PokerStars Reveals New Dates for EPT Prague; Add EPT Online December 8-20

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December 07, 2021 Chad Holloway

At the end of November, news broke that new pandemic restrictions put in place by the Czech Republic government forced the postponement of the European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague, which was originally set to run December 8-19 at King’s Casino at the Hilton Prague.

Recently, officials announced the EPT Prague will run from March 5-16, 2022 at the Hilton Hotel Prague.

“With player and staff comfort and health a top priority, PokerStars had previously made the decision to postpone EPT Prague 2021 due to the ongoing situation in the Czech Republic and in accordance with local government guidance,” PokerStars said. “After much consideration, the decision has now been made to move the much-loved European Poker Tour stop to March, where PokerStars hopes to run a safe and enjoyable event for the PokerStars community.”

The full schedule for March’s EPT Prague will be released in the near future.

EPT Prague has a rich and storied history dating back to December 2007. Since then, the festival has grown to be one of the most popular stops on the European Poker Tour.

EPT Prague History

Date	Event	Entrants	Main Event Winner	Country	Prize
Dec-07	EPT Prague	555	Arnaud Mattern	France	€708,400
Dec-08	EPT Prague	570	Salvatore Bonavena	Italy	€774,000
Dec-09	EPT Prague	506	Jan Skampa	Czech Republic	€682,000
Dec-10	EPT Prague	563	Roberto Romanello	United Kingdom	€640,000
Dec-11	EPT Prague	722	Martin Finger	Germany	€720,000
Dec-12	EPT Prague	864	Ramzi Jelassi	Sweden	€835,000
Dec-13	EPT Prague	1,037	Julian Track	Germany	€725,700
Dec-14	EPT Prague	1,107	Stephen Graner	United States	€969,000
Dec-15	EPT Prague	1,044	Hossein Ensan	Iran	€754,510
Dec-16	EPT Prague	1,192	Jasper Meijer van Putten	Netherlands	€699,300
Dec-18	EPT Prague	1,174	Paul Michaelis	Germany	€840,000
Dec-19	EPT Prague	1,154	Mikalai Pobal	Belarus	€1,005,600

Over $17M Guaranteed in EPT Online

Those looking for other EPT action can check out the EPT Online from December 8-20 and is open to all players across the .COM client. The 68-event series, which will award 20 EPT trophies, features buy-ins as low as $5.50 and more than $17 million in guaranteed prize pools.

“I am pleased that we have been able to adapt so quickly to the ever-changing situation and provide our players with new dates for EPT Prague already, as well as some EPT online fun and value in the meantime,” said Severin Rasset, Managing Director and Commercial Officer of Poker at PokerStars. “A big thanks to our partners at Kings Casino and Hilton Prague for working with us to ensure we found an alternative solution for the event.”

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He added: “We know that there is a huge demand from the PokerStars community to see our live events return in full and we are excitedly working towards that, but we must be flexible along the way to ensure our players stay safe and healthy, and the experience is an unforgettable one for all the right reasons.

We understand the impact not running these events have on our players and staff, and we hope that the upcoming EPT Online series will provide players with an enjoyable alternative this December. We have also committed to allocating $100,000 from EPT Online to all the Live Event Staff who have been impacted by the postponement.”

Here’s the full schedule for both the “regular” and “mini” EPT Online events, taking place between December 8-20, 2021. All times are ET.

