Only 30 hopefuls out of a 922-entry strong field remain for Day 4 of the 2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino European Poker Tour €5,300 Main Event and the penultimate tournament day will aim to play down to the final table for the big showdown on Saturday, May 4th, 2019. All remaining contenders have €19,990 locked up for their efforts so far, however, all eyes are set on the top prize of €827,700, the trophy and the bragging rights that come along with it.
Leading the field into Day 4 at the Monte-Carlo Sporting is high stakes regular Timothy Adams with 2,190,000, closely followed by Nicolas Chouity (2,155,000) and Melika Razavi (2,050,000). They are the only three players with more than 100 big blinds for the restart, and as many former EPT champions remain in contention.
Besides Chouity, who lifted the trophy back in 2010 when he took down the EPT6 Grand Final for €1,700,000, Paul Michaelis (1,480,000) and Remi Castaignon (680,000) also have a shot at becoming the second player to win two EPT Main Events. Michaelis may even go back-to-back, as he triumphed in Prague in December 2018 before the popular tournament series headed to the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure on the Bahamas earlier this year.
Further notables that advanced to the penultimate day include Manig Loeser (1,635,000), Aladin Reskallah (1,600,000), James Romero (1,310,000), Rustam Hajiyev (1,045,000), Conor Beresford (1,010,000), Govert Metaal (790,000), online crusher Wiktor "limitless" Malinowski (715,000), Christoph Vogelsang (625,000), Sam Greenwood (550,000), and Ryan Riess (230,000).
The action resumes at noon local time with blinds of 10,000/20,000 and a big blind ante of 20,000. The 30-second shot clock remains in play and at least five and up to six 90-minute levels can be expected for Day 4.
The live stream with hole cards displayed on a security delay of 30 minutes will be hosted on the PokerStars Twitch and YouTube channels and you can follow all the action from Monte-Carlo right here on PokerNews with thorough coverage until a champion is crowned.
Main Event Day 4 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Players | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
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| 1 | 1 | Rustam Hajiyev | Azerbaijan | 1,045,000 | 52 |
| 1 | 2 | Wei Huang | China | 130,000 | 7 |
| 1 | 4 | Jorden Verbraeken | Belgium | 1,100,000 | 55 |
| 1 | 5 | James Romero | United Kingdom | 1,310,000 | 66 |
| 1 | 6 | Fady Kamar | Lebanon | 725,000 | 36 |
| 1 | 7 | Melika Razavi | Iran | 2,050,000 | 103 |
| 1 | 8 | Karoly Odor | Hungary | 270,000 | 14 |
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| 2 | 1 | Mikalai Vaskaboinikau | Belarus | 695,000 | 35 |
| 2 | 2 | Evy Kvilhaug | Norway | 485,000 | 24 |
| 2 | 3 | Alisa Sibgatova | Russia | 450,000 | 23 |
| 2 | 4 | Ambrose Travers | United Kingdom | 520,000 | 26 |
| 2 | 5 | Bruno Volkmann | Brazil | 1,210,000 | 61 |
| 2 | 6 | Nicolas Chouity | Lebanon | 2,155,000 | 108 |
| 2 | 7 | Vlado Banicevic | Montenegro | 350,000 | 18 |
| 2 | 8 | Sam Greenwood | Canada | 550,000 | 28 |
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| 3 | 1 | Christoph Vogelsang | Germany | 625,000 | 31 |
| 3 | 2 | Remi Castaignon | France | 680,000 | 34 |
| 3 | 3 | Aladin Reskallah | France | 1,600,000 | 80 |
| 3 | 4 | Nicola Grieco | Italy | 975,000 | 49 |
| 3 | 6 | Timothy Adams | Canada | 2,190,000 | 110 |
| 3 | 7 | Ryan Riess | United States | 230,000 | 12 |
| 3 | 8 | Luis Medina | Portugal | 890,000 | 45 |
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| 4 | 1 | Manig Loeser | Germany | 1,635,000 | 82 |
| 4 | 2 | Conor Beresford | United Kingdom | 1,010,000 | 51 |
| 4 | 3 | Massimo Mosele | Italy | 320,000 | 16 |
| 4 | 4 | Govert Metaal | Netherlands | 790,000 | 40 |
| 4 | 5 | Jack Maskill | United Kingdom | 300,000 | 15 |
| 4 | 6 | Wiktor Malinowski | Poland | 715,000 | 36 |
| 4 | 7 | Paul Michaelis | Germany | 1,480,000 | 74 |
| 4 | 8 | Viktor Katzenberger | Hungary | 1,255,000 | 63 |
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Aladin ReskallahChristoph VogelsangConor BeresfordGovert MetaalJames RomeroManig LoeserMelika RazaviNicolas ChouityPaul MichaelisRemi CastaignonRustam HajiyevRyan RiessSam GreenwoodTimothy AdamsWiktor Malinowski
flop. The turn and river were 
and Kvilhaug is closing in on 2 million in chips.
flop. Reskallah check-called a 35,000 bet and the dealer put a 
on the turn. Once again Reskallah checked to Vogelsang who made it 135,000 this time. Reskallah didn't like the price and passed.
in the blinds. Unfortunately for Travers, Kvilhaug had pocket rockets with 
in the hole.
turn, it was locked up for the Norwegian and Travers was out of his seat before the dealer put a 
on the river. What an incredible start to the day for Kvilhaug already.
on the hijack and Evy Kvilhaug moved all in over the top for 485,000 with 
board and Kvilhaug knocked out Banicevic in 29th.
and the man from China doubled up right away.
