With the second stop of the European Poker Tour (EPT) 2024 season, all eyes turn towards its most illustrious stop, the EPT Monte Carlo. The end of May is traditionally reserved for the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix, but late April brings its own rush with poker players worldwide descending to Monaco.
Positioned in the heart of Europe’s gambling capital, 2024 EPT Monte Carlo runs from April 24 to May 4. It is held in the lavish Salle des Etoiles at the Sporting Monte Carlo. The venue, known for its stunning views and a retractable roof that allows for a clear blue sky, provides a perfect backdrop for one of poker’s most prestigious events.
Like EPT Paris, the festival begins with the France Poker Series (FPS), featuring the €1,100 FPS Main Event from Wednesday, April 24, until Sunday, April 28. This sets a perfect stage for the largest festivities to come.
The centerpiece of the series is the €5,300 EPT Main Event, which commences on April 28 with Day 1A and Day 1B a day later. Four days of intense action follow before the climax on Saturday, May 4, when the 17th Monte Carlo champion will be crowned.
In last year’s Main Event, Mike Watson triumphed over a field of 1,098 entrants to claim a prize of €749,425. He beat Leonard Maue in a heads-up after the pair reached a deal, marking him as only the third player in history to win two EPT Main Event titles, joining the ranks of Victoria Coren-Mitchen and Mikalai Probal.
2024 EPT Monte Carlo Key Dates
| Date | Event | Buy-in |
| April 24-28 | FPS Main Event | €1,100 |
| April 26-27 | FPS Cup | €550 |
| April 26-28 | FPS High Roller | €2,200 |
| April 27-29 | EPT Super High Roller | €100,000 |
| April 28-May 4 | EPT Main Event | €5,300 |
| April 30-May 2 | EPT Mystery Bounty | €3,000 |
| May 2-4 | EPT High Roller | €25,000 |
2024 EPT Monte Carlo Livestreaming Schedule
The 2024 EPT Monte Carlo will surely showcase top-tier poker, which fans worldwide will be able to enjoy from the comfort of their home, as seven days of livestreaming have been announced.
Viewers on YouTube and Twitch will have the opportunity to catch every crucial moment of the action from the FPS Main Event final table, €100k Super High Roller final table, and five days of the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event.
| Date | Start Time | Event |
| Monday, April 29 | 13:00 CEST | EPT MONTE CARLO: €1K FPS MAIN EVENT – FINAL TABLE |
| Monday April 29 | 13:00 CEST | EPT MONTE CARLO: €100K SUPER HIGH ROLLER – FINAL TABLE |
| Tuesday, April 30 | 12:30 CEST | EPT MONTE CARLO: €5K MAIN EVENT – DAY 2 |
| Wednesday, May 1 | 12:30 CEST | EPT MONTE CARLO: €5K MAIN EVENT – DAY 3 |
| Thursday, May 2 | 12:30 CEST | EPT MONTE CARLO: €5K MAIN EVENT – DAY 4 |
| Friday, May 3 | 12:30 CEST | EPT MONTE CARLO: €5K MAIN EVENT – DAY 5 |
| Saturday, May 4 | 13:00 CEST | EPT MONTE CARLO: €5K MAIN EVENT – FINAL TABLE |
EPT Monte Carlo Main Event Winners
Past EPT Monte Carlo events were especially notable for their record-setting prize pools. It remains the only EPT Main Event to have awarded more than €2 million for the first place, and it happened twice. The first one was claimed by Glen Chorny in 2008 with €2,020,000 win, and the second one by Pieter de Korver in the 2009 Main Event with a €2,300 first-place prize.
