The leading European tour have announced the dates for their fifth season
Friday 13th June 2008
Following on from what was an incredibly successful Season Four, the EPT has announced the much-anticipated line up for next season's tour.
PokerStars.com have continued as the sponsors of the tour, which next year begins in September in sunny Spain. The French also have something to celebrate with the news that Deauville has made a welcome return to the line-up. The initial nine dates have been announced as follows:
EPT Barcelona Open, September 10 - 14, 2008
Casino Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Entry Fee: €8,000 + 250
Player Cap: 700
EPT London, October 1 - 5, 2008
Grosvenor Victoria Casino
London, England
Entry Fee: £5,200 + 200
Player Cap: 500
EPT Polish Open, November 15 - 19, 2008
Warsaw Hyatt Regency
Warsaw, Poland
Entry Fee: ZI (Zloty) 20,000 + 1000
Player Cap: (t/b/d)
EPT Prague, December 9 – 13, 2008
Hilton Hotel
Prague, Czech Republic
Entry Fee: €5,000 + 250
Player Cap: 600
EPT French Open, January 20-24, 2009
Casino Barriere
Deauville, France
Entry Fee: €5,000 + 300
Player Cap: 700
EPT Scandinavian Open, February 17 - 21, 2009
Casino Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Entry Fee: 50,000 + 2,250 DKR
Player Cap: 500
EPT German Open, March 10 – 14, 2009
Casino Hohensyburg
Dortmund, Germany
Entry Fee: €5,000 + 250
Player Cap: 500
EPT San Remo, April 18 - 23, 2009
Casino San Remo
San Remo, Italy
Entry Fee: €5,000 + 250
Player Cap: 800
EPT Grand Final, April 28 – May 3, 2009
Monte Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Entry Fee: €10,000 + €600
Player Cap: 1000
EPT chief executive John Duthie was encouraged by the progress the EPT has been making in the last four years, saying 'The new EPT season includes all the events which have made the past four seasons such a triumph with record fields across Europe and record prize pools. We have set very high standards and aim to improve on this still further in Season 5.'
