2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT

€2,200 French National Championship High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
62
Prize
€200,400
Event Info
Buy-in
€2,200
Prize Pool
€1,043,720
Entries
538
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000

Reskallah Doubles Through Freund

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Aladin Reskallah
Aladin Reskallah

The flop read {7-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} with almost 60,000 in the middle. Aladin Reskallah had checked in the big blind. Andreas Freund shoved from the hijack and Reskallah snap-called for the 62,000 he had behind.

Aladin Reskallah: {k-Spades}{j-Diamonds}
Andreas Freund: {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}

Reskallah had flopped top pair and just needed to avoid a nine.

The rest of the board was completed with the {7-Hearts} on the turn and the {8-Diamonds} on the river to keep Reskallah ahead and double up.

Player Chips Progress
Aladin Reskallah fr
Aladin Reskallah
180,000
30,000
30,000
Andreas Freund at
Andreas Freund
164,000
-112,000
-112,000

Tags: Andreas FreundAladin Reskallah

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Clash of Some of the Juliens

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Julien Mariani raised to 26,000 from the hijack and Julien Bolimowski shoved from the button for 221,000. Action folded back to Mariani who asked for a count. The dealer confirmed the amount and Mariani flicked in a chip for the call.

Julien Bolimowski: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Julien Mariani: {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

The board ran out {a-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{9-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{8-Hearts} for Mariani to hit the river for the straight to eliminate Bolimowski.

Player Chips Progress
Julien Mariani fr
Julien Mariani
880,000
400,000
400,000
Julien Bolimowski fr
Julien Bolimowski
Busted

Tags: Julien BolimowskiJulien Mariani

Arsenyan Triples Up; Freund Busts Soon After

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Andreas Freund shoved from under the gun for 180,000 and so did Basil Yaiche in mid-position with the bigger stack. Gurgen Arsenyan called for the 166,000 he had behind and the rest of the table quickly folded.

Gurgen Arsenyan: {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}
Andreas Freund: {3-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}
Basil Yaiche: {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

The board ran out {4-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{k-Spades} for Arsenyan to triple up, leaving Freund behind with 14,000 which would be doubled by Yaiche.

Freund lost his last 28,000 shortly after.

Player Chips Progress
Gurgen Arsenyan am
Gurgen Arsenyan
528,000
411,000
411,000
Basil Yaiche fr
Basil Yaiche
290,000
109,000
109,000
Andreas Freund at
Andreas Freund
Busted

Tags: Andreas FreundeBasil YaicheGurgen Arsenyan

Saleh Shooting Up the Counts

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

There were a bunch of players standing around Table #1 and the floor was giving Marinus van der Walle 30 seconds to take a decision.

The board read {q-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{7-Clubs} and Van der Walle had checked in the hijack. Hadi Saleh shoved on the button with the bigger stack and Van der Walle tanked as he was at risk for his last 120,000 or so. When the floor started counting down, Van der Walle decided to call.

Van der Walle tabled {j-Hearts}{j-Spades} for the pair of jacks in his hand. Saleh showed {a-Spades}{q-Spades} for the flopped top pair.

The {9-Spades} on the river completed the board for Saleh to eliminate Van der Walle.

Player Chips Progress
Hadi Saleh ca
Hadi Saleh
1,015,000
931,000
931,000
Marinus van der Walle nl
Marinus van der Walle
Busted

Tags: Hadi SalehMarinus van der Walle

Eliminated Before the First Break

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The following players have all been eliminated before the first break of the day. The 36 remaining players have been sent for the 20-minute break now.

Player Chips Progress
Christopher Frank de
Christopher Frank
Busted
Aladin Reskallah fr
Aladin Reskallah
Busted
Eros Calderone it
Eros Calderone
Busted
Alexandru Alman it
Alexandru Alman
Busted
Slimane Mameche fr
Slimane Mameche
Busted
Moshe Refaelowitz il
Moshe Refaelowitz
Busted
Leonardo Patacconi it
Leonardo Patacconi
Busted
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
Busted
$25K Fantasy
Gil Morgensztern br
Gil Morgensztern
Busted
Hassan Fares fr
Hassan Fares
Busted
Imed Ben Mahmoud tn
Imed Ben Mahmoud
Busted
Antonio Scalzi it
Antonio Scalzi
Busted

Level: 21

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

Drenthe Goes Back Home

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Royston Drenthe
Royston Drenthe

Antoine Goutard raised to 33,000 and Royston Drenthe shoved for 261,000. Goutard called.

Royston Drenthe: {k-Hearts}{j-Spades}
Antoine Goutard: {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}

The board ran out {5-Spades}{2-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{q-Hearts} for Goutard to stay ahead with the higher hole cards to eliminate Drenthe.

Drenthe made his way to the payout desk to then fly home immediately as he is expected back on the football pitch by tomorrow morning.

Player Chips Progress
Antoine Goutard fr
Antoine Goutard
1,370,000
225,000
225,000
Harry Lodge gb
Harry Lodge
880,000
654,000
654,000
Raul Paez es
Raul Paez
745,000
167,000
167,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Gurgen Arsenyan am
Gurgen Arsenyan
395,000
-133,000
-133,000
Basil Yaiche fr
Basil Yaiche
280,000
-10,000
-10,000
Anson Tsang hk
Anson Tsang
216,000
-64,000
-64,000
$25K Fantasy
Royston Drenthe nl
Royston Drenthe
Busted

Tags: Antoine GoutardRoyston Drenthe

From Playing For Real Madrid to Playing at the Poker Table

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Royston Drenthe was first signed by Real Madrid in 2007, about a year before he discovered poker How did he first discover poker and what keeps bringing him back to the felt? Watch to find out!

Tags: Royston Drenthe