Post by jdaddy on Jan 11, 2008 15:32:21 GMT -4
Poker Stars Guarantees 16 Seats to EPT Grand Final
BY: BOB PAJICH | bob.pajich@cardplayer.com
PUBLISHED: Thursday Jan 10, 2008 01:54 PM
Qualifier Takes Place Jan. 19
Gavin GriffinThe PokerStars European Poker Tour grand final will take place April 12-17 in Monte Carlo, and like all of the EPT events, PokerStars wants its players to be there.
On Saturday, Jan. 19, PokerStars will hold a $1,050 qualifier to the EPT’s championship, which has a buy-in of approximately $14,000 (€10,000). PokerStars guarantees that 16 prize packages will be awarded in this qualifier. Each prize package is worth about $19,250.
Supersatellites to this qualifier are now taking place at PokerStars, and they start for as little as $5.50 (plus rebuys).
Players can also qualify for the $1,050 qualifier by playing in tournaments with buy-ins of $8.88 (plus rebuys), $33 double shootouts (turbo), $22 (plus rebuys), and $109. Qualifiers run around the clock from now until the tournament starts at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday.
Last year, Gavin Griffin won $2.4 million for winning the EPT grand final. Griffin qualified for the event through a $240 double shootout at PokerStars. In fact, four of the players who finished in the top six at last year’s event qualified through PokerStars. Last year's event attracted 706 players.
BY: BOB PAJICH | bob.pajich@cardplayer.com
PUBLISHED: Thursday Jan 10, 2008 01:54 PM
Qualifier Takes Place Jan. 19
Gavin GriffinThe PokerStars European Poker Tour grand final will take place April 12-17 in Monte Carlo, and like all of the EPT events, PokerStars wants its players to be there.
On Saturday, Jan. 19, PokerStars will hold a $1,050 qualifier to the EPT’s championship, which has a buy-in of approximately $14,000 (€10,000). PokerStars guarantees that 16 prize packages will be awarded in this qualifier. Each prize package is worth about $19,250.
Supersatellites to this qualifier are now taking place at PokerStars, and they start for as little as $5.50 (plus rebuys).
Players can also qualify for the $1,050 qualifier by playing in tournaments with buy-ins of $8.88 (plus rebuys), $33 double shootouts (turbo), $22 (plus rebuys), and $109. Qualifiers run around the clock from now until the tournament starts at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday.
Last year, Gavin Griffin won $2.4 million for winning the EPT grand final. Griffin qualified for the event through a $240 double shootout at PokerStars. In fact, four of the players who finished in the top six at last year’s event qualified through PokerStars. Last year's event attracted 706 players.