Boris Angelov Leads Final Six Into Day 6 of EPT Monte-Carlo Main Event for Second Year Running
It's time for the six remaining players to return for the Final Day of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Monte-Carlo Main Event. The event will play down to a winner today and a new champion will be crowned.
Boris Angelov has already made history, becoming one of only three players in the last decade to make the final table of the same event two years running. Can he go one better than his runner-up finish last year and top the field to walk away with the €1,000,000 top prize here at the Sporting Monte-Carlo? Angelov is well positioned to do so, as he returns to the table as chipleader with 8,400,000 chips, just as he led the final six as chipleader in 2024.
“I feel pretty fortunate to be here, to be honest. It’s crazy to think about, statistically, how all this is possible. I don’t really have an explanation,” Angelov said, speaking to PokerNews reporter David Salituro after the conclusion of play on Day 5.
Angelov will face competition from a varied field of excited amateurs and aspiring pros. Aleksandr Shevliakov, sits second in chips with 7,250,000. The Russian-born pro, who now lives in Slovenia, is himself no stranger to EPT final tables, finishing runner-up in the EPT Paris High Roller in 2023 and seventh in the same event last year.
Start of Day 6 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boris Angelov | Bulgaria | 8,400,000 | 70 |
| 2 | Aleksandr Shevliakov | Russian Federation | 7,250,000 | 60 |
| 3 | Mariusz Golinski | Poland | 6,495,000 | 54 |
| 4 | Jamil Wakil | Canada | 4,975,000 | 41 |
| 5 | Enrico Coppola | Italy | 4,715,000 | 39 |
| 6 | Khossein Kokhestani | Ukraine | 3,860,000 | 32 |
The next player to bust will be awarded a payout of €199,750, with all eyes on the seven-figure first prize and the gold-plated EPT Main Event trophy.
Remaining EPT Main Event Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €1,000,000 | ||
| 2 | €615,000 | ||
| 3 | €439,200 | ||
| 4 | €337,900 | ||
| 5 | €259,900 | ||
| 6 | €199,750 | ||
| 7 | Miguel Capriles | Venezuela | €153,600 |
| 8 | Leon Zeaiter | Germany | €118,150 |
When action resumes at 12.30 p.m. local time, players will return to blinds of 60,000/120,000 with a 120,000 big blind ante. Blinds are no longer running on a timer as the event has adopted a new format for the structure, running a set number of hands, with 30 hands per level.
The final table will be shown on PokerStars Live YouTube channel and PokerNews updates will follow in sync with the stream's half-hour delay, commencing at 1 p.m. local time. Stay tuned as reporters bring you updates as the event plays down to a winner.