Donnerstag fiel im Sporting Club des Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel der Startschuss zur PokerStars European Poker Tour presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®️. Los gingen mit den beiden ersten von insgesamt vier Starttagen Eins des €960+€140 France Poker Series (FPS) Main Events.
Zur Mittagsstunde begann der Starttag 1a. Hier durfte man bis zum Ende der Late-Registration 371 Entries verbuchen. Gespielt wurde mit einer Startdotation von 30.000 und 40 Minuten Levels. Pro Starttag war ein Re-Entry erlaubt. Ziel war es auf 15 % des Teilnehmerfeldes herunter zu spielen. Damit konnten sich 55 Poker-Cracks für Tag 2 qualifizieren und schon einmal den Min-Cash sichern. Den Chiplead von Tag 1a holte sich der Deutsche Alexander Tkatschew mit 650.000. Auch der Schweizer Serge Danis überstand den Tag und geht mit 193.000 in Tag 2.
Am Abend ging es dann mit dem Tag 1b und dem identischen Modus weiter. Hier waren nur die Levelzeiten statt 40 Minuten lediglich 30 Minuten lang. Man durfte sich über weitere 273 Entries freuen und damit kommt man zur Halbzeit schon auf 644 Starts und €618.240 liegen bereits im Preispool. Tag 1b überstanden schließlich 41 Protagonisten. Hier konnte sich der Franzose Brice Guido mit 566.000 den Chiplead sichern. DACH-Spieler schafften es nicht heil durch den Tag.
Bis jetzt sind schon 96 Karten-Jongleure für Tag 2 qualifiziert. Den Overall-Chiplead hält der Deutsche Alexander Tkatschew mit 650.000. Der Average nach Tag 1b liegt bei 201.250.
Von den deutschsprachigen Teilnehmern blieben am Tag 1a und 1b unter anderen, Dietrich Fast (GER), Jonas Lauck (GER), Christopher Pütz (GER), Christophe Panetti (SUI), Oliver Weis (GER), Josef Huber (GER), Andreas Bolling (GER), Jessica Teusl (AUT), Daniel Rezaei (AUT), Maurice Anisimov (AUT), Sirwan Hissou (GER), Alexander Kreuz (GER), Max-Dilschad Hissou (GER), Dominic Koechig (GER), Halil Coknez (GER), Klas Krüger (GER), Paul Höfer (GER), Stefan Lehner (AUT), Dominik Kilchhofer (SUI), Fabio De Blasi (SUI), Gerald Eisele (SUI), Jerome Rüfenacht (SUI), Juan Graells (SUI), Thomas Hueber (AUT), Christian Rudolph (GER), Claas Segebrecht (GER) und Sven Neuenschwander (SUI) auf der Strecke.
Tag 2 startet am Samstag um 12:00 Uhr. Ab dann dauert jeder Level 60 Minuten. Es geht beim niedrigsten Schluss-Level der viert Starttage Eins weiter. Der Sieger wird erst im Finale am Montag ab 12:00 Uhr ermittelt.
