Sponsored by PokerStars, competing in her home country and only the second ever female to win an EPT - Sandra Naujoks’s Season 5 victory in Dortmund couldn’t have been more exciting.

Naujoks – known as the "Black Mamba" - took down Germany’s biggest ever poker tournament after a tense heads up battle against fellow German Holger Kanisch. An all-in with aces over jacks gave Naujoks the momentum she needed and despite a battling comeback from Kanisch, the 27-year-old from Dessau kept up the pressure. She was apologetic when, all in with A9, she picked up a 9 on the turn to pair up and defeat Kanisch’s AQ but her victory and €917,000 top prize was very truly deserved.

The tournament was bitter-sweet for Team PokerStars Pros William Thorson and Luca Pagano who both, yet again, made an EPT final table without winning an EPT title. For Pagano, it was a record 10th EPT cash while Portuguese player Joao Barbosa’s 36th place finish gave him record sixth cash in one season. A total of 667 players competed at Casino Hohensyburg including 145 players who won their seats online with PokerStars.

VENUE

Casino Hohensyburg/Dortmund
Hohensyburgstraße 200
44265 Dortmund
Tel: +49 (0) 231 7740 234
Fax: +49 (0) 231 7740 116
E-mail: ept.ho@westspiel.de
Opening Hours: 3pm - 2am (until 5am for Executive Club and Baccarat games)
Dress code: Smart casual = no sportswear, sandals or ripped jeans. In the casino area upstairs, a jacket (but not tie) is required. No jeans.
Minimum age: 18

Soft drinks package + casino entrance fee
Hohensyburg Casino requires everyone entering the tournament area to purchase a €25 drinks package. PokerStars qualifiers already have this drinks package included in their Dortmund PokerStars package for every day of the EPT main event. Spectators and all other players will be required to purchase this package on a daily basis from the casino in order to enter the tournament area. This package will allow you free soft drinks, tea, coffee and beer within the tournament area.

Please also note that spectators are required to pay an additional €5 entrance fee each day. This is a federal registration fee and a legal requirment of the casino.

MEDIA INFORMATION

Detailed media information will be posted shortly before the event.  To apply for accreditation before the event, please visit the Media page.

LOGO ADVICE

The tournament participants and the people helping with the events may not wear clothing with logos provided by gambling vendors not licensed in Germany. Those who fail to comply with this rule will be banned from the tournament.

Gambling vendors not licensed in Germany means real money sites. A free to play site is not a gambling site according to German law, as long as there is no direct link between it and the real money site. Therefore .net logos will be permitted as long as they have no link to the real money site.

Please note that this is at the casino's discretion and may change.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL LOGOS MAY HAVE TO BE REMOVED WITHIN THE CASINO. THIS IS AT THE CASINOS DISCREATION. PLEASE ENSURE THAT ALL PLAYERS HAVE NON-BRANDED CLOTHING WHICH THEY CAN CHANGE INTO IF NECESSARY AT THE CASINO.

SCHEDULE

DATE/TIME	TOURNAMENT
March 8: 15:00	Main Event Super Satellite - €300 1 Rebuy/1 Add-on
March 9: 19:00	Main Event Super Satellite - €600 Freezeout
March 10: 14:00	EPT Main Event €5,300 - Day 1A
March 11: 14:00	EPT Main Event €5,300 - Day 1B
March 12: 14:00	EPT Main Event- Day 2
March 12: 19:00	Super-satellite (to Rimowa Thunder) - €200 1 Rebuy/1 Add-on
March 13: 14:00	EPT Main Event - Day 3
March 13: 19:00	*Rimowa Thunder €2,000 - Day 1 Double Chance (2-day tournament)
March 14: 14:00	EPT Main Event - Final Table
March 14: 17:00	Rimowa Thunder - Final Table
March 15: 16:00	m.e.n.s. Cool Down - €500 Freezeout

* Winner of €2,000 Rimowa Thunder tournament also wins seat to EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo

In addition to EPT events, we also provide Sit & Go-Tournaments with buy-ins of €200, €500, €1,000, and €2,000.

TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE

All EPT Season 5 events except for the EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final have the same structure. Please click EPT Structure for details. Click Monte Carlo structure for the Grand Final.

TOURNAMENT RULES

Click here for EPT tournament rules.