2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

€25,000 EPT High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

Final Results
Winner
Prize
€1,085,970
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€5,930,470
Entries
247
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
133
Players Left
24

Maher Nouira Leads Heading into Day 2 of €25,000 High Roller Event

Mounir Tajiou
Mounir Tajiou

The 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Monte Carlo series, running at the stunning Sporting Monte-Carlo set right on the coast of the French Riviera, continues today with Day 2 of the €25,000 EPT High Roller.

Day 1 attracted a field of 229 entrants, many of them prolific players who really know their stuff. This generated a prize pool of €5,498,290, already surpassing last year's total prize pool by almost €500,000. Late registration remains open until the start of Day 2, at which point the full entry numbers, prize pool and payouts can be confirmed.

Maher Nouira of Tunisia is leading the way with 362,000 chips. Nouira is hunting his second title in Monte Carlo after topping a field of 69 players in Event #35, another €25,000 buy-in, which he won for €369,210. Nouira is in a great position to go deep again, although he'll have to slay through a tough field in order to do so.

Henri Kasper of Estonia, a regular at the EPT stops, finished the day in second place with 290,000, while Christopher Puetz of Germany took third with 267,000.

Also sitting in the top ten are EPT founder John Duthie, as well as 2023 EPT Monte Carlo Main Event champion Mike Watson. Here's how the top chip counts look as we head into Day 2.

Mike Watson
Mike Watson

Start of Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Maher NouiraTunisia362,000241
2Henri KasperEstonia290,000193
3Christopher PuetzGermany267,000178
4Vladyslav MartynenkoUkraine245,500163
5Matthias LippAustria235,000156
6Daniel RezaeiAustria233,500155
7Cesar GarciaSpain220,000146
8Bert StevensBelgium206,500137
9John DuthieUnited Kingdom201,000134
10Mike WatsonCanada201,000134

Day 2 commences on Friday, May 3 at midday local time and blinds will resume at Level 11 at 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 big blind ante. A minimum of ten 60-minute levels will be played.

Stay tuned to PokerNews as reporters bring you live updates of the action straight from the tournament floor.

Tags: Bert StevensCesar GarciaChristopher PuetzDaniel RezaeiHenri KasperJohn DuthieMaher NouiraMatthias LippMike WatsonVladyslav Martynenko