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Hier sind die Chipcounts von Tag 1a:
| Name | Country | Chips |
| Alexander Tkatschew | Germany | 650000 |
| Giulio Astarita | Italy | 524000 |
| Efim Dorfman | Romania | 515000 |
| Alessandro Adinolfo | Italy | 427000 |
| Florian Decamps | France | 417000 |
| Kacper Swiderski | Poland | 392000 |
| Olivier Murrachioli | France | 390000 |
| Rene Zaffran | France | 370000 |
| Andrea Rocci | Italy | 351000 |
| Fabrice Maltez | France | 346000 |
| Bryan Paris | USA | 325000 |
| Giacomo Lepre | Italy | 321000 |
| Filippo Ragone | Italy | 301000 |
| Daisuke Ogita | Japan | 270000 |
| Jason Wheeler | USA | 270000 |
| Christos Xanthopoulos | Greece | 262000 |
| Braz Borges | Portugal | 252000 |
| Tomas Jozonis | Lithuania | 238000 |
| Fabrice Bourcier | France | 230000 |
| Danut Chisu | Romania | 212000 |
| Savvas Mitsikouridis | Cyprus | 201000 |
| Costin Grimberg | Romania | 200000 |
| Hayato Kitajima | Japan | 199000 |
| Serge Danis | Switzerland | 193000 |
| Sylvain Mazza | France | 180000 |
| Pasqale Di Ceglie | Croatia | 171000 |
| Lege Saied | Tunisia | 169000 |
| Domenico Paparo | Italy | 167000 |
| Marco Regonaschi | Italy | 153000 |
| Ilan Cohen | France | 147000 |
| Antonin Teisseire | France | 140000 |
| Luca Falco | Italy | 138000 |
| Victor Salinier | France | 134000 |
| Laurent Vauquelin | France | 132000 |
| Leo Margets | Spain | 125000 |
| Sergej Babincev | Lithuania | 121000 |
| Mercedes Osti | France | 121000 |
| Viliyan Petleshkov | Bulgaria | 119000 |
| Davide Testori | Italy | 113000 |
| Theodore Giorgi | Syria | 112000 |
| Luca Moschitta | Italy | 104000 |
| Pierre Zerbib | France | 95000 |
| Miguel Capriles | Venezuela | 94000 |
| Wendy Nguyen | USA | 94000 |
| David Vinayagmoorthy | Norway | 90000 |
| Eric Rapp | France | 81000 |
| Andrew Hills | UK | 77000 |
| Gerald Soldermann | France | 76000 |
| Philippe Geirnaert | France | 73000 |
| Dean-Henri Za | France | 67000 |
| Dimitri Joubert | France | 62000 |
| Julien Sitbon | France | 56000 |
| Jan Stroom | Netherlands | 48000 |
| Javier Fernandez | Andorra | 43000 |
| Eliott Kessas | France | 42000 |
Hier sind die Chipcounts von Tag 1b:
| Name | Country | Status | Chips |
| Brice Guido | France | 566000 | |
| Imad Derwiche | France | 560000 | |
| Tsugunari Toma | Japan | 489000 | |
| Javier Gomez | Spain | 469000 | |
| Fausto Tantillo | Italy | 421000 | |
| Julien Da Silva | France | 402000 | |
| Florian Guimond | France | 309000 | |
| Eddie Saade | Australia | 308000 | |
| Nicolas Noguera | France | 286000 | |
| Maher Nouira | Tunisia | 280000 | |
| Antonius Krijn | Netherlands | 275000 | |
| Rudy Hadjedj | France | 270000 | |
| Motoyoshi Okamura | Japan | 255000 | |
| Marcelo Simoes | Brazil | 254000 | |
| Alejandro Lococo | Argentina | PokerStars Ambassador | 249000 |
| Pierre Basely | France | 238000 | |
| Alex Peffly | UK | 200000 | |
| Dominique Usai | France | 174000 | |
| Sindre Hansen | UK | 167000 | |
| Luigi Shehadeh | Italy | 158000 | |
| Dmitry Shchepkin | Russia | 155000 | |
| Kim Wittendorff | Denmark | 137000 | |
| Jonathan Pastore | France | 131000 | |
| Adel Ben Messaoud | France | 125000 | |
| Anh Do | Czech Republic | 115000 | |
| Kristen Nyman | USA | 110000 | |
| Mehdi Chaoui | Morocco | 109000 | |
| Alexander Goulder | UK | 108000 | |
| Yves Piacentino | France | 105000 | |
| Laurent Silva | France | 89000 | |
| Allan Nguyen | France | 81000 | |
| Dragos Trofimov | Moldova | 81000 | |
| Maxime Colom | France | 73000 | |
| Pavlos Xanthopoulos | Greece | 69000 | |
| Jacques Der Megreditchian | France | 68000 | |
| Steve Enriquez | Spain | 65000 | |
| Hicham Hachoumi | France | 59000 | |
| Paul Dupu | Romania | 58000 | |
| Martijn Quintas | Portugal | 45000 | |
| Virgile Turchi | France | 43000 | |
| Pedro Marques | Portugal | 29000 |
Alle weiteren Informationen zur EPT Monte-Carlo gibt es hier.
