Late registration has now closed for Day 1b of the FPS High Roller. There has been 422 entries to the flight, making for a total of 1,217 players in the event.
The prize pool is now confirmed and stands at �2,336,640.
Payouts will be released shortly and will be available on PokerNews as soon as possible.
With two players seeing a board of 9?A?6?J? and roughly 7,000 in the middle, Alejandro Lococo bet 8,100 from the cutoff and Andro Scarpa called from the button.
On the 2? river Lococo moved all in, covering Scarpa who had roughly 50,000 behind. Scarpa thought for about 90 seconds before deciding to fold and Lococo dragged in a nice pot without showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
83,500
25,500
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25,500 |
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49,300 | |
Hans Erlandsson raised and Elie Dib moved all in preflop for 18,200. Erlandsson made the call and the two players turned their cards.
Elie Dib: A?K? 
Hans Erlandsson: 8?8?
It was a flip, but the board ran out 9?K?10?J?5? to give Dib a pair of kings. He won the pot and doubled up his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
40,000
12,200
|
12,200 |
Luke Marsh opened to 2,200 from under the gun and received calls from Dmitrios Asgoudakis on the button and Maria Konnikova in the big blind.
All three players checked the 10?7?2? flop leading to the 3? turn. Konnikova bet 2,500, Marsh folded, and Asgoudakis called.
On the 9? river, Konnikova moved all in for roughly 25,000 and this time it was enough to force a fold from Asgoudakis.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
||
|
26,200
26,200
|
26,200 |
|
12,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
With two players seeing a board of 6?2?10? and roughly 20,000 in the middle, Agatino Spitaleri moved all in from under the gun for 22,500 putting Gediminas Uselis in the tank from the button.
After a couple of minutes, Uselis made the call to put Spitaleri at risk.
Agatino Spitaleri: A?A?
Gediminas Uselis: 10?9?
Spitaleri was ahead with his overpair and remained so when the rest of the board ran out 4?6? to score a full double up through Uselis.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
67,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
24,000
-43,000
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-43,000 |
Serhii Tarnakin raised to 600 from middle position and picked up calls from Alfred Nader and Orjan Birkestol before Ibrahim Ghassan moved all in from the button for around 8,000. Tarnakin shoved over the top for 10,700, Nader folded and Birkestol made the call. The three players turned their cards.
Ibrahim Ghassan: A?8?
Serhii Tarnakin: A?K?
Orjan Birkestol: K?J?
The board ran out 3?3?Q?2?4?. Tarnakin held with his ace-king high to win the pot and triple up his short stack, bringing him back close to starting stack. Ghassan was eliminated and Birkestol took a hit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,000
21,500
|
21,500 |
|
21,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
Busted |
Following an open-raise, Ibrahim Ghassan three-bet to 2,100 from late position, then Francesco Di Profio four-bet to 8,000 from the small blind. Serhii Tarnakin called in the big blind and Ghassan called.
The flop came 4?5?7? and Di Profio moved all in for 15,300. Tarnakin quickly called and so did Ghassan to make a three-way all-in. Players flipped their cards.
Francesco Di Profio: 10?10?
Serhii Tarnakin: A?A?
Ibrahim Ghassan: J?J?
All three players had a pair, with Tarnakin way out ahead with aces. The turn came the 2? and the river the Q?, putting four clubs on the board and giving Di Profio a flush. He won the pot to triple up his stack, leaving the other players short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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80,000
80,000
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80,000 |
|
|
10,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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6,500
6,500
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6,500 |
The 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Monte Carlo series at Sporting Monte-Carlo continues today with the second of two starting flights for the �2,200 FPS High Roller. While Day 1a is currently underway, those who fail to find a bag by the end of the first starting flight will get another chance in Day 1b, beginning at 6 p.m. local time.
Yiannis Liperis comes into this event as the defending champion. Last year at the 2023 EPT Monte Carlo, he overcame a field 1,234 entrants and a stacked final table that included Tom Orpaz, Weiran Pu and Candido Cappiello. He last defeated Sim Kok Wai to take home the top prize of �406,670 along with the trophy.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiannis Liperis | Cyprus | �406,670 |
| 2 | Sim Kok Wai | Malaysia | �254,350 |
| 3 | Candido Cappiello | Italy | �181,680 |
| 4 | Weiran Pu | China | �139,750 |
| 5 | Marco Regonaschi | Italy | �107,500 |
| 6 | Walter Ripper | Brazil | �82,690 |
| 7 | Paolo Boi | Italy | �63,610 |
| 8 | Enrico Camosci | Italy | �48,920 |
| 9 | Tom Orpaz | Israel | �37,630 |
The second starting flight features a near-identical structure to the first one, with the only difference being that levels are 20 minutes in length instead of 40. Players will start with 30,000 in chips and the blinds will begin at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. The plan is to play until roughly 15% of the field remains and all players who bag their chips at the end of the night will be in the money for tomorrow's Day 2, which will play down to a winner. A 20-minute break is scheduled after every five levels and unlimited reentries are permitted for this event.
The field currently stands at just over 600 entrants midway through the first starting flight, making it very likely that last year's field of 1,234 entrants will be smashed by the end of Day 1b.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all the action for this event until a winner is crowned on the final day beginning tomorrow, April 28, at noon local time.
