€1,100 No-Limit Hold'em | 2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT

04-26-2019 12:23 UTC+1

Graterol Doubles Up

Shirley Ang

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Leonel Graterol shoved from under the gun and was called by Olivier Graterol in the big blind.

Leonel Graterol:
Olivier Ferrero:

The flop came to give Ferrero the pair of sevens but the on the turn gave Gratero the higher pair to double up as the on the river didn't change the situation.

Player	Chips	Progress
Olivier Ferrero	76,000 -78,000	-78,000
Leonel Graterol	62,000 6,500	6,500

Tags: Olivier Ferrero Leonel Graterol

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

04-26-2019 12:10 UTC+1

Saada Gives Up Against Daubaris

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Shirley Ang

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Benjamin Saada raised to 5,500 from mid-position and was called by Deividas Daubaris in the cutoff and Zorlucan Er in the big blind.

The flop came , both Er and Saada checked. Daubaris bet 6,000 which only Saada called.

The turn brought them the on which they both quickly checked to see the on the river. Saada checked once more. Daubaris now bet 16,000 and Saada jumped into the tank. Saada counted out some chips, stared in front of him for a while before opting to let his hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Pupillo	220,000 -35,500	-35,500
Jeffrey Colpitts	205,000 -17,500	-17,500
Deividas Daubaris	196,000 10,500	10,500
Zorlucan Er	196,000 168,500	168,500
Benjamin Saada	72,000 35,000	35,000
Giancarlo Imperati	62,000 -15,000	-15,000
Marius Kudzmanas	47,000 -17,000	-17,000
George Rotariu	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Saada Deividas Daubaris Zorlucan Er

04-26-2019 12:04 UTC+1

Martini Takes Chip Lead

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Shirley Ang

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Julien Martini has just eliminated Julien Bolimowski and jumps into the chip lead thanks to this.

James Pupillo just eliminated Morgan Aceto with to take him into second place in the chip counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Martini	305,000 140,000	140,000
James Pupillo	255,500 100,000	100,000
Anton Serhiienkov	250,000 98,000	98,000
Paul Testud	190,000 -15,000	-15,000
Natalie Teh	165,000 -23,000	-23,000
Mounir Tajiou	145,000 -16,000	-16,000
Nick Pupillo	143,000 42,500	42,500
Julien Bolimowski	Busted
Morgan Aceto	Busted
Mattias Hansen	Busted
Marco Montruccoli	Busted

Tags: Julien Bolimowski Julien Martini Morgan Aceto James Pupillo

04-26-2019 11:48 UTC+1

Serhiienkov Takes From Ferrero

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Shirley Ang

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The board read with 26,500 in the middle already.

Anton Serhiienkov had checked in the big blind and Olivier Ferrero bet 12,000 from the cutoff. Serhiienko responded with a raise to 35,000 which sent Ferrero into the tank. After about two minutes, Ferrero opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Olivier Ferrero	154,000 -38,000	-38,000
Anton Serhiienkov	152,000 24,000	24,000
Shachar Haran	Busted
Salvatore Camarda	Busted
Danilo Colomba	Busted

Tags: Anton Serhiienkov Olivier Ferrero

04-26-2019 11:31 UTC+1

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Shirley Ang

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The button has been drawn for seat 2 and the floor has instructed the dealers to shuffle up and deal.

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

04-26-2019 10:29 UTC+1

Who Will Claim the First Spade of the 2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino European Poker Tour?

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Shirley Ang

Day 2 of the €1,100 NLHE Freezeout will resume today at 12:30 PM local time with 42 players returning. Breaking last year’s attendance numbers by 6 players, the 198 entries created a total prize pool of €192,060 with the winner claiming the PokerStars Spade and the first-place prize of €42,590. In total, 27 players will be in the money for at least €1,920. Israel’s Zakhar Babaev claimed the overnight chip lead with 242,500 in chips.

Second in the chip counts of the first event of the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino European Poker Tour is Jeffrey Colpitts with 222,500, followed by Paul Testud who collected 205,000 chips over Day 1. Completing the top five are Olivier Ferrero (192,000) and Natalie Teh with 188,000.

