2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT

€1,100 French National Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
€209,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€1,382,250
Entries
1,425
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000

Seat Open Galore on Table One

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Luca Falco
Luca Falco

Danilo Velasevic ran into the aces of and Patricia Poli did so when Jean-Pierre Boulad looked her up with the {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}. The board came {9-Hearts}{4-Spades}{3-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} and the aces ended up best, as Poli's cards were already in the muck.

"You both had aces, so now it is my turn, right? Luca Falco joked and sure enough, he jammed his last 53,000 the next hand. Marco Reggini moved all in over the top to force out everyone else.

Luca Falco: {a-Hearts}{3-Clubs}
Marco Reggini: {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}

On a board of {j-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{10-Clubs} and the third player departed from the table in as many hands. James Romero thrones above them all with a massive stack of more than a million.

Player Chips Progress
James Romero us
James Romero
1,300,000
750,000
750,000
Sergey Frizyak ru
Sergey Frizyak
400,000
308,000
308,000
Jean-Pierre Boulad fr
Jean-Pierre Boulad
320,000
109,000
109,000
Marco Reggini it
Marco Reggini
170,000
87,000
87,000
Danilo Velasevic rs
Danilo Velasevic
Busted
Patricia Poli fr
Patricia Poli
Busted
Luca Falco it
Luca Falco
Busted

Tags: Danilo VelasevicJames RomeroJean-Pierre BouladLuca FalcoMarco RegginiPatricia Poli

Eliminated in 120th–143th Place (€2,100)

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Jimmy Kebe
Jimmy Kebe

The following batch of players all walked away with €2,100 for their accomplishment. Among those to bust out in level 18 were Slimane Mameche, Jack Salter, Govert Metaal, football star Jimmy Kebe, and Chen An Lin.

Player Chips Progress
Danilo Velasevic rs
Danilo Velasevic
Busted
Jimmy Kebe fr
Jimmy Kebe
Busted
Marc Sander es
Marc Sander
Busted
Raffaele Carnevale it
Raffaele Carnevale
Busted
Benjamin Saada fr
Benjamin Saada
Busted
Oleg Larichev ru
Oleg Larichev
Busted
Chen An Lin tw
Chen An Lin
Busted
Abdellah Bouzergan fr
Abdellah Bouzergan
Busted
Afshin Taheri ir
Afshin Taheri
Busted
Trygve Leite no
Trygve Leite
Busted
Kevin Montalto fr
Kevin Montalto
Busted
Ivar Orn Boovarsson is
Ivar Orn Boovarsson
Busted
Miguel Capriles ve
Miguel Capriles
Busted
Raphael Ravaz fr
Raphael Ravaz
Busted
Jian Yang cn
Jian Yang
Busted
Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
Busted
Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
Busted
Rostislav Evdokimov ru
Rostislav Evdokimov
Busted
Khaled Hizem tn
Khaled Hizem
Busted
Jerome Olivetto fr
Jerome Olivetto
Busted
Slimane Mameche fr
Slimane Mameche
Busted
Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini
Busted
$25K Fantasy
Eric Lenoir be
Eric Lenoir
Busted
Alisa Sibgatova ru
Alisa Sibgatova
Busted

Martini Clashes With Schemion

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Julien Martini
Julien Martini

At one of the corner tables in the Salle des Etoiles, two of the biggest names in the field clashed in a three-bet pot. Ole Schemion, who already claimed five trophies at previous EPT's in Monte Carlo, raised it up from middle position and PSPC runner-up Julien Martini three-bet him from the cutoff. Schemion came along with the call.

The flop came down {q-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{7-Clubs} and Schemion checked. Martini bet 36,000, Schemion check-raised to 90,000, and Martini called. The turn brought the {10-Hearts} and Schemion shoved all in with superior stack, more than enough to put Martini to the test for his remaining 200,000.

The Frenchman thought for two minutes before calling it off for his tournament life.

Julien Martini: {j-Clubs}{j-Spades}
Ole Schemion: {7-Spades}{7-Hearts}

Schemion had flopped a set to take a commanding lead in the hand, and Martini needed to catch an eight, jack, or king if he was to survive. The {10-Spades} on the river was neither and he was forced to make his way to the exit. With the hand, Schemion soared over a million in chips to pad his chip lead even further.

Ole Schemion
Ole Schemion
Player Chips Progress
Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
1,300,000
518,000
518,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini
Busted
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Julien MartiniOle Schemion

Salter Busts to Schiano

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Jack Salter
Jack Salter

Jack Salter had three-bet and folded against the four-bet shove of Stefano Schiano and both would tangle again in a big pot. It all escalated on the {k-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} flop when Salter ended up all in and at risk in need of running outs to avoid the elimination.

Jack Salter: {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}
Stefano Schiano: {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}

The {6-Clubs} turn sealed the fate of Salter and the {10-Clubs} river ended his tournament, while Schiano soared to a big stack.

Player Chips Progress
Stefano Schiano it
Stefano Schiano
815,000
385,000
385,000
Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
Busted

Tags: Jack SalterStefano Schiano

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Two for Bendinelli

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Alisa Sibgatova
Alisa Sibgatova

In a pot that already contained nearly 200,000, action was between Giuliano Bendinelli in the small blind and Bruno Caron on the button. With the {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{6-Spades}{a-Diamonds} board completed, Bendinelli shoved his remaining 160,000 or so in the middle. Caron, with about 127,000 behind, thought for around a minute before folding his hand.

A few hands later, Bendinelli raised in late position and Alisa Sibgatova committed her final few big blinds to the pot after him. Bendinelli paid off the small amount to put the Russian at risk.

Alisa Sibgatova: {7-Hearts}{6-Hearts}
Giuliano Bendinelli: {k-Spades}{q-Spades}

The{q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{6-Spades}{q-Hearts} board left no doubt who'd walk away as the winner and Sibgatova said her goodbyes.

Player Chips Progress
Giuliano Bendinelli it
Giuliano Bendinelli
415,000
238,000
238,000
EPT 1X Winner
Alisa Sibgatova ru
Alisa Sibgatova
Busted

Tags: Alisa SibgatovaBruno CaronGiuliano Bendinelli