Hier ist der EPT Monte-Carlo Turnierplan:
| DATE | Time | Event | Buy-in | Stack |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Apr 28 | 12:00 | #2 – €1,100 Qualifier Bounty (€50 Bounty) – ‚Win Your Seat @ 100,000 Chips‘ | €180 | 10,000 |
| Thu, Apr 28 | 12:00 | #1 – FPS Main Event – Single Re-Entry Per Flight – 40 Minute Levels | €1,100 | 30,000 |
| Thu, Apr 28 | 16:00 | €1,100 Qualifier – ‚Win Your Seat @ 50,000 chips‘ – Freezeout | €250 | 10,000 |
| Thu, Apr 28 | 19:00 | #1 – FPS Main Event – Single Re-Entry Per Flight – 30 Minute Levels | €1,100 | 30,000 |
| Thu, Apr 28 | 20:00 | #4 – Mystery Bounty (€5,000 Mystery Bounty) – Single Re-Entry Day 1 | €10,200 | 100,000 |
| Thu, Apr 28 | 22:00 | #5 – Hyper Turbo – Freezeout | €550 | 20,000 |
| Fri, Apr 29 | 11:00 | €1,100 Qualifier – ‚Win Your Seat @ 50,000 chips‘ – Freezeout | €250 | 10,000 |
| Fri, Apr 29 | 12:00 | #1 – FPS Main Event – Single Re-Entry Per Flight – 40 Minute Levels | €1,100 | 30,000 |
| Fri, Apr 29 | 12:30 | #4 – Mystery Bounty (€5,000 Mystery Bounty) – Single Re-Entry Final | €10,200 | 100,000 |
| Fri, Apr 29 | 18:00 | #7 – Qualifier to any €25,000 – SEAT ONLY – Unlimited Re-Entry | €2,650 | 15,000 |
| Fri, Apr 29 | 18:00 | #1 – FPS Main Event – Single Re-Entry Per Flight – 20 Minute Levels | €1,100 | 30,000 |
| Fri, Apr 29 | 22:00 | #8 – Hyper Turbo Knockout (€500) – Freezeout | €1,050 | 20,000 |
| Sat, Apr 30 | 11:00 | #9 – EPT Main Event Qualifier – ‚Win Your Seat @ 50,000 chips‘ – SEAT ONLY – Freezeout | €1,200 | 10,000 |
| Sat, Apr 30 | 11:45 | #101 – FPS Online Qualifer – Crazy Pineapple Freeroll Flip Out | €0 | 10,000 |
| Sat, Apr 30 | 12:00 | #10 – 8-Game – Three Entries Maximum | €550 | 50,000 |
| Sat, Apr 30 | 12:00 | #1 – FPS Main Event – Single Re-Entry Per Flight – 60 Minute Levels – Day 2 | €1,100 | 30,000 |
| Sat, Apr 30 | 12:30 | #11 – NL Hold’em – Unlimited Re-Entry | €25,000 | 100,000 |
| Sat, Apr 30 | 12:30 | #12 – FPS Cup – Single Re-Entry Per Flight – Play to 5% – 20 Minute Levels | €550 | 30,000 |
| Sat, Apr 30 | 16:00 | #13 – EPT Main Event Qualifier – ‚Win Your Seat @ 50,000 chips‘ – SEAT ONLY – Freezeout | €1,200 | 10,000 |
| Sat, Apr 30 | 19:00 | #12 – FPS Cup – Single Re-Entry Per Flight – Play to 5% – 20 Minute Levels | €550 | 30,000 |
| Sat, Apr 30 | 22:00 | #14 – NL Hold’em – Hyper Turbo Knockout (€1,000) – Freezeout | €2,100 | 20,000 |
| Sun, May 1 | 11:00 | #15 – Qualifier to FPS High Roller #16 – ‚Win your seat @ 100,000 chips‘ | €250 | 10,000 |
| Sun, May 1 | 12:00 | #16 – FPS High Roller – Unlimited Re-Entry | €2,200 | 30,000 |
| Sun, May 1 | 12:00 | #1 – FPS Main Event – Single Re-Entry Per Flight – 60 Minute Levels – Day 3 | €1,100 | 30,000 |
