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EPT SEASON 3 BADEN CLASSIC
| VENUE |
Casino Baden |
| CITY |
Baden |
| COUNTRY |
AUSTRIA |
| DATES |
October 7-10, 2006 |
| BUY-IN |
€5,000 |
| NO. OF PLAYERS |
331 |
| PRIZE POOL |
€1,572,250 |
| WINNER |
Thang Duc Nguyen
Germany
€487,397 |
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Thang Duc Nguyen, a 42 -year-old chef from Hamburg, Germany, has won €487,397 at the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour in Baden, Austria (October 7-10, 2006).
At the end of the four-day tournament, Nguyen triumphed heads-up against New Yorker Ben Johnson to take the top prize in the €5,000 buy-in No Limit Texas Hold'em event. Chess player Johnson, 29, from Brooklyn won €251,560 for second place.
Last year a total of 180 players entered - the tournament was won by Patrick Antonius from Finland who won €218,990.
LINKS: Results | Press release | Final table player profiles | Total players
Player nationalities | EPT blog
 EPT3 BADEN RESULTS
Position | Last Name | First Name | Country | Amount |
1 | Thang Duc | Nguyen | Germany | 487,397 |
2 | Johnson | Ben | USA | 251,560 |
3 | Minieri | Dario | Italy | 125,780 |
4 | Dodet | Daniel | Belgium | 110,057 |
5 | Biorac | Sasa | Germany | 94,335 |
6 | Cherednichenko | Rodion | Russia | 78,612 |
7 | Molander | Jonas | Sweden | 62,890 |
8 | Eichhardt | Peter | Sweden | 47,167 |
9 | Balla | Andrea | Italy | 31,445 |
10 | Argyrou | Argyris | Cyprus | 18,867 |
11 | Golser | Marcus | Austria | 18,867 |
12 | Gould | Peter | UK | 18,867 |
13 | Schuler | Thorsten | Germany | 15,722 |
14 | Kuremszki | Csaba | Hungary | 15,722 |
15 | Black | Andy | Ireland | 15,722 |
16 | Grospellier | Bertrand "ElkY" | France | 12,578 |
17 | Togsverd | Christian | Denmark | 12,578 |
18 | Johansson | Birgitta | Sweden | 12,578 |
19 | Wendt | Martin | Denmark | 9,433 |
20 | Storakers | Johan | Sweden | 9,433 |
21 | Martinsson | Tomas | Sweden | 9,433 |
22 | Judah | Mel | UK | 9,433 |
23 | Vivet | Nicolai | Denmark | 9,433 |
24 | Spets | Åge | Norway | 9,433 |
25 | Jelassi | Ramzi | Sweden | 9,433 |
26 | Pirooti | Azad | Sweden | 9,433 |
27 | Magan Tier | Miguel | Spain | 9,433 |
28 | Goodwin | Marc | UK | 6,289 |
29 | Bolliger | Mark | Switzerland | 6,289 |
30 | Hollink | Rob | Holland | 6,289 |
31 | Klein | Jügen | Germany | 6,289 |
32 | Stieger | Matthias | Germany | 6,289 |
33 | Hansen | Askild | Norway | 6,289 |
34 | Tighe | David | UK | 6,289 |
35 | Nygaard | Vegard | Norway | 6,289 |
36 | Kjondaln | Kristian | Austria | 6,289 |
Total | | | | 1,572,250 |
CASINO | TOURNAMENT | SCHEDULE |
STRUCTURE | ABOUT BADEN | ACCOMMODATION
CASINO:
Casino Baden
Im Kurpark
Kaiser-Franz-Ring 1
A – 2500 Baden
Casino Baden is located in the centre of Baden, very near
to the famous Operetta Theatre.
Casino opens daily from 3 pm; tournament and Cash-Game starts at 12.00
The minimum age requirement is 18.
The Casino offers reduced parking fee for all Casino guests:
(€0,80 per hour, max. €4 per day).
VIP-Package:
Everyone who enters the tournament area is obliged to buy a VIP-Package (costs €380 per person), whether he is playing or not. All PokerStars qualifiers will automatically receive the VIP-Package. The VIP-Package entitles the bearer to eat and drink everything that is on offer on our high quality Menu.
During the tournament week (October 7-14), the poker area is open daily from 12pm to 6am.
Casino Regulations
The casino dress Code is: no ripped jeans, no trainers. If you want to play Roulette or go outside the Tournament area, then you must wear a jacket.
