(AsiaGameHub) - Roman Stoica has emerged victorious in the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Monte Carlo €5,300 Main Event, claiming a prize of €825,000. He triumphed over a field of 1,011 participants on the French Riviera, ultimately defeating Austria's Bernhard Binder in heads-up play to secure the title. Stoica, a 31-year-old from St Petersburg, Russia, is now recognized as Russia's ninth EPT champion. PokerStars noted that he follows in the footsteps of Aleksandr Shevliakov, who was named the 2025 EPT Monte Carlo champion. "I’m very happy that I’ve become an EPT champion," Stoica stated. "This is the dream of every poker player. I’m feeling great – I just won €825,000, so how else can I feel! The secret to running as deep as I did is to play and practice as much as you can. It’s what brings you to the final table and to winning the tournament." The final table payouts for the Main Event, as released by PokerStars, were as follows: Stoica (€825,000), Binder (€515,000), David Djian (€368,750), Samuel Ju (€283,550), Jose Malpelli (€218,300), Longmao Fan (€167,850), Raul Mestre (€129,050), an...