Posted on: December 6, 2022, 11:10h.
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The 2022 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) remains to be underway, however plans are already in place for the 2023 model. Developing subsequent yr will likely be two new stops, providing much more alternatives for poker gamers in several nations to seize a few of the hundreds of thousands of {dollars} that will likely be obtainable.
The Eiffel Tower sits within the background of the River Seine in Paris. The French metropolis will likely be a brand new cease for the European Poker Tour in 2023. (Picture: Time)
The 2023 EPT will kick off in Paris from February 15-26 on the Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile. It’s not the primary time that the EPT has visited France, having beforehand appeared on the On line casino Barriere de Deauville from 2005 to 2015.
That is the primary time the poker tourney will come to Paris. The announcement comes at nearly the identical time the World Poker Tour introduced a brand new take care of France’s poker event organizer TexaPoker to convey dwell tournaments to the nation.
Poker-Hopping Round Europe
After the occasions in Paris, the EPT heads to Monte Carlo for 11 days of poker motion. The sequence on the Monte-Carlo On line casino begins on April 26 and runs by means of Might 3, after which the EPT will transfer to Barcelona, Spain.
That cease will run from August 21 to September on the EPT’s favourite spot in Spain, On line casino Barcelona. This previous EPT principal occasion on the on line casino attracted 2,284 entries, setting a report for the most important EPT principal occasion.
After that, it’s time to maneuver the EPT to Cyprus, one other new cease on the tour. The brand new Advantage Royal Resort On line casino & Spa will host the sequence on October 11-22, though one other venue would welcome it. The Metropolis of Goals Mediterranean needs to be open by then, and staging the EPT there would have been a coup for Melco Resorts and Leisure.
The Advantage already has expertise holding poker tournaments. It hosted the Triton Poker Coin Rivet Invitational in September, the place PokerStars ambassador Sam Grafton pocketed $5.5 million for taking down the occasion. That was his greatest win thus far and pushed the UK poker professional above $12.68 million in lifetime money winnings, in response to Hendon Mob.
The final cease for the 2023 EPT will likely be at King’s On line casino in Prague, Czechoslovakia, which can host the occasion from December 6-17. King’s On line casino is one other common cease for the EPT and is on the point of kick off this yr’s final cease on Wednesday.
PokerStars Expands Presence in Sports activities
PokerStars has partnered with the Detroit Pink Wings of the NHL. It’s the first time PokerStars has landed a partnership in US sports activities, and finds the Flutter-owned poker operator changing into an official sponsor of the group.
PokerStars and the Pink Wings have teamed as much as give hockey followers and poker gamers the chance to earn prizes by means of completely different collaborations. These prizes embody group memorabilia, recreation tickets, and different merchandise, in response to a press launch.
Via the multi-year association, PokerStars branding will likely be featured on the Pink Wings’ advertising and marketing materials, and vice versa. The identical goes for the poker platform’s logos inside Little Caesars Enviornment throughout residence video games.
Pokerstars is the most recent, however not the primary, gaming firm to companion with the Pink Wings. FanDuel, which Flutter additionally owns, attached with the group in April of final yr when it additionally grew to become an official companion.
