The European Poker Tour has today announced its Season Five schedule.
Beginning with a September kickoff event in Barcelona, this season brings the return of the Deauville, France event, in addition to the return of other popular stops. The schedule as initially announced includes nine dates, as follows:
EPT Barcelona Open Dates
September 10 - 14, 2008
Casino Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Entry Fee: €8,000 + 250
Player Cap: 700
EPT London Open Dates
October 1 - 5, 2008
Victoria Casino
London, England
Entry Fee: £5,200 + 200
Player Cap: 500
EPT Polish Open Dates
November 15 - 19, 2008
Warsaw Hyatt Regency
Warsaw, Poland
Entry Fee: ZI (Zloty) 20,000 + 1000
Player Cap: (t/b/d)
EPT Prague Dates
December 9 – 13, 2008
Hilton Hotel
Prague, Czech Republic
Entry Fee: €5,000 + 250
Player Cap: 600
EPT French Open Dates
January 20-24, 2009
Casino Barriere
Deauville, France
Entry Fee: €5,000 + 300
Player Cap: 700
EPT Scandinavian Open
February 17 - 21, 2009
Casino Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Entry Fee: 50,000 + 2,250 DKR
Player Cap: 500
EPT German Open
March 10 – 14, 2009
Casino Hohensyburg
Dortmund, Germany
Entry Fee: €5,000 + 250
Player Cap: 500
EPT San Remo
April 18 - 23, 2009
Casino San Remo
San Remo, Italy
Entry Fee: €5,000 + 250
Player Cap: 800
EPT Grand Final
April 28 – May 3, 2009
Monte Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Entry Fee: €10,000 + €600
Player Cap: 1000
Online qualifiers for the new Season Five EPT events begin on PokerStars July 7th, with entries priced as low as $2.20. Prize packages won online at Stars also include top-flight accomodations and spending money.