladly accepted and picked the card nearest to him. Ponakovs rolled over the A? and Noja was relieved to have picked the card confirming he made a good fold.

Player Chips Progress
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Aleksejs Ponakovs
190,000
-55,500
-55,500
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Danielle Noja
168,000
-2,500
-2,500

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsDanielle Noja

Lyubovetskiy's Rockets Shot Down by Ducks

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Andriy Lyubovetskiy
Andriy Lyubovetskiy

On the last hand of the level at the feature table, picking up the action on a flop of 5?4?5? and a pot of about 50,000:

Artur Martirosian checked from the cutoff to Andriy Lyubovetskiy on the button, who took his time to bet 25,000. Martirosian called to see the 3? on the turn. This time he opted to lead out for 20,000, which Lyubovetskiy called.

The river brought the 2? and Martirosian jammed for 266,750, having Lyubovetskiy well covered. Lyubovetskiy took an extended visit to the tank, apologizing to the table for taking so long, before committing his last 96,500 to the pot and revealing A?A? for a wheel.

Martirosian rolled over 2?2? for rivered deuces-full to take the pot, sending Lyubovetskiy to the rail just before the break. With that pot, Martirosian joined those at the top of the leaderboard.

Player Chips Progress
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Artur Martirosian
504,000
288,500
288,500
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
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Andriy Lyubovetskiy
Busted

Tags: Andriy LyubovetskiyArtur Martirosian

Shylko Nearly Risks It All, Leaves Liperis Short

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Aliaksandr Shylko
Aliaksandr Shylko

Picking up the action on the turn, Aliaksandr Shylko and Yiannis Liperis were involved in a hand with a little less than 30,000 in the middle. The board read 7?6?5?4? and Shylko led out with a bet of 7,000 from the big blind. Liperis raised to 27,000 and Shylko clicked it back to 64,000 which Liperis called.

The 6? paired the board on the river and Shylko pushed out a bet of 90,500, leaving just a single big blind behind. Liperis dipped into the tank and eventually, the clock was called. As time was running out, Liperis stuck in a call and Shylko turned over 9?8? for the nut straight to scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Aliaksandr Shylko
335,000
213,000
213,000
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Yiannis Liperis
22,000
-161,000
-161,000

Tags: Yiannis LiperisAliaksandr Shylko

Loeser Puetz Opponent to Sleep by Cracking Kings

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Manig Loeser
Manig Loeser

Manig Loeser was out of position in a heads-up pot against Christopher Puetz on a flop of Q?J?10?.

Loeser checked and Puetz bet 4,500. Loeser check-raised to 14,500 and Puetz in turn three-bet jammed a stack of around 70,000. Loeser asked for a count and then called with a bigger stack.

Christopher Puetz: K?K?
Manig Loeser: 9?8?

Loeser was ahead with a flopped straight and the runout of K?8? confirmed Puetz' elimination to earn the 2019 EPT Monte Carlo Main Event champion the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Manig Loeser
215,000
-22,000
-22,000
EPT 1X Winner
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Christopher Puetz
Busted

Tags: Christopher PuetzManig Loeser

Ladev Check-Raises Danchev

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Markkos Ladev
Markkos Ladev

Dimitar Danchev opened to 5,500 from under the gun and Markkos Ladev defended out of the big blind.

Ladev checked on the flop of 4?Q?9? and Danchev continued for 4,000. Ladev check-raised to 12,000 and Danchev called.

Ladev then sized up to 30,000 on the 6? turn and was met with a snap-fold from his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
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Markkos Ladev
450,000
118,000
118,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
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Dimitar Danchev
110,000
93,300
93,300
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Dimitar DanchevMarkkos Ladev

Teltscher Bounces Lie from the Main Event

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Aylar Lie
Aylar Lie

Axel Hallay limped in from the cutoff and Aylar Lie shoved all in for 21,000 in the small blind. Mark Teltscher reshoved all in from the big blind and Hallay stepped aside.

Aylar Lie: A?J?
Mark Teltscher: Q?Q?

The board ran out 7?2?2?J?5? and Lie's pair of jacks was not enough to overcome the pocket queens of Teltscher.

