European Poker Tour
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Sport | Texas Hold 'em |
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Founded | 2004 |
CEO | 2004-2012 John Duthie (founder) 2012- Edgar Stuchly (PokerStars employee) |
Continent | Europe |
Most titles | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
TV partner(s) | Sunset + Vine |
Official website | europeanpokertour.com
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The European Poker Tour (EPT) is a series of poker tournaments created by John Duthie, winner of the inaugural Poker Million tournament. It began in 2004 as part of the worldwide explosion in Texas Hold 'em popularity. Since 2011 the EPT has been sponsored and wholly owned and controlled by PokerStars the online casino and taped by Sunset + Vine for television broadcast across Europe. By season 4 the buy-in for most EPT events was increased to €8,000 (due to increased popularity and lack of space in participating casinos[1]). At 2007 exchange rates, this is approximately equal to the US$10,000 which is the buy-in for most major poker events.
This single move made the EPT the largest poker tour in the world, eclipsing its nearest rivals significantly. The WSOP was larger, but was only run in Las Vegas.
The final table like most other major poker events is made up of 8 players.
For the first couple of seasons, John Duthie commentated for the show alongside Colin Murray. Since the middle of Season 3, James Hartigan has been the lead commentator, with professional players Greg Raymer, Daniel Negreanu and Victoria Coren Mitchell providing analysis. Hartigan also presents the live webcast[2] from each event. The TV show was first hosted by Caroline Flack, then joined by Natalie Pinkham. Seasons 4 and 5 were hosted by Kara Scott, while Seasons 6 and 7 were fronted by Michelle Orpe. Since Season 8, there have been four different presenters with Kristy Arnett, Sarah Grant, Laura Cornelius and Lynn Gilmartin, with commentators James Hartigan and Joe Stapleton presenting the TV shows.
2010 EPT Berlin robbery
[edit]On 6 March 2010 four masked men, armed with knives and at least one hand gun robbed the EPT event in Berlin. According to the police, the robbers got away with €242,000. No one was seriously injured, only one guard got a minor cut while trying to detain one of the robbers. The panic which gripped the crowd was briefly captured on the live webcast before the camera cut away. The attackers were caught several days after the robbery and later convicted and sentenced to three years in prison.[3]
2017 rebranding
[edit]In 2017, the series was discontinued and rebranded as the PokerStars Championship. However, this only lasted one year and the EPT returned in 2018.[4]
2020 EPT Online
[edit]In 2020, three scheduled stops on the EPT (in Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Prague) were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic – a fourth event (in Sochi) continued as planned.
An inaugural EPT Online series took place on sponsor site PokerStars instead, running from 8–18 November 2020. The series comprised 20 tournaments, including a $5,200 Main Event, four $10,300 High Roller events, and a $25,000 Super High Roller. The Main Event, which had a $5 million guaranteed prize pool, attracted 1,304 entries. The final prize pool came to $6.52 million, of which $1,019,082 went to the eventual winner "WhatIfGod", with Timothy Adams finishing as runner-up.[5]
EPT Main Event winners
[edit]PokerStars Championship (PSC) Main Event winner (2017). | |
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event winner. | |
Winner of poker's Triple Crown. |
Season | Date | Event and location | Main Event winner | Prize |
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1 | 18–19 September 2004 | ![]() |
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€80,000 |
9–10 October 2004 | ![]() |
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£200,000 | |
23–24 October 2004 | ![]() |
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€93,000 | |
29–30 January 2005 | ![]() |
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DKr1,098,340 | |
15–19 February 2005 | ![]() |
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€144,000 | |
10–11 March 2005 | ![]() |
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€184,500 | |
15–19 March 2005 | ![]() |
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€635,000 | |
2 | 16–17 September 2005 | ![]() |
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€426,000 |
30 September–2 October 2005 | ![]() |
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€280,000 | |
4–6 October 2005 | ![]() |
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€288,180 | |
29–30 October 2005 | ![]() |
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€317,000 | |
19–22 January 2006 | ![]() |
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DKr2,548,040 | |
8–11 February 2006 | ![]() |
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€480,000 | |
7–11 March 2006 | ![]() |
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€900,000 | |
3 | 13–16 September 2006 | ![]() |
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€691,000 |
21–24 September 2006 | ![]() |
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£500,000 | |
7–10 October 2006 | ![]() |
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€487,397 | |
16–29 October 2006 | ![]() |
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€554,300 | |
17–20 January 2007 | ![]() |
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DKr4,078,080 | |
8–11 March 2007 | ![]() |
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€672,000 | |
14–17 March 2007 | ![]() |
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zł1,226,711 | |
28 March–2 April 2007 | ![]() |
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€1,825,010 | |
4 | 28 August–1 September 2007 | ![]() |
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€1,170,700 |
25–29 September 2007 | ![]() |
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£611,520 | |
7–10 October 2007 | ![]() |
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€670,800 | |
30 October–3 November 2007 | ![]() |
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€532,620 | |
10–14 December 2007 | ![]() |
