EPT Budapest


The first ever EPT event in Hungary takes place October 28-November 1 in the stunning city of Budapest. The €4,350, four-day No Limit Hold’em Hungarian Open follows the phenomenal success of recent EPT launches in Prague and Warsaw and is set to attract players from all over the world.

Hungarians are proving an increasing force in international tournaments. Denes Kalo was runner-up twice in last season’s EPTs – at EPT Baden and the EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo - and has amassed a total of €1,554,000 in EPT winnings.

He lies in 8th place on the EPT Tournament Leader Board, as well as being Hungary’s top EPT player.  Valdemar Kwaysser, who won his seat for EPT Budapest online with PokerStars, is another Hungarian making a big impact on the global poker scene. He won the first PokerStars.net Latin American Poker Tour event in San José, Costa Rica, in May for $274,103.

The EPT Hungarian Open, which takes place at the Las Vegas Casino in the Sofitel Hotel, is capped at 500 players.

VENUE

Las Vegas Casino
Sofitel Hotel
Roosevelt ter 2
1051 BUDAPEST
Tel: +36 1 483 2110
E-mail: jkovacs@lasvegascasino.hu
Opening hours:  24 hours
Dress code:  Casual
Minimum age: 18
Entrance requirements: Players must register at the Las Vegas casino (next door to the main entrance of the Sofitel Hotel; please take your passport) to receive a membership card. This can then be used to enter the tournament area (on the lower ground floor of the Sofitel Hotel).

MEDIA INFORMATION

Media accreditation has now closed. To pick up your media pass, please visit the Welcome Desk on the lower ground floor of the Sofitel Hotel. The media room is in the Majorelle Room close to the tournament area.

SCHEDULE

DATE/TIME TOURNAMENT CAP
October 27: 18.00 Supersatellite to Main Event
€200 + €20
Rebuys for 3 levels
270
October 28: 13.00 EPT Main Event Day 1a*
€4,000 + €350

NLHE Freezeout
Overall cap: 500
October 29: 13.00 EPT Main Event Day 1b*
€4,000 + €350

NLHE Freezeout
Overall cap: 500
October 30: 13.00 EPT Main Event Day 2
October 30: 20.00 NLHE €500 + €50**
NLHE 1 Rebuy
TBC
October 31: 13.00 EPT Main Event Day 3
October 31: 18.00 NLHE €2,000 + €100**
NLHE Freezeout
TBC
November 1: 13.00 NLHE €1,000 + €70
NLHE Freezeout
TBC
November 1: 13.00 EPT Main event - Final table


*Registration for the EPT event closes at 12:00 on October 28 at tournament start
** 2 day tournament with final table played the following day at 13:30pm

TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE

Please click EPT Structure for details of the tournament structure for EPT Budapest.

TOURNAMENT RULES

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EPT Budapest
Venue Las Vegas Casino Sofitel Hotel
Location Budapest, Hungary
Dates October 28 - November 1, 2008
Buy-In €4,000 + 350
CAP 500
EPT Leaderboards
Top 10 TLB Rank
1. Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier 2935
2. Sebastian Ruthenberg 2438
3. Luca Pagano 2413
4. Jason Mercier 2310
5. Antony Lellouche 2236
6. Julian Thew 2190
7. Ram Vaswani 2151
8. Glen Chorny 1976
9. Johannes Strassmann 1962
10. Michael Martin 1853
     
Top 10 winners Amount
1. Glen Chorny €2,077,143
2. Gavin Griffin €1,825,010
3. Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier €1,757,347
4. Jason Mercier €1,757,280
5. Michael Martin €1,701,000
6. Sebastian Ruthenberg €1,641,974
7. Denes Kalo €1,554,000
8. Marc Karam €1,269,470
9. Sander Lylloff €1,170,700
10. Mark Teltscher €1,087,988