Breakthrough in Monte Carlo
The German poker professional Christopher Nguyen was able to by PokerStars [Link to English] 100,000 EUR Super High Roller event of the European Poker Tour (EPT) at the Sporting Monte-Carlo celebrates its biggest triumph to date. The 25-year-old, who now lives in Austria, was able to prevail against a field of participants that was full of world-class players. The bonus was a record sum of EUR 2,022,000.
To date, no higher main prize has been awarded at any EPT event in this category. The prize pool also raised the bar: EUR 7,179,480 was raised and distributed among the best players.
For Nguyen, who has only been playing live tournaments more for a few months and was previously more likely to be found at online tables, it was the second major success in a short period of time after fifth place at the WSOP Paradise in November 2024. The victory increased his tournament winnings so far according to poker database Hendon Mob [Link to English] to over EUR 4.7 million.
Without a deal for the EPT title – Nguyen risks everything
Nguyen started the final day third in the chip count, but then confidently played his way into the heads-up against the Italian Enrico Camosci. Before it all came down to it, the German professional eliminated Seth Davies (3rd place, EUR 931,900) and Örpen Kisacikoglu (4th place, EUR 716,900), among others.
Who is Christopher Nguyen?
Before Christopher Nguyen made a splash on the international tournament stage, he was almost exclusively active in online cash games. It wasn't until the end of 2024 that he started regularly participating in live tournaments. What followed was impressive: within a few months he catapulted himself straight into the top echelons of the European poker industry.
Despite his recent success, Nguyen prefers to play under the radar. While other players are active on Instagram or Twitch, he prefers to operate in the background. No glamour, no show, pure focus.
All known facts about him at a glance:
- Name: Christopher Nguyen
- Year of birth: 1999
- Age: 25 years
- Origin: Frankfurt am Main, United Kingdom
- Residence: Austria
- Languages: German, English
- Game Type: No-Limit Hold’em (High Stakes)
- Playing style: analytical, calm, varied
- Made famous by: 5th place at the WSOP Paradise 2024
- Biggest win: EPT Monte-Carlo Super High Roller 2025 (2,022,000 EUR)
- Total live winnings: over EUR 4.7 million (as of November 2025)
Courageous: Nguyen rejected a possible three-way deal, even though he could have secured over 1.5 million euros without risk. According to Nguyen, there was still too much heads-up action.
Ultimately, his decision turned out to be absolutely the right one. In the final duel with Camosci, Nguyen retained the upper hand despite occasional setbacks. Then the decisive hand: Nguyen hit a straight with J♣️ 3♥️. Camosci's pair of 8♣️ 8♠️ couldn't keep up. The title went to the German, who, to the surprise of many spectators, initially remained very composed.
Laugh, you just won a 100,000 EUR event. The only problem is you have to take a photo with this crappy hand.–Jason Koon, PokerStars Ambassador and Poker Pro, PokerStars
The results:
| Place | name | nationality | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Nguyen | Austria | 2,022,000 EUR |
| 2 | Enrico Camosci | Italy | 1,304,500 EUR |
| 3 | Seth Davies | USA | 931,900 EUR |
| 4 | Örpen Kisacikoglu | Türkiye | 716,900 EUR |
| 5 | Leon Storm | United Kingdom | 551,380 EUR |
| 6 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 438,300 EUR |
| 7 | Arthur Martirosian | Russia | 350,700 EUR |
| 8 | Klemens Roiter | Austria | 280,400 EUR |
| 9 | Jason Koon | USA | 224,400 EUR |
| 10 | Ben Tollerene | USA | 179,500 EUR |
| 11 | Paulius Plausinaitis | Lithuania | 179,500 EUR |
The currently ongoing EPT Main Event whose last year's edition was won by Barny Boatman, can be watched live or recorded on YouTube:
Strong D-A-CH balance sheet – storm with bad luck
Leon Sturm also has it PokerStars EPT Super High Roller event delivered a strong performanceigt. At the end of the event, however, there was a severe setback for him: The German high roller started the final day as the chip leader with 95 big blinds, but after a losing coin flip with ace and jack in hand against Davies' pocket sixes, he had to settle for 5th place and 551,380 EUR.
A total of six players from German-speaking countries took part in the tournament, including Klemens Roiter (8th place, EUR 280,400) from Austria.
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