Jason Koon Secures €1 Million Victory in EPT Monte Carlo Winner-Take-All Event

By Mrinal Gujare

08 May 2026

Mrinal Gujare 08 May 2026

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Jason Koon won €1,000,000 winner-take-all Sit & Go at EPT Monte Carlo.
Nine elite poker pros competed in the €100,000 buy-in event.
EPT Main Event passed the money bubble; 151 players remain for €825K prize.

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Jason Koon won a €1,000,000 winner-take-all Sit & Go at EPT Monte Carlo, defeating an elite nine-player field. Meanwhile, the Main Event surpassed its bubble, leaving 151 players, led by Rodrigo Selouan, to compete for the €825,000 first-place prize money.

The European Poker Tour (EPT) Monte Carlo stop recently hosted one of the most unique high-stakes events in its history. On Wednesday, nine elite competitors converged for a €100,000 buy-in Sit & Go featuring a winner-take-all format.

While organizers originally intended to broadcast a high-stakes cash game, the participating players requested a format change. PokerStars agreed to the shift and incentivized the action by adding €100,000 to the prize pool, resulting in a flat €1,000,000 payout for the lone survivor.

The lineup for the Sit & Go represented a significant concentration of poker talent. The nine participants included Jason Koon, Stephen Chidwick, Mikita Badziakouski, Ben Tollerene, Kayhan Mokri, Daniel Dvoress, Aleksejs Ponakovs, Patrik Antonius, and Artur Martirosian.

According to data compiled by Garry Gates, this specific group of players entered the event with a staggering combined career earnings total of $429,609,824.

Because the event awarded the entire prize pool to the first-place finisher, the standard Independent Chip Model (ICM) considerations found in typical tournaments were non-existent.

This structure allowed the players to compete with high levels of aggression, as they frequently pursued opportunities to eliminate opponents without the pressure of laddering up through a traditional payout bracket. Ultimately, it was Jason Koon who navigated the field to secure the full €1,000,000 prize.

Parallel to the high-stakes action, the €5,300 buy-in EPT Monte Carlo Main Event continued its trajectory. The tournament attracted 1,011 entries, generating a total prize pool of €4,903,350. The second day of play reached a critical milestone with the bursting of the money bubble.

Morgan Aceto ended the day as the bubble boy in a forced all-in situation. With only 1,000 in chips remaining, Aceto could not cover the small blind and was committed to the pot with J-6.

He was unable to improve against the K-K held by Fabian Berraboukha. Following his exit, the remaining 151 players locked up a minimum cash of €9,200.

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