London Next Stop for the European Poker Tour
21 September 06
After a splendid opening event in Barcelona, Season 3
of the European Poker Tour (EPT) rolls into London's famous
Victoria Casino for the next leg, starting today, 21st September,
as the climax to The Vic's European Poker Championships
festival. The maximum 400 seats for the £3,500 (c.
€5,000) buy-in Main Event are likely to be filled to
capacity in this cosy venue, with the opening session split
over two days to accommodate the players, many of whom have
qualified via online tournaments laid on by the EPT's main
sponsor, Pokerstars.com.
Over 80 of the players are members of Team Pokerstars. While
the majority of these will be here via online qualifiers,
there are also some leading professionals with Pokerstars
endorsements in evidence, such as Joseph Hachem (WSOP Champion
in 2005), Isabelle Mercier, Luca Pagano and EPT Monte Carlo
Season 2 Grand Final winner, Jeff Williams.
In the corresponding Season 2 London event, UK players
occupied half of the final table, with Mark Teltscher taking
the spoils and £280,000, while Paul King, Dale Greenleaf
and Scotland's Graham Clarkson secured 4th, 6th and 8th
respectively, for decent paydays.
There is sure to be another heavy presence from home shores,
many of whom will be mighty familiar with the Vic's close
surroundings, warts and all.
At the time of writing there were still spaces remaining
at this event. The procedure for registration, should you
have £3,500 burning a hole in your pocket, is summarised
from the EPT's official website as follows:
"All non-members need to produce a passport in order
to become a member of the Grosvenor Victoria Casino and
gain entry to the club. The registration process can take
a few minutes so it is vital that non-members arrive up
to one hour before the tournament begins in order to complete
their application. Players who are not physically present
inside the casino at the start of the tournament will not
be allowed to participate under British law. "
Read more: http://uk.pokernews.com/news/2006/9/ept-london-preview.htm
