Wed, 09/07/2011 – 07:26 – PokerPages Staff

5. Michael Martin – EPT Earnings of $2,537,080
Hailing from Long Island, New York, Michael Martin has won just over $2.5 million from EPT events.  The lion’s share of these winnings came in the EPT London event in 2008, with a $1,985,309 prize pot awarded for first place.

4.  Bertrand Grospellier – EPT Earnings of $2,628,173
French poker star, Bertrand Grospellier has found a good deal of success in EPT events, most notably in the EPT Caribbean Adventure in 2008.  This tournament saw Grospellier pick up a win and $2,000,000 in prize money.

3. Glen Chorny – EPT Earnings of $2,727,452
Glen Chorny is originally from Waterloo, Ontario, and has only been playing professionally since 2008.  Since then, Chorny has reached third in the all-time EPT list.  This is largely thanks to his win at the Grand Final of the EPT in 2008, winning $2.6 million.

2. Poorya Naazari – EPT Earnings of $3,000,000
Relatively new to professional poker, Poorya Naazari has only cashed twice at a poker table.  One of those cashes was for $510, but it’s the other that we’re interested in.  In the Caribbean Adventure of 2009, Naazari won $3,000,000 for winning the tournament.

1. Pieter de Korver – EPT Earnings of $3,287,305
Dutch master Pieter de Korver is the most successful man in the history of the EPT.  The majority of his winnings from the EPT came in the 2009 Monte Carlo event, which de Korner won, pocketing an impressive $3.2 million.

September 07 2011, Barry Carter

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September 28, 1330 EDT (1830 BST)
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September 30, 1330 EDT (1830 BST)
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