Milos Petakovic raised from the button to 80,000, and both Nicola Grieco in the small blind and Mohamed Mehalleg in the big blind called.
On the flop of 3♦4♣5♣, both blinds checked to Petakovic, who bet 90,000. Only Mehalleg called.
Mehalleg also check-called Petakovic's bet of 135,000 on the turn, which revealed the J♦.
The river card was the 7♣, prompting Mehalleg to push all in. Petakovic requested a count from the dealer and ultimately called the 225,000. Mehalleg promptly revealed his hand, showing 5♥6♥ for a straight, doubling up his stack.
The 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Monte Carlo series continues to produce exciting action and the final day of the €3,000 Mystery Bounty should be no different. With notable contenders and bounty tokens on the line, the event is shaping up to provide a dramatic day in Monaco.
When Day 3 begins at noon local time, the 16 returning players will be led by Nicola Grieco's stack of 2,850,000 chips. Right behind him sits Romanian Adrian State and Frenchman Mathieu Di Meglio, who is looking for a second big score of the series at the beautful Sporting Monte-Carlo.
The tournament saw a total of 743 entries, creating a prize pool of €1,274,988. All of the remaining players have locked up at least €10,450, with the top prize of €232,898 still to be awarded. There are also 17 bounty prizes to be claimed, with the top figure sitting at €25,000 after a busy Day 2.
Day 3 Chip Counts
Place
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Nicola Grieco
Italy
2,850,000
71
2
Adrian State
Romania
2,330,000
58
3
Mathieu Di Meglio
France
2,000,000
50
4
Romain Lewis
France
1,835,000
46
5
Gediminas Uselis
Lithuania
1,785,000
45
6
Yves Piacentino
France
1,740,000
44
7
Milos Petakovic
Serbia
1,505,000
38
8
Paul Runcan
Romania
1,420,000
36
9
Javier Fernandez
Spain
1,350,000
34
10
Jamie Flynn
Ireland
1,150,000
29
11
Sonny Franco
France
940,000
24
12
Sergi Reixach
Spain
905,000
23
13
David McConachie
United Kingdom
805,000
20
14
Mohamed Mehalleg
France
670,000
17
15
Fiodor Martino
Italy
505,000
13
16
Martin Stausholm
Denmark
300,000
8
Martin Stausholm
Just three of the 16 players will begin play with less than 20 big blinds, including Martin Stausholm sitting as the short stack with 300,000 chips.
Action will resume at noon local time where Day 2 left off, late in Level 26 with blinds of 20,000/40,000 and a 40,000 big blind ante. Levels will continue to be 40 minutes in length, with breaks scheduled after every two hours of play.
Don't miss out on any of the Mystery Bounty action as the PokerNews team will continue to provide live updates from the felt until the winner's photos are being taken here in Monte Carlo.
