€25,000 High Roller
Day 2 Completed
2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€25,000 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€4,297,790
Entries
179
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
179
Players Left
13
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Another 10 levels were completed on Day 2 of the €25,000 EPT High Roller at the 2022 PokerStars European Poker Tour presented by Monte-Carlo Casino. There will be just 13 players returning for the third and final day of action where a large portion of the €4,297,790 will be handed out.
Leading the way among the 13 survivors will be Dimitar Danchev who bagged up a whopping 1,379,000 chips. Danchev has most recently been known for his online poker prowess, however, he already has one EPT title under his belt. Danchev took down the PCA Main Event in 2013 for his only seven-figure score to date. Bruno Lopes (1,116,000) and Gianluca Speranza (1,073,000) round out the top three chip stacks.
Day 3 Seating Assignments
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Dominik Nitsche | 455,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Davidi Kitai | 285,000 |
| 1 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 4 | Dimitar Danchev | 1,379,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Rodrigo Seiji | 424,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Marton Czuczor | 520,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Gianluca Speranza | 1,073,000 |
| 1 | 8 | Manig Loeser | 445,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Jean-Noel Thorel | 1,005,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Byron Kaverman | 912,000 |
| 2 | 3 | Steve O’Dwyer | 466,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Ramiro Petrone | 536,000 |
| 2 | 5 | Joao Vieira | 325,000 |
| 2 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 8 | Bruno Lopes | 1,116,000 |
The day kicked off with 69 players returning to their seats along with 19 other re-entries before the cards went in the air. That created a total of 179 entries for this event and a prizepool of nearly €4.3 million. The remaining 13 players have already locked up over €70,000 while the winner will be walking home with €951,950.
There were short stacks that were falling by the wayside in the early going along with some of the new entries. As the bubble approached, the action came to a screeching halt and the tournament staff opted to go hand-for-hand two players off the money. Kent Staahle was the first to exit, followed by Pedro Garagnani who ran his pocket kings into the pocket aces of Dominik Nitsche.
There was still some excessive stalling for the coming pay jumps with a few short stacks that scraped into the money. Among those that cashed include Sam Greenwood, Thomas Muehloecker, Ben Heath, Christoph Vogelsang, and Pascal Lefrancois.
During the last couple of levels is when Danchev earned all of his chips, thanks to a bit of luck in the cards. Danchev got into a preflop raising war with Vogelsang, both of which had an above-average chip stack. Danchev found himself all-in and at risk with pocket kings against the aces of Vogelsang. However, a four-card flush runout gave Danchev the best hand and left Vogelsang on crumbs in the process.
Day 3 action will commence at 12:30 p.m. local time with the blinds resuming on level 21 at 8,000/16,000 and a 16,000 big blind ante. The levels will continue to be 60 minutes in length until a winner is crowned. The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the tournament floor to bring you all of the action.
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,379,000
-38,000
|
-38,000 |
|
||
|
1,116,000
193,000
|
193,000 |
|
1,073,000
211,000
|
211,000 |
|
1,005,000
-97,000
|
-97,000 |
|
912,000
-188,000
|
-188,000 |
|
536,000
-76,000
|
-76,000 |
|
520,000
123,000
|
123,000 |
|
466,000
123,000
|
123,000 |
|
|
||
|
455,000
-138,000
|
-138,000 |
|
445,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
||
|
424,000
-36,000
|
-36,000 |
|
325,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
285,000
-76,000
|
-76,000 |
|
|
||
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The clock has ticked down after another 10 levels on Day 2 with just 13 players remaining. They are bagging up their chips and will return tomorrow for the final day at 12:30 p.m. local time. A recap of the day's action along with chip counts will be posted shortly.
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Action was heads-up with more than 200,000 in the pot and 
on the board, Byron Kaverman checked and Vicente Delgado jammed his last 265,000. Kaverman called after using a time bank and turned over 
for a pair of nines. Delgado showed 
and made his way to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000
468,000
|
468,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Joao Vieira raised to 24,000 from the hijack and Bruno Lopes three-bet to 106,000 from the small blind.
Jean-Noel Thorel was still stacking up chips when he noticed it was his turn. He looked at his cards from the big blind and looked over to Lopes.
"How much are you playing?" he asked Lopes.
"About a million," Lopes replied.
"Oh..." Thorel reacted with some astoundment showing through his reaction.
The whole table chortled including Thorel himself. He then decided to four-bet jam for a lot.
Vieira folded immediately while relaying what had just happened to the other players while Lopes looked down at his cards once more.
After taking some time and laughing along with the rest, he slowly pushed his cards towards the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,102,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
|
|
923,000
-107,000
|
-107,000 |
|
|
355,000
-24,000
|
-24,000 |
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Rodrigo Seiji raised to 24,000 from early position and Daniel Rezaei defended from the big blind. The flop came 
and Rezaei checked to Seiji who continued for 18,000. Rezaei check-raised all in for 126,000 and Seiji instantly called.
Daniel Rezaei: 
Rodrigo Seiji: 
Rezaei flopped a pair but still needed some help against the pocket aces. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
which sent Rezaei to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
460,000
158,000
|
158,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Action was heads-up with more than 200,000 in the pot and 
on the board when Troy Quenneville checked from the small blind and Jean-Noel Thorel shoved from under the gun. Quenneville went into the tank for a few moments before he finally committed the rest of his chips.
Thorel turned over and Quenneville had . The river was , with no help for Quenneville, and he was eliminated from the tournament in 16th place for €58,020.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
990,000
515,000
|
515,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Dominik Nitsche | 593,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Davidi Kitai | 361,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Daniel Rezaei | 186,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Dimitar Danchev | 1,417,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Rodrigo Seiji | 302,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Marton Czuczor | 397,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Gianluca Speranza | 862,000 |
| 1 | 8 | Manig Loeser | 465,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Jean-Noel Thorel | 475,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Byron Kaverman | 632,000 |
| 2 | 3 | Steve O'Dwyer | 343,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Ramiro Petrone | 612,000 |
| 2 | 5 | Joao Vieira | 379,000 |
| 2 | 6 | Vicente Delgado | 373,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Troy Quenneville | 390,000 |
| 2 | 8 | Bruno Lopes | 1,030,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,417,000
-48,000
|
-48,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,030,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
|
862,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
632,000
287,000
|
287,000 |
|
|
612,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
593,000
133,000
|
133,000 |
|
|
475,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
|
465,000
-376,000
|
-376,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
397,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
390,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
|
379,000
-51,000
|
-51,000 |
|
|
373,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
|
361,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
343,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
302,000
128,000
|
128,000 |
|
|
186,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Ramiro Petrone raised on the button and Orpen Kisacikoglu shipped all in for 133,000 in the small blind. Petrone called to put Kisacikoglu at risk.
Orpen Kisacikoglu: 
Ramiro Petrone: 
The flop came 
to give Petrone the lead with a pair of jacks. The 
on the turn and the on the river was no help to Kisacikoglu who was bounced from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
610,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
Busted |