| Sun, May 1 | 12:30 | #17 – EPT Super High Roller – Unlimited Re-Entry Day 1 | €100,000 | 250,000 |
| Sun, May 1 | 14:00 | #12 – FPS Cup – Single Re-Entry Per Flight – Play to 5% – 30 Minute Levels – Final Day | €550 | 30,000 |
| Sun, May 1 | 20:00 | #18 – EPT Main Event Qualifier (€500 Bounty) – ‚Win Your Seat @ 100,000 chips‘ | €1,160 | 10,000 |
| Sun, May 1 | 22:00 | #19 – Hyper Turbo – Freezeout | €1,050 | 20,000 |
| Mon, May 2 | 11:00 | #20 – EPT Main Event Qualifier – ‚Win Your Seat @ 100,000 chips‘ | €600 | 10,000 |
| Mon, May 2 | 12:00 | #21 – NL Hold’em – EPT Main Event – Single Re-Entry Day 1/A | €5,300 | 30,000 |
| Mon, May 2 | 12:00 | #22 – Seniors Event (50 Years or Older) – Single Re-Entry | €1,100 | 30,000 |
| Mon, May 2 | 12:00 | #16 – FPS High Roller – Unlimited Re-Entry | €2,200 | 30,000 |
| Mon, May 2 | 12:00 | #1 – FPS Main Event – Single Re-Entry Per Flight – 60 Minute Levels – Final Day | €1,100 | 30,000 |
| Mon, May 2 | 12:30 | #17 – EPT Super High Roller – Unlimited Re-Entry Day 2 | €100,000 | 250,000 |
| Mon, May 2 | 20:00 | #23 – EPT Main Event Qualifier – ‚Win Your Seat @ 50,000 chips‘ | €1,200 | 10,000 |
| Mon, May 2 | 22:00 | #24 – NL Hold’em – Hyper Turbo Knockout (€500) – Freezeout | €1,050 | 20,000 |
| Tue, May 3 | 11:00 | #25 – EPT Main Event Qualifier – ‚Win Your Seat @ 100,000 chips‘ | €600 | 10,000 |
| Tue, May 3 | 12:00 | #21 – NL Hold’em – EPT Main Event – Single Re-Entry Day 1/B | €5,300 | 30,000 |
| Tue, May 3 | 12:30 | #26 – NL Hold’em – Unlimited Re-Entry | €50,000 | 100,000 |
| Tue, May 3 | 12:30 | #27 – PL Omaha – Single Re-Entry Day 1 | €1,650 | 50,000 |
| Tue, May 3 | 12:30 | #17 – EPT Super High Roller – Unlimited Re-Entry Final | €100,000 | 250,000 |
| Tue, May 3 | 18:00 | #28 – Qualifier to any €25,000 – SEAT ONLY – Unlimited Re-Entry | €2,650 | 15,000 |
| Tue, May 3 | 22:00 | #29 – Hyper Turbo Knockout (€1,000) – Freezeout | €2,100 | 20,000 |
| Wed, May 4 | 11:00 | #30 – Qualifier to #34 (Mystery Bounty) – ‚Win Your Seat @ 100,000 chips‘ | €350 | 10,000 |
| Wed, May 4 | 11:45 | #102 – EPT Online Qualifer – Crazy Pineapple Freeroll Flip Out | €0 | 10,000 |
| Wed, May 4 | 12:00 | #27 – PL Omaha – Single Re-Entry Final | €1,650 | 50,000 |
| Wed, May 4 | 12:00 | #21 – NL Hold’em – EPT Main Event – Single Re-Entry Day 2 | €5,300 | 30,000 |
| Wed, May 4 | 12:30 | #31 – NL Hold’em – Unlimited Re-Entry | €25,000 | 100,000 |
| Wed, May 4 | 14:00 | #32 – PL Omaha – Single Re-Entry | €5,200 | 50,000 |
| Wed, May 4 | 14:00 | #33 – Qualifier to #34 (Mystery Bounty) – ‚Win Your Seat @ 100,000 chips‘ | €350 | 10,000 |
