Anticipation Builds for Day 1a of €2,200 FPS High Roller
It’s certainly been a successful start to the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Monte Carlo series, as evidence by a big field in the €1,100 France Poker Tour Main Event. Action continues today at Sporting Monte-Carlo with the opening flight of the €2,200 FPS High Roller.
This two-day event will see a pair of starting flights played today, with Day 1a kicking off at 11 a.m. local time. That will be followed by the turbo Day 1b tonight at 6 p.m. local time, where levels will be halved as players battle to reach the money and earn a spot in Day 2.
Last year in Monte Carlo, Yiannis Liperis took control of the final table and emerged victorious from a field of 1,234 entries. Liperis took home the largest share of the €2,369,280 prize pool, pocketing €406,670 for the win to along with the coveted PokerStars trophy.
2023 FPS Monte Carlo High Roller Final Table
| 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 most recent €2,200 FPS High Roller took place two months ago in Paris, where Henrik Juncker denied PokerStars Ambassador Parker Talbot in a heads-up battle to claim his first EPT trophy.
Players will begin with 30,000 chips, with blinds of 100/200 and a 200 big blind ante. Late registration remains open until the end of Level 10, which marks the start of a scheduled 75-minute dinner break. The tournament features unlimited reentries, and play will continue until only 15% of the field remain to bag for Day 2.
Be sure to follow along as the PokerNews live reporting team brings you all of the FPS High Roller action here in Monaco!