European Poker Tour to return to Deauville

LONDON, England –- (PRESS RELEASE) -- John Duthie, chief executive of the European Poker Tour (EPT), sponsored by PokerStars.com, today announced that Deauville dates have been confirmed for the European Poker Tour Season Five. The French open will take place at Casino Barriere de Deauville on January 20-24, 2009.

The luxurious town of Deauville will once again attract hundreds of poker players who will sit down to play in the charming Casino Barriere Deauville including all four of the Team PokerStars Pro ladies; Vanessa Rousso, Vicky Coren, Isabelle Mercier and Katja Thater. As well as the ever successful ElkY, Noah Boeken, Alex Kravchenko, Luca Pagano, Dario Minieri and Chad Brown.

Players can win their tickets to EPT Deauville on PokerStars.com. Satellites are running daily and they can win a package worth more than $9,000 which includes buy-in to the tournament, hotel accommodation and expenses. Players can buy directly into the main event for €5,300 and there is a cap of 700 players with an estimated prize pool of €3,360,000.