EPT Monte Carlo €2,000 Side Event

Hello and welcome to the coverage of the EPT Monte Carlo High Roller by PokerStars.

113 players have started the tournement with a buy in of €25,500. The starting stack is 50,000 chips with levels of one hour.

The field is extremely high rated as most of the greatest poker players in the world participate in this tournament, with its prize pool of €2,825,000.

Stay tuned to follow our Everest Poker Team players:
-Antoine Saout
-Steven Van Zadelhoff

Update 22H30

Antoine Saout is out of the tournament at the doors of the Final Table.

We are at Level 19, blinds are at 6,000/12,000 with the ante of 1,000 and there are only 11 players remaining.

Antoine Saout is short with a stack of 246,000.

Antoine bets 28,000 preflop with J T and the opponent just to his left calls.

Flop is: 9 8 9

Our November Nine opens at 34,000 and his opponent pushes all-in - paid by Antoine with a possibility of a straight draw in both ends. His opponent shows 8 7.

Neither the turn nor the river will help our Player of Team Everest who loses 190,000 chips.

Antoine Saout pushes all-in with his last 56,000 chips with a pair of 6's. The same player shows a pair of J's.

The board will not help our November Nine who will go out of the tournament just before the final table.

Congratulations to Antoine for his performance at the EPT Grand Finale Monte Carlo.

Update: 18H00

Dinner Break

Level 16 has just ended and there are only two tables and 15 players remaining in this event.

Players enjoy a 90 minute break for dinner and rest after six hours of play.

Our Team Everest player Antoine Saout is still racing with a stack of 388,000 chips.
The level of the raise is so high that our November Nine had lost 120,000 in chips by playing only 'little pots' against his opponents and by the levels of blinds.

We look forward to seeing you in 90 minutes for the rest of this tournament with a prize pool of €2,825,000.

Antoine Saout: 388,000 chips

Update: 16H30

Antoine Saout's chipcount is 455,000 chips.

We're at level 15 with blinds at 2,500/5,000 and an Ante of 500.

There are 21 players remaining with an average of 269,047 chips and still 30 minutes to play in level 15.

Antoine Saout is above the average with a stack of 455,000 chips.

Update: 14H30

15 min Break - Only 4 tables remaining

We are at the end of Level 13, the blinds are at 1,500/3,000 with an ante of 300. There are 31 players remaining with an average of 182,258 chips.

The atmosphere has completely changed, there are only four tables remaining, the field is tough and the players are ready to do everything to reach the final table on which €2,825,000 is at stake.

Each hand is a decisive blow, all players know they might have to play their tournaments before even seeing the flop. The game is aggressive and the few remaining players are all excellent. To summarize: at this stage of the tourney there are only sharks at the tables!

Antoine Saout lost a big game and 200,000 chips.

Our last representative of Team Everest is big blind. The player on the button opens at 7,200. Antoine does not let him take a lead and raises to 20,100. His opponent wants to throw off Antoine's game and moves all-in for 118,700 chips.

Antoine thinks, looks at his opponent, analysis, thinks back to the shots he played before... and finally pays!

His opponent shows 55 and Antoine shows 99s.

The board is:
7s 2s J 4s 5s

So a Flush for Antoine against a trips for his opponent!

Antoine Saout now has 320,000 chips!

Update: 13H30

We are at the end of level 12 when Antoine discovers Q T when he's in the cut off position.

The Big Blind is at 2,400 and Antoine decides to call. The Small Blind folds.

The Flop is T 9 2.

A player opens with 8,000 and Antoine raises to 20,000 - checked by his opponent.

The turn is a K and both players check.

The river is a T - which means a trips for Antoine - and both players check.

Antoine shows Q T and his opponent shows J T.

Antoine Saout has increased his stack to 300,000 chips and it's just the begining!

Update 12H20

Hello and welcome to the coverage of Day 2 of the High Roller Tournament of the EPT Monte Carlo. There are 41 players remaining of the 113 entrants in this €25,500 buy in tournament.

We're at Level 12 with blinds of 1,200/2,400 and an Ante of 300.

The average is 137,804 chips.

Antoine Saout is still in good position with a stack of 224,600 and has started to play a few rounds to try to stand again in the top 5.

Antoine Saout: 224,600 chips

Update: 2h32

End of the first day of the High Roller.

Antoine Saout, finished the day with a stack of 224,600 chips!

