 PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker site, have officially announced launch of the PokerStars.net Eureka Poker Tour, which is set to bring the big game tournament experience to Eastern and Central Europe, at very affordable buy-ins.
The first event is set to take place at the Card Casino in Prague from March 16-20. The festival includes an €800 main event and a full schedule of side events. Each of the Eureka Poker Tour’s €800 main events take place over four days, with two starting days and maximum capacities of 400-500 players. Prize pools are expected to be in excess of €250,000 .
In addition to the Prague event, Season 1 features stops in Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia and Romania, before returning to the Czech capital in December for the Prague EPT.
Further details will be announced shortly, including the tour’s rankings system and leaderboard prizes, tournament structures and more.
Online satellites to the first event start on Wednesday, January 19 with a wide range of qualifying options, tailored to suit players of all bankrolls. Feeder satellites start from as little as €2.
Full schedule of this years Eureka Poker Tour:
Dates / Country / City / Main Event Buy-In
16th-20th Mar Czech Republic Prague € 800
11th-15th May Slovenia Nova Gorica € 800
22nd-26th Jun Bulgaria Golden Sands, Varna € 800
7th-11th Sept Croatia TBC € 800
Nov TBC Romania TBC TBC € 800
December TBC Czech Republic (EPT) Prague €5300 TBC |
