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Preview of 2012 European Poker Tour Deauville

EPT Returns To France For Season Eight

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2011 Champion Lucien CohenThe eighth stop of the European Poker Tour’s eighth season is set to kick off on January 31st at the EPT Deauville in France. The Casino Barrier will play host to a total of 35 events running through February 6th.

The centerpiece of the whole festival is the €5,000 EPT Deauville main event. The 2011 main event set a new record, attracting 891 players and generating a €4,276,800 prize pool. Frenchman Lucien Cohen topped the sizable field on his home turf, taking the title, the first prize of €880,000 and 1,920 Card Player Player of the Year points.

The 47-year-old was the first ever french winner of the EPT Deauville event. Cohen runs a pest control company in Paris, which explains why he is pictured with his company’s mascot, a plastic rat, which he used as a card protector on the way to capturing the title.

In addition to the main event, the series will also play host to a number of other sizable tournaments, including a €5,000 heads-up event, a €5,000 turbo six-max no-limit hold’em event, and a €10,000 high-roller event. Last year, 2010 WSOP Champion Jonathan Duhamel came out on top of a 58-player field in the €10,000 high roller, earning the first prize of $272,209.

Here is a schedule of the events at the EPT Deauville:

Event Date No. of Days Buy-In (In Dollars)
EPT Deauville Main Event 1/31/12 7 $6,606 + $396
Event 9 – No-Limit Hold’em Turbo Bounty 1/31/12 1 $1,321 + $132
Event 10 – No-Limit Hold’em Turbo 1/31/12 1 $396 + $39
Event 11 – No-Limit Hold’em Random Bounty 2/1/12 1 $1,321 + $132
Event 13 – No-Limit Hold’em Bounty 2/1/12 1 $528 + $53
Event 14 – No-Limit Hold’em 2/2/12 2 $1,982 + $198
Event 15 – Pot-Limit Omaha 2/2/12 2 $1,321 + $132
Event 17 – No-Limit Hold’em Turbo Bounty 2/2/12 1 $528 + $53
Event 19 – No-Limit Hold’em Heads-Up 2/3/12 2 $6,606 + $396
Event 20 – No-Limit Hold’em 2/3/12 2 $2,643 + $264
Event 21 – No-Limit Hold’em Turbo Men Only 2/3/12 1 $396 + $39
Event 24 – No-Limit Hold’em 2/4/12 3 $13,213 + $396
Event 25 – No-Limit Hold’em Women Only 2/4/12 1 $396 + $39
Event 26 – No-Limit Hold’em France Poker Series 2/4/12 2 $1,321 + $132
Event 27 – No-Limit Hold’em Turbo Bounty 2/4/12 1 $528 + $53
Event 29 – No-Limit Hold’em DeepStack 2/5/12 2 $1,057 + $106
Event 30 – Pot-Limit Omaha 2/5/12 1 $661 + $66
Event 31 – No-Limit Hold’em Heads-Up Challenge 2/5/12 1 $0
Event 32 – No-Limit Hold’em Turbo 2/6/12 1 $396 + $39
Event 33 – No-Limit Hold’em 2/6/12 1 $661 + $66
Event 34 – No-Limit Hold’em High Roller Six Max 2/6/12 1 $6,606 + $330
Event 35 – No-Limit Hold’em Hyper Turbo 2/6/12 1 $132 + $26