2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

€50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

Final Results
Winner
Prize
€505,774
Event Info
Buy-in
€50,000
Prize Pool
€1,649,340
Entries
34
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
40,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
34
Players Left
1

Chidwick Doubles Through Nemeth

Level 10 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick
Stephen Chidwick

Stephen Chidwick ended up getting his 78,500 chips in from the small blind against Andras Nemeth in the big blind.

Stephen Chidwick: {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
Andras Nemeth: {4-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}

Chidwick had the superior pocket pair and held as the board ran out {a-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{6-Spades}{a-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Andras Nemeth hu
Andras Nemeth
175,000
-91,500
-91,500
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
161,000
107,000
107,000

Tags: Andras NemethStephen Chidwick

Grafton Eliminated by Dvoress

Level 10 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Sam Grafton
Sam Grafton

Soon after doubling-up Daniel Dvoress, Sam Grafton got the rest of his approximately 63,000 chips in against him.

Sam Grafton: {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts}
Daniel Dvoress: {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

Dvoress did his best attempt at some sort of magic to prevent the dealer from improving Grafton as the {q-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{8-Spades} flop improved both players to a pair and kept Dvoress in front. The turn and river were both blanks and the PokerStars Ambassador made his exit, while Dvoress chipped up.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
285,000
55,000
55,000
Run It Once
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
Busted

Tags: Daniel DvoressSam Grafton

Dvoress Doubles Through Grafton

Level 10 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

With roughly 90,000 in the pot on a {k-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} board, Daniel Dvoress was on the button and got the rest of his 73,000 chips in against Sam Grafton in the hijack.

Daniel Dvoress: {3-Clubs}{3-Hearts}
Sam Grafton: {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

Grafton ran his top pair top kicker into Dvoress' set, and the meaningless {8-Hearts} confirmed the double.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
230,000
178,000
178,000
Run It Once
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
70,000
-120,000
-120,000

Tags: Daniel DvoressSam Grafton

Davies Doubles With Superior Straight

Level 10 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

On a {9-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} board, Mikalai Vaskaboinikau had chips committed to the pot with Seth Davies all-in for his 46,000 remaining chips, while Jean-Noel Thorel folded.

Seth Davies: {j-Spades}{10-Hearts}
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: {a-}{10-}

Vaskaboinikau ran into a better straight and the {5-Clubs} confirmed the pot for Davies.

Player Chips Progress
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
202,000
133,000
133,000
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
177,000
-58,000
-58,000

Tags: Seth DaviesMikalai Vaskaboinikau

Level: 10

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Eibinger Ousted by Thorel

Level 9 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Matthias Eibinger
Matthias Eibinger

Matthias Eibinger had gotten the rest of his approximately 35,000 chips in against Jean-Noel Thorel.

Matthias Eibinger: {q-Spades}{10-Spades}
Jean-Noel Thorel: {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}

Eibinger was in rough shape and found no help on the {5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{7-Hearts} runout.

"The defending champ is out!" Sam Grafton announced at the table. "Shockwaves go through the casino... stunned silence," he continued, referencing the fact that Eibinger had won this event at the previous EPT Monte Carlo back in 2019

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
175,000
13,000
13,000
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
Busted

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelMatthias Eibinger

Hissou Doubles Through Greenwood in Rollercoaster Runout

Level 9 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Sirzat Hissou got his 57,500 chips in against Sam Greenwood.

Sirzat Hissou: {7-Hearts}{7-Spades}
Sam Greenwood: {6-Clubs}{6-Spades}

Greenwood was pipped but jumped ahead on the {j-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{6-Hearts} flop. Hissou started to get up as the {9-Clubs} turn hit the felt, but the {k-Hearts} completed the board to improve him to a flush as he sat back down.

Player Chips Progress
Sirzat Hissou de
Sirzat Hissou
118,000
72,000
72,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
52,000
-48,000
-48,000
Run It Once

Tags: Sam GreenwoodSirzat Hissou

Dvoress Gets Shove Through

Level 9 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

With roughly 15,000 in the pot on a {10-Spades}{8-Spades}{6-Spades}{3-Clubs} flop, Daniel Dvoress bet 6,000 in the big blind and Jean-Noel Thorel called in middle position.

The {j-Diamonds} completed the board and Dvoress jammed for 26,000. "No, you win," Thorel said as he mucked his cards and Dvoress picked up the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
235,000
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
190,000
20,000
20,000
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
162,000
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
69,000
-39,500
-39,500
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
52,000
13,000
13,000
Run It Once
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
39,000

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelDaniel Dvoress