The finale of the European Poker Tour's ninth season is over with Max Altergott triumphing in the last major event of the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final, the €100,000 buy-in Super High Roller event, earning a first prize of €1,746,400, and a Shamballa Jewels bracelet worth €10,000, courtesy...more

News just in as the PokerStars Blog was wrapping up for the night: Ole Schemion has just won the €10,000 six-handed NLHE turbo to complete a hat trick of side event wins here in Monaco. First place paid out more than €100,000 but until results reach us - which will...more

Television coverage of the European Poker Tour is so slick that we take it all for granted. You probably don't notice the camera operators, floor managers and producers busying themselves in the background of the pictures you watch -- you're not meant to; they're all dressed in black after all....more

When you set foot into a place like the Vic, you are essentially going back to the start of poker in the UK. The players who appeared on the pioneering Late Night Poker were almost all drawn from the Vic's cash-game pool and strolling around the tournament floor this week...more

Upon arriving in Monaco for the Monte Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final, I ate a salmon crepe, then jumped in a €300 Turbo, which I final tabled after some turns of fortune. I ended in fifth place and stumbled back to my hotel room in a thrilled stupor. But the...more

Season 8 on the European Poker Tour was one for the ages. Not only were 13 champions crowned and millions of dollars won, but also, numerous memories were made. We're here to talk about some of those memories, specifically the most memorable ones as we see them. It's important to...more

Last night the European Poker Tour made history with a continent-wide broadcast of Europe's richest poker tournament. Tonight, it did something similar with Europe's best tournament, the Champion of Champions contest uniting seven seasons worth of the tour's best players. A short while ago Jason Mercier became this event's...more

2.52am: Jason Mercier is the EPT Champion of Champions Jason Mercier is the inaugural EPT Champion of Champions! Mercier had moved in with A♥2♦ and Galen Hall had made the call with K♠3♦ for his last 500,000. Mercier smashed the board with A♠Q♥7♠A♣7♦ to send Hall to the rail...more

8pm: Dinner break After 14 levels players are now on dinner break. Play resumes at 9pm local time. -- SB 7.50pm: De Korver on the rail Pieter de Korver is out, moving in with Q♠T♥ against Michael Martin's A♣J♠. The board ran 5♦A♠5♠T♣6♠ to send the former Grand Final...more

EPT selection for Mixed Game Player of the Year. As reported by Brad Willis a few days ago, such a selection was too difficult to obtain, so the eight finalist are joined here today for a Sit and Go to determine the award's rightful owner. What better way to test...more

It was if it was an eight-handed game that went on for 10 months and left everybody with the exact same number of chips. Now it's time to settle the score. At the end of the European Poker Tour's sixth season, there was a curious eight-way tie that included: Katja...more

Following yesterday's main event final table, the European Poker Tour's sixth season wound down with celebrations, big cheques and a few extra takes to get the winner's smile just right. Then, to finish off, there was a lavish EPT Awards ceremony at the Karement Club, a few minutes' walk...more

This week, the world is celebrating its women. While International Women's Day is relegated to one Monday in March, is really more of a year-long celebration around these parts. Nonetheless, it's a fine time to announce the Ladies Luxury Poker Club's next ladies-only poker vacation. The PokerStars Luxury Ladies Poker...more

Live updates from day 1A, level six of the EPT London Main Event event brought to you by Stephen Bartley, Marc Convey, Howard Swains, Brad Willis and Simon Young. Click refresh to see the latest updates below. The up-to-date selected chip counts are on the chip count page. Blinds: 200-400/50...more

Live updates from day 1A, level five of the EPT London Main Event event brought to you by Stephen Bartley, Marc Convey, Howard Swains, Brad Willis and Simon Young. Click refresh to see the latest updates below. The up-to-date selected chip counts are on the chip count page. Blinds: 150-300/25...more

by Stephen Bartley and Brad Willis All photos © Neil Stoddart Glen Chorny lifted his arms in the air. His A-5 had bettered Denes Kalo's K-Q and in that moment he had become the new PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Grand Final champion. Glen Chorny, PokerStars qualifier, and EPT Grand Final...more

If you’re following the action throughout the day you can press refresh for the latest news which will appear at the top of each post. You can also read profiles of the final table players here, as well as keeping tabs on the latest chip counts here and winner information...more

If you’re following the action throughout the day you can press refresh for the latest news which will appear at the top of each post. You can also read profiles of the final table players here, as well as keeping tabs on the latest chip counts here and winner information...more

Carl OlsonEPT uber-qualifier Carl Olson is a man on the move. The PokerStars player, who has qualified for all three EPT events this season already, and who is also heading for Dublin, has more or less doubled through by knocking out Britain's Julian Thew.Thew raised from under the gun with...more

Vicky Coren is smiling againVicky Coren must be thinking someone above is looking after her right now. Weeks ago she won the EPT in London, and now she has used up a wedge of luck to not only survive here in Baden, but double up in the process.Surely this monster...more

The prize money has been announced. Players will be paid down to 36th place....1. €487,397.502. €251,5603. €125,7804. €110,057.505. €94,3356. €78,612.507. €62,8908. €47,670.509. €31,44510-12. €18,88713-15. €15,722.5016-18. €12,57819-27. €9,433.5028-36. €6,289...more

With all the talk about the World Series of Poker, an upcoming online poker festival has sneaked under the radar. Fortunately, the crack research staff at Team Blog managed to sniff this one out before it was too late.PokerStars is giving away seven packages to the European Poker Tour. Yep,...more

It wouldn't be fair to say Jeff Williams was ever a "nobody." He was a young man with friends and an active online poker hobby. You might have known him simply as "yellowsub86." Still, a week ago, Jeff Williams wasn't a "somebody" in the European Poker Tour Grand Final. He...more

Links to PokerStars Blog coverage of the 2006 European Poker Tour Grand Final in Monte Carlo:Monte Carlo PayoutsMonte Carlo Day 1A CoverageMonte Carlo Day 1B Coverage Monte Carlo Day 2 CoverageMonte Carlo Day 3 CoverageMonte Carlo Final Table Play by PlayFinal Table ReportMonte Carlo ResultsEPT Photo Gallery...more

The end of season finale may be about to start here in Monaco but, as always, PokerStars has one eye on the future and just announced the Season 10 schedule (which you can see below). It's been a bumper season with some enormous fields, fantastic side events and the introduction...more