€5,300 EPT Main Event
Dia 1a Começado
€5,300 EPT Main Event
Dia 1a Começado
At 12 p.m. local time, the flagship event of the 2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino European Poker Tour (EPT) festival kicks off at the Monte-Carlo Sporting and the Salle des Etoiles will feature poker enthusiasts from near and far in their pursuit to become the latest EPT Main Event champion.
Since 2005, the European Poker Tour has been visiting the home of the rich and famous on the French Riviera and the winner's list features some of the biggest names of the international poker circuit in Jeff Williams, Gavin Griffin, Mohsin Charania, Adrian Mateos, Steve O'Dwyer and Jan Bendik.
One year ago, it was French driving school instructor Nicolas Dumont that won his entry for the €5,300 Main Event by chance and defeated a field of 777 entries to lift the trophy. Dumont defeated New Zealand's Honglin Jiang in heads-up and claimed a top prize of €712,000 for his efforts, becoming the first Frenchman to win the elusive title in the Municipality of Monaco.
History of the EPT in Monte-Carlo at a Glance
Year | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Country | Top Prize (in EUR) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 211 | € 1,983,400 | Rob Hollink | Netherlands | € 635,000 |
2006 | 298 | € 2,801,200 | Jeff Williams | United States | € 900,000 |
2007 | 706 | € 6,636,400 | Gavin Griffin | United States | € 1,825,010 |
2008 | 842 | € 8,420,000 | Glen Chorny | Canada | € 2,020,000 |
2009 | 935 | € 9,350,000 | Pieter de Korver | Netherlands | € 2,300,000 |
2010 | 848 | € 8,480,000 | Nicolas Chouity | Lebanon | € 1,700,000 |
2012 | 665 | € 6,650,000 | Mohsin Charania | United States | € 1,350,000 |
2013 | 531 | € 5,310,000 | Steve O'Dwyer | Ireland | € 1,224,000 |
2014 | 650 | € 6,500,000 | Antonio Buonanno | Italy | € 1,240,000 |
2015 | 564 | € 5,640,000 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | € 1,082,000 |
2016 | 1098 | € 5,325,300 | Jan Bendik | Slovakia | € 961,800 |
2017 | 727 | € 3,525,950 | Raffaele Sorrentino | Italy | € 466,714 |
2018 | 777 | € 3,768,450 | Nicolas Dumont | France | € 712,000 |
The €5,300 Main Event will feature two starting days and players can enter as many times to take a shot at the title. The single re-entry option can be taken advantage of on Day 1a, Day 1b or before the start of Day 2 and the registration officially closes when the cards get back in the air for Day 2 on Wednesday, May 1st, 2019.
Each Day 1 will play a total of 10 levels of 60 minutes each and there will be a break every two levels including a dinner break after the sixth level. The tournament will feature the new popular big blind ante format and a 30-second shot clock will be implemented at the start of Day 3 and until the tournament comes to a conclusion.
Day 1 Level Structure
Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Big Blind Ante |
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1 | 100 | 100 | |
2 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
3 | 100 | 200 | 200 |
4 | 100 | 300 | 300 |
5 | 200 | 400 | 400 |
6 | 200 | 500 | 500 |
7 | 300 | 600 | 600 |
8 | 400 | 800 | 800 |
9 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
10 | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide continued updates until a champion is crowned with highlight articles provided by the PokerStars Blog team, and the action will also be streamed live with hole cards displayed as of Day 2.
Nível: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Among those to enter right away were two-time WSOP Main Event finalist Antoine Saout, EPT Barcelona finalist Zorlu Er, Tomas Jozonis, Markus Durnegger, and Michael O'Grady, among others. The clock shows almost 100 entries and that number is expected to grow by quite some margin in the hours to come.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Mikhail Soltanov | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Michael O'Grady | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Igor Tregoubov | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Antoine Saout | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Yake Wu | 30,000 | 30,000 |
David Lehnen | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Tomas Jozonis | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Grzegorz Derkowski | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Zorlu Er | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Jonathan Bussieres | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Antti Tiainen | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Markus Durnegger | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Two players were in on the turn with a board of on display.
Mikhail Soltanov was the first to act and bet 2,600 into a 7,300 pot. Michael O’Grady thought for a few moments then made the call.
On the turn, Soltanov barreled 5,100 and it was a quick fold from O'Grady and his opponent scooped the pot.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Mikhail Soltanov | 33,000 | 3,000 |
Michael O'Grady | 27,000 | -3,000 |
Jonathan Bussieres and Igor Tregoubov were deep in the €1,100 French National Championship and now share the same table on Day 1a of the Main Event. Both were involved in an early pot that also included Raffaello Locatelli and the trio checked the flop. On the turn, action checked to Tregoubov and he bet 400, which resulted in a call from Locatelli and a fold from Bussieres.
On the river, Locatelli check-called a bet of 800 and mucked when he was shown the for a full house by Tregoubov.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Igor Tregoubov | 32,000 | 2,000 |
Jonathan Bussieres | 29,500 | -500 |
Raffaello Locatelli | 28,500 | 28,500 |
Ramon Colillas has been spotted in the room. The PokerStars Ambassador and PSPC Champion was heading towards his seat, no doubt looking to build on the incredible success he has had this year.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Ramon Colillas | 30,000 | 30,000 |
In the corner of the Salle des Etoiles, on table 10 to be exact, Zorlu Er can be found and he took a small hit to his stack early on. Er had raised from under the gun and Cyril Nguyen called in the big blind, check-called a bet on the flop. On the turn, Nguyen bet 700 and Er called before the river was checked.
Nguyen tabled for top and bottom pair, which won the pot.
Just a few minutes later, the dealer announced a seat open and sure enough it was on table 10. It was not Er that busted, instead, he had knocked out [Removed:150] to bump his stack up to two times he started with!
According to Er, he had pocket aces and Iadisernia . With check-raise on a jack-high flop and a jam on a turn, Er created fireworks and he was called by Iadisernia with a gutshot and nut flush draw that bricked.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Zorlu Er | 58,000 | 28,000 |
Cyril Nguyen
|
32,000 | 32,000 |
[Removed:150] | Eliminado |
Dutchman and Monaco resident Govert Metaal has entered Day 1a along with Andrey Andreev, Francisco Benitez, Martins Adeniya, Ran Azor, Felix Bleiker, and Ekrem Sanioglu.
Also in the field is Frenchman Theodore McQuilkin, who won a WSOP Europe bracelet at the King's Casino.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Balazs Biri | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Govert Metaal | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Victor Ilyukhin | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Francisco Benitez | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Martins Adeniya | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Theodore McQuilkin | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Oswin Ziegelbecker | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Ran Azor | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Georgios Kitsios | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Felix Bleiker | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Ekrem Sanioglu | 30,000 | 30,000 |
There was an early position open to 300 and two calls behind before Andrey Andreev upped it to 1,700 in the small blind. Raffaello Locatelli called in the big blind and everyone else decided to pass.
The flop fell and Andreev check-called Locatelli's 1,000 bet. The turn saw a check apiece and the dealer laid the on the river. Andreev lead for 3,000 and when Locatelli called, he showed for a rivered set. It was good to take down the pot.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Andrey Andreev | 40,000 | 40,000 |
Raffaello Locatelli | 22,100 | -6,400 |