The EPT Heads to the Caribbean!

Season four of the European Poker Tour has been announced with a shock inclusion. The EPT is heading across to the Atlantis Casino Resort. You'll struggle to find this on a European map, however. This venue is in the Bahamas!

Season four will include all the same events from the highly successful season three with the addition of the Caribbean leg. Season 3 saw 3,483 players taking part, creating a total prize pool of nearly €27 million.

"The most exciting news for next season is that the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA), to be held next January at the Atlantis Casino Resort in the Bahamas, has been added to the EPT schedule. The PCA, a hugely popular event, is now 'an official EPT tournament' and we are delighted to welcome it to our list of events," said John Duthie, chief exec' of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour.

Duthie continued, "We have raised the buy-ins across the board to €8,000. This decision is based on the limited number of people who can be accommodated at our EPT venues, and the fact that the €10,000 EPT Grand Final - our most expensive event - proved so popular."

Season four of the EPT kicks off in Barcelona in August. The full schedule is as follows:

Casino Barcelona

Barcelona

SPAIN

EPT BARCELONA OPEN

August 28 - Sept 1, 2007

€7,700 + 300

Victoria Casino

London

ENGLAND

EPT LONDON

September 25 - 29, 2007

£5,200 + 200

Grand Casino Baden

Baden

AUSTRIA

EPT BADEN CLASSIC

October 7 - 10, 2007

€7,600 + 400

Royal Dublin Society

Dublin

IRELAND

EPT DUBLIN

October 30 - November 3, 2007

€7,700 + 300

Atlantis Resort and Casino

Paradise Island

BAHAMAS

PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

January 4 -10, 2008

$7,800+200

Hilton Hotel

Prague

CZECH REPUBLIC

EPT PRAGUE

further details TBA

Casino Hohensyburg

Dortmund

GERMANY

EPT GERMAN OPEN

February 5 - 9, 2008

€7,700 + 300

Casino Copenhagen

Copenhagen

DENMARK

EPT SCANDINAVIAN OPEN

February 19 - 23, 2008

57,750 + 2,250 DKR

Hyatt Regency, Warsaw

Warsaw

POLAND

EPT POLISH OPEN

March 11 - 15, 2008

29,000 + 1,000 PLN

Monte Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort

Monte Carlo

MONACO

EPT GRAND FINAL

April 12 - 17, 2008

€10,000 + €600

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