Sponsored by Pokerstars, the European Poker tour (EPT) returns to Vienna, Austria this March 19th to 29th and there is still time to get your ticket. The last time EPT was in Vienna, October 2010, German student Michael Eiler defied the odds and won the €700,000 first prize beating famous Pokerstars Pro Daniel Negreanu, who finished 4th, amongst others at the final table.
The online satellites are running now, around the clock, where Pokerstars are offering their players three options to get to EPT Vienna Main Event.
The EPT Vienna Packages
The three packages to the EPT Vienna are:
1.) Main Event seat only worth €5,300
2.) Main Event Seat and expenses worth €6,000 (€5,300 seat plus €700 expenses) and
3.) EPT Vienna Full Package worth €7,800 which includes:
- €5,300 EPT Vienna Main Event Seat
- €1,840 for eight nights at the Le Meridien Wien
- €660 towards travel
The EPT Vienna Satellites
The EPT Vienna satellite feeder tournaments, that lead to the qualifiers, start at €1.10 and are easily found through the events / EPT tab in the Pokerstars lobby.
The qualifier tournaments, where the packages are won, are shown below as a weekly timetable, in the lobby on the Pokerstars software these are identifiable in bold type.
| Day | 5.05pm | 7.05pm | 9.05pm | 11.05pm |
| Mon | None | €215 2 X Chance (FP) | €320 Deep Hyper Freezeout (FP) | €22 3 X Turbo R&A (SO) |
| Tue | None | €82 1R1A (S+E) | €215 2 X Chance (FP) | €320 Deep Hyper Freezeout (S+E) |
| Wed | None | €109 2R1A (SO) | €320 Deep Hyper Freezeout (FP) | €22 3 X Turbo R&A (SO) |
| Thu | None | €82 1R1A (S+E) | €215 2 X Chance (FP) | €320 Deep Hyper Freezeout (S+E) |
| Fri | None | €215 2 X Chance (FP) | €109 R & A (S+E) | €215 Deep Hyper Freezeout (SO) |
| Sat | None | €82 1R1A (S+E) | €215 2 X Chance (FP) | €320 Deep Hyper Freezeout (S+E) |
| Sun | €530 Freezeout (FP) – 3 GT | €215 2 X Chance (FP) | €530 Freezeout (FP) -2 GT | €215 8-Max Shootout (S+E) |
(FP) = Full €7,800 package
(S + E) = Seat and expenses worth €6,000
(S) = Main Event seat worth €5,300
Note: There’s a special opt out offer for EPT Vienna, if you are lucky enough to win the full package but will not need the hotel you can have your Pokerstars account credited with the value of your booking – €1,840. Make up your mind quickly though as you only have 7 days after winning your package to take up this offer.
EPT Vienna Full Schedule
As with all the EPTs there are other side events running which you can now buy into via the Pokerstars lobby / EPT / qualifiers, they’re in bold with the event number. Below is the full schedule, including live satellites to the Main Event, for you to browse. There are currently no online satellites to these side events so you’ll have to buy in direct. Any problems you encounter registering for any EPT Vienna event can usually be sorted out by contacting registrations@pslive.com.
| Time | No.# | Event | Buy in |
| Wednesday March 19th | |||
| Midday | 1 | Eureka Main Event – Day 1A | €1,100 |
| 6.00pm | 2 | NL – Unl. Rebuy + Addon Super Satellite to Eureka (€50 RB + Add On) – THREE SEATS GUARANTEED | €110 |
| 8.00pm | 3 | NL – Turbo – Deepstack | €220 |
| Thursday March 20th | |||
| Midday | 1 | Eureka Main Event – Day 1B | €1,100 |
| 8.00pm | 4 | NL – Unl. Rebuy + Addon Super Satellite to EPT Main Event (€100 RB + Add On) – ONE SEAT GUARANTEED | €220 |
| Friday March 21st | |||
| Midday | 1 | Eureka Main Event – Day 2 | CLOSED |
| 4.00pm | 5 | NL – Eureka Mini Single Re-entry – Day 1 | €330 |
| 9.15pm | 6 | NL – Turbo – Deuces Wild – Deepstack Turbo | €110 |
| Saturday March 22nd | |||
| Midday | 1 | Eureka Main Event – Day 3 | CLOSED |
| Midday | 7 | EUREKA – NL – High Roller – Day 1 | €2,200 |
| 1.00pm | 5 | NL – Eureka Mini Single Re-entry- Final Day | CLOSED |
| 4.00pm | 8 | PLO – 6 handed Double Chance – Day 1 | €275 |
| 6.00pm | 9 | NL – Turbo – Deepstack | €330 |
| 8.00pm | 10 | NL – One Rebuy + One Addon Super Satellite to EPT Main Event – THREE SEATS GUARANTEED | €550 |
| Sunday March 23rd | |||
| Midday | 11 | EPT Main Event – Day 1A | €5,300 |
| Midday | 7 | EUREKA – NL – High Roller – Final Day | CLOSED |
| Midday | 8 | PLO – 6 Handed – Double Chance – Final Day | CLOSED |
| 12.30pm | 1 | Eureka Main Event – Final Table | CLOSED |
| 1.00pm | 12 | NL – Hold’em – Women’s Event | €330 |
