EPT Vienna Day 1b Primed to Host a Massive Field
Welcome to Day 1b of the European Poker Tour Vienna Main Event sponsored by PokerStars.net. This is the third time Vienna has hosted an EPT and it is back on the Season 10 EPT schedule following a three year hiatus. The venue is the truly stunning Hofburg Palace, the former imperial residence in the heart of the Austrian capital.
A total of 341 players started day 1a but we are expecting a huge field for the second flight with numbers predicted to break the 800 barrier and beyond. Registration is open until the start of play on day 2 for this €5,300 buy-in Main Event so final numbers won’t be confirmed until Tuesday.
The combination of a stunning venue, beautiful city and the right time of year seem to have hit the sweet spot and the excitement is building to produce a truly memorable poker tournament.
Some of the big names that have already been confirmed for today are Team PokerStars Pros Liv Boeree and and Jonathan Duhamel. Full Tilt Poker Ambassadors Dermot Blain from Ireland and Andras Nemeth from Hungary are also on the list of entrants.
High stakes online legend and Full Tilt Poker Professional Victor “Isildur1" Blom is taking a break from the online nosebleeds today to make an appearance at the real felt.
Following the recent introduction of the Flipout tournaments structure on Full Tilt Poker a live Flipout tournament was introduced for the first time at an EPT and today will see the winner of that event, Felix Schulze take his seat.
With centuries of history behind this magical city can EPT Vienna produce that magical two time EPT winner? By the end of today we will know who will be in with a chance of doing just that, and by the end of the week we will have a champion.
Cards are in the air at 12 noon local time so join the PokerNews live reporting team for all the action over the eight levels of play today to see who can survive, who falls short and who can end the day with the biggest stack.