Packed Schedule on Tap for Day 5 of EPT Monte Carlo
Things have been building slowly but surely at 2018 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo©Casino EPT, and today they'll hit a crescendo with the most loaded schedule of the festival.
There are four tournaments on the docket for Saturday scheduled to get coverage here on PokerNews, and they run the gamut of buy-ins, ranging from €330 to €100K.
Perhaps most relevant for poker fans will be the conclusion of the €100K Super High Roller, set to play to a conclusion when a winner will pocket €1,520,000. A loaded final six has emerged from a field of 44, with all of the remaining players in the money.
Everyone is looking up at Christoph Vogelsang, as the scarf-wearing German bagged over 100 big blinds to notch a decent lead over the red-hot Sam Greenwood — the Canadian enters having shipped two recent high roller events, one for over $1.2 million in Barcelona.
Here's how they'll be arrayed when play resumes:
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ali Reza Fatehi | Iran | 1,840,000 |
| 2 | Ole Schemion | Germany | 1,490,000 |
| 3 | Christoph Vogelsang | Germany | 3,020,000 |
| 4 | Isaac Haxton | United States | 1,680,000 |
| 5 | Sam Greenwood | Canada | 2,065,000 |
| 6 | Justin Bonomo | United States | 1,405,000 |
Hand history updates can be found at the PokerStars Blog. Those wishing for a more direct line on the action can tune in to the live stream.
Also of import, the Main Event at least gets under way. The marathon grind begins with the first of two starting days, with players able to enter — and now reenter once, for the first time ever — at the €5,300 price point. Ten levels are on tap today and we'll bring you hand history coverage right here on PokerNews.
Two prominent side events will conclude as well.
The €1,100 EPT National has just 24 players remaining in contention for a €250K first-place prize. Chip leader Michal Mrakes, PokerStars Team Pro Online Randy Lew and Gaelle Baumann appear to be the headliners.
Meanwhile, the €2,200 EPT National High Roller sees 55 players return out of 462. They're fighting for a €173K windfall. Plenty of big names remain in contention, including Leo Margets, Dario Sammartino, Jack Salter and Rainer Kempe.
Finally, the third and fourth flights of the €330 EPT Cup will go down.
PokerNews will bring you recaps, features and updates from all of the above throughout the day.
when Christoph Vogelsang opened in the small blind with 
. The flop came 
and Haxton called a large continuation-bet. On the 
turn, Vogelsang barreled big again with 350,000 into 410,000. Haxton had about 1.3 million and shoved all in.
wasn't one of them and Haxton took his leave with a small profit of €13K booked as he was in for three shells.
from the cutoff, Baumann three-bet shoved 1,300,000 (16 big blinds) on the button with 
and Mrakes called. The best hand held up to send the French pro to the rail in 10th place (€15,830).
and Ali Reza Fatehi checked with 
. The flop came 
, giving each player two pair. Bonomo bet the minimum, 60,000, and Fatehi just called. On the 
turn, Bonomo fired again, big, for 225,000. Fatehi shoved all in and Bonomo quickly called for 595,000 more.
fell. Bonomo collected €401,000 and registered for the Main Event, while Fatehi stacked up to about 3.6 million and the chip lead.
and Cangianiello clapped his hands in excitement. Neither the 
