€1,100 French National Championship
Day 3 Started
2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT
€1,100 French National Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€1,382,250
Entries
1,425
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
The 2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino European Poker Tour (EPT) is in full swing and today, the €1,100 French National Championship will be one of many tournaments crowning a champion. Out of a field of 1,425 entries, just sixteen are left standing as play recommences at noon local time. Each of them will take home at least €10,450, but the juiciest slice of the €1,382,250 prize pool is still up for grabs. The winner at the end of the day will take home €244,500 and accompanying bragging rights.
Last year, Guillaume Diaz took it home for the Frenchies in what was a widely celebrated victory across the Salle des Etoiles room. Sylvain Mazza is the nation's prime contender today, as he'll start off with the chip lead (5,200,000). Four more Frenchies are in contention as well, but they're hugging the bottom four spots on the leaderboard and have their work cut out for them. Arnaud Enselme (710,000) is one of them, but the dangerous French online star and best friend of €25,000 EPT Prague champ Corentin Ropert has to claw his way back from the shortest of stacks.
Hot on Mazza's heels are James Romero (5,140,000) and Dennis Schienagel (5,120,000), separated not even two big blinds from the chip leader. Romero took out Ole Schemion in brutal fashion late last night to claim a top spot and with more than 3M in lifetime winnings on The Hendon Mob, the American will be among the most experienced in the field to close it out today.
Behind the top three, there's plenty of firing power lurking in the wings such as 2015 WSOP Ladies Event champ Jacquelyn Scott (3,775,000), three-time Aussie Millions event winner Sam Higgs (3,535,000), rising Austrian talent Mario Mösbock (2,410,000), and 2018 WSOPE Main Event winner Jack Sinclair (2,035,000), among others.
There's just 1 minute and 20 seconds remaining in level 26, with blinds at 25,000/50,000 and a 50,000 big blind ante when players return to the Monte-Carlo Sporting at the Monte Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort. PokerNews will be your one-stop shop for all the action from the principality as no fewer than six tournaments are live covered today, with four of them playing down to a winner.
Seat Assignments for the Final Day
| Seat | Table 1 | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds | Table 2 | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dennis Schienagel | Germany | 5,120,000 | 102 | Shachar Haran | Israel | 1,735,000 | 35 |
| 2 | Daniel Ghionoiu | Canada | 2,175,000 | 44 | Jacquelyn Scott | USA | 3,775,000 | 76 |
| 3 | Baptiste Carteau | France | 965,000 | 19 | Jack Sinclair | UK | 2,035,000 | 41 |
| 4 | Arnaud Enselme | France | 710,000 | 14 | Morgan Aceto | France | 1,080,000 | 22 |
| 5 | Yota Mitsui | Japan | 4,760,000 | 95 | Stefano Schiano | Italy | 2,355,000 | 47 |
| 6 | Sam Higgs | Australia | 3,535,000 | 71 | Sylvain Mazza | France | 5,200,000 | 104 |
| 7 | Artur Martirosian | Russia | 1,185,000 | 24 | Mario Mosböck | Austria | 2,410,000 | 48 |
| 8 | Emrah Cakmak | France | 1,070,000 | 21 | James Romero | USA | 5,140,000 | 103 |
Level: 26
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
In the first hand of the day, Emrah Cakmak raised to 100,000. Dennis Schienagel three-bet to 245,000 behind him, Sam Higgs four-bet shoved from the big blind, Cakmak called all in for 1,070,000, and Schienagel reluctantly folded.
Emrah Cakmak: 
Sam Higgs: 
"All the paint, but nothing for me," Higgs would remark after the dealer fanned out 
to double up Cakmak.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,400,000
-1,135,000
|
-1,135,000 |
|
2,250,000
1,180,000
|
1,180,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
James Romero raised to 130,000 on the button, Shachar Haran three-bet shoved 840,000 from the small blind, and Romero folded. Two hands later, Romero opened again and Haran three-bet shoved again as well, followed once again by a fold from the American.
At the other table, Emrah Cakmak check-called a 320,000 bet from Dennis Schienagel on a 
flop. On the turn, Cakmak checked, Schienagel bet 475,000, Cakmak check-raised all in for 1,770,000, and Schienagel folded after two minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,700,000
-440,000
|
-440,000 |
|
3,500,000
-1,620,000
|
-1,620,000 |
|
|
3,400,000
1,150,000
|
1,150,000 |
|
1,450,000
-285,000
|
-285,000 |
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
After a raise from Sylvain Mazza, Shachar Haran three-bet from the big blind and called off a shove from the Frenchman.
Shachar Haran:
Sylvain Mazza: 
Haran was all-in and behind against the chipleader and became the first bustout of the day after the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,700,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
On a 
flop, Emrah Cakmak bet 150,000 and Dennis Schienagel made it 400,000 behind him. Cakmak came along with a call before the 
landed on the turn. With a quick flick of his wrist, Schienagel bet 300,000 and Cakmak called once again.
Both players checked the on the river. Schienagel showed but was second best to Cakmak's , who's been trending nothing but up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,900,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
2,700,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Dennis Schienagel limped in middle position, Arnaud Enselme shoved 345,000 on the button, Sam Higgs called from the big blind, and Schienagel called as well.
On the 
flop, Higgs shook Schienagel out with a bet to get it heads-up to showdown.
Arnaud Enselme: 
Sam Higgs:
Corentin Ropert was cheering on his friend on the rail, but the help from the EPT Prague 25k winner proved of no avail as the 
turn and 
river ended the young French's attempt in 15th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,000,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
|
|
2,300,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Baptiste Carteau shoved all in for around 700,000 and received a call from Emrah Cakmak in the blinds with 
. Carteau held 
but Cakmak found an ace on the flop to send another young French hopeful, the Day 1a chip leader, to the rail in 14th.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,700,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||