Our November Nine will be up tomorrow at 12H00 for the second day of the High Roller. There are 41 players remaining and only 8 seats on the Final Table. We therefore give you an appointment tomorrow for more coverage of the High Roller Final of the EPT Monte Carlo.

Update: 1H10

We are at the end of Level 10 and there is one more level left to play. Players enjoy a 10 minute break before the blinds go up to 1,000/2,000 with a 200 Ante.

There are 51 players remaining with an average of 110,784 chips.

Our November Nine is still above the average with a stack of 200,000 chips. Antoine Saout won and lost several pots during these last two levels but still remained on average at 200,000 in chips.

The next level looks exciting. We will keep you informed of the results of the High Roller Side Event.

Update: 11H30

Steven Van Zadelhoff is out of the High Roller.

Steven is utg + 6 when a player in a position Utg + 4 push all in for 19,000 with A 2. Our player from Team Everest discovers a pair of 9's and then decides to push all in for his last 14,000 chips.
Unfortunately, A's will came on the flop and Steven finds his way out of the High Roller tournament.

You will be able to follow our excellent Team Everest player at the WPT Paris beginning the 8th of May.

Update: 10H00

10 minute Break

This is the end of level 8, the blinds are at 500/1,000 with a 100 ante.
There are 68 players remaining and they enjoy a 10 minute break, just the time needed to create a new TV table.

Steven Van Zadelhoff just lost a 35,000 pot with As Ks against the 9s of his opponent.

Our Team Everest player found himself short stacked with 18,000 chips. No doubt that with only 18 BB Steven will do anything to come back.

Update: 8H20

After 8 hours of play in this high roller event, there are 70 players remaining and they take advantage of a 90 min dinner break.

The average stack is now 80,714 chips.

Antoine Saout continues to master the table and has a stack of 172,800 chips.

Our November Nine enjoys a clear advantage for the rest of the tournament with more than double the average in chips.

Steven Van Zadelhoff continues to fight in this tournament, he has a stack of 45,500 chips and expects to do everything in order to take off and reach the final table of this high level tournament.

Update: 17H30

Players receive a 15-minute break after six hours of play.
There are 79 remaining players for an average of 71,518 chips.

The prize pool will be shared among the eight players who manage to reach the final table:
1. € 1,000,000
2. € 625,000
3. € 375,000
4. € 275,000
5. € 200,000
6. € 150,000
7. € 115,000
8. € 85,000

Here is an updated chipcount of the Team Everest players:

Antoine Saout: 160,000 chips
Steven Van Zadelhoff: 40,000 chips

Update: 17H00

This is the beginning of Level 5, the blinds are at 200/400 with a 50 Ante.

Of the 113 entrants to the High Roller, there are 95 players remaining and the average is 59,473 chips.

Antoine Saout has a stack of 150,000 chips and continues to play his game and win pots.

He has a very good image at the table and his opponents often fold their hands when Antoine starts to play with them.

Steven continues his career playing a tight game and has a stack of 64,000 chips.

Update: 15H46

We're at the beginning of level 4 with 150/300 blinds and a 25 ante.

Antoine Saout has now 132,000 chips.

Note, Antoine won 12,000 chips at the end of level 3. His opponent folded after an aggressive move by Antoine.

Steven Van Zadelhoff continues to play serious poker and has 59,000 chips.

Antoine Saout 132,000 chips.

Update: 15H00

Antoine Saout Doubles Up!

The High Roller tourney began yesterday and currently has 93 players with 50,000 chips average.

After two hours of play, we are at the end of level 2 and players are taking advantage of a 15 minute break.

Here is an updated chipcount of our Everest Poker players after two hours of play:

Antoine Saout: 100,000 chips
Steven Van Zadelhoff: 62,000 chips

Antoine is into the top rankings of the tournament!

This is the first level and Antoine is Big Blind with blinds at 50/100, He discovers As Ks.

A player bets 500 and two players call. Antoine bet 2,200 and he's re-raised to 5,000.

The other two players fold and Antoine checks.

The flop shows: Qs 10s 3

Both players check.

The turn is a 7.

Antoine bet 7,500. Checked by his opponent.

The river is the 6s - synonymous of Flush max for Antoine.
Antoine then bet 17,000 - his opponent mucked his hand immediately after seeing the flush.

Antoine Saout has had a very good start in the tournament and shows a stack of 80,000.

Steven Van Zadelhoff: 62,000 chips

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