2014 PokerStars.net EPT Vienna

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2014 PokerStars.net EPT Vienna

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k3
Prize
€578,392
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€4,413,500
Entries
910
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

The EPT10 Vienna Skrill Last Longer Competition Begins

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante
Skrill Last Man Standing promo
Skrill Last Man Standing promo

One name that keeps popping up here at the EPT Vienna is Skrill – which isn’t a player, but rather an online payment solutions company that aims to evolve “the way people pay and get paid globally.” Skrill is branded throughout the venue and also have a booth where players can sign up for their popular "Last Longer Competition."

The Skrill Last Longer competition will be held at each stop on this season’s EPT, of which they’re an official sponsor. The promotion is simple – players sign up for the promotion either online (preregistration is available) or at the Skrill booth (which will be present at each stop); don a Skrill patch; and then aim to be the last man or woman standing. The last player remaining will then receive their buy-in back via their Skrill account.

While Skrill is upping the ante for Season 10 with a bigger branding initiative, this isn’t their first appearance on the EPT; as a matter of fact, they were a sponsor of Season 8 and have held previous “Last Longer” promotions.

The company’s website provides a bit more information on Skrill, which rebranded from Moneybookers back in 2010:

“Skrill has been moving money digitally since 2001. We offer online payment solutions for businesses and consumers, allowing them to pay and get paid globally. Over 36 million account holders already trust Skrill. Our customers can send and receive money worldwide in 200 countries and 40 currencies, securely and at low cost, without revealing their personal financial details. Your business will benefit from our worldwide payment network with over 100 payment options. Whether through a simple one-step integration or a fully-tailored payment solution. Whoever you are, however you like to pay or get paid, trust Skrill to make your online payments simpler, faster and safer.”

Headquartered in London, Skrill is looking to make their presence known in the poker world with a commitment to customer satisfaction through innovation and service. Not only that, they’re looking to be more than just a company by becoming a trusted and respected member of the poker community.

For more information on Skrill, click here.

As for the EPT10 Main Event, Day 1a saw 64 players — or 18% of the field — sign up for the last longer competition.

Here's a look at the players who registered:

     
Timo PfützenreuterDzmitry UrbanovichDimitri HoldeewJannick Wrang 
Marc SiebtrothValentino KonakchievDominik NitscheMikael Larsson 
Antoine GranathAndre MetznerOzkan SoysalSteven Watts 
Pavel ChalupkaYucel EminogluLucas ReevesAlejandro Passy 
Issac KrantzSimon DeadmanRyan SpittlesSergey Pakhomov 
Kevin VandersmissenVladimir GeshkenbeinJames WhittetPasquale Braco 
[Removed:40]Sakip NicolaouJesper HoogMarius Pospech 
Dany ParlaresBen JonesAndrew HulmeAlexander Perevorukha 
Patrick FaschingTorsten PischlJosef SteinboeckAbilio Ribeiro 
Kritiyan IvanovAtanas MalinovRoland MaurusDanijec Jovanovic 
Damien KuepperMichael BradyMichael PiperYordan Dimitrov 
Tapio VihakasRoman CieslikJustin SteinbremmerMarkus Duernegger 
Robbie BullErik von BuxhoevedenAdrian ApmannKonstantinos Stratopoulos 
Ben WarringtonJustas VaiciulionisDmitry NemirovskyDmitry Gromov 
Boyan AsenovSimo KiukasSadi SanlavPablo Caballero 
Philipp SteinerMichael BechSimon RavnsbaekGergely Kulcsar