| Year | Buy-in | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | €5,300 | 1,098 | €5,325,300 | Michael Watson | Canada | €749,425 |
| 2022 | €5,300 | 747 | €5,204,050 | Marcelo Simões | Brazil | €939,840 |
| 2019 | €5,300 | 922 | €4,471,700 | Manig Löser | Germany | €603,777 |
| 2018 | €5,300 | 574 | €3,768,450 | Nicolas Dumont | France | €712,000 |
| 2017 | €5,300 | 727 | €3,635,000 | Raffaele Sorrentino | Italy | €466,714 |
| 2016 | €5,300 | 1,098 | €5,325,300 | Jan Bendik | Slovakia | €961,800 |
| 2015 | €10,600 | 564 | €5,640,000 | Adrián Mateos | Spain | €1,082,000 |
| 2014 | €10,600 | 650 | €6,500,000 | Antonio Buonanno | Italy | €1,240,000 |
| 2013 | €10,600 | 531 | €5,310,000 | Steve O’Dwyer | USA | €1,224,000 |
| 2012 | €10,600 | 665 | €6,650,000 | Mohsin Charania | USA | €1,350,000 |
| 2010 | €10,600 | 848 | €8,480,000 | Nicolas Chouity | Lebanon | €1,700,000 |
| 2009 | €10,600 | 935 | €9,350,000 | Pieter de Korver | Netherlands | €2,300,000 |
| 2008 | €10,600 | 842 | €8,420,000 | Glen Chorny | Canada | €2,020,000 |
| 2007 | €10,000 | 706 | €6,636,400 | Gavin Griffin | USA | €1,825,010 |
| 2006 | €10,000 | 298 | €2,801,200 | Jeff Williams | USA | €900,000 |
| 2005 | €10,000 | 211 | €2,110,000 | Rob Hollink | Netherlands | €635,000 |
2024 EPT Monte Carlo Full Schedule
| Date | Event Number | Event | Buy-in |
| Wednesday, April 23 | Event 1 (1/A) | FPS Main Event | €1,100 |
| Event 2 | Qualifier to €1,100 | €250 | |
| Event 1 (1/B) | FPS Main Event | €1,100 | |
| Event 4 (day 1) | Mystery Bounty | €10,200 | |
| Event 3 | Qualifier to €1,100 | €250 | |
| Event 5 | Hyper Turbo | €550 | |
| Thursday, April 25 | Event 6 | Qualifier to €1,100 | €250 |
| Event 1 (1/C) | FPS Main Event | €1,100 | |
| Event 4 (Final) | Mystery Bounty | €10,200 | |
| Event 1 (1/D) | FPS Main Event | €1,100 | |
| Event 7 | Hyper Turbo Knockout | €1,050 | |
| Friday, April 26 | Event 8 (1/A) | FPS Cup | €550 |
| Event 1 (day 2) | FPS Main Event | €1,100 | |
| Event 9 | 8-Game | €1,100 | |
| Event 10 | €30,000 Warm Up | €30,000 | |
| Event 8 (1/B) | FPS Cup | €550 | |
| Event 11 | Qualifier to EPT Main Event | €1,155 | |
| Saturday, April 27 | Event 13 (1/A) | FPS High Roller | €2,200 |
| Event 12 | Qualifier to FPS High Roller | €500 | |
| Event 14 | Women’s | €330 | |
| Event 8 (Final) | FPS Cup | €550 | |
| Event 1 (day 3) | FPS Main Event | €1,100 | |
| Event 15 (day 1) | EPT Super High Roller | €100,000 | |
| Event 13 (1/B) | FPS High Roller | €2,200 | |
| Event 16 | Qualifier to EPT Main Event | €1,155 | |
| Sunday, April 28 | Event 18 (1/A) | EPT Main Event | €5,300 |
| Event 19 | PL Omaha | €5,200 | |
| Event 17 | Qualifier to EPT Main Event | €600 | |
| Event 13 (Final) | FPS High Roller | €2,200 | |
| Event 15 (day 2) | EPT Super High Roller | €100,000 | |
