European Poker Tour Moving to Yet Another Grand Location - Vienna

As if Venice and the elegant Casino di Venezia weren't enough, poker is now taking over another fantastic city - Vienna, and EPT Season X will be hosted in yet another grand location - the Hofburg Imperial Palace!

Together, the PokerStars.net Eureka Poker Tour and the European Poker Tour have put together an impressive 11-day schedule with 40 tourneys. The EPT Main Event will run from Sunday 23 March to Saturday 29 March.

Viennese-style hospitality at the Hofburg Palace! Photo credit: Yu Benjamin, Twitter

The Eureka Main Event kicked off the action at the Hofburg at noon on Wednesday, with 457 starters on Day 1a. It looks like the event will exceed 1,000 entries on the two starting days (including 374 players who won their seat online, on PokerStars).

Players to watch out include EPT7 Vienna Champion @Michael Eiler,  @Ivo Donev, PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Champ @Dominik Panka, Day 1a chip leader @Gerald Karlic and many, many others. 

Photo credit: http://www.poker-magazin.at/

The #EPTVienna hashtag is getting ever hotter on Twitter and more and more top poker pros are confirming they're on their way, including @Sam Trickett, representing his new sponsor - Everest Poker. We'll keep you updated!

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