It's been quite a last two weeks in the world of PokerStars and particularly on the PokerStars Blogs with tournaments played on one side of the planet and the other.

At the heart of the action was the Italian and French Riviera's, a strip of luxury real estate on the Mediterranean, home to the final two stops on the European Poker Tour. Now in its second year the EPT San Remo is a must play event for any poker player warming up for the grand final and it's starting field of over a thousand.

Then there's Monte Carlo, European poker's spiritual home, unrivalled for opulence and luxury, hosting the fifth incarnation of the EPT Grand Final. Not only that put on an under card of High Roller event that cost a mere €25,000 to play. The result was some of the finest poker seen anywhere and some of the biggest checks ever handed out to tournament winners this side of the Atlantic.

What happened you ask? Well it's funny you mention it - you can recap on all the action from that roller coaster fortnight the last week at the links below. Enjoy...

EPT San Remo

Dragan Galic leads on day 1a
Josipovic leads on day 1b
Tomorrow the money
Galic still ahead
Reaching the final eight
Roller coaster ride to new San Remo winner

EPT Grand Final

An action filled day 1a
A full house on day 1b
A new look for day two
Into the money on day three
Final eight in place
Thrilling finale to final table

EPT Grand Final €25,000 high roller event

A winner the Monte Carlo high roller event