| 5.00pm | 13 | PLO – Turbo – 8 Handed | €1,100 |
| 7.00pm | 14 | NL – One Rebuy + One Addon Super Satellite to EPT Main Event – THREE SEATS GUARANTEED | €550 |
| 10.00pm | 15 | NL – Last Chance Turbo Satellite to EPT Main Event Day 1B – THREE SEATS GUARANTEED | €1,100 |
| Monday March 24th | |||
| Midday | 11 | EPT Main Event – Day 1B | €5,300 |
| 4.00pm | 16 | PL 7 Card Stud – DeepStack Turbo | €550 |
| 8.00pm | 17 | NL – Turbo – 8 Handed – Grand Final Hybrid – 50% of prize pool is EPT Monaco Seats | €2,150 |
| Tuesday March 25th | |||
| Midday | 11 | EPT Main Event – Day 2 | CLOSED |
| 4.00pm | 18 | NL – Hold’em – Day 1 | €2,200 |
| 9.00pm | 19 | PLO – Turbo | €550 |
| 9.15pm | 20 | NL – Turbo – Always 20 Big Blinds! – Unlimited Rebuys for 20 Big Blinds | €110 |
| 10.00pm | 21 | NL – One Rebuy + One Addon Super Satellite to EPT Grand Final Main Event – ONE SEAT GUARANTEED | €550 |
| Wednesday March 26th | |||
| Midday | 11 | EPT Main Event – Day 3 | CLOSED |
| Midday | 22 | NL – Turbo – Bounty | €1,050 |
| Midday | 18 | NL – Hold’em – Final Day | CLOSED |
| 1.00pm | 23 | Limit 7 Card Stud EPT Championship – Day1 | €1,650 |
| 3.00pm | 24 | NL – Hold’em – Reverse Mix Max – 64 player cap | €1,100 |
| 6.00pm | 25 | NL Hold’em – Single Re-Entry – Day 1A | €1,100 |
| 8.00pm | 26 | Limit Hold’em – Deepstack – 8 Handed – Turbo | €220 |
| 9.15pm | 27 | NL – One Rebuy + One Addon Super Satellite to EPT High Roller (Event #28) | €550 |
| Thursday March 27th | |||
| Midday | 11 | EPT Main Event – Day 4 | CLOSED |
| Midday | 25 | NL Hold’em – Single Re-Entry – Day 1B | €1,100 |
| Midday | 23 | Limit 7 Card Stud EPT Championship – Final Day | CLOSED |
| 1.00pm | 28 | NL – Hold’em – High Roller – Single Re-Entry – 8 Handed – Day 1 | €10,300 |
| 3.00pm | 29 | Limit Omaha High Low – Double Board – 8 Handed – Deepstack Turbo | €220 |
| 7.00pm | 30 | NL – Hold’em – 6 Handed – Win the Button – 30 Minute Levels | €1,100 |
| 9.15pm | 31 | NL – Turbo – Choose Your Buy-In – €100, €200 or €300 | €100/200/300 + €20 |
| Friday March 28th | |||
| Midday | 11 | EPT Main Event – Day 5 | CLOSED |
| Midday | 32A | NL – Hold’em – Turbo – Accumulator – 1A | €550 |
| Midday | 25 | NL – Hold’em – Single Re-Entry – Final Day | CLOSED |
| Midday | 28 | NL – Hold’em – High Roller – Single Re-Entry – 8 Handed – Day 2 | CLOSED |
| Midday | 33 | PLO – Reverse Mix Max – 64 player cap | €1,100 |
| 2.00pm | 34 | NL – Hold’em – Deepstack – 8 Handed – 30 Minute Levels – Day 1 | €2,200 |
| 5.00pm | 32B | NL – Hold’em – Turbo – Accumulator – 1B | €550 |
| 8.00pm | 35 | NL – Mozart MegaStack – Day 1 | €220 |
| 9.00pm | 36 | NL – One Rebuy + One Addon Super Satellite to EPT Grand Final Main Event – ONE SEAT GUARANTEED | €550 |
| Saturday March 29th | |||
| Midday | 11 | EPT Main Event – Final Table | CLOSED |
| Midday | 37 | NL – Turbo – "6 Handed" | €5,300 |
| Midday | 28 | NL – Hold’em – High Roller – Single Re-Entry – "8 Handed" – Final Day | CLOSED |
| Midday | 32 | NL – Hold’em – Turbo – Accumulator – Final Day | CLOSED |
| Midday | 34 | NL – Hold’em – Deepstack – "8 Handed" – 30 Minute Levels – Final Day | CLOSED |
| Midday | 35 | NL – Mozart MegaStack – Final Day | €220 |
| 1.00pm | 38 | NL – Deepstack Turbo – 30K Stack / 15 Min Levels | CLOSED |
| 4.00pm | 39 | NL – Turbo – "6 Handed" | €2,150 |
| 5.00pm | 40 | NL – Hyper Turbo – 10K Stack / 10 Min Levels | €120 |
The sponsors, Pokerstars, have partnered with the local Concord Card Casino for this event and EPT satellites will be running in their casinos. Also, EPT tickets can be bought at any of their 13 casinos throughout Austria – find out more here (german language site).
Venue
Hofburg Palace
Heldenplatz
1014 Vienna
Austria
www.hofburg.com
Prepare to be impressed for EPT Vienna is being held in Hofburg Palace the former royal accommodation. Dress code is smart / casual which means no shorts or trainers.
Vienna is said the be the cultural capital of Europe, once home to Schubert and Mozart, but this March it will be host to best of the World’s poker players. Vienna is not all about the past though, you will find trendy bars, restaurants and clubs abound.
Hotels
Contact the European Poker Tour Season 10 travel website for the best deals on hotels in the area – www.epthotels.com.