High-Stakes Gambler, 3DTemujiN, Wins €492,000 in Elite Poker Tournament

A Kazakh poker whizz dominated the packed field at the High Roller tournament during the PokerStars EPT festival at Monte Carlo's glitzy Sporting complex in Monaco, securing a mind-blowing second-place finish and becoming the wealthiest Kazakhstan player in history.

With a buy-in of €25,000 and one re-entry permitted, the tournament didn't boast a guaranteed prize pool, leaving the total payout dependent on the number of entries. Top players from all corners of the globe flooded the event, including heavy-hitters like Bryn Kenney, Rainer Kempe, Nick Petrangelo, Sam Greenwood, Ryan Riess, Steve O'Dwyer, Justin Bonomo, John Juanda, Eric Siddiqui, Stephen Chidwick, Dominik Nitsche, and Russian-speaking pros like Mikhail Voskoboynikov, Ramin Hajiyev, Alexander Uskov, Nikita Bodyakovskiy, Vladimir Troyanovskiy, and Aleksei Horoshenin.

After 10 grueling hours on the first day, our Kazakh entrant boosted their starting stack from 50,000 to an impressive 79,000, settling into 32nd place among the surviving 43 players. A whopping 112 entries were made on the first day alone.

The second day brought success for the Kazakh player, thanks to a couple of crucial hands.

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In the early stages, our player pulled almost double their stack by catching a fortune-laden two pair against an opponent's pocket aces.

By the 14th level, with only 24 players left, the Kazakh's stack reached an impressive 400K, placing them among the tournament's leaders.

Taking a well-deserved break, our player sat comfortably in 5th place out of the remaining 16 players.

However, a dip in the stack was on the horizon. After a bit of a tough streak, the day ended with the player still holding 390K chips and securing the final table slot.

Final table chip counts for the €25K High Roller EPT Monte Carlo:

Oleksii Khoroshenin (Ukraine) - 1,848,000 (92BB)
Joao Vieira (Portugal) - 907,000 (45BB)
Mark Teltscher (UK) - 895,000 (45BB)
Albert Daher (Lebanon) - 744,000 (37BB)
Yan Shing Tsang (Hong Kong) - 431,000 (22BB)
Julian Thomas (Germany) - 421,000 (21BB)
"3DTemujiN" (Kazakhstan) - 390,000 (20BB)
Wouter Beumers (Netherlands) - 315,000 (16BB)

Payouts for the final table of the €25K High Roller EPT Monte Carlo:

1. €711,500 ($853,800) (United Kingdom)2. €481,000 ($577,200) (Portugal)3. €312,500 ($375,000) (Kazakhstan)4. €259,000 ($310,800) (Lebanon)5. €208,700 ($250,440) (Hong Kong)6. €164,535 ($197,442) (Germany)7. €126,000 ($151,200) (Kazakhstan)8. €94,500 ($113,400) (Netherlands)

At the beginning of the final day, a player from Kazakhstan claimed a decisive chip. Alexei Khoroshenin opened with a raise, to which our player went all-in. The Ukrainian pro called and showed AJc. The pocket nines held, increasing the stack to 730K.

At the same level, the Kazakhstani player eliminated a Dutch player with the shortest stack.

On the next level, a player from Hong Kong met their demise - their QQ couldn't hold against A7s of the Kazakhstani player.

The highly anticipated showdown between Khoroshenin and Shyngys proved fatal for the Ukrainian. Earlier, he had lost a substantial pot, and in the Top 4, his AQo failed to outrun AKc of the Kazakhstani player, ending both their tournament runs.

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After this critical hand, the clock was paused, and the remaining players began negotiating an ICM deal with the following stacks:

Albert Daher (Lebanon) - 3,415,000 (85BB)
"3DTemujiN" (Kazakhstan) - 1,635,000 (41BB)
Mark Teltscher (UK) - 900,000 (23BB)

After a few tense minutes of discussions, they reached an agreement with the following payouts:

Albert Daher (Lebanon) - €595,386
"3DTemujiN" (Kazakhstan) - €492,768
Mark Teltscher (UK) - €416,846

€25K High Roller EPT Monte Carlo

Buy-in: €25,000
Entries: 147 (including 28 re-entries)
Prize pool: €2,828,035

€25K High Roller EPT Monte Carlo Results

Albert Daher (Lebanon) - €595,386*
"3DTemujiN" (Kazakhstan) - €492,768*
Mark Teltscher (UK) - €416,846*
Oleksii Khoroshenin (Ukraine) - €259,000
Joao Vieira (Portugal) - €208,700
Julian Thomas (Germany) - €164,535
Yan Shing Tsang (Hong Kong) - €126,000
Wouter Beumers (Netherlands) - €94,500
Alexander Uskov (Russia) - €70,500
Fady Kamar (Lebanon) - €58,000
Markus Durnegger (Austria) - €58,000
Thomas Muehloecker (Austria) - €51,000
Bryn Kenney (USA) - €51,000
Christopher Frank (Germany) - €46,500
Stephen Chidwick (UK) - €46,500
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau (Belarus) - €44,400
Pascal Hartmann (Germany) - €44,400
Results of the deal in the Top 3

Thanks to this incredible performance, Shyngys secured the top spot among Kazakh poker players in terms of total earnings, setting a new record for Kazakhstan's poker winnings.

Previously, the largest poker payout was received by Aidyn Auezkanov, who finished 3rd in the Super High Roller Grand Final of Monte Carlo in 2016 for €50,000.

Congratulations on these remarkable achievements!

Despite the tough competition from numerous global poker heavyweights, a player from Kazakhstan impressively climbed up the ranks, securing the 5th position out of the remaining 16 players after taking a well-deserved break.
The Kazakh player demonstrate their phenomenal skills by nearly doubling their stack early in the tournament, hitting a fortune-laden two pair against an opponent's pocket aces.
Towards the end of the tournament, the Kazakh player eliminates a Dutch player with the shortest stack, further boosting their standing.
In a crucial hand, the Kazakh player manages to eliminate a Ukrainian pro, clinching a decisive chip and boosting their stack to 730K.
Owing to this impressive performance, the Kazakh player sets a new record for Kazakhstan's poker winnings, surpassing the previous record held by Aidyn Auezkanov, who finished 3rd in the Super High Roller Grand Final of Monte Carlo in 2016 for €50,000.