2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
€961,800
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€5,325,300
Entries
1,098
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
50,000

Welcome to Day 1a of the 2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final Main Event

Adrian Mateos
Adrian Mateos

Half an hour from now, at 12 p.m. local time, the next highlight of the 2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final awaits with Day 1a of the €5,300 EPT12 Main Event. The flagship series of the international poker circuit is returning to Monte-Carlo for the 11th time, only in Season 7 it was not on the schedule.

The number of participants thus far at the Monte Carlo Bay Resort have been promising with astonishing 1,261 entries in the €1,100 FPS Monaco Main Event, giving hope for another decent turnout. More than 315 players won their entry for the tournament through PokerStars and a big field is expected.

Defending champion is Adrian Mateos, one year ago the young Spaniard defeated a 564-entry strong field for a payday of €1,082,000. Day 1a and tomorrow's Day 1b feature a total of eight 75-minute levels with a 20-minute break every two levels and a dinner break after the end of level six. Bagging and tagging should take place just before midnight and the PokerNews live reporting team will be there to cover all the action until a winner is crowned on May 6th.

Previous EPT Grand Final stops at a glance

SeasonYearPlacePlayersChampionCountryPrize
12005Monaco211Rob HollinkNetherlands€635,000
22006Monaco298Jeff WilliamsUnited States€900,000
32007Monaco706Gavin GriffinUnited States€1,825,010
42008Monaco842Glen ChornyCanada€2,020,000
52009Monaco935Pieter de KorverNetherlands€2,300,000
62010Monaco848Nicolas ChouityLebanon€1,700,000
72011Madrid686Ivan FreitezVenezuela€1,500,000
82012Monaco665Mohsin CharaniaUnited States€1,350,000
92013Monaco531Steve O'DwyerIreland€1,224,000
102014Monaco650Antonio BuonannoItaly€1,240,000
112015Monaco564Adrian MateosSpain€1,082,000

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