| Wed, May 4 | 15:00 | #34 – Second Chance – Mystery Bounty (€1,000 Mystery Bounty) | €3,000 | 30,000 |
| Wed, May 4 | 22:00 | #35 – Hyper Turbo Knockout (€5,000) – Freezeout | €10,150 | 20,000 |
| Thu, May 5 | 12:00 | #37 – Qualifier to any €25,000 – SEAT ONLY – Unlimited Re-Entry | €2,650 | 15,000 |
| Thu, May 5 | 12:00 | #38 – H-O-R-S-E – Three Entries Maximum | €550 | 50,000 |
| Thu, May 5 | 12:00 | #21 – NL Hold’em – EPT Main Event – Single Re-Entry Day 3 | €5,300 | 30,000 |
| Thu, May 5 | 12:30 | #36 – EPT High Roller – Single Re-Entry Day 1 | €25,000 | 50,000 |
| Thu, May 5 | 13:00 | #39 – NL Hold’em – Freezeout Day 1 | €2,200 | 30,000 |
| Thu, May 5 | 13:00 | #34 – Second Chance – Mystery Bounty (€1,000 Mystery Bounty) | €3,000 | 30,000 |
| Thu, May 5 | 19:00 | #40 – NL Hold’em – Deep Stack – Unlimited Re-Entry – Play to 5% Day 1/A | €550 | 50,000 |
| Thu, May 5 | 22:00 | #41 – Hyper Turbo – Freezeout | €1,050 | 20,000 |
| Fri, May 6 | 12:00 | #40 – NL Hold’em – Deep Stack – Unlimited Re-Entry – Play to 5% Day 1/B | €550 | 50,000 |
| Fri, May 6 | 12:00 | #34 – Second Chance – Mystery Bounty (€1,000 Mystery Bounty) | €3,000 | 30,000 |
| Fri, May 6 | 12:00 | #21 – NL Hold’em – EPT Main Event – Single Re-Entry Day 4 | €5,300 | 30,000 |
| Fri, May 6 | 12:30 | #39 – NL Hold’em – Freezeout Final | €2,200 | 30,000 |
| Fri, May 6 | 12:30 | #36 – EPT High Roller – Single Re-Entry Day 2 | €25,000 | 50,000 |
| Fri, May 6 | 14:00 | #42 – NL Hold’em – Deep Stack – Single Re-Entry Day 1 | €2,200 | 50,000 |
| Fri, May 6 | 18:00 | #40 – NL Hold’em – Deep Stack – Unlimited Re-Entry – Play to 5% Day 1/C | €550 | 50,000 |
| Fri, May 6 | 19:00 | #43 – NL Hold’em – Unlimited Re-Entry Day 1 | €25,000 | 100,000 |
| Fri, May 6 | 22:00 | #44 – Hyper Turbo Knockout (€1,000) – Freezeout | €2,100 | 20,000 |
| Sat, May 7 | 12:00 | #45 – NL Hold’em – Unlimited Re-Entry | €330 | 50,000 |
| Sat, May 7 | 12:00 | #42 – NL Hold’em – Deep Stack – Single Re-Entry Final | €2,200 | 50,000 |
| Sat, May 7 | 12:00 | #40 – NL Hold’em – Deep Stack – Unlimited Re-Entry – Play to 5% Final | €550 | 50,000 |
| Sat, May 7 | 12:00 | #21 – NL Hold’em – EPT Main Event – Single Re-Entry Final | €5,300 | 30,000 |
| Sat, May 7 | 12:30 | #43 – NL Hold’em – Unlimited Re-Entry Final | €25,000 | 100,000 |
| Sat, May 7 | 12:30 | #36 – EPT High Roller – Single Re-Entry Final | €25,000 | 50,000 |
| Sat, May 7 | 14:00 | #46 – NL Hold’em – 6 Handed – Unlimited Re-Entry | €2,100 | 50,000 |
| Sat, May 7 | 17:00 | #47 – NL Hold’em – 6 Handed – Unlimited Re-Entry | €5,200 | 50,000 |
| Sat, May 7 | 19:00 | #48 – NL Hold’em – Last Chance Super Hyper Turbo – Freezeout | €1,050 | 50,000 |
