The pot stood at approximately 35,000 with two players looking at a flop of 8♣J♦2♣.
Sergio Aido, who was in the big blind, bet out 25,000. Alex Kulev, the reigning €100,000 EPT Super High Roller champion, made the call.
The K♦ turn saw Aido bet again, this time for 44,000. Kulev called.
The A♣ river saw Aido use a time bank chip before placing a bet large enough to put Kulev all in for his remaining 136,000. Kulev looked frustrated to snap-fold.
Phil Ivey, in the big blind, bet out 8,000 on the 6♥J♠2♠ flop. Michael Watson, on the button, made the call.
The 10♥ turn saw Ivey commit an additional 20,000 chips into the middle. Watson was undeterred.
The 7♠ river slowed down Ivey, Watson took the lead with a bet of 63,000 and Ivey went deep into the tank.
Toying with calling chips in his hands, Ivey used two time bank chips before making a frustrated call. Watson tabled 10♠9♠ for a rivered flush, prompting Ivey to muck his cards.
Bert Stevens opened to 2,500 from early position and was met with a three-bet to 8,500 by David Yan in the next seat. Action folded back to Stevens, who called.
On the 9♥Q♥7♦ flop, Stevens check-called a bet of 14,000 from Yan.
The 8♣ turn was checked through by both players.
On the J♦ river, Stevens led out with a bet of 26,000. Yan went into the tank, and took two timebanks before calling.
Stevens showed 10♠10♣ for the queen-high straight, and Yan mucked his hand.
The 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Monte Carlo continues today with the €100,000 EPT Super High Roller. The Sporting Monte-Carlo will play host to this prestigious three-day event that is sure to attract some of the best and brightest stars in the poker community.
The same event last year drew an impressive field of 37 entries, which saw the eventual winner Alex Kulev claim the trophy and the lion’s share of the €3,589,740 prize pool. Kulev defeated Mikita Badziakouski in heads-up play taking home a massive €1,036,287 for his efforts.
2023 EPT Monte Carlo Super High Roller Results
Place
Player
Country
Prize (EUR)
1
Alex Kulev
Bulgaria
€1,036,287*
2
Mikita Badziakouski
Belarus
€1,009,853*
3
Ben Heath
United Kingdom
€556,400
4
Artur Martirosian
Russian Federation
€412,800
5
Adrian Mateos
Spain
€323,100
6
Orpen Kisacikoglu
Turkey
€251,300
* Denotes heads-up deal
Alex Kulev
Players will have a starting stack of 250,000 chips with blinds beginning at 500/1,000 with a 1,000 big blind ante. Day 1 is scheduled to kick off at 12:30 p.m. local time as competitors play through eight 60-minute levels, with an additional break of 20 minutes every two levels.
A shot clock will be implemented from the start of the event and players will have six-time bank cards worth 30 seconds each. An additional time bank card will be allocated to each player at the start of every level.
This is an unlimited reentry event and late registration will be available until the start of Day 2.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for the coverage of this event from the moment cards are in the air until a winner is crowned on the 29th of April.