Schedule of Regular Events

Date	Start Time	Tournament
Wed, 08-Dec	12:05	Event #01: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Series Opener], $250k Gtd – Trophy Event #1
Wed, 08-Dec	13:05	Event #02: $215 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $150k Gtd
Thu, 09-Dec	12:05	Event #03: $1,050 NLHE, $200k Gtd
Thu, 09-Dec	13:05	Event #04: $2,100 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, High Roller], $300k Gtd – Trophy Event #2
Thu, 09-Dec	14:05	Event #05: $1,050 PLO [6-Max, Progressive KO], $100k Gtd
Fri, 10-Dec	12:05	Event #06: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max], $225k Gtd
Fri, 10-Dec	13:05	Event #07: $5,200 6+ Hold’em [6-Max, High Roller], $150k Gtd – Trophy Event #3
Sat, 11-Dec	12:05	Event #08: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $200k Gtd
Sat, 11-Dec	13:05	Event #09: $1,050 NLHE {8-Max, Win The Button], $150k Gtd – Trophy Event #4
Sun, 12-Dec	11:05	Event #10: $215 NLHE [8-Max],300k Gtd
Sun, 12-Dec	12:05	Event #11: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, The Return of Arena Championship], $1M Gtd – Trophy Event #5
Sun, 12-Dec	13:05	Event #12: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, Sunday Super High Roller], $1M Gtd – Trophy Event #6
Sun, 12-Dec	14:05	Event #13: $2,100 PLO [6-Max, High Roller], $250k Gtd – Trophy Event #8
Sun, 12-Dec	15:05	Event #14: $1,050 NLHE [6-Max], $300k Gtd
Mon, 13-Dec	12:05	Event #15: $530 NLHE, $200k Gtd
Mon, 13-Dec	13:05	Event #16: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Deep Stack], $300k Gtd – Trophy Event #9
Tue, 14-Dec	12:05	Event #17 : $2,100 NLHE [8-Max], $250k Gtd
Tue, 14-Dec	13:05	Event #18: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Super High Roller], $500k Gtd – Trophy Event #10
Tue, 14-Dec	14:05	Event #19: $530 NLHE [7-Max], $175k Gtd
Wed, 15-Dec	12:05	Event #20: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max], $200k Gtd
Wed, 15-Dec	13:05	Event #21: $2,100 NLHE [6-Max, High Roller], $300k Gtd – Trophy Event #11
Thu, 16-Dec	12:05	Event #22: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Super High Roller], $500k Gtd – Trophy Event #12
Thu, 16-Dec	13:05	Event #23: $2,100 8-Game [6-Max, High Roller], $100k Gtd – Trophy Event #13
Thu, 16-Dec	14:05	Event #24 : $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $300k Gtd
Fri, 17-Dec	12:05	Event #25: $215 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, The Weekender], $175k Gtd – Trophy Event #14
Fri, 17-Dec	13:05	Event #26: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max], $225k Gtd
Sat, 18-Dec	12:05	Event #27: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $200k Gtd
Sat, 18-Dec	13:05	Event #28: $2,100 HORSE [8-Max], $100k Gtd – Trophy Event #15
Sat, 18-Dec	14:05	Event #29: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max], $200k Gtd
Sun, 19-Dec	11:05	Event #30: $215 NLHE [Progressive KO], $300k Gtd
Sun, 19-Dec	12:05	Event #31: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Event #Cup], $1M Gtd – Trophy Event #16
Sun, 19-Dec	13:05	Event #32: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Event #Main Event], $1.5M Gtd – Trophy Event #17
Sun, 19-Dec	14:05	Event #33: $10,300 PLO [6-Max, Sunday Super High Roller], $300k Gtd – Trophy Event #19
Sun, 19-Dec	15:05	Event #34: $1,050 NLHE [7-Max, Series Saver], $350k Gtd – Trophy Event #20
Mon, 20-Dec	13:05	Side Event: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller], $250k Gtd
Mon, 20-Dec	14:05	Side Event: $215 NLHE [6-Max,Progressive KO], $100k Gtd

