 PokerStars announced the European Poker Tour Season 10 schedule, with a total of eight events, starting with the ever-popular EPT Barcelona opening event scheduled to take place from August 28 to September 7.
The tour will then head to London, Prague, the Bahamas for the PokerStars Carribean Adventure, Deauville, Berlin, Sanremo, and finally Monaco for the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final. The biggest change to the schedule is the timing of the London and Sanremo events, which move back to their previous dates in October and April.
“Players at the EPT will see that we have made a deliberate decision to focus on stability,” said. EPT President Edgar Stuchly. “During a successful Season 9 where we decided to host fewer and bigger events incorporating the national tours, we listened to an enormous amount of player feedback who valued less time spent travelling, and more time spent playing. Since the Sanremo tournament will be held immediately before the EPT Grand Final in April, it will mean players can spend the whole month of April on the beautiful Riviera.”
In Season 9, the EPT took the step of reducing the number of scheduled stops from 13 to eight – turning these events in to true poker festivals by partnering with regional tours such as the Estrellas Poker Tour and the UK & Ireland Poker Tour. This has given players more tournaments to compete in, and a greater variety of buy-ins.
The change proved to be a massive success from the very first stop. Both the Estrellas Poker Tour and the EPT Barcelona Main Events smashed all previous records for player numbers and prize pool. It was a trend that was repeated again in Prague and Berlin with both festivals enjoying record numbers of players.
In Season 10, is the provision of more High Roller events at each stop. There will be a €10,000/£10,000 High Roller at Barcelona, London, Prague, Deauville, Berlin and Sanremo, plus €50,000/£50,000 events in Barcelona and London. The PCA and Grand Finals will have a $25,000/€25,000 High Roller and $100,000/€100,000 Super High Roller included within their schedules.
For the full schedule of events of EPT Season 10, see below:
Tournament Country Festival Dates Main Event Dates Buy-In
EPT BARCELONA SPAIN Aug 28-Sep 7, 2013 Sep 1-7, 2013 €5,000 + 300
EPT LONDON UK Oct 2-12, 2013 Oct 6-12, 2013 £5,000 + 250
EPT PRAGUE CZECH REPUBLIC Dec 8-18, 2013 Dec 12- 18, 2013 €5,000 + 300
2014 PCA BAHAMAS Jan 4-13, 2014 Jan 6-12, 2014 $10,000 + 300
EPT DEAUVILLE FRANCE Jan 22-Feb 1, 2014 Jan 26-Feb 1, 2014 €5,000 + 300
EPT BERLIN GERMANY Mar 12-22, 2014 Mar 16-22, 2014 €5,000 + 300
EPT SANREMO ITALY Apr 6-16, 2014 Apr 10-16, 2014 €5,000 + 300
POKERSTARS AND MONTE-CARLO®CASINO EPT GRAND FINAL MONACO Apr 23-May 2, 2014 Apr 26-May 2, 2014 €10,000 + 600 |
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