- Concerns began to surface when players noticed that the dates of both events overlapped as the WPT unveiled the schedule for the second half of its season last week.
- World Poker Tour officials have been in “close discussions” with officials from the EPT to hopefully allow those players who wish to play both events to be able to do so.
- “The final table of the WPT Main event occurs on Saturday April 26, and Day 1A of the EPT Main Event occurs on the same day. Day 1B of the EPT Main Event takes place on Sunday April 27, and players are able to enter prior to the start of the EPT Day 2 on Monday April 28.”
World Poker Tour (WPT) President Adam Pliska addressed the growing concerns of players regarding the conflict between the dates of the WPT Championship event and the European Poker Tour Monte Carlo Championship event today.
Concerns began to surface when players noticed that the dates of both events overlapped as the WPT unveiled the schedule for the second half of its season last week.
According to the WPT Blog, World Poker Tour officials have been well aware of the overlapping schedules and have been in “close discussions” with officials from the EPT to hopefully allow those players who wish to play both events to be able to do so.
The televised WPT World Championship, a $15,000 +$400 event, is slated for April 22-26 2014 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa while, according to the EPT website, the EPT Monte Carlo stop, taking place at the Monte Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort in Monte Carlo, is slated from April 23-May 3 2014.
Though dates for the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event have yet to be announced, last year’s schedule shows that the Main Event kicked off the poker festival.
Pliska states that there is currently only a slight overlap and that only players that make the final table of the the WPT main event would potentially miss the EPT main event.
“The final table of the WPT Main event occurs on Saturday April 26, and Day 1A of the EPT Main Event occurs on the same day. Day 1B of the EPT Main Event takes place on Sunday April 27, and players are able to enter prior to the start of the EPT Day 2 on Monday April 28.” Pliska writes.
Pliska goes on to say that the WPT continues to work with other tours for the benefit of the players and, in this case, the scheduling was unavoidable.
The WPT recently annouced that for the first time ever, the WPT World Championship would take place on the East Coast instead of in Nevada. Last year, for Season XI, the WPT held this event from May 18-24, 2013 while EPT Monte Carlo Season 9 took place May 6-15 2013.
