- The 2013-2014 tour runs from August through May.
- The first stop is in Barcelona on August 28.
- The PCA and Grand Final will both host a $25,000/€25,000 High Roller and $100,000/€100,000 Super High Roller.
With the European Poker Tour Grand FInale underway in Monaco, the EPT announced the schedule for its 10th anniversary season.
The 2013-2014 tour runs from August through May, kicking off in Barcelona on August 28. All the familiar spots remain on the tour, though some of the dates have been flip-flopped.
This year’s EPT London has been moved up to October, switching dates with EPT Sanremo, which will run in April 2014. The event in Berlin is slated for March, after having run in April as the last stop before this year’s Grand Finale.
“Players at the EPT will see that we have made a deliberate decision to focus on stability,” EPT President Edgar Stuchly said in a statement. “During a successful Season 9 where we decided to host fewer and bigger events incorporating the national tours, we listened to an enormous amount of player feedback who valued less time spent travelling, and more time spent playing. Since the Sanremo tournament will be held immediately before the EPT Grand Final in April, it will mean players can spend the whole month of April on the beautiful Riviera.”
The new season includes €10,000/£10,000 High Roller events at Barcelona, London, Prague, Deauville, Berlin and Sanremo, plus €50,000/£50,000 events in Barcelona and London. The PCA and Grand Final will both host a $25,000/€25,000 High Roller and $100,000/€100,000 Super High Roller.
Online satellites for Season 10 start May 15.
Though details about the preliminary events have yet to be released, each stop on the tour has a €5,300 main event, with the exception of the €10,300 2014 PCA main event in the Bahamas and the €10,600 main event for next year’s grand finale in Monaco.
The events are typically streamed live on the EPTlive Webcasts via PokerStars.tv, though the airing dates for Season 10 have yet to be released. That schedule is expected to be posted on europeanpokertour.com/tv.
