Come one, come all to the first ever European Poker Tour (EPT) Snowfest stop, scheduled to take place from March 21st to 26th at the Alpine PalaceSaalbach-Hinterglemm ski resort in Austria.
EPT Snowfest was part of the second half of the schedule of the roving tournament series released this week. The six latest additions bring the total number of tournaments to a baker’s dozen. The Austria event takes place at one of the country’s premier ski resorts, so players who bust out can hit the slopes in earnest to burn off tilt. PokerStars is offering prize packages to the event that include its €3,750 buy-in, bus transfer to and from the airport in Salzburg, and a six-day ski package complete with lift tickets and snow attire.
The Snowfest event seems to parallel the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, also a stop on the EPT circuit, in that the poker tournament takes a back seat to the bevy of extracurricular activities available. As was the case in London, several stops on the upcoming EPT schedule will feature a “Festival of Poker,” as founder John Duthie outlined in a press release distributed by PokerStars: “There has been huge enthusiasm for the new EPT schedule and also for the bigger ‘Festivals of Poker’ like the one we held in London and will be holding at the PCA, Sanremo, and Monte Carlo events.”
Nine locales make up the remainder of the sixth season of the EPT. Next up for players and tournament officials alike is the series’ first ever trip to Portugal for EPT Vilamoura. The €5,300 buy-in event kicks off on November 16th and will crown a champion five days later. Here’s a glimpse at the remaining slate of events:
EPT Portugal: November 16th to 21st
Casino Vilamoura
€5,000 + €300 buy-in
Cap: 600
EPT Prague: December 1st to 6th
Golden Prague Poker
€5,000 + €250 buy-in
Cap: 600
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure: January 4th to 14th
Atlantis Resort and Casino
$10,000 + $300 buy-in
Cap: 1,600
EPT Deauville: January 20th to 25th
Casino Barrière de Deauville
€5,000 + €300 buy-in
Cap: 600
EPT Copenhagen: February 16th to 21st
Casino Copenhagen
35,000 + 2,250 DKK buy-in
Cap: 500
EPT Germany: March 2nd to 7th
Details Not Yet Announced
EPT Snowfest: March 21st to 26th
Alpine PalaceSaalbach-Hinterglemm
€3,500 + €250 buy-in
Cap: 500
EPT Sanremo: April 15th to 21st
Casino Sanremo
€5,000 + €300 buy-in
Cap: Not Yet Announced
EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final: April 25th to 30th
Monte Carlo
€10,000 + €600 buy-in
Cap: 1,000
The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure is also a stop on the current season of the PokerStars-sponsored Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT). The event is sure to break nearly every record that the LAPT has to offer and is regularly one of the largest live tournaments held outside of the United States. In 2009, a record-breaking 1,347 players participated in the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event and Canadian Poorya Nazari emerged victorious, banking $3 million for his efforts. A total of 746 PokerStars qualifiers were in the field, or 55% of those in action.
Four events have taken place so far during the EPT’s sixth season. Maxim Lykov bested the field in Kiev, a tournament that replaced the Russian Poker Open after casinos in the latter country were shut down. Then, American Carter Phillips outlasted his opponents in Barcelona and Aaron Gustavson triumphed over the field in London. Wrapping up two weeks ago was EPT Warsaw, which Christophe Benzimra took down for 1.5 million PLN.
Stay tuned for the latest updates from the EPT, LAPT, and other tournament series right here on Poker News Daily.
