2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

�50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

Final Results
Winner
Prize
€505,774
Event Info
Buy-in
€50,000
Prize Pool
€1,649,340
Entries
34
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
40,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
34
Players Left
1

Level: 19

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

Lefrancois Increases Lead

Level 18 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Pascal Lefrancois opened to 50,000 in the cutoff and Mike Watson defended the big blind.

The dealer spread the {j-Spades}{9-Hearts}{3-Hearts} flop and Watson check-called for 35,000.

The {7-Spades} fell on the turn and Watson check-folded to a bet of 125,000, while Lefrancois added to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Pascal Lefrancois ca
Pascal Lefrancois
1,425,000
135,000
135,000
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
725,000
-190,000
-190,000
Yuri Dzivielevski
Yuri Dzivielevski
445,000
-125,000
-125,000
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
430,000
110,000
110,000
Run It Once
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
375,000
40,000
40,000
EPT 2X Winner

Tags: Mike WatsonPascal Lefrancois

Timothy Adams Eliminated in 6th Place (�115,450)

Level 18 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Timothy Adams
Timothy Adams

Timothy Adams had gotten his stack of about 310,000 in from the small blind and was at risk against Pascal Lefrancois in middle position.

Timothy Adams: {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
Pascal Lefrancois: {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}

The {8-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{3-Clubs} flop kept Adams behind, and although the {5-Diamonds} turn gave him a flush draw and provided chop outs, the {3-Hearts} river bricked out and Adams was eliminated in sixth place for �115,450.

Player Chips Progress
Pascal Lefrancois ca
Pascal Lefrancois
1,290,000
440,000
440,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
Busted

Tags: Pascal LefrancoisTimothy Adams

Lefrancois Doubles Through Watson

Level 18 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

On a {q-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} completed the board with roughly 430,000 in the pot, Pascal Lefrancois got his remaining 210,000 chips in against Mike Watson.

Watson showed {q-Clubs}{2-Clubs} for two pair, but it was no good as Lefrancois revealed {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} for the nuts and secured the double.

Player Chips Progress
Pascal Lefrancois ca
Pascal Lefrancois
850,000
455,000
455,000
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
335,000
-485,000
-485,000
EPT 2X Winner

Tags: Pascal LefrancoisMike Watson

Level: 18

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

Mikita Badziakouski Eliminated on Money Bubble

Level 17 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Mikita Badziakouski
Mikita Badziakouski

Mikita Badziakouski got all of his stack in except for a single T-5,000 chip preflop in the small blind against Seth Davies in middle position.

Both players checked it down on the {q-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{2-Spades} board. Davies showed {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts} to take the pot against Badziakouski's {a-Spades}{10-Hearts}.

On the next hand, Badziakouski got his last chip in with {j-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} against Davies' {a-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}.

The board ran out {j-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{10-Hearts}{8-Clubs} and although Badziakouski flopped two pair, Davies made trips on the turn to burst the money bubble.

Player Chips Progress
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
915,000
140,000
140,000
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
Busted

Tags: Mikita BadziakouskiSeth Davies

Grafton Knocked Out by Adams

Level 17 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Sam Grafton
Sam Grafton

PokerStars Ambassador Sam Grafton got his 180,000 chips in from middle position and was at risk against Timothy Adams on the button.

Sam Grafton: {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs}
Timothy Adams: {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}

The {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}{6-Hearts} flop paired both players but kept Adams ahead, and the {k-Diamonds} and {2-Hearts} eliminated Grafton from the tournament close to the money bubble.

Player Chips Progress
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
485,000
185,000
185,000
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
Busted

Tags: Sam GraftonTimothy Adams

Level: 17

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000