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 river card hit. All that mattered to Jeff Williams was that the card was not an eight or a six. For a split second, it appeared the worst possible thing had happened. But, no, no. It was not an eight. It was the half-shape of an eight. It was...more

In a stunning run that saw the 19-year-old American storm through a field nearly 300-strong, Jeff Williams, a freshman at the University of Georgia, has won the European Poker Tour Grand Final. For his win, he takes home €900,000.Jeff's final hand was ATo versus the UK's Arshad Hussain's A8o. Williams...more

The European Poker Tour Grand Final final table is set to begin at 3pm (9am ET). Click refresh and scroll to the bottom of this page to see the lastest information.***Seat 1: Marc Karam (Canada) 231,900Marc hails from Ottawa, Canada and in recent months has developed quite a reputation as...more

After a long hard day of poker, eight players remain and will hit the TV table tomorrow. Here are your final table players, their nationalities, and chip counts. Play resumes at 3pm Saturday. We'll be here with full coverage starting then.EPT Monte Carlo Grand FinalSeat 1: Marc Karam (Canada) 231,900Seat...more

Day 3 Coverage of the EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo will be featured here. Click refresh and scroll to the bottom of this post to see the lastest coverage. Again, many thanks to the newly formed Team Blog: Nigel, Russell, and Mad. Without them, this job doesn't get done.Click...more

Day 3 Coverage of the EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo will be featured here. Click refresh and scroll to the bottom of this post to see the lastest coverage. Again, many thanks to the newly formed Team Blog: Nigel, Russell, and Mad. Without them, this job doesn't get done.1:59pm--The...more

Chip Counts BelowIt's just after 3am and the poker room is awash with the news that Greg Raymer just pocketed the $160,000 first prize in the first-ever $20,000 Sit & Go here in Monte Carlo. Raymer got heads up with Perr Ummer and came from behind to pocket the monster...more

Play is about to resume for the night. We will cover the action all night long. Hit refresh to see the latest news at the bottom of this post. Many thanks to Nigel, Russell, and Mad for their help on the tables.Click here for Day 2 Afternoon Coverage8:49pm--Sixty-five players are...more

Play is about to begin for the day. We will cover the action all day long. Hit refresh to see the latest news at the bottom of this post. Many thanks to Nigel and Mad for their help on the tables today.1:59pm--As players find their seats, many eyes are on...more

Included here: All coverage from Day 1B, the $10,000 Sit and Go, and news about the likely Battleship tournament that will break out todayDay 2 is juat one and a half hours away from starting. It is shaping up to be a big day in Monte Carlo. Below you will...more

Late night note: Just before 4:30am, 2005 WSOP Champion Joe Hachem got heads up with online stalwart MrSmokey1 in the richest Sit&Go in EPT history, a record $10,000 per player. In the the first of the two biggest hands of heads up play, MrSmokey1 got his money in with AT...more

We will return you to your normal tournament coverage in just a moment, but first this news...A $10,000 Sit and Go tournament has broken out in the back corner of the room. Players are currently working out the details and exhanges rates. Noah Boeken reports the game will likely be...more

One hour and 22 minutes remain tonight. Selected chip counts have been posted at the top of your screen. Dustin Dirksen of Iowa appears to have taken the chip lead after someone was unfortunate enough to run their queens into his aces. Edgar "Ragde" Skejvold is not far behind. Kristian...more

It is with a heavy heart we must bid goodbye to PokerStars' friend and the first PokerStars VIP Club Supernova Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier. After a day of running on the shortstack, he finally committed his final 3000 chips pre-flop with KJ suited in spades. After no small amount of thought,...more

Trying to talk to an American like me about football is likely to draw you into a conversation about the game-altering effects a quarterback vs. wide receiver pesonality clash. However, here in the empire of soccer (er...football), my ramblings don't draw much interest.Much more interesting, however, is the story of...more

With 24 minutes remaining in the dinner break, players are walking off a meal of baked chicken, shrimp, and pasta. If you're just logging on for the day, here's what you've missed so far:Day 1A Coverage Index--All the coverage from Day 1ADay 1B Begins--A photo gallery of notable playersAction in...more

Chip counts swing her like a monkey on hallucinogenic drugs and Red Bull. Even bi-hourly checks of the stacks do no good to keep accurate track. One thing, though, is fairly clear. Kristian Ulriksen has emgerged from the pack with the early chip lead.Kristian Ulriksen, sitting on more than 32,000Elsewhere...more

EPT Monte Carlo Payout Table1. €900,0002. €492,0003. €251,0004. €195,0005. €168,0006. €140,0007. €112,0008. €84,0009. €56,00010-12 €33,50013-15 €28,10016-18 €22,40019-27 €16,800...more