SCHEDULE
| October 6 |
7pm One table satellites for EPT main event -- €525 |
| October 7 |
12pm EPT MAIN EVENT - - Day 1A No Limit Hold'em, Freezeout -- €5,000 |
| October 8 |
12pm EPT MAIN EVENT - - Day 1B No Limit Hold'em, Freezeout -- €5,000 |
| October 9 |
12pm EPT MAIN EVENT - - Day 2 No Limit Hold'em |
| October 9 |
12pm Baden Open
Tournament Day 1 - No Limit Hold'em, Freezeout - €2,000 (Two-day event) |
| October 10 |
12pm EPT MAIN EVENT - - Day 3 No Limit Hold'em - Final Table |
| October 10 |
12pm Baden Open
Tournament Day 2 No Limit Hold'em, Freezeout |
| October 11 |
5.30pm Gala Reception |
| October 11 |
7pm Poker EM 1st Consolation - 7-Card Stud Limit -- €300 |
| October 12 |
7pm Poker EM 2nd Consolation - 7-Card Stud Limit -- €300 |
| October 13 |
12pm Poker EM 3rd Consolation - 7-Card Stud Limit -- €300 |
| October 14 |
12pm Poker EM Bonus Chance - 7-Card Stud Limit -- no buy-in, only players
who played 1st, 2nd and 3rd consolation. |
| October 14 |
12pm Poker EM Super Final* |
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*24 players qualify in each Consolation for the Super Final
TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE:
| LEVEL |
SMALL BLIND |
BIG BLIND |
ANTE |
MINUTES |
|
| START OF DAY 1A + 1B |
| 1 |
25 |
50 |
|
60 | |
| 2 |
50 |
100 |
|
60 | |
| 3 |
75 |
150 |
|
60 | |
| 4 |
100 |
200 |
|
60 | |
| 5 |
150 |
300 |
|
60 | |
| 6 |
150 |
300 |
25 |
60 | |
| 7 |
200 |
400 |
50 |
60 | |
| 8 |
300 |
600 |
75 |
60 | Chip race 25 |
| 9 |
400 |
800 |
100 |
60 | |
| END OF DAY 1A + 1B |
| START OF DAY 2 |
| 10 |
600 |
1200 |
100 |
60 | |
| 11 |
800 |
1600 |
200 |
60 | |
| 12 |
1000 |
2000 |
200 |
60 | |
| 13 |
1500 |
3000 |
300 |
60 | |
| 14 |
2000 |
4000 |
400 |
60 | |
| 15 |
3000 |
6000 |
600 |
60 | |
| 16 |
4000 |
8000 |
800 |
60 | Chip race
100+50 |
| 17 |
5000 |
10000 |
1000 |
60 | |
| 18 |
6000 |
12000 |
1000 |
60 | |
| 19 |
8000 |
16000 |
2000 |
60 | |
| 20 |
10000 |
20000 |
2000 |
60 | |
| 21 |
15000 |
30000 |
3000 |
60 | |
| 22 |
20000 |
40000 |
4000 |
60 | |
| 23 |
25000 |
50000 |
5000 |
60 | |
DAY 1A + 1B: level 1-9
DAY 2: down to final table
DAY 3: final table |
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BADEN
Baden is 26 kilometres south of Vienna. Situated at the mouth of the romantic Helenental, on the banks of the Schwechat, Baden boasts of a Kurhaus, fifteen bathing-establishments, a parish church in late Gothic style, and a town-hall. The warm baths, which gave name to the town, are thirteen in number, with a temperature of from 72° F. to 97° F., and contain, as chief ingredient, sulphate of lime. They rise for the most part at the foot of the Calvarienberg (1070 ft.), which is composed of dolomitic limestone, and are mostly used for bathing purposes. Baden is surrounded by c.120 vineyards and has about 70 wine pubs ("Heurige").
HOW TO GET THERE:
The best way to get to Baden is to fly to Vienna International
Airport and from there to get a taxi to Baden. The taxi stands
are at the North of the Arrival Hall.
ACCOMMODATION:
Hotel reservations should be made through the booking agent Mondial. Click here for details or email reisinger@mondial.at
Grand Hotel Sauerhof
A-2500 Baden/Wien, Weilburgstrasse 11-13
Tel:+43(2252) 412 510 Fax:+43(2252) 48 047
A unique Biedermeier Palais from 1820, 26 km south of Vienna,
located in the heart of the spa city Baden. The Grand Hotel
Sauerhof offers both the serenity of a park setting, and the
comfort of luxury accomodation.
Herzoghof Kur Hotel
Addr: Theresiengasse 5
Ph: 43 2252/48395 43 2252-42979
Price: Rooms start from €82
Directly in the centre of Baden, only a few steps from the
Kurpark, the elegant Congress Casino Baden and the inviting
old town.
Hotel
Krainerhuette, Bad Helental
Am Kleinen Wegerl in Helenental, Baden, A2500 AT
Number of Floors: 4 ; Total Rooms: 65 ;
The Krainerhuette is situated in wonderful natural surroundings
yet right on Vienna's doorstep. The hotel is centrally located,
only 25 km from Vienna, 5 km from the operetta and casino
town Baden, 6 km from the west motorway A1 and south motorway
A2.
Hotel Eventhotel Pyramide, Voesendorf
PARKALLEE 2 A-2334 VOSENDORF-VIENNA AUSTRIA
(CITY CENTER HOTEL)
The hotel is situated south of the centre and is easily accessible
due to
the good transport communication links. The nearest train
station is
vosendorf and the mainline station is - sudbahnhof.
If you would like to view more Hotels please go to http://www.mondial.at/english/index.html
and search for Hotels in Baden.
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