Who Will Take Down the Last €25,000 NLHE?
Welcome back to the final day of the 2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT as the Pokernews live reporting team will be bringing you all the action from the floor as four different tournaments will be playing down to a winner. With six players left in the €5,300 EPT Main Event, nine in the €25,000 EPT High Roller, 29 in the €2,200 NLHE Deep Stack, and at least 19 players in the €25,000 No-Limit Hold’em, the updates will be coming at you from all sides of the Salle des Etoiles in the Monte Carlo Bay Resort & Hotel.
Adrian Mateos is ahead of the pack right now with 186,500 but with 30-minute levels, anything can change quite quickly. The Spaniard is followed by Seth Davies (176,000) and Jean-Noel Thorel (165,000) in the chip counts. Ole Schemion is the only other player to have bagged more than 3 starting stacks with 153,000.
With registration open until the start of Day 2, today, May 4, at 12:30 PM local time, it remains to be seen how many more entries will be added to the 39 which were collected last night. When the players return to the tables, they will start with Level 11 with the small blind of 1,000, big blind of 2,500, and a big blind ante of 2,500. Players who bagged yesterday will also receive 3 extra time bank cards as there is a 30-second shot clock in play. A 20-minute break has been scheduled after every four levels and the tournament will play down to a winner.
Day 2 Structure
| Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | BB Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 30 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 2,500 |
| 12 | 30 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| 13 | 30 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| 14 | 30 | 2,500 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| Break | 20 | |||
| 15 | 30 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| 16 | 30 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 |
| 17 | 30 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| 18 | 30 | 6,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 |
| Break | 20 | |||
| 19 | 30 | 8,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 |
| 20 | 30 | 10,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| 21 | 30 | 10,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| 22 | 30 | 15,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 |
| Break | 20 | |||
| 23 | 30 | 20,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| 24 | 30 | 25,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| 25 | 30 | 30,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| 26 | 30 | 40,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 |
| Break | 20 | |||
| 27 | 30 | 50,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| 28 | 30 | 60,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| 29 | 30 | 80,000 | 160,000 | 160,000 |
| 30 | 30 | 100,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 |
Make sure to return for all the hustle and bustle as the final day of the festival comes to a close today!
Day 2 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 186,500 | 75 |
| 1 | 3 | Andre Akkari | Brazil | 68,500 | 27 |
| 1 | 5 | Steve O'Dwyer | Ireland | 43,000 | 17 |
| 1 | 7 | Alex Foxen | United States | 82,000 | 33 |
| 2 | 2 | Ivan Leow | Malaysia | 118,500 | 47 |
| 2 | 3 | Dominik Nitsche | Germany | 58,500 | 23 |
| 2 | 5 | David Peters | United States | 106,000 | 42 |
| 2 | 6 | Hideki Izutsu | Japan | 86,000 | 34 |
| 2 | 8 | Isaac Haxton | United States | 124,500 | 50 |
| 3 | 1 | Ole Schemion | Germany | 153,000 | 61 |
| 3 | 5 | Charlie Carrel | United Kingdom | 121,000 | 48 |
| 3 | 7 | Kristen Bicknell | Canada | 50,000 | 20 |
| 3 | 8 | Rainer Kempe | Germany | 142,500 | 57 |
| 4 | 2 | Seth Davies | United States | 176,000 | 70 |
| 4 | 3 | Roman Emelyanov | Russia | 110,500 | 44 |
| 4 | 5 | Nick Petrangelo | United States | 110,000 | 44 |
| 4 | 7 | Jean-Noel Thorel | France | 165,000 | 66 |
for Adams to flop a straight draw but he bricked the 
on the turn and the 
on the river to bust from this event.
, both Thorel and Simao checked. O'Dwyer bet 42,000 and only Thorel called.
and now Thorel shoved for his last 62,000 which O'Dywer snap-called.
for Simao to flop two pair and burst the bubble by eliminating the Day 1 chip leader, Mateos.
for Simao to flop a set to eliminate Yong from the tournament in seventh place.
was dealt for Peters to hit two pair to eliminate Davies in sixth place.
for Kempe to stay ahead with the higher kicker and with 1,000 more, O'Dywer was sent to the rail in fifth place.
