€1,100 FPS Main Event Dia 3 | 2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

2022-05-01 15:04 UTC+2

Bono Makes a Straight to Stack Chaoui

MattHansen

Nível 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Mehdi Chaoui was gathering his things and heading for the payout table as the board showed . Chaoui got it into the middle with for tens and eights, but Alan Bono had to bust the up-and-coming Moroccan with a straight.

Bono moves above 2,000,000 with the pot as the tournament nears its final three tables.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Alan Bono	2,150,000 1,195,000	1,195,000
Mehdi Chaoui	Eliminado

Tags: Alan Bono Mehdi Chaoui

2022-05-01 12:57 UTC+2

Peralta Coolers Everybody to Move Near 5 Million

MattHansen

Nível 23 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Alexandre Sette and Xavier Rouayroux got all of their chips into the middle, but they ran right into Eugenio Peralta and his big stack. The cards were turned over and onlookers were treated to a poker rarity.

Alexandre Sette:
Xavier Rouayroux:
Eugenio Peralta:

The board ran out and Peralta held on with aces to score the double knockout and take the chip lead in early Day 3 action.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Eugenio Peralta	4,950,000 2,710,000	2,710,000
Alexandre Sette	Eliminado
Xavier Rouayroux	Eliminado

Tags: Alexandre Sette Eugenio Peralta Xavier Rouayroux

2022-05-01 12:56 UTC+2

Nagygyorgy Pips Benzerfa and Doubles

BrandonBloom

Nível 23 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Tibor Nagygyorgy opened to 55,000 in the hijack and [Removed:388] three-bet to 175,000 in the cutoff. Action folded back to Nagygyorgy and he four-bet jammed for 815,000. Benzerfa thought for a bit and played with his chips before putting them over the line for a call.

Tibor Nagygyorgy:
[Removed:388]:

Nagygyorgy was in good shape as the board ran out and he gave a clap of his hands as he secured the double.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Tibor Nagygyorgy	1,690,000 765,000	765,000
[Removed:388]	540,000 -880,000	-880,000

Tags: Tibor Nagygyorgy

2022-05-01 12:43 UTC+2

[Removed:372] Claims Another Victim

BrandonBloom

Nível 23 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Gregory [Removed:372] opened to 65,000 on the button, Tibor Nagygyorgy called in the small blind, and Mihai-Emil Isar moved all-in from the big blind for approximately 550,000. [Removed:372] called and Nagygyorgy folded.

Mihai-Emil Isar:
Gregory [Removed:372]:

The board ran out and [Removed:372]'s cowboys held to continue his hot run, while Isar made his way to the payout desk.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
[Removed:371]	3,620,000 740,000	740,000

Tibor Nagygyorgy	925,000 330,000	330,000
Mihai-Emil Isar	Eliminado

Tags: Gregory Teboul Mihai-Emil Isar

2022-05-01 10:45 UTC+2

Day 3 of the 2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo €1,100 FPS Main Event Will Begin Soon

BrandonBloom

The 2022 PokerStars European Poker Tour presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®️ continues today on the French Riviera at Monte-Carlo Sporting, and Day 3 action in the €1,100 French Poker Series (FPS) Main Event will pick up at noon local time.

This is the biggest turnout in the history of the tournament, attracting 1,918 total entries from 62 countries to create a massive €1,841,280 prize pool. Only 62 players remain, and although each player returning today has locked up €4,200, all eyes are on the first-place prize of €290,910.

Play will resume in Level 23 and blinds will be 10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 big blind ante. French player Gregory [Removed:372] will return with the chip lead holding 2,500,000 chips, good for 100 big blinds. Others over the two-million chip mark are Brazil’s Lucas Scafini (2,250,000), Eugenio Peralta (2,240,000), and Florian Decamps (2,150,000).

Some notables still in contention for the top prize and the glory include Mehdi Chaoui, Imad Derwiche, Jaime Cervantes, Motoyoshi Okamura, and Javier Gomez. The field will continue to be whittled down today before players return on Monday to play to a winner. Today, the plan is to play ten levels or down to six players.

Stay tuned as the PokerNews team continues to bring you updates throughout the tournament until a champion is crowned.

Tags: Eugenio Peralta Florian Decamps Gregory Teboul Imad Derwiche Jaime Cervantes Javier Gomez Lucas Scafini Mehdi Chaoui Motoyoshi Okamura