2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

€1,100 FPS Main Event
Day: 1d
Event Info

2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
107
Prize
€303,190
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€2,012,160
Entries
2,096
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 1d
Entries
489
Players Left
73

Meiri Spikes River to Scoop Huge Pot and Bust Two

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Picking the action up on a board of 105K7, short-stack Drisse Maouchi was all-in for around 21,000, and had received action from Hicham Hachoumi and Aviv Meiri. 50,000 was in the main pot, with 30,000 in the side pot.

Hachoumi moved all in for around 51,000 and Meiri was deep in the tank.

Meiri repeatedly asked "Do you want a call?" and Hachoumi eventually responded "I don't know your hand."

The clock was called by Maouchi, and just before his time ran out, Meiri slammed in the call.

Drisse Maouchi: 108 All in
Hicham Hachoumi: AA All in
Aviv Meiri: KJ

Hachoumi was in great shape to take the whole pot, his pocket aces ahead of Meiri's pair of kings and Maouchi's pair of tens.

However the J rolled off on the river to give Meiri top two pair, and send both of his opponents packing.

Hachoumi let out a yelp of pain and threw his hands up in disgust at his misfortune, while Meiri repeatedly apologized profusely to his opponent. That was scant consolation for Hachoumi as he headed for the exit.

Player Chips Progress
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Aviv Meiri
240,000
204,000
204,000
Profile photo of Hicham Hachoumi fr
Hicham Hachoumi
Busted
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Drisse Maouchi
Busted

Tags: Aviv MeiriDrisse MaouchiHicham Hachoumi

Calamusa Busts Serkissian

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Pierre Calamusa
Pierre Calamusa

Vitalii Zimkovskyi opened to 5,000, only to be faced with a three-bet to 12,500 from Pierre Calamusa in middle position. Fabien Serkissian then produced a cold four-bet jam for 23,000.

Zimkovskyi got out of the way but Calamusa made the quick call.

Fabien Serkissian: JJ All in
Pierre Calamusa: KQ

Serkissian was ahead in a race, but the Q42 flop put Calamusa in front with a pair of queens, a lead he would not relinquish on the 7 turn and 10 river.

Player Chips Progress
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Pierre Calamusa
230,000
Profile photo of Vitalii Zimkovskyi ua
Vitalii Zimkovskyi
59,000
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Fabien Serkissian
Busted

Tags: Fabien SerkissianPierre CalamusaVitalii Zimkovskyi

Tammel Eliminated by Flopped Quads

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Tarmo Tammel
Tarmo Tammel

PokerNews caught the action as there was a three-way all in and the cards had been tabled.

Tarmo Tammel: KJ All in
Antonio Alborea: AA All in
Marecek Pavel: 88

The board ran out AAJ89; though Pavel turned a full house, both himself and Tammel were drawing dead to the flopped quads of Alborea.

Player Chips Progress
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Marecek Pavel
255,000
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Antonio Alborea
105,000
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Tarmo Tammel
Busted

Tags: Antonio AlboreaTarmo Tammel

Domination Rotation for Lampropulos

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Maria Lampropulos
Maria Lampropulos

Maria Lampropulos raised to 10,000 from middle position, Ihar Soika moved all in for 65,000 from the button and Lampropulos took her time before making the call.

Ihar Soika: AK
Maria Lampropulos: KQ

The board ran out 7QJ28; Lampropulos' dominated hand paired on the flop, ultimately sending Soika to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Maria Lampropulos
180,000
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Ihar Soika
Busted

Tags: Ihar SoikaMaria Lampropulos

Monello Forced All In Blind on the Bubble

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Marco Monello
Marco Monello

The action was caught on the river as the full board read J61038.

As the floor reported to the room, Marco Monello had been forced all in blind by posting the big blind. There was still action on the side between Brice Guido, in the small blind, and Hirokazu Kobayashi, in early position.

Kobayashi was all in on the river for his last 180,000 and Guido had made the call. The cards were tabled.

Marco Monello: A3 All in
Hirokazu Kobayashi: A6 All in
Brice Guido: 108

Kobayashi held the nut flush ensuring his full double-up and the elimination of Monello. The remaining 73 players progressed to Day 2. Stay tuned for a recap of the day and full chip counts.

Player Chips Progress
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Hirokazu Kobayashi
420,000
270,000
270,000
Profile photo of Brice Guido fr
Brice Guido
175,000
175,000
175,000
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Marco Monello
Busted

Tags: Brice GuidoHirokazu KobayashiMarco Monello

Gil Aboodi Tops Standings in FPS Main Event Day 1d and Takes Overall Chip Lead

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Gil Aboodi
Gil Aboodi

Day 1d of the €1,100 PokerStars France Poker Series Main Event at Sporting Monte-Carlo has concluded, with the final flight attracting a total of 489 entries.

73 players made it through to Day 2, with Marco Monello being the unfortunate player to bust on the bubble.

Gil Aboodi (889,000) of the United States leads the way from Day 1d and takes the overall chip lead into Day 2, with Remy Murcia (869,000) and Federico Macori (624,000) completing the top three stacks from Day 1d.

Other notable names to progress from Day 1d include Julien Sitbon (383,000), Marc Foggin (250,000) and Davidi Kitai (108,000).

Julien Sitbon
Julien Sitbon

In total the FPS Main Event gained 2,096 entries, generating a total prize pool of €2,012,160.

314 players have progressed to Day 2, all of whom are in the money. Payouts will be confirmed at the start of Day 2.

Top 10 Day 2 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Gil AboodiUnited States889,000177
2Remy MurciaFrance869,000173
3Vladimir ErcegSerbia762,000152
4Kevin TedescoFrance699,000139
5Stephen NahmCanada644,000128
6Clement MichaudFrance628,000125
7Christian AlilovicFrance626,000125
8Federico MacoriItaly624,000124
9Laurent PolitoFrance575,000115
10Eric SfezFrance551,000110

Day 2 begins at 12 p.m. local time on Friday, April 26 and will feature 60-minute levels.

The action will resume with around ten minutes left at Level 16, where the blinds are 2,000/5,000/5,000, so be sure to stick with PokerNews for all your coverage as the tournament begins to reach the nitty gritty.

Tags: Christian AlilovicClement MichaudDavidi KitaiEric SfezFederico MacoriGil AboodiJulien SitbonKevin TedescoLaurent PolitoMarc FogginMarco MonelloMonte CarloRemy MurciaStephen NahmVladimir Erceg