Schedule of Mini Events

Date	Start Time	Tournament
Wed, 08-Dec	12:05	Mini Event #01: $109 NLHE [8-Max, Mini Opener], $22k Gtd
Wed, 08-Dec	13:05	Mini Event #02: $22 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $100k Gtd
Thu, 09-Dec	12:05	Mini Event #03: $55, $100k Gtd
Thu, 09-Dec	13:05	Mini Event #04: $22 [8-Max, Progressive KO, Mini HR], $125k Gtd
Thu, 09-Dec	14:05	Mini Event #05: $109 PLO [6-Max, Progressive KO], $50k Gtd
Fri, 10-Dec	12:05	Mini Event #06: $109 NLHE [8-Max], $175k Gtd
Fri, 10-Dec	13:05	Mini Event #07: $55 6+ Hold’em [6-Max, Mini High Roller], $25k Gtd
Sat, 11-Dec	12:05	Mini Event #08: $55 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $100k Gtd
Sat, 11-Dec	13:05	Mini Event #09: $11 NLHE [8-Max, Win The Button Mini], $75k Gtd
Sun, 12-Dec	11:05	Mini Event #10: $22 NLHE [8-Max], $150k Gtd
Sun, 12-Dec	12:05	Mini Event #11: $11 NLHE [8-Max, Return of Arena Mini], $150k Gtd
Sun, 12-Dec	13:05	Mini Event #12: $109 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive Knockout Championship], $1M Gtd – Trophy Event #7
Sun, 12-Dec	14:05	Mini Event #13: $22 PLO [6-Max], $50k Gtd
Sun, 12-Dec	15:05	Mini Event #14: $109 NLHE [6-Max], $250k Gtd
Mon, 13-Dec	12:05	Mini Event #15: $55 NLHE, $100k Gtd
Mon, 13-Dec	13:05	Mini Event #16: $11 NLHE [8-Max, Mini Deep Stack], $100k Gtd
Tue, 14-Dec	12:05	Mini Event #17: $22 NLHE [8-Max], $100k Gtd
Tue, 14-Dec	13:05	Mini Event #18: $109 NLHE [8-Max, Mini Super High Roller], $200k Gtd
Tue, 14-Dec	14:05	Mini Event #19: $55 NLHE [7-Max], $100k Gtd
Wed, 15-Dec	12:05	Mini Event #20: $11 NLHE [8-Max], $75k Gtd
Wed, 15-Dec	13:05	Mini Event #21: $22 NLHE [6-Max, Mini High Roller], $100k Gtd
Thu, 16-Dec	12:05	Mini Event #22: $215 NLHE [8-Max, Mini Super High Roller], $250k Gtd
Thu, 16-Dec	13:05	Mini Event #23: $55 8-Game [6-Max], $40k Gtd
Thu, 16-Dec	14:05	Mini Event #24: $109 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $200k Gtd
Fri, 17-Dec	12:05	Mini Event #25: $22 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Mini Weekender], $100k Gtd
Fri, 17-Dec	13:05	Mini Event #26: $109 NLHE [8-Max], $175k Gtd
Sat, 18-Dec	12:05	Mini Event #27: $5.50 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $50k Gtd
Sat, 18-Dec	13:05	Mini Event #28: $22 HORSE [8-Max, Mini High Roller], $40k Gtd
Sat, 18-Dec	14:05	Mini Event #29: $11 NLHE [8-Max], $75k Gtd
Sun, 19-Dec	13:05	Mini Event #30: $55 NLHE [8-Max, Event #Mini Main Event], $1M Gtd – Trophy Event #18
Sun, 19-Dec	11:05	Mini Event #31: $22 NLHE [Progressive KO], $150k Gtd
Sun, 19-Dec	12:05	Mini Event #32: $11 NLHE [8-Max, Event #Cup Mini], $150k Gtd
Sun, 19-Dec	14:05	Mini Event #33: $11 PLO [6-Max, Mini Super High Roller], $40k Gtd
Sun, 19-Dec	15:05	Mini Event #34: $109 NLHE [7-Max,Mini Series Saver], $300k Gtd
Mon, 20-Dec	13:05	Mini Side Event: $109 NLHE [8-Max], $225k Gtd
Mon, 20-Dec	14:05	Mini Side Event: $22 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO], $75k Gtd