Poker Stars Announces EPT Monte Carlo ScheduleMain Event Will Be One of the Richest Outside the U.S. |
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One week. Fourteen tournaments. All in Monte Carlo.
The PokerStars European Poker Tour looks to conclude its fifth season with the richest tournament in the continent’s history. The popular poker tour has announced the schedule of its Monte Carlo Grand Final, highlighted by a €10,600 main event April 28-May 3.
Last year’s main event saw 822 players vie for the title, and the online site has stated that it expects a main event field of more than 1,000 players for 2009.
“The EPT Grand Final now sits at the very pinnacle of world poker events and will prove a massive draw for top players from all over the globe,” said John Duthie, EPT founder. “It looks set to be an incredible week.”
The tournament will have a new structure, with 30,000 in starting chips and 60-minute levels on day 1. On day 2, the levels will be extended to 75 minutes.
Besides the main event, two other tournaments in the series are likely to catch people’s attention. The series will host a European High-Roller Championship for a €25,500 buy-in May 1-3 and a European Pot-Limit Omaha Championship May 2-3.
For the first time in EPT history, PokerStars players will be able to buy in for the event using their PokerStars accounts — and they’ll even earn Frequent Player Points for doing so.
Satellites for the main event are currently running on PokerStars under the ‘Satellites’ tab in the ‘Tournaments’ section.
| Buy-in | Event | Date(s) |
| €500+€50 | Satellite to Grand Final main event | April 27 |
| €10,000+€600 | EPT Grand Final main event | April 28-May 3 |
| €500+€50 | Satellite to main event day 1B | April 28 |
| €550+€50 | Satellite to High-Roller satellite | April 28-29 |
| €500+€50 | Pot-limit Omaha (unlimited rebuys) | April 29 |
| €550+€50 | Satellite to High-Roller satellite | April 28-29 |
| €5,000+€250 | No-limit hold'em event | April 30-May 1 |
| €2,500+€200 | Satellite to High-Roller Championship | April 30 |
| €25,000+€500 | European High-Roller Championship | May 1-3 |
| €2,000+€150 | No-limit hold'em event | May 1-2 |
| €1,000+€100 | No-limit hold'em event | May 2-3 |
| €5,000+€250 | Pot-limit Omaha championship | May 2-3 |
| €500+€50 | No-limit hold'em event | May 3 |
| €500+€50 | Satellite to any PokerStars Tour | May 2 |
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