European Poker Tour - Season 5

EPT Season 5

Europe’s biggest and best poker tour is back for Season 5! The first stop will be Barcelona, September 2008, before moving on to London, Warsaw, Prague, Deauville, Copenhagen, Dortmund and San Remo. All routes will then lead to the Grand Final in Monte Carlo, taking place April 28 - May 3 2009.

This is the tour where millionaires are made at every stop along the road to the Grand Final. Each event sees the world’s greatest poker players take their seats to battle it out for huge sums of cash in Europe’s best locations. The prestigious Grand Final in Monte Carlo has one of the biggest prize pools around, and is the event that everyone wants to win.

Don’t miss your chance to become the next European Poker Tour champion. See below for the Season 5 event schedule.

Season 4 Highlights - PokerStars Qualifiers and Team PokerStars Pro

The EPT Season 4 took in 11 different countries, generating a season prize pool of over €40,000,000 ($62,000,000). A total of 5,902 players took part, including 1,682 PokerStars qualifiers.

PokerStars qualifiers Reuben Peters, Tim Vance, Jason Mercier and Glen Chorny all earned huge cash prizes for winning EPT events. Peters won €532,620 ($767,597) for his victory in Dublin, while FPP qualifier Vance earned €834,590 ($1,224,988) for his win in Copenhagen. Mercier walked away with €869,000 ($1,372,893) for taking down the San Remo event, while Chorny won €2,020,000 ($3,203,671) for his Monte Carlo Grand Final victory. In January, Team PokerStars Pro member Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier earned $2,000,000 for winning the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

To watch highlights from EPT Seasons 1-4, go to PokerStars.tv. Visit the PokerStars Blog for a full report from all EPT Season 4 events.

Season 5 Event Schedule

For more information, visit the EPT site.