European Poker Tour -- Season 8 Kicks off in Tallinn, Estonia

Season 8 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour will begin on Tuesday, August 2 in Tallinn, Estonia. The €4,000 no-limit hold’em main event will run from Tuesday until a champion is crowned on Sunday, August 7. You can check back after the tournament concludes for a recap of the final table.

Here is a look at the schedule for the tournament:

Tuesday, August 2: Day 1A
Wednesday: August 3: Day 1B
Thursday, August 4: Day 2
Friday, August 5: Day 3
Saturday, August 6: Day 4
Sunday, August 7: Final Table

Last year the tournament attracted 420 players and the total prize pool was €1,596,000. The tournament was won by Kevin Stani from Norway, who took home €400,000 in prize money. Dutch pro Steven Van Zadelhoff also made the final table and cashed in sixth place. The top 56 players got paid in the field and notable finishes were booked by Johan Storakers (15th place) and Ivan Demidov (22nd place).

Where the First Half of Season 8 is Headed

The first seven events on the schedule through January 2012 will take players to locations as diverse as the first event in Tallinn, Estonia on the coast of the Baltic Sea to the Bahamas in the Caribbean for the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure on January 5-14, 2012.

The first seven events feature two festivals of poker and they will take place in London in late September and early October and at the PCA in early January. In addition to the previously mentioned events the other stops that round out the first half of the tour include Barcelona in Spain, Deauville in France, Prague in the Czech Republic, and San Remo in Italy.

The largest change to the schedule can be found with the dates of the EPT San Remo main event, which will take place from October 21-27. The popular tournament on the Italian Riviera has usually taken place in April in years past, but it was most likely moved to attract players who are participating in the World Series of Poker Europe a little bit down the coast in Cannes, France earlier in October.

EPT Chairman and Team PokerStars pro John Duthie said, “We’re delighted to announce the dates for the first half of EPT Season 8. We’re expecting another incredible year, with a whole host of new champions crowned and maybe even the first ever two-time EPT main event winner!”

Here is a look at the current schedule for EPT Season 8:

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