EPT -- German Open Begins Tomorrow

Just three more events remain on season five of the PokerStars European Poker Tour, and the third-to-last stop on the tour will be pulling into Dortmund, Germany, beginning on Tuesday, Mar. 10. The €5,000 no-limit hold’em main event is scheduled for five days, with two day-one flights, and a champion will be crowned on Saturday, Mar. 14. Card Player Europe will be providing full coverage of the event in live updates, chip counts, and photos. This is the third year for the German Open; it debuted on season three of the EPT. Standard EPT structure will be used in Dortmund, with players starting with 10,000 in chips and the blinds beginning at 25-50. Levels will be 60 minutes long. Play begins at 2 p.m. CET (6 a.m. PT) each day of the event. Here is a look at the full schedule for the tournament:

Tuesday, Mar. 10: Day 1A -- eight levels
Wednesday, Mar. 11: Day 1B -- eight levels
Thursday, Mar. 12: Day 2 -- eight levels, or down to 32 players
Friday, Mar. 13: Day 3 -- down to eight players
Saturday, Mar. 14: Final table

2008 EPT German Open

Buy-in: €8,000
Number of Entries: 411
Total Prize Pool: €3,164,700
First-Place Prize: €933,600
Places Paid: 40

Final-Table Results:

1: Michael McDonald -- €933,600
2: Andreas Gulunay -- €528,500
3: Torsten Haase -- €307,000
4: Diego Perez -- €234,300
5: Claudio Rinaldi -- €193,000
6: Johannes Strassmann -- €152,000
7: Thibaut Durand -- €120,200
8: Christian Harder -- €85,500

Notable Cashes: Danny Ryan (10), Raul Paez (17), Marcel Luske (22), Brandon Schaefer (29), Thor Hansen (33), Ramzi Jelassi (36), Richard Fohrenbach (38).

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