From London's Vic to the luxury of Monte Carlo, the European Poker Tour is every bit as cool as any poker road trip Stateside, and with record-breaking fields last year, expect more of the same sell-out crowds at these top locations.
Blondepoker Live Updates will gently pour forth from, we hope, all the tour, bringing you the action at home as we tackle the ridiculously challenging multiple staircases of the Merrion, and the far less challenging glamour of Deauville and Copenhagen.
As ever, satellites to these events are running on Pokerstars, so if you fancy playing the new €5,000 events under the watchful eye of giant pictures of Greg Raymer, Isabelle Mercier et al. you could very well find yourself hopping on board for the Tour. Good luck to all involved.
EUROPEAN POKER TOUR SEASON THREE SCHEDULE:
BARCELONA, Spain
EPT Barcelona Open, 13th & 16th September 2006
Buy-in: € 5,000
Venue: Casino de Barcelona
LONDON, England
Grosvenor Poker Masters, 21st - 24th September 2006
Buy-in: €5,000
Venue: The Grosvenor Victoria Casino
BADEN, Austria
EPT Baden Classic, 7th – 10th October 2006
Buy-in: € 5,000
Venue: Grand Casino Baden
DUBLIN, Republic of Ireland
EPT Dublin, 26th & 29th October 2005
Buy-in: € 5,000
Venue: The Merrion Casino Club
COPENHAGEN, Denmark
EPT Scandinavian Open, 17th- 20th January 2007
Buy-in: €5,000
Venue: Casino Copenhagen (Radisson SAS Scandinavia Hotel)
DEAUVILLE, France
EPT French Open, 21st-24th February 2007
Buy-in: € 5,000
Venue: Casino Barrière de Deauville
MONTE CARLO, Monaco
EPT Grand Final, 28th March to 1st April, 2007
Buy-in: € 10,000
Venue: Monte Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort