Manig Loeser wins the 2019 EPT Monte-Carlo NLH Main Event
The 30-year-old German highroller Manig Loeser tops a field of 922 entries to win EPT Monte-Carlo €5,300 NLH Main Event title and $676,890 top prize.
This is Loeser’s first live poker tournament title. His lifetime total live tournament earnings are now more than $10.1 million.
Before the heads-up, the last three players (Loeser, China’s Huang Wei, and Hungary’s Viktor Katzenberger) had a discussion to three-way chop the pot as their chip stacks are almost equal. They decided on a deal (Huang - €552,056, Katzenberger - €529,707, and Loeser- €527,716). The three players then started playing for the trophy and €78,061 bonus.
After defeating Katzenberger, Loeser beat Huang Wei heads up to lift the coveted trophy.
| Place | Player | Earnings (USD) |
| 1 | Manig Loeser | €603,777* |
| 2 | Wei Huang | $618,303 |
| 3 | Viktor Katzenberger | $593,272 |
| 4 | Ryan Riess | $297,494 |
| 5 | Nicola Grieco | $231,381 |
| 6 | Luis Medina | $171,136 |
| 7 | Rustam Hajiyev | $122,651 |
| 8 | Tim Adams | $87,394 |
