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Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Stakes rise on the European Poker Tour

Carlos Mortensen
2007 EPT Grand Final Champion Carlos Mortensen

By Erik Sylven

The European Poker Tour (EPT) is getting bigger, and so are the stakes. In the upcoming season, the standard buy-in for EPT events will be €8,000 (approximately $10,000).

According to EPT executive John Duthie, the decision to up the stakes is a natural step in the development of the tour.

"The decision was based on the limited number of seats we have to each EPT tournament, and the fact that our €10,000 tournament this spring, EPT Grand Final, proved to be very popular," said John Duthie.

The raised standard buy-in is not the only new feature for season IV of the European Poker Tour. Two new tournaments have been added to the schedule. PokerStars Caribbean Adventure at the Bahamas and EPT Prag in the Czech Republic are the new additions.

European Poker Tour IV Schedule:

EPT Barcelona Open (Aug 28 to Sept 1, 2007)

Buyin: €7,700+300 - 600 seats

EPT London (Sept. 25-29, 2007)

Buyin: £5.200 + 200- 500 seats

EPT Baden Classic (Oct. 7-10, 2007)

Buyin: €7.600 + 400 - 400 seats

EPT Dublin (Oct. 30 to Nov. 3, 2007)

Buyin: €7.700 + 300 - 500+ seats

PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, Bahamas (Jan. 4-10, 2008)

Buyin: $7.800+200 - no seat limitations

EPT Prag

Dates and buy-in to be announced

EPT German Open, Dortmund (Feb. 5-9, 2008)

Buyin: €7.700 + 300 - 500 seats

EPT Scandinavian Open, Copenhagen (Feb. 19-23, 2008)

Buyin: DEK57.750 + 2.250 - 500 seats

EPT Polish Open, Warsaw (March 11-15, 2008)

Buyin: 29.000 + 1.000 zloty - seat limitation not set

EPT Grand Final, Monaco (Apr. 12-17, 2008)

€10,000 + €600 - no seat limitations

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