‘Toughest line-up imaginable’: Poker royalty assembles for €1M sit & go at EPT Monte Carlo (Watch today, May 6)
Every super high roller final table these days feels like it’s been handpicked for our viewing pleasure. The characters, the history, the pedigree–it’s almost always all there.
But today (May 6), at EPT Monte Carlo, we’re being treated to something very special indeed.
Because this table has quite literally been handpicked for us.
To mark the final day of EPT High Roller coverage in Monaco before attention turns to the EPT Main Event, we’re going to witness perhaps the greatest line-up in terms of talent and winnings ever assembled.
The game? A €100,000 buy-in Sit & Go with a winner-takes-all €1,000,000 first prize.
The stream? You can watch the action from start to finish on PokerStars Twitch or YouTube (UK YouTube) from 15:00 CEST.
The line-up? Jason Koon himself has called it “one of the toughest lineups imaginable”. And he’s part of it.
€100K SIT & GO LINE-UP
- Jason Koon
- Aleksejs Ponakovs
- Stephen Chidwick
- Ben Tollerene
- Patrik Antonius
- Artur Martirosian
- Kayhan Mokri
- Mikita Badziakouski
- Daniel Dvoress
One table. One prize. An absolute murderers’ row of poker talent.
Let’s dive into each of them.
JASON KOON (USA)
Age: 40
Total live earnings: $72,117,655
Active since: 2008
All-time money list: #3
USA money list: #2
Biggest live cash: $3,579,836
PokerStars Ambassador Jason Koon says this is one of the toughest line-ups ever assembled
ALEKSEJS PONAKOVS (LATVIA)
Age: 34
Total live earnings: $37,375,635
Active since: 2011
All-time money list: #28
Latvia money list: #1
Biggest live cash: $4,750,000
Latvia’s finest, Aleksejs Ponakovs finished 4th in the Super High Roller
STEPHEN CHIDWICK (UK)
Age: 36
Total live earnings: $78,556,436
Active since: 2008
All-time money list: #2
UK money list: #1
Biggest live cash: $5,368,947
Stephen Chidwick: The best in Britain
BEN TOLLERENE (USA)
Age: 39
Total live earnings: $36,315,102
Active since: 2008
All-time money list: #26
USA money list: #16
Biggest live cash: $3,766,000
Ben Tollerene, known for years as the “lobby boss” for his domination in online cash games
PATRIK ANTONIUS (FINLAND)
Age: 45
Total live earnings: $32,466,694
Active since: 2008
All-time money list: #31
Finland money list: #1
Biggest live cash: $5,130,000
Poker Hall-of-Famer Patrik Antonius
ARTUR MARTIROSIAN (RUSSIA)
Age: 28
Total live earnings: $31,892,708
Active since: 2017
All-time money list: #34
Russia money list: #1
Biggest live cash: $3,271,666
Artur Martirosian has won so much and is only 28
KAYHAN MOKRI (NORWAY)
Age: 31
Total live earnings: $22,814,111
Active since: 2016
All-time money list: #55
Norway money list: #1
Biggest live cash: $7,725,000
With the biggest single cash of any of our players, Kayhan Mokri knows what it’s like to play for millions
MIKITA BADZIAKOUSKI (BELARUS)
Age: 34
Total live earnings: $68,308,522
Active since: 2010
All-time money list: #4
Belarus money list: #1
Biggest live cash: $7,114,500
Bad (meaning good) to the bone — it’s Belarus’ best, Mikita Badziakouski
DANIEL DVORESS (CANADA)
Age: 37
Total live earnings: $49,762,960
Active since: 2013
All-time money list: #13
Belarus money list: #2
Biggest live cash: $4,390,000
Canadian crusher Daniel Dvoress completes the line up
HIGH ROLLING, HIGH RAISING
We’ve already seen some incredible high-stakes action this week at EPT Monte Carlo, and a lot of money raised for charity.
The €100,000 High Roller for One Drop organised by PokerStars and the One Drop Foundation raised €228,000 for the Foundation’s global safe-water initiatives. The tournament attracted 76 elite players, with 3% of every €100,000 buy-in donated directly to One Drop.
After battling through a field stacked with high roller talent, Lebanon’s Albert Daher finished on top, defeating UK poker professional Stephen Chidwick (you can watch again today) heads-up to secure the title and the €2,055,000 first-place prize.
One Drop Foundation founder Guy Laliberté said: “It’s so great for One Drop to be back in Monte Carlo with PokerStars as our host and partner, and with a record number of entries for the €100K at EPT. Many thanks to everyone who showed up at the highest level for the cause. Amazing players, amazing result!”
The high-stakes action continued with the inaugural €250,000 EPT Super High Roller, which drew 38 entries and generated another enormous prize pool. Bulgaria’s Alex Kulev emerged victorious, earning €2,786,332 following a three-way deal with American Bryn Kenney (€2,520,268) and Germany’s Christopher Nguyen (€1,443,100).
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