EPT GRAND FINAL: SHAKERCHI WIN PUTS AN END TO MONTE CARLO

PICTURE: POKERNEWS

Wow, what an incredible tour stop - kudos to the EPT and to the Casino Monte Carlo for pulling off what is the most prestigious event on the world poker circuit, aside from the WSOP.

This year's EPT Grand Final was the biggest one yet and Monte Carlo did not disappoint. We close out the Grand Final with results from the 10K NLH High Roller Turbo event that was completed earlier in the week - final results were released earlier today.

Talal Shakerchi won the event. The British cash game pro held the lead after Day 1 of the 100K High Rollers event here in Monte Carlo - event that was won by Justin Bonomo.

Shakerchi defeated popular American pro Kevin MacPhee heads up, collecting a nice 223K EURO for the victory.

Isildur1 - aka Viktor Blom - was seventh in the event while fellow Canadians Sam Chartier and Michael "Timex" McDonald both earned Top 8 finishes.

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EVENT PAYOUTS (EURO) Talal Shakerchi € 223,000 Kevin MacPhee € 140,100 Tony Gregg € 82,800 Dominykas Karmazinas € 60,500 Sam Chartier € 44,600 Max Lehmanski € 31,800 Viktor Blom € 28,700 Mike McDonald € 25,500 RELATED POSTS >> MAD MARVIN HITS IN MC >> SMITH IS SICK! >> KURGANOV WINS HR >> 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

PTPR TIER 3 EVENT PokerStars and Monte Carlo Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final 10K NLH High Roller Turbo Event April 30-1, 2012 Casino Monte Carlo | Monaco Buy-in: $13,125 | Prizepool: $835,935 Entries: 65 PTPR POINTS DISTRIBUTION TALAL SHAKERCHI 100 KEVIN MACPHEE 60 TONY GREGG 35 DOMINYKAS KARMAZINAS 25 SAMUEL CHARTIER 18 MAX LEHMANSKI 10 VIKTOR BLOM 8 MICHAEL MCDONALD 5 NEXT TOUR STOP EPT Barcelona Festival August 15-25, 2012

EPT SAN REMO: NEILSON RISES, STARS FALL AS FINAL TABLE IS SET

PHOTO/SOURCE: POKERSTARSBLOG.com

EPT San Remo has finally reached final table play and it what had the makings of a all-star final table field earlier on Wednesday ended with nothing of the sort as most big names fell during Day 5 play.

Now this isn't to say that we're not in for a treat, we're left with 8 players, all capable of playing some fine poker. Despite the star exodus, there are still a few well known players left in the field.

Daniel Neilson, who was second in chips the past two days, finds himself in the driver's seat with close to a 2:1 chip lead on second place. Barny Boatman hopes to make his fellow Hendom Mob members proud with a big win on Thursday.

But most eyes will be on Kevin MacPhee as he attempts to become the first person to win ever win a EPT Main Event for the second time. MacPhee won EPT Berlin in March of 2010.

FINAL TABLE SEAT ASSIGNMENT / CHIP STACKS
1- Andrey Pateychuk 3,105,000
2- Kevin MacPhee 1,115,000
3- Barny Boatman 2,490,000
4- Daniel Neilson 6,700,000
5- Rocco Palumbo 1,160,000
6- Yorane Kerignard 2,145,000
7- Dimitar Danchev 4,435,000
8- Jan Bendik 3,980,000

2011 PTPR RESULTS (YEAR TO DATE, PRIOR TO MAIN EVENT):
708. Andrey Pateychuk, 35 PTPR Points
708. Yorane Kerignard, 35 PTPR Points
1670. Kevin MacPhee, 12 PTPR Points

It will be the first score of the season for Boatman, Neilson, Palumbo, Danchev and Bendik.

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EPT SAN REMO IS EDLER'S SHINING MOMENT (MAY 2011)

PTPR PREMIER EVENT
European Poker Tour San Remo
EPT San Remo NLH Main Event
October 21-27, 2011

Casino San Remo | Italy
Buy-in: $6,750 | Prizepool : $5,144,540 | Entries: 837

Defending Champion: Rupert Elder

PTS AT STAKE:
1st position 133
2nd position 83
3rd position 53
4th position 43
5th position 38
6-7th position 33
8th position 18
JOHNNY LODDEN 18
PATRICK GASTALDI 18
ANGELO TARALLO 18
ALESSIO ISAIA 16
ANDREAS SAMUELSSON 16
CHRISTOPHER MCCLUNG 16
LEX VELDHUIS 16
GIANLUCA CEDOLIA 13
DANIELE VESCO 13
MICHAEL MCDONALD "TIMEX" 13

PTS AT STAKE: LATEST MAJOR WINNERS IN CONTENTION AT EPT BERLIN

PHOTO CREDIT: POKERNEWS.com

Two recent major event champions - Vladimir Geshkenbein (EPT Snowfest) and Roberto Romanello (WPT Bratislava, who also won EPT Prague back in December) are amongst the chip leaders after the completion of both Day 1's at EPT Berlin.

Geshkenbein finished Day 1B with 181,500 in chips, Romanello carries 152,400 chips into Day following his Day 1B performance.

The overall chip leader heading in Thursday's Day 2 is Dutch player Sander Bernsden, who has 242,900 in chips.

Even though total numbers are done compared to last year, still, a very impressive 773 players will fight for a total prizepool of over 5.5M USD.

Here are the notable chip stacks heading into Day 2:

> Sander Berndsen 242,900
> Christian Dragomir 205,500
> Vladimir Geshkenbein 181,500
> Martin Jacobson 177,000
> Thomas Bichon 156,200
> Roberto Romanello 152,400
> McLean Karr 145,800
> Johannes Strassmann 132,000
> Sebastian Ruthenberg 126,400
> Joep Van Den Blijgaart 120,300
> Fabrice Soulier 114,800

Here are the payouts for EPT Berlin (in EUR):
1st - € 825,000
2nd - € 500,000
3rd - € 300,000
4th - € 230,000
5th - € 180,000
6th - € 140,000
7th - € 100,000
8th - € 66,000
9th and 10th - € 45,000
11th and 12th - € 36,000
13th and 14th - € 28,000
15th and 16th - € 23,000
17th to 24th - € 20,000
25th to 32nd - € 17,500
33rd to 48th - € 15,000
49th to 72nd - € 12,500
73rd to 96th - € 10,000


PTPR PREMIER EVENT
European Poker Tour Berlin
EPT Berlin Main Event
April 5-10, 2011

Spielbank Berlin
Berlin, DEU

Buy-in: $7,160
Prizepool: $5,536,300
Entries: 773

Defending Champion: Kevin MacPhee

POINTS AT STAKE
1st position 132
2nd position 82
3rd position 52
4th position 42
5th position 37
6-7th position 32
8-11th position 17
12-15th position 15
16-18th position 12