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.
Yesterday's Main Event Day1A attracted 339 runners of whom 221 survived
Chip leaders and leading UK players at the end of the day
221 of 339 made it through 1a
chip leaders were
Kristijonas Andrulis 162,600
Philippe Ma 162,200
Elie Payan 141,800
Julien Claudepierre 128,200
Marchel Masaladzhiu 114,600
Yoann Amaudry 111,600
Denis Patout 102,500
Pavel Perfilov 100,300
Pierre Barthelemy 99,800
Christopher Brammer 80,700
James Mitchell 80,000
James Dempsey 50,900