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€708,400 | |
5–10 January 2008 | ![]() |
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$2,000,000 | |
29 January–2 February 2008 | ![]() |
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€933,600 | |
19–23 February 2008 | ![]() |
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DKr6,220,488 | |
11–15 March 2008 | ![]() |
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zł2,153,999 | |
1–5 April 2008 | ![]() |
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€869,000 | |
12–17 April 2008 | ![]() |
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€2,020,000 | |
5 | 10–14 September 2008 | ![]() |
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€1,361,000 |
1–5 October 2008 | ![]() |
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£1,000,000 | |
28 October–1 November 2008 | ![]() |
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€595,840 | |
15–19 November 2008 | ![]() |
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€367,140 | |
9–13 December 2008 | ![]() |
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€774,000 | |
5–10 January 2009 | ![]() |
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$3,000,000 | |
20–24 January 2009 | ![]() |
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€851,400 | |
17–21 February 2009 | ![]() |
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DKr6,542,208 | |
10–14 March 2009 | ![]() |
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€917,000 | |
18–23 April 2009 | ![]() |
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€1,508,000 | |
28 April–3 May 2009 | ![]() |
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€2,300,000 | |
6 | 18–23 August 2009 | ![]() |
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€330,000 |
4–9 September 2009 | ![]() |
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€850,000 | |
2–7 October 2009 | ![]() |
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£850,000 | |
20–25 October 2009 | ![]() |
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zł1,493,170 | |
17–22 November 2009 | ![]() |
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€404,793 | |
1–6 December 2009 | ![]() |
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€682,000 | |
5–11 January 2010 | ![]() |
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$2,200,000 | |
20–25 January 2010 | ![]() |
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€847,000 | |
16–21 February 2010 | ![]() |
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DKr3,675,000 | |
2–7 March 2010 | ![]() |
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€1,000,000 | |
21–26 March 2010 | ![]() |
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€445,000 | |
15–21 April 2010 | ![]() |
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€1,250,000 | |
25–30 April 2010 | ![]() |
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€1,700,000 | |
7 | 11–16 August 2010 | ![]() |
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€400,000 |
28 August–2 September 2010 | ![]() |
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€467,836 | |
29 September–4 October 2010 | ![]() |
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£900,000 | |
26–31 October 2010 | ![]() |
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€700,000 | |
22–27 November 2010 | ![]() |
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€825,000 | |
13–18 December 2010 | ![]() |
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€640,000 | |
8–15 January 2011 | ![]() |
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$2,300,000 | |
25–31 January 2011 | ![]() |
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€880,000 | |
21–26 February 2011 | ![]() |
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DKr3,700,000 | |
20–25 March 2011 | ![]() |
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€390,000 | |
5–10 April 2011 | ![]() |
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€825,000 | |
27 April–3 May 2011 | ![]() |
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€930,000 | |
7–12 May 2011 | ![]() |
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€1,500,000 | |
8 | 2–7 August 2011 | ![]() |
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€275,000 |
27 August–1 September 2011 | ![]() |
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€850,000 | |
20 September–6 October 2011 | ![]() |
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£750,000 | |
21–27 October 2011 | ![]() |
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€680,000 | |
15–20 November 2011 | ![]() |
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€347,000 | |
5–10 December 2011 | ![]() |
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€720,000 | |
7–13 January 2012 | ![]() |
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$1,775,000 | |
31 January–6 February 2012 | ![]() |
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€875,000 | |
20–25 February 2012 | ![]() |
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DKr2,515,000 | |
12–17 March 2012 | ![]() |
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€495,000 | |
26–31 March 2012 | ![]() |
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€640,000 | |
16–21 April 2012 | ![]() |
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€712,000 | |
25–30 April 2012 | ![]() |
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€1,350,000 | |
9 | 15–25 August 2012 | ![]() |
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€1,007,550 |
5–11 October 2012 | ![]() |
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€744,910 | |
9–15 December 2012 | ![]() |
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€835,000 | |
7–13 January 2013 | ![]() |
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$1,859,000 | |
3–9 February 2013 | ![]() |
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€770,000 | |
10–16 March 2013 | ![]() |
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£595,000 | |
21–27 April 2013 | ![]() |
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€880,000 | |
6–12 May 2013 | ![]() |
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€1,224,000 | |
10 | 26 August–7 September 2013 | ![]() |
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€924,000 |
2–12 October 2013 | ![]() |
