€2,200 FPS High Roller
Jour 1b a débuté
€2,200 FPS High Roller
Jour 1b a débuté
The 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Monte Carlo series at Sporting Monte-Carlo continues today with the second of two starting flights for the €2,200 FPS High Roller. While Day 1a is currently underway, those who fail to find a bag by the end of the first starting flight will get another chance in Day 1b, beginning at 6 p.m. local time.
Yiannis Liperis comes into this event as the defending champion. Last year at the 2023 EPT Monte Carlo, he overcame a field 1,234 entrants and a stacked final table that included Tom Orpaz, Weiran Pu and Candido Cappiello. He last defeated Sim Kok Wai to take home the top prize of €406,670 along with the trophy.
Place | Player | Country | Prize (EUR) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Yiannis Liperis | Cyprus | €406,670 |
2 | Sim Kok Wai | Malaysia | €254,350 |
3 | Candido Cappiello | Italy | €181,680 |
4 | Weiran Pu | China | €139,750 |
5 | Marco Regonaschi | Italy | €107,500 |
6 | Walter Ripper | Brazil | €82,690 |
7 | Paolo Boi | Italy | €63,610 |
8 | Enrico Camosci | Italy | €48,920 |
9 | Tom Orpaz | Israel | €37,630 |
The second starting flight features a near-identical structure to the first one, with the only difference being that levels are 20 minutes in length instead of 40. Players will start with 30,000 in chips and the blinds will begin at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. The plan is to play until roughly 15% of the field remains and all players who bag their chips at the end of the night will be in the money for tomorrow's Day 2, which will play down to a winner. A 20-minute break is scheduled after every five levels and unlimited reentries are permitted for this event.
The field currently stands at just over 600 entrants midway through the first starting flight, making it very likely that last year's field of 1,234 entrants will be smashed by the end of Day 1b.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all the action for this event until a winner is crowned on the final day beginning tomorrow, April 28, at noon local time.
Niveau: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
The tournament director has made the announcement. It's time to shuffle up and deal in Day 1b of the FPS High Roller.
Joao Oliveira open-raised to 500 from early position on the short-handed table. He was called by Jean Andre one seat across and Vahe Ter-Khachatryan in the big blind.
The flop came Q♥8♥A♥ and all three players checked. The turn was the 10♦. Action checked to Andre, who made it 1,700 to go. Ter-Khachatryan folded and Oliveira called.
The river was the K♥. Oliveira checked, Andre fired again and Oliveira folded to give Andre the pot.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Jean Andre
|
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
Vahe Ter-Khachatryan |
29,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
Joao Oliveira |
27,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
With three players seeing a board of A♥10♣5♣J♣ and roughly 1,500 in the middle, Elie Dib checked from the small blind, Stephane Benadiba checked from the big blind and Radoslaw Krosnowski bet 600 from the button. Both opponents made the call.
Krosnowski bet again when checked to on the 3♣ river, this time for 1,500. Dib got out of the way while Benadiba made the call.
Krosnowski showed down Q♣2♣ for a flush and Benadiba's hand hit the muck.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Radoslaw Krosnowski |
34,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
Elie Dib |
27,800
27,800
|
27,800 |
Stephane Benadiba |
24,500
24,500
|
24,500 |
Following an open-raise, Ibrahim Ghassan three-bet to 2,100 from late position, then Francesco Di Profio four-bet to 8,000 from the small blind. Serhii Tarnakin called in the big blind and Ghassan called.
The flop came 4♣5♣7♥ and Di Profio moved all in for 15,300. Tarnakin quickly called and so did Ghassan to make a three-way all-in. Players flipped their cards.
Francesco Di Profio: 10♣10♠
Serhii Tarnakin: A♠A♦
Ibrahim Ghassan: J♦J♠
All three players had a pair, with Tarnakin way out ahead with aces. The turn came the 2♣ and the river the Q♣, putting four clubs on the board and giving Di Profio a flush. He won the pot to triple up his stack, leaving the other players short.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Francesco Di Profio |
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
Ibrahim Ghassan |
10,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Serhii Tarnakin |
6,500
6,500
|
6,500 |
Niveau: 2
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Samy Boujmala opened to 600 from under the gun and received calls from Piotr Lewandowski in the cutoff and Adrian Andritz in the big blind.
Action checked around to Lewandowski who bet 1,200 on the 2♦Q♠3♠ flop. Andritz made the call while Boujmala got out of the way.
Lewandowski bet again when checked to on the Q♦ turn, this time for 1,200. Once again Andritz made the call.
On the 7♣ river Andritz checked, Lewandowski bet 3,600 and this time it was enough to force a fold from Andritz.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Piotr Lewandowski |
36,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
Samy Boujmala |
28,500
28,500
|
28,500 |
Adrian Andritz |
26,800
26,800
|
26,800 |
Serhii Tarnakin raised to 600 from middle position and picked up calls from Alfred Nader and Orjan Birkestol before Ibrahim Ghassan moved all in from the button for around 8,000. Tarnakin shoved over the top for 10,700, Nader folded and Birkestol made the call. The three players turned their cards.
Ibrahim Ghassan: A♥8♥
Serhii Tarnakin: A♠K♦
Orjan Birkestol: K♥J♥
The board ran out 3♣3♠Q♠2♥4♦. Tarnakin held with his ace-king high to win the pot and triple up his short stack, bringing him back close to starting stack. Ghassan was eliminated and Birkestol took a hit.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Serhii Tarnakin |
28,000
21,500
|
21,500 |
Orjan Birkestol |
21,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
Ibrahim Ghassan | Eliminé |