European pokerTour today released the dates for the first seven stops on the upcoming EPT Season 6 schedule. The EPT has become the world’s largest traveling poker tour, in terms of both overall players and prize money, and is expected to include a record 13 different stops, including the new EPT Moscow, which kicks off the Season 6 schedule in August. PokerStars has also begun online qualifiers for the EPT Moscow stop, beginning today. The complete EPT Season 6 schedule to be released in the near future.
The EPT’s rise to prominence over the past five years mirrors the climb of its sponsoring site, PokerStars, in regards to online poker. Last year’s fifth season of the EPT saw approximately US $77 million paid out to participants, with the EPT stops themselves drawing nearly 8,000 entrants. In Season 6, the EPT introduce extended “Festival of Poker” visits at many of its venues, including “high rollers” and other events.
The first seven stops on the European Poker Tour’s Season 6 schedule
August 17-23, 2009:
EPT Russia Open (Moscow, Russia) $6,900, 600-player cap
September 4-9, 2009
EPT Barcelona Open (Barcelona, Spain) $11,590, 700-player cap
October 1-7, 2009
EPT London Open (London, England) $8,370, 800-player cap
October 20-25, 2009
EPT Warsaw Open (Warsaw, Poland) $6,460, 400-player cap
November 17-22, 2009
EPT Vilamoura (Vilamoura, Portugal) $7,400, 600-player cap
December 1-6, 2009
EPT Prague Open (Prague, Czech Republic) $7,400, 600-player cap
January 4-14, 2010
poker Stars Caribbean Adventure (Nassau, Bahamas), $10,600, 1600-player cap
Monday, June 15, 2009
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