The Pokerstars.com European Poker Tour (EPT) began in 2004 as part of the worldwide explosion in Texas Hold 'em popularity. It is a series of televised poker tournaments similar to those in the World Poker Tour (WPT).
In seasons 1-3, the most significant difference between the competing poker tours was the buy-in and its effect on the prize pool, with the EPT featuring buy-ins about half the size of the WPT. This changed in season 4 when the buy-in for most EPT events was increased to €8,000. (Due to increased popularity and lack of space in participating casinos).[1] At 2007 exchange rates, this is approximately equal to the US$10,000 which is the buy-in for most WPT events.
Furthermore, the final table is made up of 8 players, as opposed to the 6 player final tables popularised by the WPT.
The EPT is sponsored by and part owned by PokerStars and taped by Sunset + Vine for television broadcast across Europe.
The tour was created by John Duthie, winner of the inaugural Poker Million tournament. Duthie commentates for the show, alongside Colin Murray and James Hartigan. The show was first hosted by Caroline Flack, then joined by Natalie Pinkham. Season 4 of the show is hosted by Kara Scott.
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Winners table
| Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 | Season 5 | Season 6 | |
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 Barcelona |
 Alexander Stevic |
 Jan Boubli |
 Bjørn-Erik Glenne |
 Sander Lyloff |
 Sebastian Ruthenberg |
 Carter Phillips |
 London |
 John Shipley |
Mark Teltscher |
Victoria Coren |
 Joseph Mouawad |
Michael Martin |
Aaron Gustavson |
 Budapest |
Will Fry |
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 Baden |
 Patrik Antonius |
Duc Thang Nguyen |
Julian Thew |
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 Dublin |
Ram Vaswani |
Mats Gavatin |
Roland De Wolfe |
Reuben Peters |
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 Prague |
Arnaud Mattern |
 Salvatore Bonavena |
Jan Škampa |
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 Paradise Island |
Bertrand Grospellier |
 Poorya Nazari |
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Copenhague |
 Noah Boeken |
Mads Andersen |
Magnus Petersson |
Tim Vance |
Jens Kyllönen |
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Dortmund |
Andreas Høivold |
Michael McDonald |
Sandra Naujoks |
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Deauville |
Brandon Schaefer |
Mats Iremark |
Moritz Kranich |
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Vienna |
Pascal Perrault |
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 Warsaw |
Peter Willers Jepsen |
Michael Schulze |
 João Barbosa |
Christophe Benzimra |
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Sanremo |
Jason Mercier |
Constant Rijkenberg |
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 Monte Carlo |
Rob Hollink |
Jeff Williams |
Gavin Griffin |
Glen Chorny |
Pieter De Korver |
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 Kyiv |
 Maxim Lykov |
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Vilamoura |
Antonio Matias |
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Salzburg |
Winners by country
| Place | Country | Times |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | United States |
9 |
| 2nd | England |
7 |
| 3rd | Germany |
5 |
| France |
5 | |
| 5th | Netherlands |
4 |
| Sweden |
4 | |
| 7th | Denmark |
3 |
| Canada |
3 | |
| 9th | Finland |
2 |
| Norway |
2 | |
| Portugal |
2 | |
| 12th | Lebanon |
1 |
| Italy |
1 | |
| Russia |
1 | |
| Czech Republic |
1 |
Up to Prague 2009
See also
- European Poker Tour season 1 results
- European Poker Tour season 2 results
- European Poker Tour season 3 results
- European Poker Tour season 4 results
- European Poker Tour season 5 results
- European Poker Tour season 6 results
References
External links
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