European Poker Tour (EPT) Season 4

Glen Chorny Wins EPT Grand Final!

PokerStars qualifier Glen Chorny wins the Grand Final of the European Poker Tour Season 4. In what proved to be the biggest tournament Europe has ever seen, 22-year-old Canadian Chorny beat 841 players to walk away with €2,020,000 ($3,203,671) in cash. Over 12 hours of intense final table action, Chorny built up a healthy stack, especially after eliminating 4th place finisher Isaac Baron. Going into heads-up with a 10-1 chip lead, the final hand saw Chorny’s A-5 hold up against the K-Q of runner-up Denes Kalo. The final table also featured Team PokerStars Pro member Luca Pagano, who now holds the record for most EPT cashes. He was eliminated in 6th, taking away €337,000 ($533,819).

The event attracted a field of world class poker players, including Team PokerStars Pro members Daniel Negreanu, Joe Hachem, Barry Greenstein, Raymond Rahme, Gavin Griffin, Chad Brown, Chris Moneymaker, Greg Raymer, Vanessa Rousso and Dario Minieri. Rahme made the top 30, while Hachem came close to equaling Gavin Griffin’s record of winning an EPT, WPT and World Series title. He was eventually eliminated in 11th, taking away €101,000 ($161,191).

Watch the video below to see highlights of the final table

Season 4 Highlights - PokerStars Qualifiers and Team PokerStars Pro

The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Season 4 proved to be the biggest and best yet. The tour took in 11 different countries, three more than in Season 3, generating a total prize pool of almost €40,000,000 ($62,000,000). All of the 5,902 players that took part, including 1,682 PokerStars qualifiers, got the chance to experience the high standards of play that have become the benchmark of all EPT events.  

PokerStars qualifiers Reuben Peters, Tim Vance, Jason Mercier and Glen Chorny all earned huge cash prizes for winning EPT events. Peters won €532,620 ($767,597) for his victory in Dublin, while Vance earned €834,590 ($1,224,988) for his win in Copenhagen. Mercier walked away with €869,000 ($1,372,893) for taking down the San Remo event, while Chorny won €2,020,000 ($3,203,671) for his Monte Carlo Grand Final victory.

In January, Team PokerStars Pro member Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier earned $2,000,000 for winning the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

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