Level: 12
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€25,000 Single-Day High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Level 11
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
After going up and down the last few minutes, Ognyan Dimov then tangled with Timothy Adams as both had near identical stacks in the following preflop contest.
Timothy Adams: 
Ognyan Dimov: 
The 
flop gave Dimov the top pair while Adams was looking for running cards or a king for the straight. Nothing changed on the 
turn and the 
river was another blank to eliminate Adams.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
360,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
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Busted | |
Level 11
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Among the post dinner casualties was Brazil's Pedro Garagnani, who sent his stack over to Daniel Dvoress.
The same table featured another all-in showdown shortly after when Ognyan Dimov in the small blind was involved in the action and ultimately called the shove by Conor Beresford in the big blind for the last 83,000.
Conor Beresford: 
Ognyan Dimov: 
The 
board kept the aces ahead all the way and Dimov had to forfeit a portion of his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
410,000
108,000
|
108,000 |
|
||
|
180,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
175,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 11
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Matthias Eibinger raised to 10,000 from the button and Seth Davies called in the small blind. Adrian Mateos was sitting in the big blind and three-bet jammed for 96,000. Eibinger put in a stack of chips for the call or four-bet shove for Davies to ask for a count of Mateos' stack before opting to fold.
Adrian Mateos: 
Matthias Eibinger: 
The flop came 
for Mateos to hit a set but for Eibinger to pick up the open-ended straight draw.
The turn waa the 
which didn't change things and neither did the 
on the river as Mateos secured the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
207,000
133,000
|
133,000 |
|
|
||
|
60,000
-54,000
|
-54,000 |
|
45,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
Level 11
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Ben Heath doubled through Tsugunari Toma for the last 34,000 when his held up versus 
in a preflop contest. The 
board brought no upset as the aces prevailed.
Shortly after, Koray Aldemir clashed with Tsugunari Toma and both had near identical stacks.
Tsugunari Toma:
Koray Aldemir:
The 
flop was a tease for Aldemir with the nut flush draw but he missed on the turn and river to be left with a single T-1,000 chip. However, Aldemir survived the next all-in showdown to stay alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
142,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
78,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
8,000
-64,000
|
-64,000 |
Level 11
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Ali Imsirovic raised it up to 10,000 and Nick Petrangelo then pushed all-in for 96,000. Imsirovic mulled it over for a bit and eventually elected to call.
Nick Petrangelo: 
Ali Imsirovic:
The 
flop vaulted Imsirovic into the lead and he held onto it on the 
turn and 
river to eliminate Petrangelo.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 11
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
In a battle of the blinds, Sirzat Hissou got his stack of 96,000 into the middle with the . He was looked up by Pascal Lefrancois with the dominating and the 
flop all but sealed Hissou's fate.
The 
turn and river provided a miracle escape for Hissou, who used the old trick of standing up from his chair and getting ready to leave.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
205,000
101,000
|
101,000 |
|
120,000
-92,000
|
-92,000 |
Level 11
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Masashi Oya raised to 11,000 and Andriy Lyubovetskiy three-bet to 33,000 from one seat over.
"How much are you playing?" Mikita Badziakouski inquired and Lyubovetskiy replied "more than you" almost immediately. Badziakouski then moved all-in to force out Oya and Lyubovetskiy called.
Mikita Badziakouski:
Andriy Lyubovetskiy:
The board ran out 
and Badziakouski was felted as one of the bigger stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
840,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 11
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000