Scheduled to be on hand for Day 1a are Team PokerStars Pros Sebastian Ruthenberg, Benjamin Kang, Johannes Steindl, Arnaud Mattern, Katja Thater, Tom McEvoy, Victoria Coren, William Thorson and Jude Ainsworth. PokerStars sponsored players Thomas Bichon and Julien Brecard are also slated to play Tuesday.
Last year, Sandra Naujoks bested a field of 667 runners to take the €917,000 first-place prize at EPT Dortmund. Three German players made it to the televised final table and ended up placing first, second and third to represent the home country.
With the minimum age being 18, it is expected that plenty of younger online players will be the the mix. PokerStars has guaranteed €1 million for first place, which is sure to help draw in a massive field.
The six-day quest to crown a champion begins on Tuesday at 12:00 p.m. CET. Be sure to keep your browser locked on PokerNews for all the live coverage from EPT Berlin! We'll see you shortly.
board. Kabrhel's opponent bet out 2,200, about half the size of the pot. And Martin moved all in for another 24,000. The other player called the huge overbet, tabling 
for a flopped set. Kabrhel showed 
, scooping the pot with the rivered nuts. He's one of the chip leaders at the moment with 60,000.
into one opponent. His opponent tanked and then made the call.
. But his opponent held two aces and won the hand, leaving Nitsche with only 16,000 chips.
against an opponent holding the 
. Sarwer made the call on the river with pocket fours and added a few thousand chips to his stack. He's up to 36,000 here in the early goings.
