Wednesday, 25 April 2012
As the EPT Grand Final gets under way in Monte Carlo, PokerStars has announced details of next season's European Poker Tour and there are some big changes afoot.
The number of events scheduled has been reduced from 13 to seven (plus the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure) with each one offering a almost a fortnight of tournament action. "We looked at every EPT season up until now and asked ourselves how we could make the tour even better for the players," said EPT President Edgar Stuchly. "In the end, every change comes down to making this a better tour for the people who make this tour what it is: our players." The EPT will be partnering with national tours like the UKIPT to give smaller stakes players the opportunity to get in on the European Tour action. High rollers will be well catered for too with a new €10,000 buy-in series and a €50,000 televised tournament at the season opener in Barcelona. The full schedule is as follows:EPT Barcelona: Aug 15-25 (Main event Aug 19-25) €5,000 + 300EPT San Remo: Oct 3-11 (Main event Oct 5-11) €5,000 + 300EPT Prague: Dec 5-15 (Main event Dec 9- 15) €5,000 + 3002013 PCA: Jan 6-15, 2013, $10,000 + 300EPT Deauville: Jan 30-Feb 9, 2013(Main event Feb 3-9) €5,000 + 300EPT London: Mar 6-16, 2013 (Main event Mar 10-16) £5,000 + 250EPT Berlin: Apr 24-May 4, 2013 (Main event Apr 28-May 4)€5,000 + 300EPT Monte Carlo: May 6-15, 2013 (Main event May 6-12) €10,000 + 600 Qualify for next season's European Poker Tour at PokerStars with a first deposit bonus of up to £400. Sign up here.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off a second three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Fans of the Oh Hell trick-taking game will soon be able to enjoy real-money competitions online after Hell Club announced that it will be launching its new Oh Hell Stackpot innovation from Sunday.
Tuesday is the deadline for all working Americans to have submitted their income tax returns to the federal government and Juicy Stakes and Intertops Poker are set to mark this annual occasion by holding a special freeroll competition featuring a $1,000 top prize.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes cASINO are giving online poker players another chance to win their way to the Caribbean.
Win your way to the Caribbean in online satellites at Intertops and Juicy Stakes.
“We run a lot of higher stakes tournaments for our more hard-core players,” said Intertops’ poker manager. “But since our network is generally pretty soft, we created this series to give less competitive players a shot at winning.”
$200 GTD ‘East of Eden’ Poker Tournament Monday night at Intertops Poker will be a freezeout tournament with no re-buys or add-ons.
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