Season-Long Qualifiers Gather For the $35,000 Eastern Poker Tour Championship Today at 11 a.m.
For the past 12 months, players have been battling in tournaments across the New England area, accumulating points and trying to earn their way here, the $35,000 Eastern Poker Tour Championship.
Today’s event is the culmination of a season-long race as the top 15 percent from each Eastern Poker Tour region throughout Season 35 gather inside the DoubleTree by Hilton in Milford today at 11 a.m. local time to chase the $35,000 prize pool and title of champion.
Players start the event with a minimum of 20,000, with their starting stack based on their ranking on the points leaderboard. Registration remains open for the first eight levels and will end at approximately 3 p.m. Levels will be 30 minutes long, with a break after every four levels. There will also be a 30-minute buffet break at the end of Level 8.
Play on Day 1 will end once 16 players remain. The surviving players earn $150 and a spot on Day 2, with the chip leader also earning a seat into the Bar Poker Open in Las Vegas. They will be joined on Day 2 by a further host of qualifiers, including regional points leaders and wild card spots.
2025 Final Table results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rick Ziegler | United States | $10,000 |
| 2 | John Rebollo | United States | $6,000 |
| 3 | Slade Edmonds | United States | $3,400 |
| 4 | Chris Alex | United States | $2,400 |
| 5 | Rick Stickles | United States | $1,800 |
| 6 | Linda Rodrigues | United States | $1,400 |
| 7 | John Germano | United States | $1,200 |
| 8 | Shaun White | United States | $1,000 |
| 9 | Dylan Major | United States | $800 |
Rick Ziegler is the defending champion, beating out a field of 365 entries to win the $10,000 first prize last year. Ziegler is chasing a second trophy today, as he’s among the 15 remaining players on Day 2 of the $1,200 New England Poker Championship.
PokerNews will be following along and providing live updates throughout the day, so stay tuned for all the action.