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Seat 6: David Djian, 31, Paris, France – 3,625,000
Parisian David Djian is living a dream. “I wasn’t even supposed to play this tournament,” the 31-year-old says, explaining that he came to join a friend in Monte Carlo, but decided to give the PokerStars Open and then the EPT Main Event a try. He didn’t cash the PSO, but has now made the final table in the even more prestigious event.
“I’m a huge poker enthusiast, and I had promised myself that I would play a major live tournament before turning 30,” he says. “I achieved that goal last year in Barcelona when I qualified for the EPT Main Event.”
Dijan was delighted to cash that event in Catalonia, but has landed an even bigger prize this time
around.
“I watch every PokerStars France broadcast with Benny and Yu,” he says. “In fact, I told my wife that one day they’d be making jokes about me at the table!”
It’s another wish fulfilled for the Frenchman, who will be able to count on the support of his wife on the rail after she joined him in Monte Carlo with their baby daughter, who is only a few months old.
Player bios courtesy of Jan Kores/Florenze Mazet/Howard Swains/PokerStars
Career statistics
The Hendon Mob Earnings: $73,221
EPT Main Event cashes: 1
Best result: 198th, 2025 EPT Barcelona (€11,300)
Tournament progression
Day 1: 190,000 (15/177, 1B)
Day 2: 148,000 (82/151)
Day 3: 329,000 (37/48)
Day 4: 1,035,000 (15/20)
Day 5: 3,625,000 (4/8)
Key hands
Djian ran in poker’s ultimate cooler early on Day 4. His pocket kings were at risk against Longmao Fan’s pocket aces, but Djian hit a king on the flop to double up and stay in contention. No harm, no foul, as both Djian and Fan eventually found their way to the final table on the next day.