I don’t know if you can remember what you were doing on November 7, 2007, but the EPT was wrapping up its last event in Dublin. Rueben Peters and Annette Obrestad put the finishing touches to the tournament and in fine style. Most had expected the unstoppable Obrestad to sweep across the finish line, but it was Peters who took the title, after a final that was talked about for months.
But as the EPT expanded and new venues across Europe were tried, Dublin took a backseat. That is until now.
The European Poker Tour makes a welcome return to the Irish capital this month, more than eight years since it crowned Peters a champ. A lot has changed in that time, as will be obvious when the festival kicks off at the Royal Dublin Society in exactly a week from today.
Reuben Peters and Annette Obrestad, heads up at EPT4 DublinLet us introduce a few of the highlights.
Right away on Thursday February 11, they’ll be Dodgeball Trampolining. Yep, you read that right. #STARSFUN is laying on Dodgeball for up to 32 players wishing to take part in a game that, to be honest, I thought was fictional. Turns out I was wrong. Instead it’s a high energy, high velocity version of chicken, and a lot of fun.
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Contact concierge@ept-travel.com to register, or sign up at the PokerStars Information Desk directly. You’ll need to read the rules and sign a waiver, but otherwise you meet at 12 noon at the RDS main entrance for a few hours of dodgeball heroics.
Days later on Saturday February 13, PokerStars will be hosting the EPT Dublin player party at the Horse Show House in Dublin from 9pm. As always this is a great opportunity to get a break from action at the tables, meet fellow players, talk shop and/or enjoy the contents of a free bar.
All of which should set you up nicely from the Right to Play Charity Event on Sunday February 14. It’s an event that has proven increasingly popular at each EPT stop, both for the enjoyment factor, the prizes on offer, and of course the cause.
Starting at 6pm, the Right to Play Charity Event has a €150 buy-in, with €50 unlimited re-buys, and all proceeds going to Right to Play. Prizes meanwhile are kindly donated by partners Helping Hands, the European Poker Tour and EPT travel.
They include:
€1,000 in Live Event Tournament Credits
iPhone® 6 Plus
€550 in Live Event Tournament Credits
iPad Air 2
Weekend away for two*
Apple Watch
€330 in Live Event Tournament Credits
Dinner for two
* Please Note: the two night stay is at the discretion of EPT Travel and depends on the availability of selected dates.
That just leaves the festival itself, which gets underway next Tuesday with a satellite to the UKIPT Dublin Main Event. That’s followed by the UKIPT Main Event itself on Wednesday February 10 with a $1,000 buy-in.
The Royal Dublin SocietyWe can only hope for a finale as memorable as that between Peters and Obrestad. Either way it’s good to be back.
Stephen Bartley is a staff writer for the PokerStars Blog.
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