The second biggest event in Monte Carlo history concludes with the first ever Brazilian EPT champion.
Marcelo Mesqueu
More positive omens for live poker as the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event attracted 1,073 entries making it the second biggest EPT Main Event in Le Sporting Monte Carlo.
The Brazilian passion for poker is well documented but no player from Brazil has ever taken down a European Poker Tour title, until now.
Largely unknown Marcelo Mesqueu of Rio de Janeiro defeated a final table that included PSPC champion Ramon Colllas to take down EPT Monte Carlo for €939,840.
You can watch the whole affair here from the live stream archives at PokerStars.
Position
Player
Prize
1st
Marcelo Mesqueu
€939,840
2nd
Morten Hvam
€564,640
3rd
Dragos Trofimov
€397,590
4th
Jaime Cervantes
€298,710
5th
Hugo Pingray
€228,460
6th
Erkan Soenmez
€167,050
7th
Ramon Colillas
€125,420
8th
Yannick Cardot
€89,770
9th
Alejandro Romero
€69,990
The next stop for the returning European Poker Tour is EPT Barcelona in August, meanwhile PokerStars have their hands full now with the return of SCOOP.
Will you be trying to qualify for an EPT this year? Let us know in the comments:
Barry Carter
Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2, Poker Satellite Strategy, PKO Poker Strategy & the new book Endgame Poker Strategy
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