EPT Warsaw - Information

VENUE

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 the EPT tournament, the casino will be open from 2pm till 6am. Tournament games will start at 2pm.
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
Caino Regulations: According to Polish Gaming Low, everyone entering the casino area must be registered and is obliged to show a passport or a valid ID with photo.

Optional VIP food and beverage package
250 zl per day or 1000 zl for five days + 7% VAT
The VIP-package gives access to the exclusive Q-Club restaurant - open for players 16 hours daily. Package includes buffet with all-day menu, soft drinks, tea and coffee.

MEDIA INFORMATION

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

PLAYER REGISTRATION

There are two ways to register:
1. On Casinos Poland’s website: www.casinospoland.pl
2. In person at Casinos Poland at the Hyatt Regency Hotel

  • Day 1A players 13-14 November during casino operation hours
    15th November from noon till 2 pm.
  • Day 1B players 13-15 November during casino operation hours
    16th November from noon till 2 pm.

On 15th 16th November the casino reception opens at 12 am for registration of players


SCHEDULE

DATE/TIME TOURNAMENT
November 13: 6pm NLHE Freeze-out - 1.000 zl +100 zl
Cap: 100
November 14: 6pm Main Event Super Satellite - 1.000 zl +100 zl
3 levels unlimited Rebuys + Add-on
November 15: 2pm EPT Main Event
20.000 + 1.000zl - Day 1A
November 16: 2pm EPT Main Event
20.000 + 1.000zl - Day 1B
November 17: 2pm EPT Main Event - Day 2
November 18: 2pm EPT Main Event - Day 3
November 18: 5pm NLHE Freeze-out - 5.000 zl +400 zl
Cap: 100
November 19: 2pm EPT Main Event - Final Table
November 19: 5pm Omaha Pot Limit Freeze-out
5.000 zl +400 zl
Cap: 80

For further schedule details, see the Casinos Poland website.


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.
EPT GRAND FINAL
Venue Casinos Poland Hyatt Regency
Location Warsaw, Poland
Dates November 15-19, 2008
Buy-In PLN 20,000 + 1,000
CAP 400
EPT Leaderboards
Top 10 TLB Rank
1. Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier 3113
2. Luca Pagano 2856
3. Sebastian Ruthenberg 2791
4. Jason Mercier 2320
5. Antony Lellouche 2258
6. Julian Thew 2107
7. Dario Minieri 2069
8. Ram Vaswani 2045
9. Johnny Lodden 2034
10. Johannes Strassmann 1972
     
Top 10 winners Amount
1. Poorya Nazari €2,238,806
2. Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier €2,080,855
3. Glen Chorny €2,077,143
4. Gavin Griffin €1,825,010
5. Jason Mercier €1,757,280
6. Michael Martin €1,701,000
7. Sebastian Ruthenberg €1,684,774
8. Denes Kalo €1,567,060
9. Marc Karam €1,269,470
10. Tony Gregg €1,268,657
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