EPT French Open in 2009

Author: Gambling news

8 Dec

After a two-year gap, the French Open, once again, be added to the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour online.

The last time the tour was in France in 2006. EFA had a stop in Deauville, scheduled for 2007, but canceled the tournament series a few weeks before the event will take place.

In January 2007, the EFA released the following statement.

“The European Poker Tour (EPT) regrets to announce that the tournament poker 2007 French Open to be held in the Casino Barrière de Deauville from 20 to Feb. 24, 2007, has been canceled. This is a direct result of last-minute intervention by the French authorities, making it impossible for the Lucien Barrière group to run a poker tournament at their premises in Deauville. “

The French government is in the process of working on the rules of the game to better meet the EU’s policy.

During the last conference of the nation, representatives of the Republic assured that the online poker figure in the early stages of the review.

The French Open will be held from 20 to Jan 24 2009, the Casino de Deauville Barrera. PokerStars is already planning to send some of their best players for the event.

Team PokerStars Pro includes Vanessa Rousso, Vicky Coren, Isabelle Mercier, Katja that, Bertrand Grospellier, Noah Boeke, Alex Kravchenco, Luca Pagano, Dario Minieri walks Chad Brown.

Online poker players can win tickets to their EPT Deauville through satellites .

The prize package at stake is valued at $ 9000 and include buy-in for the main event, plus hotel accommodations and spending money.

The players who can not win a prize package to bring them, they can still buy a package directly to € 5300. The event is capped at 700 players, ‘to’ and it is estimated a prize of € 3360000.

For more information about how you can benefit from the

EFA Deauville online, visit PokerStars.

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