A cool million for the Dutchman at an EPT Monte Carlo that crushed the previous year’s attendance record.
Another record-breaking live field this week as the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event cracked 1,208 entries (up from 1,098 last year).
It took a six hour heads-up battle with Boris Angelov to get there, but eventually Dutchman Derk van Luijk took it down for €1 million.
Luijk was more surprised than anyone that he had won because earlier at the final table he thought he had been eliminated in a three-way pot. His tablemates had to tell him he had won the hand and survived.
The €1,000,000 moment. 👇
It’s Dutch delight for Derk van Luijk, as he takes down the #EPTMonteCarlo Main Event. 👏 🏆 🇳🇱 pic.twitter.com/RXvgyAFh9d
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Next up for the European Poker Tour is EPT Barcelona, which takes place after the WSOP, starting on August 26.
| POS | NAME | COUNTRY | PRIZE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derk van Luijk | Netherlands | €1,000,000 |
| 2 | Boris Angelov | Bulgaria | €620,500 |
| 3 | Rania Nasreddine | USA | €442,900 |
| 4 | Jovan Kenjic | Serbia | €340,500 |
| 5 | Jonathan Pastore | France | €261,700 |
| 6 | Niclas Thumm | Germany | €201,000 |
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