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QUALIFY FOR EPT SEASON 5 WITH POKERSTARS!
 PokerStars.com is giving players hundreds of opportunities to qualify online for Season 5 of the European Poker Tour.
Satellites for Season 5 start on July 7, 2008, with qualifiers for the first event in Barcelona (September 10-14). And PokerStars qualifiers don't just win their seat at the live tournament - they also win hotel accommodation and spending money too as part of their prize package.
 STEPS SIT AND GO SATELLITES
PokerStars has devised a new way for players to win an EPT package with buy-ins starting from just $7.50 (or 500 Frequent Player Points). Steps Sit & Go satellites give every player the opportunity to qualify for a live EPT tournament - a wealth of buy-in options, and even the chance to have another go if you don't make it to the next step up.
HOW TO ENTER
Taking part in a European Poker Tour satellite on PokerStars.com couldn't be easier.
If you are not already a PokerStars player, first download the PokerStars software and open a PokerStars account. This is totally free of charge and there is no need to make a deposit unless you want play in a "cash" satellite. (Some satellites are actually free to enter using just your Frequent Player Points).
Once you've opened your account, open the PokerStars lobby, click Events, then EPT. There you'll see lots of different types of satellite to enter from as little as $2.22 or 111 FPPs.
SEASON 4 WINNERS!
Prize pools and player numbers soared in Season 4 of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour - and 1,682 of the 5,902 seats played were taken by PokerStars qualifiers. American Glen Chorny, winner of the €10,000 buy-in No Limit Texas Hold'em EPT Season 4 Grand Final in Monte Carlo, took home €2,077,143 after qualifying via the EPT Steps satellites.
Name | Win | Nationality | Events |
Glen Chorny | 2,077,143 | USA | EPT4 Grand Final (1st) |
Mike McDonald | 953,800 | Canada | EPT4 Dortmund (1st); EPT4 Prague (14th) |
Jason Mercier | 869,000 | USA | EPT4 San Remo (1st) |
Tim Vance | 834,965 | USA | EPT4 Copenhagen
(1st) |
Hafiz Khan | 782,126 | USA | EPT4 PCA (2nd) |
Isaac Baron | 617,750 | USA | EPT4 San Remo (11th); EPT4 Grand Final (4th) |
Kris Kuykendall | 571,429 | USA | EPT4 PCA (3rd) |
David Pham | 428,571 | USA | EPT4 PCA (4th) |
Craig Hopkins | 333,633 | UK | EPT4 PCA (5th); EPT4 Warsaw (18th) |
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SEASON 5 SATELLITE SCHEDULE
An approximate schedule for Season 5 satellites is as follows:
Event | Satellite start date | Satellite end date |
Barcelona | 7/7/2008 | late July |
London | early August | late September |
Warsaw | late September | early November |
Prague | mid-October | late November |
Deauville | mid November | early Jan 2009 |
Copenhagen | mid-December | early Feb 2009 |
Dortmund | mid-Jan 2009 | late Feb 2009 |
San Remo | mid-Feb 2009 | mid-April 2009 |
Monte Carlo | early November | mid-April 2009 |
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All dates subject to change at PokerStars' discretion.
For full details of the European Poker Tour Season 5 schedule: EPT 5 schedule
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