It was back and forth as Igor Kurganov and "Kid Poker" Daniel Negreanu battled for the 25K high rollers crown earlier on Tuesday.
Kurganov (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-41st) outlasted Negreanu and is the latest Million Dollar Man in poker this season, collecting 1.08M EURO along the way.
Kurganov had finished second to Philipp Gruissem - who finished third in this event - at the EPT London High Rollers last season.
The second place finish must certainly be bitter sweet for Kid Poker. Negreanu (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-85th) was dominating the final table for a while and once he eliminated Justin Bonomo, he held a serious chip lead. Still, second is better than nothing and we were treated to an excellent heads up battle.
With his sixth place finish, PCA side event winner Noah Schwartz jumps up to sixth overall on the 2012 QuadJacks Poker Player of the Year Top 10, powered by PTPRpoker.
Gruissem (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-198th), Bonomo (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: 24th) and Max Lykov (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: 140th) were the other well-known pros at the final table.
FT PAYOUTS (EURO) IGOR KURGANOV €1,080,000 DANIEL NEGREANU €598,600 PHILIPP GRUISSEM €366,000 JUSTIN BONOMO €266,000 ARTEM LITVINOV €216,000 NOAH SCHWARTZ €166,000 NATHAN SCHOO €133,000 MAXIM LYKOV €100,000 RELATED POSTS >> IVEY COOLERED >> FINALLY! CHARANIA WINS BIG >> FINAL TABLE SET >> SMITH SURGING IN MC >> DOWN TO 26 IN MC >> ROY WINS TURBO BOUNTY >> SMITH WINS 5K TURBO >> MARTINEZ LEADS MAIN >> 665 IN MONTE CARLO >> BONOMO WINS SHR >> SHR FINAL TABLE SET NEXT TOUR STOP EPT Barcelona Festival August 15-25, 2012 | PTPR TIER 3 EVENT PokerStars and Monte Carlo Casino EPT 25K High Rollers EPT NLH High Rollers Event April 29-May 1, 2012 Casino Monte Carlo | Monaco Buy-in: $25,500 | Prizepool: $3,325,000 Entries: 133 PTPR POINTS DISTRIBUTION IGOR KURGANOV 101 DANIEL NEGREANU 61 PHILIPP GRUISSEM 36 JUSTIN BONOMO 26 ARTEM LITVINOV 19 NOAH SCHWARTZ 11 NATHAN SCHOO 9 MAXIM LYKOV 6 PHIL IVEY 6 |
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