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Poker is made of great stories and even more incredible champions. Before the end of the EPT Monte Carlo, Canadian Michael Watson, known as Mike Watson, or by the award-winning online account “SitWatts”, was already considered a legend of the game, but he increased this status even further. winning the Main Event title. from the Monegasque stage of the European Poker Championship last Saturday (5th), when he received the handsome reward of €749,425.

To cash in on this big bounty, he beat a field of 1,098 entries who paid a buy-in of €5,300. The final outcome was decided in a head-to-head with Germany’s Leonard Maue, who won the silver medal and a prize pool of €697,175. Who completed the podium was the British Leo Worthington-Leese, in 3rd place who ended up receiving the handsome reward of €397,500.

It was the 2nd title of a Main Event organized by PokerStars won by Mike Watson. In 2016, he won the PCA (PokerStars Caribbean Adventure), so the Canadian joined legends Victoria Coren Mitchell and Mikalai Pobal, both double champions of the EPT Main Event. At the time, “SirWatts” online won the Caribbean tournament, the competition was part of the European circuit.

According to “The Hendon Mob”, Watson is approaching US$20 million in head-to-head earnings, being the 5th biggest earner in Canada and currently the 41st in the world. “I couldn’t be happier with the conquest,” the champion told Joe Stapleton in the post-title interview. “It’s definitely something that makes me very emotional, it’s a great result,” concluded the still emotional star.

Discover the final classification of the EPT Monte Carlo

1 – Mike Watson (Canada) – €749,425*
2 – Leonard Maue (Germany) – €697,175*
3 – Leo Worthington-Leese (UK) – €397,450
4 – Joachim Haraldstad (Norway) – €305,750
5 – Samy Boujmala (France) – €235,150
6 – Arnaud Enselme (France) – €180,900
7 – Jason Wheeler (USA) – €139,150
8 – Arunas Sapitavicius (Lithuania) – €107,050
9 – Maduka Meragal (Canada) – €82,350

Born in Sorocaba, but living in São Paulo since childhood, he started journalism in 2000. Graduated from Faculdade Cásper Líbero where he also completed a lato sensu postgraduate course in Social Communication. He has had appearances on Jornal Lance!, TV Cultura, TV Gazeta, ESPN Brasil and TV Globo. Recreational poker player and creator of the Mountain of Letters blog. Experienced in international coverage involving mind sport, such as PSPC 2019 in the Bahamas and EPT Barcelona 2022.