The 2025 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo is ongoing, and the poker action is just beginning to heat up. At the end of play on Day 1, two Indian players, Sameer Chaturvedi and Apoorv Goel, had survived with an impressive amount of chips remaining. While Sameer has 196,000, Goel has 123,000.
The EPT Monte Carlo will run from 4th to 10th May and is the first leg of the European Poker Tour’s 2025 season. The event is currently taking place at the Le Casino in Monte Carlo.
Goel is fast gaining in popularity in poker circles and has had 56 cash-outs at the time of writing this article. He has international as well as domestic experience in poker, with his first cashout in live poker being in 2009, in Macau, where he placed 9th at the PokerStars Macau Poker Cup, taking home $1393.
Since then, he has had some exemplary cashouts, including a staggering $149,890 at Event #13 of the Macau Poker Cup 26, which is also his career-best, at the time of writing this article.
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This could be a big day for Sameer Chaturvedi, who has had 12 cashouts until date, with his first one being in 2012, at an event in the Indian Poker Legend in 2012, when he took home ₹1,148. His highest cash until date has been $5,157, which he took home at an event of the Macau Poker Cup Championship in 2012.
While Sameer and Apoorv are already playin against some of the biggest names in the industry, their presence at EPT is bound to instill confidence in newer and younger poker players who are looking to make a mark in the industry.
The European Poker Tour (EPT) is one of the most prestigious and well-recognized poker tournament series in the world. Founded in 2004 by John Duthie, a British television director and poker player, the EPT quickly gained popularity among professional and amateur players alike.
Sponsored by PokerStars, the tour features high-stakes No-Limit Texas Hold’em tournaments held in various glamorous European cities, including Barcelona, Monte Carlo, and Prague.
We will keep you updated about all the happenins at EPT and other poker tournaments. From poker tournament itineraries to winners lists to interviews with some of the biggest names in the industry, we have it all. We also provide information about any federal and corporate decisiosns that might impact real money gaming and poker. To stay ypdated, read us!
Roy D’Silva is a published author and has covered various beats in his decade-long experience, including Bollywood, OTT and now poker. An avid cyclist and documentary buff, Roy’s looking to be right, front, and center of that one big story in the poker world.
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