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About the European Poker Tour

The European Poker Tour will produce and create seven exciting programs, each 90-minutes long, showcasing the most prestigious tournaments across Europe. The series will culminate in a Grand Final Event in the magnificent surroundings of the Monte Carlo Casino in Monaco. This final event will include ten finalists and runners up selected from the six EPT preliminary events. Those players will then compete for the title of EPT Series 1 Grand Champion.

The series has been created and put together by a skilled team that includes:

John Duthie - CEO/Executive Producer -Profile - Gallery

A firmly established and highly successful director and producer of primetime UK serial dramas, such as Silent Witness, Burn It, As If and the BAFTA award winning series Clocking Off. John also happens to be the holder of the Poker Million title and is the only player to have won in excess of $1,500,000 in a live televised poker event. A familiar and respected name on the International poker scene, the transition into producing the European Poker Tour was an inevitable result of his combined skills as a dynamic director and experienced poker player.

Thomas Kremser - EPT Tournament Director -Gallery

A recognised and highly respected director of tournaments across Europe. Thomas, CEO of International Poker Federation, has been responsible for establishing and running numerous festivals around the globe. He was tournament director of Channel 4’s groundbreaking Late Night Poker and various other televised tournaments and is heavily involved with the promotion of poker as a recognized sport around the world.

TV shows:
Combining the skills of media professionals, poker consultants, designers and post-production engineers, the European Poker Tour will produce the most dynamic and stylistic series of poker programs ever created for television. Each event will focus on the venue, the players, the drama of play and the conclusion of each final table. The programs will create 90 minutes of stimulating, fast-paced, dramatic television that promotes poker as a sport and the EPT venues as the best places to play it.

Details of the first series:

Ten 90 minute televised European tournaments - Chosen from existing major tournaments across Europe.

A trans-European team of three professional commentators - Each commentator will cover a different aspect of the program. A roaming interviewer will focus on gaining an incisive and personal view of the players and the venues. An informed studio anchorman will focus on asking intelligent questions on behalf of the viewers. And finally, acting as an analyst, John Duthie will give a unique insight to the intricacies and complexities of the game and the decisions being made by the players.

Grand Final Event in Episode 7 - The ten winners and runners-up from each event will represent the cardroom/casino where they won their €15,000 prize packages in the Grand Final Event. The Grand Final Event will be held in Casino Monte Carlo in Monaco.

Broadcast dates in early 2005 - The season will start filming in September, 2004 and will conclude in April, 2005. It is anticipated that the first episode will be aired before completion of the series itself, possibly as early as March, 2005.

Date Time Episode TV Channel

01/14/2005 21:30 BARCELONA EuroSport

01/28/2005 22:30 LONDON EuroSport

02/11/2005 22:15 DUBLIN EuroSport

03/04/2005 22:00 COPENHAGEN EuroSport

03/25/2005 22:00 DEAUVILLE EuroSport

04/08/2005 21:30 VIENNA EuroSport

05/05/2005 22:00 MONTE CARLO EuroSport

05/06/2005 22:00 MONTE CARLO EuroSport

05/07/2005 22:00 MONTE CARLO EuroSport

05/08/2005 22:00 MONTE CARLO EuroSport