EPT Monte Carlo 2026 High Rollers: Results, Fields, Prize Pools and Key Data

By Pessi Lamm

07 May 2026

Pessi Lamm 07 May 2026

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Record fields in €100K & €250K high roller events at EPT Monte Carlo 2026
Albert Daher & Alex Kulev emerged as champions, earning multimillion-euro prizes
€228,000 raised for One Drop Foundation from the €100K event

Albert Daher won the EPT Monte Carlo €100K High Roller for One Drop for €2,055,000 on May 3, 2026. Winning hand: 4♠ 4♣. (credit: Pokerstars)

EPT Monte Carlo 2026 ran April 30 to May 10 at Sporting Monte-Carlo, Monaco. Two high roller events produced record fields, record prize pools, and two outright champions. Albert Daher won the €100,000 High Roller for One Drop on May 3. Alex Kulev won the €250,000 Super High Roller on May 5.

EPT Monte Carlo High Rollers: €100K vs €250K

Detail	€100K High Roller for One Drop	€250K Super High Roller
Buy-In	€100,000	€250,000
Dates	May 1 to 3	May 4 to 5
Total Entries	76	€38
Prize Pool	€7,296,000	€9,310,000
Paid Places	8	€6
Winner	Albert Daher	Alex Kulev
Winner Prize	€2,055,000	€2,786,332*
Winning Hand	4♠4♣	4♠10♠
Heads-Up Deal	No	Yes
EPT Record	Largest €100K field in EPT history	Highest buy-in event in EPT history
Charity	€228,000 to One Drop Foundation	N/A

*Heads-up deal with Bryn Kenney

€100K High Roller for One Drop: Full Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Albert Daher	Lebanon	€2,055,000
2	Stephen Chidwick	UK	€1,325,700
3	Leonardo Drago	Italy	€947,000
4	Bryn Kenney	USA	€728,500
5	Artsiom Lasouski	Belarus	€560,300
6	Wiktor Malinowski	Poland	€445,400
7	Enrico Camosci	Italy	€356,400
8	Teun Mulder	Netherlands	€284,900

€250K Super High Roller: Full Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Alex Kulev	Bulgaria	€2,786,332*
2	Bryn Kenney	USA	€2,520,268*
3	Chris Nguyen	Germany	€1,443,100
4	Aleksejs Ponakovs	Latvia	€1,070,700
5	Orpen Kisacikoglu	Turkey	€837,900
6	Artur Martirosian	Russia	€651,700

Albert Daher Career Info

Detail	Data
Nationality	Lebanese
First Recorded Cash	2011
Previous EPT Titles	€25K Monte Carlo 2018, €25K Cyprus 2023
Previous Notable Results	Runner-up $25K H.O.R.S.E. WSOP 2024, Final table $50K PPC WSOP 2025
December 2025 Result	3rd place Triton Invitational
Lebanon All-Time Money List	No. 1 after this win
Back-to-Back 7-Figure Scores	Yes (Triton + EPT Monte Carlo)

Alex Kulev Career Info

Detail	Data
Nationality	Bulgarian
2023 EPT Monte Carlo Result	Won €100K Super High Roller (€1,036,287)
2026 EPT Monte Carlo Result	Won €250K Super High Roller (€2,786,332)
Same Venue, Different Buy-In	Yes, both titles at Sporting Monte-Carlo
Bubble Survival	All-in vs Biao Ding on the money bubble
Heads-Up Opponent	Bryn Kenney

All-Time Money List Impact

Player	Career Earnings (Post-Event)
Bryn Kenney (No. 1)	$84,812,884
Stephen Chidwick (No. 2)	$78,556,436

Chidwick's runner-up result added €1,325,700 to his career total
Kenney finished 4th (€728,500) and 2nd (€2,520,268*) across both events, further extending his No. 1 position
$100 million milestone within realistic reach for Chidwick