EPT Monte Carlo: €825K for winner of latest bumper Main Event
The key stats for this year’s EPT Monte Carlo Main Event are now with us and suffice to say it’s another big tournament in the most prestigious location of them all.
After 373 entries on Day 1A and 586 on Day 1B, another 52 players either entered or re-entered before Day 2 began. It meant 1,011 total entries, from 702 unique players.
It put €4,903,350 in the prize pool.
The bubble will burst when the 152nd-placed player is eliminated. The winner crowned on Sunday is due for a top prize of €825,000.
EPT Monte Carlo 2026 key numbers
- 1,011 total entries
- 702 unique players
- 309 re-entries
- €4,903,350 prize pool
- 151 places paid
- €825,000 top prize
- €9,200 min cash
NATIONALITIES BREAKDOWN
There were players representing 69 countries in this tournament in Monte Carlo this week, with most representatives coming from France. There were 146 players (21 percent of the field) carrying French passports.
Monaco’s other near neighbours Italy sent 63 players (9 percent), with 44 from Spain, 40 from the UK and 36 from Germany. Some of the smaller nations with representatives in Monte Carlo include Uzbekistan, Senegal, Algeria, Venezuela and Cuba.
PIE CHART
The full nationality breakdown from the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event
FULL NATIONALITY DATA
146 – France
63 – Italy
44 – Spain
40 – United Kingdom
36 – Germany
25 – Russia
23 – Ukraine
20 – Romania, USA
16 – Bulgaria, Greece
13 – Armenia, Canada, Portugal, Switzerland
12 – Brazil
11 – China
10 – Argentina, Austria, Israel, Norway
8 – Turkey
7 – Belarus, Ireland
6 – Hong Kong, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia
5 – Belgium, Hungary
4 – Estonia, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania
3 – Croatia, Finland, Moldova, Sweden, Tunisia
2 – Cyprus, Czech Republic, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Malta, Mexico, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Venezuela
1 – Algeria, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, Cuba, Denmark, Egypt, India, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Peru, Senegal, South Korea, Uzbekistan, Vietnam.
With thanks, as always, to Jan Kores, EPT Media Co-ordinator, for the stats.
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