At just 33, Mikita Badziakouski has achieved what many dream of. Already a leader on the Belarus All Time Money list, he has added another feather in his cap by winning the 2025 European Poker Tour Monte Carlo €50,000 NLH High Roller Second Chance. The latest victory added $893,272 to his haul, taking his live earnings to over $65 million and propelling him to the third spot on the global All-Time Money List.
This was by far the second biggest victory at the ongoing 2025 European Poker Tour Monte Carlo series after a stunning Chris Nguyen’s $2.3 million victory in the recent €100K buy-in EPT Super High Roller where Mikita Badziakouski placed fifth and took home a hefty $ 496,078. With $65,720,249 in his live career earnings, he now only trails Bryn Kenney ($76,792,663) and Justin Bonomo ($69,415,857) on the All-Time money leaderboard.
2025 EPT €50K NLH Super High Roller Second Chance Recap
Coming back to 2025 European Poker Tour Monte Carlo €50,000 NLH High Roller Second Chance, the tournament ran from May 6-7 and drew an elite field of 50 entries, creating a €2,425,500 ($ 2,747,788) prize pool, which was finally shared by the top seven finishers, with Mikita Badziakouski besting the field and walking away with the lion’s share of the prize pool. This was by far his first-ever live title and fourth final table of 2025.
However, the victory was not easy for the WSOP bracelet and five-time Triton poker champion as Mikita Badziakouski had to face a tough competition in the late stage from the likes of Enroci Camosci (7th), WSOP bracelet winner Masashi Oya (6th), and two-time WSOP bracelet winner Nick Petrangelo (4th) – all battling hard for the title.
Down to three-handed play, we saw Chris Nguyen, who won the €100k super high roller for more than $2 million a few days ago, fight tooth and nail. Despite his valiant efforts, he exited in third place, good for $398,772.
The final heads-up for the title took place between Mikita Badziakouski and American poker pro Brian Kim. The latter could not go all the way, eventually settling for $590,228 as the runner-up. With the latest result, the WSOP bracelet winner has more than $11.8 million in live earnings.
2025 EPT 2025 €50K NLH Super High Roller Second Chance Payouts
| Place | Name | Prize (Euro) | Prize(USD) |
| 1st | Mikita Bodyakovsky | € 788,500 | $893,272 |
| 2nd | Brian Kim | € 521,000 | $590,228 |
| 3rd | Christopher Nguyen | € 352,000 | $398,772 |
| 4th | Nick Petrangelo | € 267,000 | $302,478 |
| 5th | Markkos Ladev | € 206,000 | $233,372 |
| 6th | Masashi Oya | € 164,000 | $185,791 |
| 7th | Unknown Player | € 127,000 | $143,875 |
Only 18 Remain In 2025 EPT Monte Carlo Main Event
All eyes are now on the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event, which is down to 18 players out of the 52 contenders who returned for Day 4. While each is guaranteed at least €34,600, the eventual champion will walk away with €1,000,000 and the coveted trophy. Russia’s Aleksandr Shevliakov leads the remaining 18 with 4,000,000 and Last year’s runner-up Boris Angelov is also in contention and will be looking for back-to-back final tables.
Keep following PokerProNews for the latest updates and results from the ongoing 2025 European Poker Tour Monte Carlo festival.
Source: PokerStars Blog, CardPlayer & The Hendonmob
