Day 1 of €25,000 EPT High Roller Kicks Off at 12:30 p.m.
As the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Monte Carlo starts to wind down, there is one last five-figure buy-in remaining on the schedule; the €25,000 EPT High Roller. Over the last eight days, the series hosted at Sporting Monte-Carlo has attracted some of the best and brightest stars in the poker community, and today’s tournament is expected to bring an equal calibre of prestige.
The same event last year drew an impressive field of 211 entries which saw the eventual winner Mikita Badziakouski claim the trophy and the lion’s share of the €5,066,110 prize pool. Badziakouski defeated Ben Heath in heads-up play taking home a massive €938,042 for his efforts.
2023 EPT Monte Carlo €25,000 High Roller Final Table
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | €938,042* |
| 2 | Ben Heath | England | €801,068* |
| 3 | Enrico Camosci | Malta | €477,750 |
| 4 | Steve O'Dwyer | United States | €367,500 |
| 5 | Felipe Ketzer | Brazil | €282,700 |
| 6 | Daniel Dvoress | Canada | €220,800 |
| 7 | Roman Samoylov | Israel | €184,000 |
| 8 | Igor Yaroshevskyy | Ukraine | €153,350 |
* denotes heads-up deal
Players will have a starting stack of 50,000 chips with blinds beginning at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. Day 1 is scheduled to kick off at 12:30 p.m. local time as competitors play through ten 60-minute levels, with an additional break of 20 minutes every two levels. There is also a 75-minute dinner break after Level 6.
A shot clock will be implemented from the start of the event and players will have four-time bank cards worth 30 seconds each. An additional time bank card will be allocated to each player who is sat at the start of every odd-numbered level. Registration will end at the start of Day 2.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for the coverage of this event from the moment cards are in the air until a winner is crowned on the 4th of May.