Smith, Mateos and Alexander "Wolfgang Poker" Seibt Still in the Hunt for EPT Monte Carlo Main Event Trophy
The 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Monte Carlo �5,300 Main Event continues today at Sporting Monte-Carlo with just 154 players remaining from a field of 1,208 going into Day 3. All remaining players have locked up at least �8,700 and will be duking it out for the lion's share of the �5,858,800 prize pool and top prize of �1,000,000.
Italy's Eros Calderone bagged the chip lead last night, finishing Day 2 with 667,000 chips worth 133 big blinds going into Day 3. Calderone is most closely followed by Vladimir Troyanovskiy (642,000) and Ashkan Fattahi (640,000).
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eros Calderone | Italy | 667,000 | 133 |
| 2 | Vladimir Troyanovskiy | Russia | 642,000 | 128 |
| 3 | Ashkan Fattahi | Iran | 640,000 | 128 |
| 4 | Francisco Benitez | Uruguay | 632,000 | 126 |
| 5 | Konstantyn Holskyi | Ukraine | 616,000 | 123 |
| 6 | Christophe Morbee | Belgium | 610,000 | 122 |
| 7 | Dan Smith | United States | 564,000 | 113 |
| 8 | Oleksii Ievchenko | Ukraine | 560,000 | 112 |
| 9 | Selahaddin Bedir | Turkey | 546,000 | 109 |
| 10 | Kayhan Mokri | Norway | 508,000 | 102 |
Among those still in contention is Alexander Seibt, better known as Wolfgang Poker to his 1,330,000 YouTube subscribers. Seibt was on the right side of an aces versus kings cooler against Roman Hrabec last night and will enter Day 3 with 122,000.
Dan Smith will be a force to be reckoned with today having bagged a top ten stack going into Day 3. For Smith, a victory in this event would be extra special as he would become just the tenth player to complete Poker's Triple Crown.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | � 1,000,000 | 16-17 | � 40,600 |
| 2 | � 620,500 | 18-20 | � 35,100 |
| 3 | � 442,900 | 21-23 | � 30,500 |
| 4 | � 340,500 | 24-27 | � 26,500 |
| 5 | � 261,700 | 28-31 | � 23,100 |
| 6 | � 201,000 | 32-39 | � 20,100 |
| 7 | � 154,900 | 40-55 | � 17,500 |
| 8 | � 119,000 | 56-71 | � 15,200 |
| 9 | � 91,500 | 72-95 | � 13,200 |
| 10-11 | � 70,300 | 96-119 | � 11,500 |
| 12-13 | � 58,500 | 120-143 | � 10,000 |
| 14-15 | � 48,800 | 144-154 | � 8,700 |
Other notables still in contention include Alexandre Reard (474,000), Adrian Mateos (355,000), Ankit Ahuja (300,000), Mustapha Kanit (271,000), Marle Spragg (101,000), Arsenii Karmatckii (74,000), defending champion Mike Watson (49,000) and PokerStars Ambassadors Rafael Moraes (226,000) and Felix Schneiders (146,000).
Also still in the mix are PokerStars Gold Power Pass winners Kevinas Korsakas (360,000) and Marcelo Mayer (134,000).
Day 3 will kick off at noon local time with the blinds at 2,000/5,000 and a 5,000 big blind ante. There will be a 20-minute break after each 90-minute level. The feature table will be streamed by PokerStars on their YouTube and Twitch channels.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews for all your live coverage needs from the 2024 EPT Monte Carlo Main Event.