EPT Monte Carlo: PokerNoob in High Roller Final Table
Season Six of the European Poker Tour is set to enter its last day, with just the EPT Monte Carlo High Roller final table left to play. PokerNoob is currently fourth in chips in that event, while Nicolas Chouity won the Main Event.
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The Main Event of the PokerStars European Poker Tour in Monte Carlo was concluded today with Nicolas Chouity coming out on top to win his first EPT title. He outlasted a starting field of 848 players and will go home richer by €1.7 million.
As the Main Event was played down to its conclusion, the High Roller event was in its second day, and looking for its final 8 players. Luke Schwartz was the final table bubble boy after being eliminated in ninth, while Team PokerStrategy.com member 
PokerNoob goes into the final table in fourth place.
You can follow PokerNoob on the High Roller final table via our live ticker or on the EPT live stream, by clicking one of the links below:
Go to the EPT Monte Carlo Live Ticker | Go to the EPT Monte Carlo Live Stream
You can also view some pictures from EPT Monte Carlo by clicking on the links below:
High Roller Day 2 | HR Day 1 | Main Event Day 3 | ME Day 2 | ME Day 1B | ME Day 1A
Nicolas Chouity wins Main Event
Coming into the final table with almost half of the chips in play, Chouity who had qualified via a $22 online rebuy satellite was the favourite to take down the title. He did just that after eliminating six out of seven of his final table opponents.
Josef Klinger from Austria came in second and won €1 million, while Dominykas Karmazinas from Lithuania placed third to take home €700,000. In an interview after his win, Chouity said ""I played my best, I ran good, everything went OK and I won."
PokerNoob playing for €956,000
PokerNoob who is currently fourth with 826,000 chips will be seated on Seat 3 at the final table. He is sandwiched between Canadian pro Sorel Mizzi (909,000) on his left and recent North American Poker Tour winner Tom Marchese (770,000) on his right.
To get this far, PokerNoob had outlasted the likes of Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier, Gus Hansen and 2009 November Niner Antoine Saout. Dori Yacoub is the current chip leader with 1,199,000 chips and will play the final table from Seat 1.
Some changes were made to the payout structure of the event, and the top 11 finishers will now be paid. PokerNoob is now guaranteed at least €81,300 for his final table appearance, and has a shot at the winner's purse of €956,000.
Here are the chip counts for the 8 players at the High Roller final table:
| EPT Monte Carlo €25,000 High Roller Day 2 Standings |
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| Rank | Name | Chips |
| 1 | Dori Yacoub | 1,199,000 |
| 2 | Tom Marchese | 909,000 |
| 3 | Allen Bari | 835,000 |
| 4 | Tobias "PokerNoob" Reinkemeier |
826,000 |
| 5 | Sorel Mizzi | 770,000 |
| 6 | Olivier Busquet | 666,000 |
| 7 | Paul Berende | 327,000 |
| 8 | Michael Friedrich | 112,000 |
