The penultimate day of the European Poker Tour’s main event in Monaco was consumed during an intense table competition, at the end of which the Dane Morten Hvam closed in the head of the left players who will try to pocket almost 940,000 Euros of the first prize.
The chronicle of the penultimate day. Morten Hvam closes his head
Six players on a field of 1,073 entrants remain vying for the € 5,300 EPT Monte Carlo Main Event and the conclusion of the PokerStars European Poker Tour 2022 presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®️ is just around the corner. The largest slice of the € 5,204,050 prize pool is still up for grabs and will only be awarded when a single player is crowned on Saturday 7 May 2022 at Le Sporting Monte Carlo’s Salle des Etoiles.
In pole position to claim the first prize of € 939,840 is Morten Hvam with 7,350,000 in chips, which is equivalent to the beauty of 92 big blind. The only thing certain is that a new champion will get his hands on the second leg of the biggest tour of the French Riviera. The last remaining champion in the competition was Niall Farrell, who wore the role of the first victim of the penultimate day and thus missed the appointment with the victory and the chance to become the third two-time winner of the popular poker tournament since alive.
Head to head between Morten Hvam and Marcelo Simoes
Morten Hvam was the chip leader at the end of Day 1b and Day 3, then spent most of Day 4 at the top of the standings and was only temporarily overtaken by Marcelo Simoes Mesqueu. The Brazilian is in second place with 6,890,000, showing a small gap with the nearest contenders.
Hugo Pingray closed out the provisional third place with a stack of 5,525,000 and will aim to add an EPT Main Event title to his 2014 WSOP bracelet. PokerStars qualifier Erkan Soenmez (4,850,000) and Jaime Cervantes (4,735,000) are separated by only two big blinds, while Dragos Trofimov closes the formation with 3,085,000.
The last player to be eliminated was PokerStars Players NL Hold’em Championship 2019 winner Ramon Colillas, who became the brand’s ambassador after this victory, but here in Monte Carlo he had to settle for the € 125,420 prize.
The payout for the 6 left
€ 1 939,840
€ 2 564,640
€ 3 397,590
4 € 298,710
€ 5 228,460
€ 6 167,050
The last six players will return to the table in the Salle des Etoiles at 12:30 local time on Saturday, May 7, 2022. There are 76:13 minutes left at level 28, with the blinds 40,000 / 80,000 and a big blind ante of 80,000.
As usual, the conclusion of the tournament will be broadcast on PokerStars’ YouTube and Twitch channels with open-ended commentary and a 30-minute delay. You will find the link on Assopoker in the morning.
Here are the 6 left and their positions at the table, the stacks and the number of blinds.
1 Marcelo Simoes Brazil 6,890,000 86
2 Morten Hvam Denmark 7,350,000 92
3 Jaime Cervantes United States 4,735,000 59
4 Erkan Soenmez Germany 4,850,000 61
5 Hugo Pingray France 5,525,000 69
6 Dragos Trofimov Moldova 3,085,000 39
€ 25,000 High Roller
Another 10 levels were played on Day 2 of the € 25,000 EPT High Roller at the PokerStars European Poker Tour 2022 presented by the Monte Carlo Casino. Only 13 players will return for the third and final day of action in which most of the € 4,297,790 of the prize pool will be distributed.
Leading the way among the 13 survivors will be Dimitar Danchev, who has amassed a stack of 1,379,000 chips. Danchev is known for his ability in online poker, but he already has an EPT title to his credit, having won the PCA Main Event in 2013. Bruno Lopes (1,116,000) and Gianluca Speranza (1,073,000) complete the top three chip stack.
The day started with 69 players returning to their seats along with 19 other re-entries before being given the shuffle up and deal. This created a total of 179 participants for this event and a prize pool of almost 4.3 million euros. The remaining 13 players already have over € 70,000 in their pockets while the winner will return home with € 951,950.
Day 3 action will begin at 12:30 p.m. local time with the blinds resuming at level 21 at 8,000 / 16,000 and 16,000 big blind ante. The levels will continue for 60 minutes until the winner is crowned.
This is the starting count of the two tables on the Final Day.
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 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
This, however, is the payout to be assigned
€ 1 951,950
€ 2 642,520
€ 3 442,240
4 € 360,580
€ 5 287,520
6 € 220,910
€ 7 160,740
€ 8 116,470
€ 9 96,270
€ 10 81,660
€ 11 81,660
12 € 70,910
13 € 70,910
Photo in Homepage Gianluca Speranza Courtesy Danny Maxwell & Pokernews
