PokerStars European Poke Tour in Monte Carlo Grand Final Set to Begin

April 28, 2009

Today the Poker Stars EPT in Monte Carlo Grand Final is set to begin , the tournament will begin at noon Monte Carlo time and will take place for 6 days .

The EPT Season 3 Grand Final featured a breakout performance by Canadian Glen Chorny, who stormed through the final table en route to a €2,020,000 payday (nearly US $3.2 million), The then-22-year-old Chorny topped a final that included Denes Kalo, Michael Martin, Isaac Baron and eventual EPT Player of the Year Luca Pagano. This year the EPT estimates a total prize pool of more than €12,000,000 for the Grand Final, built in large part by the more than 400 players who qualified online at PokerStars .