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£560,980 | |
12–18 December 2013 | ![]() |
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€725,700 | |
7–13 January 2014 | ![]() |
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$1,423,096 | |
26 January–1 February 2014 | ![]() |
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€614,000 | |
23–29 March 2014 | ![]() |
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€578,392 | |
14–20 April 2014 | ![]() |
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€476,100 | |
26 April–2 May 2014 | ![]() |
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€1,240,000 | |
11 | 16–27 August 2014 | ![]() |
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€794,058 |
8–18 October 2014 | ![]() |
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£499,700 | |
7–17 December 2014 | ![]() |
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€969,000 | |
8–14 January 2015 | ![]() |
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$1,491,580 | |
27 January–7 February 2015 | ![]() |
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€543,700 | |
17–28 March 2015 | ![]() |
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€687,400 | |
28 April–8 May 2015 | ![]() |
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€1,082,000 | |
12 | 18–30 August 2015 | ![]() |
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€1,022,593 |
20–31 October 2015 | ![]() |
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€534,330 | |
5–16 December 2015 | ![]() |
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€754,510 | |
6–14 January 2016 | ![]() |
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$728,325 | |
9–20 February 2016 | ![]() |
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€561,900 | |
26 April–6 May 2016 | ![]() |
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€961,800 | |
13 | 16–28 August 2016 | ![]() |
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€1,122,800 |
18–29 October 2016 | ![]() |
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€355,700 | |
8–19 December 2016 | ![]() |
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€699,300 | |
PSC | 6–14 January 2017 | ![]() |
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$429,664 |
14–20 March 2017 | ![]() |
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$293,860 | |
1–9 April 2017 | ![]() |
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HKD2,877,500 | |
29 April–5 May 2017 | ![]() |
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€466,714 | |
25–31 May 2017 | ![]() |
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₽29,100,000 | |
21–27 August 2017 | ![]() |
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€987,043 | |
12–18 December 2017 | ![]() |
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€675,000 | |
14 | 6–14 January 2018 | ![]() |
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$1,081,100 |
23–29 March 2018 | ![]() |
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₽27,300,000 | |
28 April–4 May 2018 | ![]() |
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€712,000 | |
27 August–2 September 2018 | ![]() |
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€1,037,109 | |
22–29 September 2018 | ![]() |
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₽12,063,300 | |
11–18 December 2018 | ![]() |
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€840,000 | |
15 | 5–16 January 2019 | ![]() |
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$1,567,100 |
24–29 March 2019 | ![]() |
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₽27,475,000 | |
25 April–4 May 2019 | ![]() |
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€603,777 | |
26 June–2 July 2019 | ![]() |
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€176,357 | |
20 August–1 September 2019 | ![]() |
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€1,290,166 | |
9–13 October 2019 | ![]() |
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₽19,306,000 | |
11–17 December 2019 | ![]() |
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€1,005,600 | |
16 | 6–11 October 2020 | ![]() |
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₽15,984,500 |
8–15 November 2020 | ![]() |
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$1,019,082 | |
23–30 March 2021 | ![]() |
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₽24,633,000 | |
2–11 October 2021 | ![]() |
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₽16,029,300 | |
5–16 March 2022 | ![]() |
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€692,252 | |
28 April–7 May 2022 | ![]() |
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€939,840 | |
8–21 August 2022 | ![]() |
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€1,491,133 | |
18–28 October 2022 | ![]() |
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£664,400 | |
7–18 December 2022 | ![]() |
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€913,250 | |
17 | 23–29 January 2023 | ![]() |
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$1,316,963 |
15–26 February 2023 | ![]() |
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€1,170,000 | |
26 April–6 May 2023 | ![]() |
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€749,425 | |
21 August–3 September 2023 | ![]() |
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€1,134,375 | |
11–22 October 2023 | ![]() |
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$1,042,000 | |
4–15 December 2023 | ![]() |
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€1,030,000 | |
18 | 14–25 February 2024 | ![]() |
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€1,287,800 |
24 April–4 May 2024 | ![]() |
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€1,000,000 | |
26 August–8 September 2024 | ![]() |
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€1,290,386 | |
9–20 October 2024 | ![]() |
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4–15 December 2024 | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ EPT Retro: A look back at Season 4 - PokerStars.com
- ^ "PokerStars - YouTube". www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Breaking News: Armed Robbery Suspends Play at EPT Berlin (Video Update)". www.pokernews.com.
- ^ PokerNews. European Poker Tour Brand to Return in 2018
- ^ PokerStars. PokerStars Blog. Retrieved 30 November 2020.