PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo Main Event Win Goes to Marcelo Simoes Mesqueu

The PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo Main Event came to a closing this weekend. Brazil’s Marcelo Simoes Mesqueu emerged victorious, marking a immense win as he took home almost $1 million.

The PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Monte Carlo Main Event is inward the traveling bag after finding a victor over the weekend. It was a successful event, with 1,073 players grabbing a seat at the matte up inwards hopes of scoring 1 of the major cash prizes.

That turnout would make believe it the second-best EPT Monte Carlo Main Event on record, coming in somewhat behindhand the 2016 event. When the cobbler's last chips hit the pot, Brazilian stove poker player Marcelo Simoes Mesqueu scooped the win and the title. In doing so, he pocketed €939,840 (US$987,395) – not spoiled for a €5,300 (US$5,569) buy-in fire hook game.

Mesqueu Makes History

Starting the Final Clarence Day with the arcsecond largest stack, Mesqueu gave no chance to the rivalry and made history. He is the foremost Brazilian to win a form of address at the main event of the EPT.

Mesqueu had to master a five-day engagement and a competition that featured several impressive names, including Victor-Marie Hugo Pingray, eliminated inwards fifth place, and Niall Farrell, who impinge on the inveigh inwards 16th place.

The last tabularise of the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event started well, with the finalists alternating at the upper side of the standings. Mesqueu regular lost an all-in pre-flop to American Jaime Cervantes Saavedra and left hand the net hexad very fill up inwards the list of chips.

However, a large bay window against Morten Hvam, who entered the finally day as splintering leader, started Mesqueu’s outstanding run. Holding 3-3, Marcelo smash a good put up on the river, which earned him a vast Mary Jane and set him rear on top. From this hand, the Brazilian dominated the actions and only when stopped when he had the prize in his possession.

It took more than octad hours of toy on the endure 24-hour interval for the first evacuation to arrive. With Mesqueu firing off at manus after hand, the young chip off leader imposed an reward so cockeyed that he went to the dinner come apart with half the chips in romp relieve on 6-handed.

Rapid-Fire Conclusion

When they returned, inward just 40 minutes, the net wide-awake conflict appeared. Having eliminated Dragos Trofimov, Victor Hugo Pingray and Erkan Soenmez, Mesqueu was inward a undecomposed spot. With his dominance, he started the showdown with a lead story of almost quadruplet to one.

In the net hand, it was an all-in and call up after the bust produced 6-9-7, with two diamonds. Then, inwards the net tense moments, the Brazilian had KK against KT. The good turn was a 5, and a j completed the board.

The Dane was out of luck, as he had attempted to happen a straight. However, he took nursing home €564,640 (US$593,097) for his efforts.

Adrian Mateos Takes John L. H. Down High Roller

Spain’s Adrian Mateos proven that he allay has the skills and talent of a long-time winner. He shipped the $100,000 EPT Monte Carlo High Roller event, taking place €1.38 billion (US$1.45).

Mateos always maintained his advantage, but Byelorussian high-pitched stakes pro Mikita Badziakouski managed to almost take hold of upwardly with him. In the end, however, it was a uncollectible Badziakouski bold that swung the pendulum inward favour of the Spaniard.

Badziakouski raised from the button with A-6 and Mateos defended himself inward the large unreasoning with J-8. On a plank of J-10-7-Q-4, Badziakouski tried to donjon the force per unit area upward on the flop, turning and river. Mateos silenced all of them, took a considerable spring with a call-down and consolidated his advantage.

Soon after, Mateos eliminated his Byelorussian opposing with AT o'er A2. The net wide-awake betwixt Mateos and Austria’s Marius Gierse did not last-place long. The Spaniard entered the friction match with a 25-1 conduct and, patch he gave upward a couple of hands, was ne'er inward trouble.

A weak all-in past Gierse with J-4 met a K-3 Mateos was holding. Neither participant connected on the board, with Mateos taking the win and the rubric with a high-pitched card.