| Event 1 (Final) | FPS Main Event | €1,100 | |
| Event 20 | Qualifier to EPT Main Event | €1,155 | |
| Event 21 | Qualifier to EPT Main Event | €1,155 | |
| Event 22 | Hyper Turbo Knockout | €1,050 | |
| Monday, April 29 | Event 23 | Qualifier to EPT Main Event | €600 |
| Event 24 (day 1) | PL Omaha | €1,650 | |
| Event 18 (1/B) | EPT Main Event | €5,300 | |
| Event 15 (Final) | EPT Super High Roller | €100,000 | |
| Event 25 | NL Hold’em | €25,000 | |
| Event 26 | Hyper Turbo Knockout | €2,100 | |
| Tuesday, April 30 | Event 27 | Qualifier to EPT Mystery Bounty | €670 |
| Event 24 (Final) | PL Omaha | €1,650 | |
| Event 18 (day 2) | EPT Main Event | €5,300 | |
| Event 29 (day 1) | EPT Mystery Bounty | €3,000 | |
| Event 28 | PLO Hi/Lo | €1,100 | |
| Event 30 (day 1) | €50,000 Super High Roller | €50,000 | |
| Event 31 | Hyper Turbo | €1,050 | |
| Wednesday, May 1 | Event 30 (Final) | €50,000 Super High Roller Second Chance | €50,000 |
| Event 18 (day 3) | EPT Main Event | €5,300 | |
| Event 32 (day 1) | Seniors (50 years or older) | €1,100 | |
| Event 29 (day 2) | EPT Mystery Bounty | €3,000 | |
| Event 200 | 8-Game | €5,200 | |
| Event 33 | Hyper Turbo Knockout | €2,100 | |
| Event 34 (day 1) | NL Hold’em | €1,100 | |
| Event 35 | NL Hold’em | €25,000 | |
| Event 36 | Qualifier to EPT High Roller | €2,730 | |
| Event 37 | Hyper Turbo Knockout | €10,150 | |
| Thursday, May 2 | Event 40 (1/A) | Mystery Bounty | €1,650 |
| Event 39 | Qualifier to €1,650 Mystery Bounty | €370 | |
| Event 38 | Qualifier to EPT High Roller | €2,730 | |
| Event 34 (Final) | NL Hold’em | €1,100 | |
| Event 32 (Final) | Seniors (50 years or older) | €1,100 | |
| Event 29 (Final) | EPT Mystery Bounty | €3,000 | |
| Event 18 (day 4) | EPT Main Event | €5,300 | |
| Event 42 (day 1) | EPT High Roller | €25,000 | |
| Event 41 | H-O-R-S-E | €550 | |
| Event 40 (1/B) | Mystery Bounty | €1,650 | |
| Event 43 | Hyper Turbo | €1,050 | |
| Friday, May 3 | Event 44 | Qualifier to €2,200 Deep Stack | €500 |
| Event 42 (day 2) | EPT High Roller | €25,000 | |
| Event 18 (day 5) | EPT Main Event | €5,300 | |
| Event 40 (Final) | Mystery Bounty | €1,650 | |
| Event 45 (day 1) | €2,200 Deep Stack | €2,200 | |
| Event 46 (day 1) | €550 NL Hold’em | €550 | |
| Event 47 (day 1) | €10,200 NL Hold’em | €10,200 | |
| Event 48 | Hyper Turbo Knockout | €2,100 | |
| Saturday, May 4 | Event 49 | NL Hold’em | €330 |
| Event 47 (Final) | €10,200 NL Hold’em | €10,200 | |
| Event 46 (Final) | €550 NL Hold’em | €550 | |
| Event 45 (Final) | €2,200 Deep Stack | €2,200 | |
| Event 42 (Final) | EPT High Roller | €25,000 | |
| Event 50 | €2,100 6 Handed | €2,100 | |
| Event 18 (Final) | EPT Main Event | €5,300 | |
| Event 51 | €5,150 6 Handed | €5,150 | |
| Event 52 | Last Chance Super Hyper Turbo | €1,050 |
