Welcome to the PokerStars.fr EPT Deauville, Season 8
The European Poker Tour has left the sunny, sandy shores of the Bahamas and has descended on an equally sunny, if much colder Deauville. The Normandy coastal town is normally in semi-hibernation this time of year, but an expected 1000-player plus poker players is enough to shake awake any town.
Last year it was Parisian "Rat man" Lucien Cohen who bested an 891-player field to claim the €880,000 first prize, and became the first Frenchman to win an EPT title in his home country.
The word is getting out that this event offers great value to poker players and because of that we're expecting the field to grow from last year's already impressive number. Amongst that number, taking their seats today, include Team PokerStars Pros Arnaud Mattern, Pierre Neuville, Marcin Horecki, Jonathan Duhamel, Ana Marquez, Nacho Barbero, and Team PokerStars SportStar Fatima Moreira de Melo.
Play is due to start at midday local time, which is a little over ten-minutes away.