Poker Stars Announces Stop in Berlin
December 24, 2009
For the first time, Berlin will be the venue for the biggest professional poker tournament ever held in Germany when the Poker Stars European Poker Tour (EPT) visits the city from March 2 to March 7, 2010. With 13 stops, Poker Stars EPT is the biggest tournament series in Europe and Berlin is now taking its place alongside cities like Barcelona, London and Monte Carlo.
"We are excited to be making our first stop in the beautiful city of Berlin. We have experienced great success throughout the first half of EPT Season 6, with thousands of players competing in the initial six events," said John Duthie, CEO of the Poker Stars.com EPT
In the centre of Berlin, on the prestigious Marlene-Dietrich-Platz at Potsdamer Platz, a two story glass palace will be built especially for the Poker Stars EPT. With an area of 2,000 m2 the venue will offer enough space for a thousand players to take part. In partnership with "SPIELBANK BERLIN & POKERFLOOR", the Berlin EPT Main Event will take place here - as well as a variety of side events that will start on the third day of the tournament.
Biggest poker tournament ever held in Germany Up to 1,000 players are expected to play in the Main Event, including numerous international and national top players. Among those set to play are tennis legend and Team Poker Stars SportStar Boris Becker, all of Team Poker Stars Germany - including the Season 5 Germany winner Sandra Naujoks, who comes from Berlin and Jan Heitmann from Munich who is Boris Becker's poker coach, as well as all the other guests from "TV Total Poker Stars.de Nacht".
For the first time: 1 Million Euros guaranteed for first place Besides the expected record numbers and the spectacular glass palace, there will be another highlight at this season's German EPT -guaranteed prize money for the winner. Poker Stars, the sponsor of the EPT and the world's biggest online poker room, guarantees the winner of EPT Berlin one million euros. This enormous first prize is certain to draw the attention of the poker world to Poker Stars' EPT Berlin.
Before heading to Berlin, the Poker Stars European Poker Tour will first visit the Bahamas for the Poker Stars Caribbean Adventure held from Jan 4 - 14, 2010 - players can qualify online at www.Poker Stars.com until Dec 27, 2009. From the Bahamas the EPT will then head onto Deauville from Jan 20 - 25, 2010 and Copenhagen from Feb 16-21, 2010.
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