2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

�25,000 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
83
Prize
€958,140
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€4,297,790
Entries
179
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
179
Players Left
13

Schwippert Spinning Up a Stack

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Jan-Eric Schwippert
Jan-Eric Schwippert

Jan-Eric Schwippert was one of the late entries to start Day 2 with 50,000 chips, however, he is making a charge up the leaderboard in the opening level. Schwippert raised on the button and Dimitar Yosifov called in the big blind.

The flop came {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} and Yosifov checked to Schwippert who continued for 3,500. Yosifov called and the {5-Hearts} rolled off on the turn. Yosifov check-called another bet of 8,500 from Schwippert and the {10-Hearts} completed the board.

Yosifov checked for the third time and Schwippert announced all in, putting Yosifov to the test for his remaining 29,000 chips. Yosifov didn't have to think for very long as he dumped his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Jan-Eric Schwippert
135,800
85,800
85,800
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Dimitar Yosifov
29,000
-21,000
-21,000

Tags: Dimitar YosifovJan-Eric Schwippert

Grafton Goes Big on the River

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Sam Grafton raised it up in the cutoff and Steve O'Dwyer called from the big blind. The flop fell {a-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{5-Spades} and O'Dwyer check-called a bet of 3,000 from Grafton.

The turn brought the {k-Diamonds} and both players checked to the {9-Diamonds} on the river. O'Dwyer led out with a bet of 5,000 and Grafton went for a big raise, making it 41,000. O'Dwyer wasted little time before pitching his cards to the muck and Grafton raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Steve O'Dwyer
224,000
-27,500
-27,500
EPT 1X Winner
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Sam Grafton
82,500
32,500
32,500

Tags: Steve O'DwyerSam Grafton

Lefrancois Puts Nakdali All-In

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Pascal Lefrancois
Pascal Lefrancois

Yaman Nakdali raised to 3,200 from the hijack and both Alexandros Kolonias on the button and Pascal Lefrancois in the big blind made the calls.

The flop came {9-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{8-Spades}, Lefrancois checked, Nakdali continued with a bet of 4,000. Kolonias folded but Lefrancois raised it up to 15,000 which Nakdali called.

The turn was the {a-Spades}, Lefrancois barreled a bet of 27,000 out for Nakdali to call after using a time bank card.

The {6-Diamonds} completed the board. Lefrancois utilized two time bank cards and then put a stack of chips in to put Nakdali all-in. Nakdali used a time bank card too before opting to fold in the end.

Player Chips Progress
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Pascal Lefrancois
264,000
66,900
66,900
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Alexandros Kolonias
59,000
25,000
25,000
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Yaman Nakdali
43,800
-38,300
-38,300

Tags: Alexandros KoloniasPascal LefrancoisYaman Nakdali

Quenneville Starts Off Hot

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Alex Kulev raised it up from the hijack and Troy Quenneville defended from the big blind. The flop came {10-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{3-Spades} and Quenneville checked to Kulev who continued for 3,200. Quenneville check-raised to 9,800 and Kolev shoved all in for around 40,000. Quenneville looked him up and the cards were tabled.

Alex Kulev: {q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}
Troy Quenneville: {10-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

Quenneville had the best hand with a pair of tens but Kulev had an overcard and a flush draw. The {6-Spades} on the turn and the {9-Spades} on the river missed Kulev as he was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Troy Quenneville
313,000
18,200
18,200
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Alex Kulev
Busted

Tags: Troy QuennevilleAlex Kulev

Speranza Scoops an Early Pot

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Byron Kaverman raised to 3,200 from under the gun and was called by Gianluca Speranza from a couple of seats over and Juan Pardo on the button. The flop came {5-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{3-Clubs} and Kaverman checked to Speranza who bet 4,600. Pardo raised to 17,000 which got Kaverman to fold but Speranza called.

The turn was the {a-Spades} and Speranza check-called a bet of 15,000 from Pardo. The {6-Diamonds} hit the river which slowed the action as both players knuckled the table. Speranza flipped over {3-Spades}{3-Hearts} for a set of three and Pardo conceded.

