WPT Grand Prix de Paris is back after five years of silence!
- Filed under: David Benyamine, Roland de Wolfe, WPT
- Date: May 9,2010
The World Poker Tour returns to France as the WPT Grand Prix de Paris started yesterday at the legendary casino called Aviation Club de France.
This 10.000 € buy-in tournament will be broadcasted like the WPT as usual. The participant amount is limited to 400 players. Each and everyone will get 30.000 chips in the beginning, and the 90-minute levels will start from the blinds 50-100. The final table of the tournament should be known on Wednesday after which there will be a two-day break. The final shall be played and shoot on Saturday 15th of May.
The tournament schedule:
* Saturday, May 8: Day 1A (7 levels to be played)
* Sunday, May 9: Day 1B (7 levels to be played)
* Monday, May 10: Day 2 (7 levels to be played)
* Tuesday, May 11: Day 3 (7 levels to be played)
* Wednesday, May 12: Day 4 (will be played until there are 6 players left)
* Saturday, May 15: Final Table
In the event there will also be a 20,000 euro High Roller NL Hold’em tournament which starts on Friday 14th of May.
It’s been whole five years from the last WPT Paris tournament. Do you remember the earlier winners in the promised land of baguette and wine?
* 2003: David Benyamine — $410,886 (96 participants)
* 2004: Surinder Sunar — $849,825 (205 participants)
* 2005: Roland de Wolfe — $600,898 (160 participants)
You can follow the tournament through PokerNews live report.
Sources: CardPlayer and PokerNews
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