EPT Deauville

EPT DEAUVILLE

The EPT's annual return to the elegant seaside resort of Deauville in Normandy is now well-established and will be taking place in Season 8 from January 31 - February 6, 2012. Last season, the event broke its own record, attracting 891 players to the Casino de Deauville and generating a €4,276,800 prize pool.

This season, the event will again be taking place in the spacious new tournament area located in an annexe of Casino Barriere at The Deauville International Centre - located right on Deauville's beautiful beach and close to the town's premier hotels, shops, bars and restaurants.

Frenchman Lucien Cohen won the Season 7 event on home soil, taking the title for a first prize of €880,000 after besting the record-breaking field. The result was a disappointment for Swedish PokerStars qualifier Martin Jacobson however who was beaten heads-up, giving him his second runner-up finish of the season. Jacobson went on to win the EPT7 Online Qualifier of the Year title, amassing total earnings in Season 7 of more than €1.1 million.

SHAMBALLA JEWELS

Shamballa Jewels

In addition to their title and cash prize, the winner of all EPT Season 8 Main Events will receive a stunning bracelet from Shamballa Jewels, one of the most exclusive jewellery firms in the world. Owned by Mads and Mikkel Kornerup, Shamballa has existed since 2004 and is worn by numerous A-list celebrities around the world such as Jay-Z, Michael Jordan, Ashton Kutcher and many more. The beautiful jewellery is inspired by ancient traditions of Buddhism, meditation and yoga and designed for people who want to radiate individuality and exclusivity. Each bracelet is worth more than €10,000 and designed with black engraved ceramic balls, three 18k rhodanized white gold balls and one 10mm diamond pavé made on an 18k rose gold ball; each bracelet includes letters to denote the individual EPT event. The PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT Grand Final, champion’s bracelet is valued at around €25,000. This is Shamballa Jewels’ second season as the Official Bracelet Sponsor of EPT8 Main Events. For more information visit: www.shamballajewels.com or on Facebook.

VENUE

Casino Barriere (annexe at The Deauville International Centre)
2 Rue Edmond Blanc
14800 Deauville
FRANCE
Tel: +33 231 14 31 14
Web: www.barrierepoker.fr
www.epthotels.com

Please note that Passport or Barriere CasinoPass Card is mandatory to enter the casino for non-French players. French players can gain access with Passport, ID card, driving licence or the Barriere CasinoPass card.

If you wish to wire money to the casino before the event, contact deauvillepoker@lucienbarriere.com for further instructions.

EPT Hotels

For all other poker players, media and anyone else planning to attend EPT tournaments, we have set up a dedicated website for hotel bookings: www.epthotels.com. Please e-mail info@epthotels.com or call +34 93 352 1010 to take advantage of our special hotel rates.

TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE

Most EPT Season 8 Main Events have the same structure. Please click EPT Structure for details.

TOURNAMENT RULES

Tournament rules are available here.

MEDIA INFORMATION

Media must apply for accreditation online at www.europeanpokertour.com/media/.

SCHEDULE

TIME#EVENTBUY IN
Daily
    Cash Games : NL Holdem and  PL Omaha    Various
    Single Table Satellites to Main and Side Events & Cash Sit n Go's Various
January 31 - Tuesday
12:00 7 Main Event Day 1A €5,000 + €300
16:00 8 NL - One Rebuy Super Satellite to Main Event €500 + €50
19:00 9 NL - Turbo - Bounty €500 + €500 + €100
21:00 10 NL - Turbo €300 + €30
February 1 - Wednesday
12:00 7 Main Event Day 1B €5,000 + €300
16:00 11 NL - Turbo - Random Bounty €800 + €200 + €100
20:00 12 NL - Double Rebuy + Addon Super Satellite to €1.5K (Event #19) €150 + 25
22:00 13 NL - Turbo - Bounty €400 + €40
February 2 - Thursday
12:00 7 Main Event Day 2 €5,000 + €300
16:00 14 NL - Holdem - Day 1 €1,500 + €150 
18:00 15 PLO - Day 1 €1,000 + €100
20:00 16 NL - Double Rebuy + Addon Super Satellite to €2K (Event #25) €200 + €25
21:00 17 NL - Turbo - Bounty €300 + €100 + €40
22:00 18 NL - Double Rebuy + Addon Super Satellite to €10K (Event #29) €500 + €50
February 3 - Friday
12:00 7 Main Event Day 3 €5,000 + €300
12:00 19 NL - Heads Up - 32 Player Cap - Day 1 €5,000 + €300
13:00 14 NL - Holdem - Final Day €1,500 + €150 
14:00 15 PLO - Final Day €1,000 + €100
15:00 20 NL - Holdem - Day 1 €2,000 + €200 
18:00 21 NL - Turbo - MEN ONLY €300 + €30
21:00 22 NL - Super Satellite to €10K (Event #29) €1,500 + €150 
21:00 23 NL - Turbo Super Satellite to Women's Event (Event #30) €50 + €15
February 4 - Saturday
12:00 7 Main Event Day 4 - play down to 24 players €5,000 + €300
12:00 24 NL - Holdem - Day 1 €10,000 + €300
12:00 19 NL - Heads Up - 32 Player Cap - Final Day €5,000 + €300
13:00 25 NL - Holdem - Women Only €300 + €30
13:00 20 NL - Holdem - Final Day €2,000 + €200 
14:00 26 NL - Holdem - Day 1 - France Poker Series* €1,000 + €100
18:00 27 NL - Turbo - Bounty €300 + €100 + €40
20:00 28 NL - Double Rebuy + Addon Super Satellite to DeepStack (Event #34) €80 + €20
February 5 - Sunday
12:00 7 Main Event Day 5 - play down to 8 players €5,000 + €300
12:00 24 NL - Holdem - Day 2 €10,000 + €300
12:00 29 NL - Holdem - "DeepStack" - Day 1 €800 + €80
13:00 26 NL - Holdem - Final Day €1,000 + €100
13:00 30 PLO €500 + €50
16:00 31 NL - Heads Up Challenge - Womens Winner vs. Mens Winner Invitation
21:00 32 NL - Turbo    €300 + €30
February 6 - Monday
12:00 7 Main Event Day 6 - Final Table €5,000 + €300
12:00 24 NL - Holdem - Final Day €10,000 + €300
12:00 29 NL - Holdem - "DeepStack" - Final Day €800 + €80
13:00 33 NL - Holdem €500 + €50
14:00 34 NL - High Roller - Turbo - "6 Max" €5,000 + €250
18:00 35 NL - Hyper Turbo - 10K Stack / 10 Min Levels €100 + €20

All buy-in tournaments will have 4% of the tournament prize pool withheld to cover the costs of floor staff and dealers.

*This tournament's results will count for the France Poker Series Tournament Leader Board.