EPT SEASON 3 WARSAW

EPT3 POLISH OPEN
Peter Willers Jepsen, 24, a former soldier who took up poker after being injured in Iraq, won €325,633 at the EPT Polish Open in Warsaw on Saturday (March 17). The 24-year-old from Copenhagen beat off competition from 283 players in the four-day No Limit Texas Hold'em event held at Casinos Poland in the Hyatt Regency Hotel from March 14-17, 2007.

Among the entrants were 30 players from Poland, four members of Team PokerStars: Katja Thater (who came 5th), Noah Boeken, Luca Pagano and Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, as well as 61 players who won their seats online with PokerStars.

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RESULTS | IMAGES | FINAL TABLE PROFILES | VENUE | NATIONALITIES
TOURNAMENT | SCHEDULE | STRUCTURE
CITY | GETTING THERE | ACCOMMODATION | MAP

EPT3 POLISH OPEN - RESULTS

CASINO

Casinos Poland
Casino at the Hyatt Regency Hotel
23 Belwederska Avenue,
Warsaw
Poland
Tel: +48 22 559 1440
Fax: +48 22 559 1450
E-mail: ekwiatkowska@casinospoland.pl

Opening hours: Normal hours are daily from 4pm to 6am; during EPT tournament casino will be open from 2 pm till 6 am. Tournament games will start at 2 pm.
Dress code: No sportswear, shorts or ripped jeans. Sneaker/trainers accepted. Poker players may wear sunglasses and caps only inside tournament area, not in the main casino.
Minimum age: 18

TOURNAMENT:

The Polish Open, being held at Casinos Poland in the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Warsaw, is a four-day Texas Hold'em No Limit tournament from March 14-17, 2007.

The four-day Food & Beverage package for EPT Warsaw is compulsory for EPT players and costs 800 Zloty, making the tournament registration fee a total of 15,800 PLN. Non-players can buy a daily Food & Beverage package from the restaurant reception at a cost of 220 Zloty per day. The package includes a buffet served in the five star Q-Club hotel restaurant from 2pm till 6am each day plus soft drinks, coffee & tea.

According to Polish Gaming Law, everyone entering the casino area must be registered and is obliged to show a passport or a valid ID with photo.

SCHEDULE:

*Registration for side events will take place at the casino cash desk.

Sit'n'Go tournaments and regular cash games (Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Dealer's Choice) will take place throughout the week.

TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE:

Please click here for details of the tournament structure for EPT3 Warsaw.

WARSAW & POLAND

Warsaw (Warszawa in Polish) is both the capital of Poland and its largest city, with a population of some 1.6 million people.

The first Polish state was born in 966 and the country became a kingdom in 1025. In 1569, it joined the Grand Duchy of Lithuania to form the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth but by 1795, the Commonwealth ceased to exist leaving the Poles without a state for the next 123 years.

Poland regained its independence in 1918 after World War I but lost it again in World War II, emerging several years later as a communist country under control of the former Soviet Union. In 1989 it threw off the communist yoke and today is a liberal democracy and a member of NATO, the EU, United Nations and World Trade Organization.

Warsaw is currently enjoying the biggest economic boom of its history and has a rich cultural heritage, home to more than 30 major theatres, music venues and festivals as well as numerous museums and art galleries. Frederick Chopin was born in the city.

The Old Town quarter, carefully reconstructed after World War II, is one of the city's most prominent tourist attractions and on UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites. The "Royal Road" is also a popular attraction, with lots of notable classicist palaces including the Presidential Palace and the Warsaw University campus.

Currency
The currency in Poland is the Polish Zloty (PLN). Approximate exchange rates are as follows:

1 PLN = £0.17; £1 = 5.865 PLN

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HOW TO GET THERE:

BY AIR: Warsaw Frederic Chopin International Airport can be reached direct from most major European cities and the US. The airport is some 10 km south of Warsaw city centre and around 8 km away from the Hyatt Regency/the casino.

Directions to the Hyatt Regency, Warsaw

From Warsaw International Airport (WAW) by car or taxi:
Leave the airport, follow the exit signs leading to Zwirki i Wigury Street. Cross one set of lights and continue straight ahead and under the bridge. Follow Zwirki i Wigury Street for about 2 kilometres, passing Wisniowy Business Park, on the right-hand side. Turn right at the intersection onto Raclawicka Street. Follow Raclawicka Street for approximately 2 kilometres, crossing two major intersections (with Woloska Street, followed by Niepodleglosci Avenue). Continue straight on, crossing the intersection with Krasickiego Street. Then turn left at the T-junction with Pulawska Street. Follow Pulawska Street for about 1.5 km. Then turn right at the Silver Screen Complex on the right corner of Pulawska and Goworka Street. Drive down Goworka Street onto Spacerowa Street. The Hyatt Regency Warsaw is located on the next intersection, on the left-hand side.

BY TAXI: The cab fare from Warsaw airport to the city centre is approximately 20-30 Plish Zloty (6-8 euros). Use an official airport-recommended taxi ie Merc Taxi, MPT Radio Taxi or Sawa Taxi.

Airport bus services:
Bus Route 175 - this service goes to the northern city centre, passing near some of the most popular hotels on its way.

By train:
Unless you are familiar with Warsaw, get out at the Dworzec Centralny (Warszawa Centralna) station, as this has the best bus connections to other city destinations. All long-distance trains stop at Dworzec Centralny station.

By bus:
Buses usually run from 5am to 11pm. Most buses arrive at Dworzec PKS Warszawa Zachodnia. Walk to the other side of Al. Jerozolimskie and take a bus: - Best of all, 517 or E5 (peak hours only) to Centrum. - Alternatively, 523or 130 to Dw. Centralny - Also not bad, 408 (peak hours only) or 188 to M Politechnika(one stop short of M Centrum) - At night there is 605 to Dw. Centralny every 30 minutes beginning at about 11:30PM.

Metro: The Warsaw underground opened in 1995 and is one of the newest underground railway systems in Europe. It runs daily from early morning until midnight at 5-10 minute intervals.

Orientation:
Warsaw is divided by the river Vistula with the two parts usually referred to as 'the left bank' and 'the right bank'.

ACCOMMODATION:

Hyatt Regency, Warsaw
Hyatt Regency Warsaw
23 Belwederska Avenue,
Warsaw
Poland
Tel: +48 22 558 1234
Fax: +48 22 558 1235
E-mail: warsaw.reservations@hyattintl.com

InterContinental Warsaw
Emilii Plater 49
Warsaw
00-125 Poland
Tel: +48 22 328 88888
Fax: +48 22 328 88889

Warsaw Marriott Hotel
Al Jerozolimskie 65/79
Warsaw
00-697 Poland
Tel: +48 22 630 6306
Fax: +48 22 830 0041

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