2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

€25,000 Single-Day High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

Final Results
Winner
Yuri Dzivielevski
Winning Hand
a7
Prize
€448,515
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€1,776,740
Entries
74
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
74
Players Left
1

Dvoress Strikes Again as O'Dwyer Misses Heaps Of Outs

Level 16 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Steve O'Dwyer
Steve O'Dwyer

Steve O'Dwyer had 128,000 chips invested in the hijack and left himself 10,000 behind while facing chip leader Daniel Dvoress on the button. They headed to the {8-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} flop on which O'Dwyer moved all-in and Dvoress called.

Steve O'Dwyer: {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}
Daniel Dvoress: {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}

"You are favorite, Steve," Sam Grafton said and received an instant "shhhhhh" from his table neighbour.

It indeed turned into a jinx as the {2-Spades} turn and {5-Spades} river bricked.

"That was on you again, Sam," Dvoress mentioned in table chat.

The tournament is now on the money bubble with 12 players remaining and 11 spots paid.

Player Chips Progress
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Daniel Dvoress
1,850,000
200,000
200,000
Run It Once
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Steve O'Dwyer
Busted
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Daniel DvoressSam GraftonSteve O'Dwyer

Dvoress Busts Dimov With "The Right Hand at the Right Time"

Level 16 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Ognyan Dimov
Ognyan Dimov

Ognyan Dimov raised to 32,000 in the cutoff and Daniel Dvoress then three-bet to 110,000 in the big blind. The four-bet shove by Dvoress for around 530,000 followed and Dvoress beat him into the pot.

Ognyan Dimov: {a-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}
Daniel Dvoress: {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}

The {j-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{3-Clubs} flop paired Dimov's kicker but he was still on very thin ice. Nothing changed on the {9-Spades} turn and the {2-Clubs} river only improved Dvoress to the nut flush.

"The right hand at the right time," Dvoress stated in table chat.

"That's on you Sam," the Canadian said as he raked in the pot, referring to PokerStars ambassador Sam Grafton in the last seat.

Player Chips Progress
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Daniel Dvoress
1,650,000
546,000
546,000
Run It Once
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Ognyan Dimov
Busted
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Daniel DvoressOgnyan Dimov

Silent Grafton Forces Fold From Dimov

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

With 175,000 in the middle to the {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{7-Hearts} river, Sam Grafton opted to check in the big blind. Ognyan Dimov bet 100,000 on the button and Grafton used one time bank extension while mulling over his next move in silence. He then raised to 275,000 with one T-5,000 chip behind, investing one time bank extension in the process.

Dimov used four time banks and eventually surrendered, as Grafton raked in the pot without saying a single word.

Player Chips Progress
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Sam Grafton
550,000
160,000
160,000
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Ognyan Dimov
540,000
-45,000
-45,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Ognyan DimovSam Grafton

Level: 16

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

Vieira Eliminated by Dzivielevski

Level 15 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Joao Vieira
Joao Vieira

Yuri Dzivielevski raised it up from a middling position and then called the shove by the table short stack Joao Vieira on the button.

Joao Vieira: {a-Hearts}{j-Spades}
Yuri Dzivielevski: {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}

The dominated ace found no equity throughout the {k-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{3-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{6-Spades} board and the kicker played to send Vieira to the rail shy of the money.

Player Chips Progress
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Yuri Dzivielevski
440,000
209,000
209,000
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Joao Vieira
Busted

Tags: Yuri DzivielevskiJoao Vieira

No Two in a Row for Thorel

Level 15 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Jean-Noel Thorel
Jean-Noel Thorel

Jean-Noel Thorel was all-in from the small blind for his last few chips and called and covered by Andriy Lyubovetskiy who was sitting in the early position.

Jean-Noel Thorel: {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}
Andriy Lyubovetskiy: {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}

The board ran out {5-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} for Lyubovetskiy to hold with the higher pocket pair of queens and even improve to a set on the turn to eliminate Thorel.

Thorel came out victorious last night when he took down the €10,200 Mystery Bounty for €107,290 in Cash + €77,500 in Mystery Bounties.

