The EPT10 Vienna Skrill Last Longer Competition Begins
One name that keeps popping up here at the EPT Vienna is Skrill – which isn’t a player, but rather an online payment solutions company that aims to evolve “the way people pay and get paid globally.” Skrill is branded throughout the venue and also have a booth where players can sign up for their popular "Last Longer Competition."
The Skrill Last Longer competition will be held at each stop on this season’s EPT, of which they’re an official sponsor. The promotion is simple – players sign up for the promotion either online (preregistration is available) or at the Skrill booth (which will be present at each stop); don a Skrill patch; and then aim to be the last man or woman standing. The last player remaining will then receive their buy-in back via their Skrill account.
While Skrill is upping the ante for Season 10 with a bigger branding initiative, this isn’t their first appearance on the EPT; as a matter of fact, they were a sponsor of Season 8 and have held previous “Last Longer” promotions.
The company’s website provides a bit more information on Skrill, which rebranded from Moneybookers back in 2010:
“Skrill has been moving money digitally since 2001. We offer online payment solutions for businesses and consumers, allowing them to pay and get paid globally. Over 36 million account holders already trust Skrill. Our customers can send and receive money worldwide in 200 countries and 40 currencies, securely and at low cost, without revealing their personal financial details. Your business will benefit from our worldwide payment network with over 100 payment options. Whether through a simple one-step integration or a fully-tailored payment solution. Whoever you are, however you like to pay or get paid, trust Skrill to make your online payments simpler, faster and safer.”
Headquartered in London, Skrill is looking to make their presence known in the poker world with a commitment to customer satisfaction through innovation and service. Not only that, they’re looking to be more than just a company by becoming a trusted and respected member of the poker community.
For more information on Skrill, click here.
As for the EPT10 Main Event, Day 1a saw 64 players — or 18% of the field — sign up for the last longer competition.
Here's a look at the players who registered:
| Timo Pfützenreuter | Dzmitry Urbanovich | Dimitri Holdeew | Jannick Wrang | |
| Marc Siebtroth | Valentino Konakchiev | Dominik Nitsche | Mikael Larsson | |
| Antoine Granath | Andre Metzner | Ozkan Soysal | Steven Watts | |
| Pavel Chalupka | Yucel Eminoglu | Lucas Reeves | Alejandro Passy | |
| Issac Krantz | Simon Deadman | Ryan Spittles | Sergey Pakhomov | |
| Kevin Vandersmissen | Vladimir Geshkenbein | James Whittet | Pasquale Braco | |
| [Removed:40] | Sakip Nicolaou | Jesper Hoog | Marius Pospech | |
| Dany Parlares | Ben Jones | Andrew Hulme | Alexander Perevorukha | |
| Patrick Fasching | Torsten Pischl | Josef Steinboeck | Abilio Ribeiro | |
| Kritiyan Ivanov | Atanas Malinov | Roland Maurus | Danijec Jovanovic | |
| Damien Kuepper | Michael Brady | Michael Piper | Yordan Dimitrov | |
| Tapio Vihakas | Roman Cieslik | Justin Steinbremmer | Markus Duernegger | |
| Robbie Bull | Erik von Buxhoeveden | Adrian Apmann | Konstantinos Stratopoulos | |
| Ben Warrington | Justas Vaiciulionis | Dmitry Nemirovsky | Dmitry Gromov | |
| Boyan Asenov | Simo Kiukas | Sadi Sanlav | Pablo Caballero | |
| Philipp Steiner | Michael Bech | Simon Ravnsbaek | Gergely Kulcsar |