A Winner Will be Crowned in the €1,100 FPS Main Event at EPT Monte Carlo
A champion will soon be crowned in the €1,100 French Poker Series (FPS) Main Event as part of 2022 PokerStars European Poker Tour presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®️.
A record-breaking 1,918 entrants from four starting flights created a €1,841,280 prize pool, and today at 1 p.m. local time, only six players will return to the felt at the Monte-Carlo Sporting complex on the beautiful French Riviera as they set their eyes on victory.
€1,100 FPS Main Event Final Table Seat Draw
| SEAT | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIPS | FINAL TABLE BIG BLINDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tibor Nagygyorgy | Hungary | 3,850,000 | 19 |
| 2 | Jacob Amsellem | Israel | 21,500,000 | 106 |
| 3 | Fabio Peluso | Italy | 10,625,000 | 53 |
| 4 | Florian Guimond | France | 3,550,000 | 18 |
| 5 | Lucas Scafini | Brazil | 15,450,000 | 77 |
| 6 | Francois Vincenti | France | 2,525,000 | 13 |
Israel’s Jacob Amsellem is the chip leader heading into the finale with over 37% of the chips in play. Brazil’s Lucas Scafini and Italy’s Fabio Peluso are the next two players in the counts, while Hungary’s Tibor Nagygyorgy, France’s Florian Guimond, and France’s Francois Vincenti sit as the bottom three stacks with under twenty big blinds each, although they will still have room to make a run at the trophy. All players have locked up €54,020, but only one can rise to the top to earn the first-place prize of €290,910.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
| 1 | €290,910 |
| 2 | €176,430 |
| 3 | €124,250 |
| 4 | €94,130 |
| 5 | €71,310 |
| 6 | €54,020 |
Play will resume in Level 32 with 10:24 left and blinds at 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 big blind ante.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews team brings you updates of the action in Monte Carlo until a winner is declared.
flop and action checked to Scafini. He bet 600,000, Amsellem called, and Peluso raised to 1,775,000. Scafini called and Amsellem folded.
turn to the 
river. Peluso checked, Scafini slid forward a bet of 2,800,000, and Peluso called fairly quickly.
for a boat to take the sizable pot in one of the first hands of the day as Peluso mucked.
flop was a safe one for Nagygyorgy and so was the 
turn. Nagygyorgy shut his eyes hoping to fade a river ace, and the dealer completed the board with the 
to improve him to a straight and secure the double.
flop. The 
turn left him needing a river nine to stay alive, and the 
indeed spiked the river as Nagygyorgy gave a clap and a "Yes!" while he jumped in jubilation. Scafini, meanwhile, took a hit to his stack and could only put his hand on his face and shake his head in disbelief.
flop and 
turn left Vincenti needing only an eight on the river, and the 
hit the felt to keep his tournament life alive, while some in the room groaned at the feeling of déjà vu as it was the second unlikely rivered two-outer to prevent pay jumps in a very short amount of time.
as Nagygyorgy stayed in front with his superior kicker, and Vincenti made his exit in 6th place for €54,020.
flop and Amsellem checked. Peluso put out a stack of black T-100,000 chips, Amsellem responded with a raise, and quickly, all of the chips were in the middle.
flop did exactly the opposite. The 
completed the board.