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Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier, who bust the Main Event in seventh place two days ago for €137,000, is chip leader for the final table of the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT Grand Final €100k Super High Roller.
Mercier, who also won the Open Face Chinese tourney for €48,000 at the start of the festival, leads a star-studded final which includes PCA Super High Roller champion Scott Seiver, Vladimir Troyanovskiy, who was runner-up in the PCA $25k High Roller and EPT Barcelona Super High Roller finalist Mike Watson.
Erik Seidel bubbled the money leaving all seven remaining players good for at least €218,300. First prize is €1,746,400, as well as a stunning bracelet from Shamballa Jewels, Official Bracelet Sponsor for EPT9 High Roller and Super High Roller Events.
Jason Mercier, USA, PokerStars PokerStars Team Pro, 4,165,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy, Russia, 2,150,000
Sorel Mizzi, Canada, 2,140,000
Max Altergott, Germany, 2,110,000
Timothy Adams, USA, 830,000
Scott Seiver, USA, 625,000
Mike Watson, Canada, 480,000
The final will be broadcast live on www.eptlive.com from 2pm tomorrow - cards up with a one hour security delay, in a total of ten languages.
A total of 42 players entered the event which, with eight re-loads created a total prize pool of €4,851,000. The €100,000 Super High Roller is one of 50 tournaments taking place at Le Sporting Casino in Monaco as part of the ninth EPT Grand Final “Festival of Poker” running from May 6-16.
Source: www.pokerstars.com