Player Chips Progress
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Andriy Lyubovetskiy
560,000
150,000
150,000
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Jean-Noel Thorel
Busted

Tags: Andriy LyubovetskiyJean-Noel Thorel

Small Pot for Greenwood Against Quintas

Level 15 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Joining the action on the {q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} flop, Jose Quintas checked his option and then called a bet worth 16,000 by Sam Greenwood. They headed to the {q-Diamonds} turn, which went check, check. Quintas let his shot clock run down to five seconds on the {7-Clubs} river and checked.

Greenwood used more than 20 seconds before he acted and bet 50,000, which instantly won the pot without any further resistance.

Player Chips Progress
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Jose Quintas
313,000
-37,000
-37,000
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Sam Greenwood
250,000
75,000
75,000
Run It Once

Tags: Jose QuintasSam Greenwood

Tabatabai Doubles Through O'Dwyer

Level 15 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Reza Tabatabai opened the action with a raise to 70,000 from an early position. Steve O'Dwyer then three-bet to 200,000 in the cutoff and Tabatabai pushed all-in for O'Dwyer to instantly call.

Reza Tabatabai: {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}
Steve O'Dwyer: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}

The recent run bad of Tabatabai was about to receive another chapter but he improved on the {q-Spades}{j-Spades}{6-Hearts} flop. The double was confirmed on the {j-Hearts} turn and the {2-Spades} river made things official, as Tabatabai doubled for 316,000.

"I paid for it with the double before," he said in table chat and O'Dwyer just nodded with a smile on the face.

Player Chips Progress
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Reza Tabatabai
662,000
372,000
372,000
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Steve O'Dwyer
150,000
-320,000
-320,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Reza TabatabaiSteve O'Dwyer

Redraw Of the Final Two Tables

Level 15 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Around 21 minutes remain at the current blinds and the new seat assignments for the final 16 contenders are as follows.

SeatTable 1Chip CountBig BlindsTable 2Chip CountBig Blinds
1Andras Nemeth870,00073Jean-Noel Thorel150,00013
2Joao Vieira232,00019Daniel Dvoress1,104,00092
3Jose Quintas350,00029Reza Tabatabai290,00024
4Sirzat Hissou655,00055Andriy Lyubovetskiy410,00034
5Sam Greenwood175,00015Sergi Reixach500,00042
6Yuri Dzivielevski231,00019Ognyan Dimov585,00049
7Byron Kaverman247,00021Steve O'Dwyer470,00039
8Rok Gostisa575,00048Sam Grafton390,00033
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
1,104,000
76,000
76,000
Run It Once
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Andras Nemeth
870,000
-5,000
-5,000
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Sirzat Hissou
655,000
45,000
45,000
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Ognyan Dimov
585,000
18,000
18,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
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Rok Gostisa
575,000
-15,000
-15,000
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Sergi Reixach
500,000
-4,000
-4,000
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Steve O'Dwyer
470,000
-65,000
-65,000
EPT 1X Winner
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Andriy Lyubovetskiy
410,000
-99,000
-99,000
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Sam Grafton
390,000
10,000
10,000
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Jose Quintas
350,000
-75,000
-75,000
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Reza Tabatabai
290,000
-26,000
-26,000
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Byron Kaverman
247,000
-60,000
-60,000
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Joao Vieira
232,000
42,000
42,000
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Yuri Dzivielevski
231,000
-26,000
-26,000
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Sam Greenwood
175,000
-18,000
-18,000
Run It Once
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Jean-Noel Thorel
150,000
17,000
17,000

Greenwood Gets Shorter; Final Two Tables Reached

Level 15 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

In a three-bet pot to the {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{2-Diamonds} flop, Daniel Dvoress bet 30,000 out of the small blind and Sam Greenwood called on the button. Dvoress then bet the {2-Clubs} turn for 70,000 and Greenwood tanked for a while. He used one time bank extension while cutting out his stack carefully before opting to fold.

Moments later, Masashi Oya was spotted on his way out of the tournament area. According to Rok Gostisa, he had jammed ace-five into the superior ace-ten but got there anyways. "Yeah, I sucked out again, no skill," he joked with a smile on the face.

Down to the final 16 players, the tournament will now redraw to the last two tables.

Player Chips Progress
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Daniel Dvoress
1,028,000
134,000
134,000
Run It Once
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Rok Gostisa
590,000
140,000
140,000
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Sam Greenwood
193,000
-110,000
-110,000
Run It Once
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Masashi Oya
Busted

Tags: Daniel DvoressMasashi OyaRok GostisaSam Greenwood