Day 2 will start with Level 13 which features a small blind of 1,000, big blind of 2,500 and a big blind ante of 2,500. Levels will continue to be 40 minutes each with a 20-minute break after every three levels. Another 75-minute dinner break is scheduled after the ninth level of play on Day 2. Play will continue until a winner has been crowned.

Day 2 Structure

Level	Duration	Small Blind	Big Blind	BB Ante
13	40	1,000	2,500	2,500
14	40	1,500	3,000	3,000
15	40	2,000	4,000	4,000
Break	20
16	40	2,500	5,000	5,000
17	40	3,000	6,000	6,000
18	40	4,000	8,000	8,000
Break	20
19	40	5,000	10,000	10,000
20	40	6,000	12,000	12,000
21	40	8,000	16,000	16,000
Dinner Break	75
22	40	10,000	20,000	20,000
23	40	10,000	25,000	25,000
24	40	15,000	30,000	30,000
Break	20
25	40	20,000	40,000	40,000
26	40	25,000	50,000	50,000
27	40	30,000	60,000	60,000
Break	20
28	40	40,000	80,000	80,000
29	40	50,000	100,000	100,000
30	40	60,000	120,000	120,000
Break	20
31	40	80,000	160,000	160,000
32	40	100,000	200,000	200,000
33	40	125,000	250,000	250,000
Break	20
34	40	150,000	300,000	300,000
35	40	200,000	400,000	400,000
36	40	250,000	500,000	500,000

So, make sure to stick around as the remaining players will battle it out here on the felt in the Monte Carlo Bay Resort & Hotel. The PokerNews live reporting team will be there to provide you with all the updates from the first card dealt until the final all-in.

Tags: Jeffrey Colpitts Natalie Teh Olivier Ferrero Paul Testud Zakhar Babaev

04-26-2019 09:43 UTC+1

Day 2 Seat Draw

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Shirley Ang

Table	Seat	Name	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Deividas Daubaris	Lithuania	185,500	74
1	2	Jeffrey Colpitts	Canada	222,500	89
1	4	Morgan Aceto	France	111,000	44
1	5	Zorlucan Er	Turkey	27,500	11
1	6	Giancarlo Imperati	Italy	77,000	31
1	7	Benjamin Saada	France	37,000	15
1	8	James Pupillo	United States	155,500	62

2	1	Paul Testud	France	205,000	82
2	2	George Schiavo	Australia	67,500	27
2	3	Mattias Hansen	Denmark	14,500	6
2	4	Simone Agnoletto	Italy	52,000	21
2	6	Boutros Naim	Lebanon	56,000	22
2	7	Shahar Levi	Israel	123,500	49
2	8	Itai Danziger	Israel	95,000	38

3	1	Olivier Ferrero	France	192,000	77
3	2	Leonel Graterol	Venezuela	55,500	22
3	3	Meddi Ferrah	France	64,500	26
3	5	Anton Serhiienkov	Ukraine	128,000	51
3	6	Danilo Colomba	Italy	111,500	45
3	7	Zakhar Babaev	Israel	242,500	97
3	8	Zorlu Er	Turkey	56,000	22

4	1	Natalie Teh	Malaysia	188,000	75
4	2	Frederic Delval	France	82,500	33
4	3	Marco Montruccoli	Italy	64,500	26
4	4	Julien Bolimowski	France	56,000	22
4	6	George Rotariu	Romania	80,500	32
4	7	Julien Martini	France	165,000	66
4	8	Francois Evard	Switzerland	31,000	12

5	1	Shachar Haran	France	24,500	10
5	2	Salvatore Camarda	Italy	14,500	6
5	3	Oskar Jonsson	Iceland	77,500	31
5	4	Gabriel Chiva	Romania	84,000	34
5	5	Raul Paez	Spain	106,000	42
5	6	Remi Castaignon	France	35,000	14
5	8	Mounir Tajiou	Sweden	161,000	64

6	1	Marius Kudzmanas	Lithuania	64,000	26
6	3	Lawrence Andreys	France	30,000	12
6	4	Renjun Yang	China	44,500	18
6	5	David Domjan	Germany	75,000	30
6	6	Emanuele Pavoni	Italy	27,000	11
6	7	Semen Kravets	Russia	134,500	54
6	8	Nick Pupillo	United States	100,500	40

€1,100 No-Limit Hold'em

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