Player Chips Progress
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Mark Teltscher
160,000
57,000
57,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
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Aylar Lie
Busted

Tags: Axel HallayAylar LieMark Teltscher

63 Countries Represented in Record-Tying EPT Monte Carlo Main Event

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Dario Sammartino
Dario Sammartino

The final numbers are in for the �5,300 EPT Main Event and show a total of 1,098 players, including re-entries, tying the entry record set in 2016 when the Main Event was run as a freezeout. While it wasn't the biggest EPT Monte Carlo Main Event in terms of unique entries, there's still plenty to celebrate.

This year, there were 775 unique entries representing a total of 63 countries from Belarus to Tunisia to South Korea. As anticipated, France is the most represented country this year with 152 players making up 19.61% of unique entries. The next most represented country is the neighboring Italy with 74 players for about a tenth of the field.

All other countries make up a single-digit percentage of the massive field, among them the United Kingdom (42 players - 5.42%), Spain (37 players - 4.77%), Germany (35 players - 4.52%) and Romania (33 - 4.26%).

Benjamin Spragg
The United Kingdom's Benjamin Spragg is among the players in the field

There is also some North and South American representation here in Monaco, including Canada (23 players - 2.97%), the United States (23 players - 2.97%) and Brazil (16 players - 2.06%).

Other nations represented include Middle Eastern countries Israel (13 players - 1.68%), Lebanon (nine players - 1.16%) and Iran (seven players - 0.90%) and Asian countries Japan (21 players - 2.71%), Hong Kong (8 players - 1.03%) and China (three players - 0.39%).

EPT Monte Carlo Main Event Stats
Countries represented in the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event

The full stat breakdown for the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event is available in the table below.

COUNTRYPLAYERSPERCENTAGECOUNTRYPLAYERSPERCENTAGE
France15219.61%Estonia60.77%
Italy749.55%Kazakhstan60.77%
United Kingdom425.42%Lithuania60.77%
Spain374.77%Finland50.65%
Germany354.52%Croatia40.52%
Romania334.26%Czech Republic40.52%
Canada232.97%Malaysia40.52%
Switzerland232.97%Sweden40.52%
USA232.97%Armenia30.39%
Japan212.71%Azerbaijan30.39%
Russia182.32%China30.39%
Ukraine182.32%Iceland30.39%
Brazil162.06%India30.39%
Bulgaria162.06%Serbia30.39%
Greece131.68%Slovenia30.39%
Ireland131.68%Belgium20.26%
Israel131.68%Colombia20.26%
Norway121.55%Montenegro20.26%
Portugal121.55%New Zealand20.26%
Austria111.42%South Korea20.26%
Belarus91.16%Tunisia20.26%
Lebanon91.16%Albania10.13%
Poland91.16%Algeria10.13%
Turkey91.16%Bosnia and Herzegovina10.13%
Australia81.03%Cyprus10.13%
Hong Kong81.03%Georgia10.13%
Argentina70.90%Kuwait10.13%
Hungary70.90%Luxembourg10.13%
Iran70.90%Malta10.13%
Latvia70.90%Moldova10.13%
Netherlands70.90%Morocco10.13%
Senegal10.13%   

Carlsen Cracks Aces to Get a Double

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Magnus Carlsen
Magnus Carlsen

Picking up the action on the turn, the board read J?10?3?6? and [Removed:428] was heads-up with Magnus Carlsen. Maloku checked to Carlsen who bet 12,000 and Maloku check-raised all in. Carlsen called off his stack of 35,500 and the cards were tabled.

Magnus Carlsen: 6?6?
[Removed:428]: AxAx

Carlsen turned a set of sixes to outdraw the pocket aces of Maloku. The river was the 4? and Carlsen scored himself a double-up.

Player Chips Progress
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Magnus Carlsen
102,000
42,000
42,000
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[Removed:428]
Busted

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Prizepool Announced

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
EPT Monte Carlo Tournament Room
EPT Monte Carlo Tournament Room

The �5,300 EPT Main Event attracted a total of 1,098 entries to create a prizepool of �5,325,300 with the winner taking home �890,000 and the pretigious EPT trophy. The top 159 will make a minimum cash of �8,700. A full list of payouts are down below.

PlacePrize (EUR)PlacePrize (EUR)PlacePrize (EUR)
1�890,00010-11�63,30040-55�17,250
2�556,60012-13�52,75056-71�15,000
3�397,45014-15�45,90072-95�13,050
4�305,75016-17�39,95096-119�11,350
5�235,15018-20�34,700120-143�9,850
6�180,90021-23�30,200144-159�8,700
7�139,15024-27�26,250  
8�107,05028-31�22,850  
9�82,35032-39�19,850