Player Chips Progress
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Gianluca Speranza
177,000
52,000
52,000
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Juan Pardo
100,000
-41,000
-41,000
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Byron Kaverman
66,000
-8,300
-8,300

Tags: Byron KavermanGianluca SperanzaJuan Pardo

Puetz Shoves on Thomas

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Cedric Schwaederle was the first to fall today to the hands of Paul Newey and a few minutes later, the flop read {6-Spades}{a-Clubs}{5-Spades} on that same table with 7,200 in the middle.

Julian Thomas had checked in the small blind and Christopher Puetz had bet. Thomas responded with a raise to 9,000 for Peutz to use a time bank card before announcing he was all-in. Thomas asked for a count and the dealer confirmed the shove was for 47,500. Thomas slid a time bank card forward and eventually opted to fold.

Player Chips Progress
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Julian Thomas
128,000
-2,200
-2,200
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Paul Newey
80,000
17,900
17,900
Profile photo of Christopher Puetz de
Christopher Puetz
63,700
12,700
12,700
Profile photo of Cedric Schwaederle fr
Cedric Schwaederle
Busted

Tags: Christopher PuetzJulian ThomasPaul NeweyCedric Schwaederle

Shuffle Up and Deal

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

There were 19 more entries for the start of Day 2, bringing the total number of entries to 179 for this event. The cards are now in the air on Day 2 and the action is underway.

Player Chips Progress
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Jose Quintas
50,000
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Pieter Aerts
50,000
50,000
50,000
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Hossein Madani
50,000
50,000
50,000
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Jordan Westmorland
50,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Peter Turmezey hu
Peter Turmezey
50,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Alex Kulev bg
Alex Kulev
50,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Emre Nuhoglu tr
Emre Nuhoglu
50,000
50,000
50,000
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Dimitar Yosifov
50,000
50,000
50,000
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Jan-Eric Schwippert
50,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of David Miscikowski us
David Miscikowski
50,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Patrik Antonius fi
Patrik Antonius
50,000
50,000
50,000
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
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Sam Grafton
50,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Arthur Conan fr
Arthur Conan
50,000
50,000
50,000
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Koray Aldemir
50,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Ognyan Dimov bg
Ognyan Dimov
50,000
50,000
50,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
50,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Marton Czuczor hu
Marton Czuczor
50,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Thomas Muehloecker
Thomas Muehloecker
50,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Shyngis Satubayev kz
Shyngis Satubayev
50,000
50,000
50,000

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

At Least 69 Players Return for Day 2 of the �25,000 EPT High Roller

Sirzat Hissou
Sirzat Hissou

At 12:30 pm. local time, the �25,000 EPT High Roller kicks of Day 2 with late registration or reentry still possible until that moment. The 2022 PokerStars European Poker Tour presented by Monte-Carlo Casino?? is coming to an end with two more days to play down but the action will be hot and heavy all day long. There were 160 entries collected on Day 1 and 69 of them made it nicely through to Day 2.

Sirzat Hissou is coming back with a big chip lead of 359,000 in chips which is worth 40 big blinds more than the 294,800 Troy Quenneville amassed on Day 1. Completing the top five at the start of the day are Orpen Kisacikoglu, Kent Staahle, and Steve O'Dwyer.

But as expected, there are still so many players left in the field that you'd see in any High Roller regularly. Rainer Kempe, Byron Kaverman, Cedric Schwaederle, Andrey Andreev, Erik Seidel, Jean-Noel Thorel, Fabian Quoss, Alexandros Kolonias, and Mike Watson are some of the players who have some work ahead of them as they can be found at the bottom of the chip counts.

Top Ten Chip Counts from Day 1

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1stSirzat HissouGermany359,000224
2ndTroy QuennevilleCanada294,800184
3rdOrpen KisacikogluTurkey263,200165
4thKent StaahleNorway255,900160
5thSteve O'DwyerIreland251,500157
6thStephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom246,800154
7thRamiro PetroneArgentina245,800154
8thMatthias EibingerAustria216,500135
9thPascal LefrancoisCanada197,100123
10thRodrigo SeijiBrazil188,700118

Action will resume in the America Room at the Monte Carlo Bay, with another 10 levels of 60 minutes each are scheduled to play. Level 11 will be the first level of the day which features a small blind of 800, a big blind of 1,600, and a big blind ante of 1,600.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be there from the first flop till the final bag has been sealed for Day 3 so make sure to follow along.