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OCTOBER $10,000 Player of the Month- December 9, 2023

06-01-2022 02:12:08 PM

THE 9th $10,000 PLAYER OF THE MONTH FOR SEASON 33 has been scheduled for December 9, 2023.

Any player who has WON an Eastern Poker Tour event LIVE or ONLINE (Tuesday & Thursday), during September 1 to September 30 qualifies to play in this amazing event!

DID YOU QUALIFY?
We will be giving away OUR 9th SET OF (8) Wildcard Seats into the $30,000 Seasonal Finals.
Top 16 Players will all receive a piece of the massive $10,000 Payout!

Where:
Walpole VFW
108 Robbins Road
Walpole, MA

Registration:
9:30 AM Registration Opens
First Hand Dealt 10:00 AM
$30 Buffet Served at 1:00 PM

NEW FORMAT:
20,000 Base Starting Stack

+ 5,000 Chips for "Double Qualified" Players
- this is the same bonus as prior months but now with larger base stack
- double qualified players will now have a 25,000 starting stack (up from 15k)

+ 2,000 Chips for each additional win that month
- We have heard your requests for this and we have listened!
- Players will now receive 2,000 more chips for each additional win above their first win with 6 total wins max for a possible 10,000 stack bonus.

See:
https://www.easternpokertour.com/_p/ranking/woc/type=monthly
Make sure to view this "wall of champions" page for the most accurate list of players that won an event.

Tournament Format:
- 100/200 Starting Blinds
- No Antes
- Escalating Structure:
- 20 Min First 12 Levels | 30 Min After Level 12


How To Qualify:

** $10,000 MONTHLY CHAMPIONSHIP **
The season starts fresh EVERY. SINGLE. MONTH!!!
No drawn out seasons or waiting 6 months to cash in that win.
(Past Day 1A & Day 1B have been combined and shortened to only 1 month long!)

TWO WAYS TO QUALIFY, OR BOTH:

1) WIN AND YOUR IN!!
A SINGLE WIN AND YOUR IN AT ANY OF OUR PUB EVENTS!

2) FINISH TOP 10% IN POINTS IN YOUR REGION
STAY IN THE TOP 10% OF YOUR LOCAL LEADERBOARD FOR A SHOT AT $10K!

**DOUBLE QUALIFY** BY FINISHING WITH BOTH POINTS AND A WIN AND GET EXTRA CHIPS DURING THE MONTHLY.

PLAY FOR A $10,000 PAYOUT TO THE FINAL 16 PLAYERS
FINAL 8 PLAYERS ADVANCE TO THE $30,000 FINALS


The $10,000 Monthly Championship Information is here:
https://www.easternpokertour.com/_p/promo/10k_potm_flowchart

FUTURE POTM DATES

12/9- October POTM
12/16- November POTM
1/13- December POTM2/10- January POTM3/9 - February POTM

$250 | $10,000 GTD CHARITY TOURNAMENT December 2 @ 12PM

09-16-2021 06:21:04 AM

$10,000 GUARANTEED PAYOUT
80% PAYOUT AFTER GUARANTEE IS MET

Where?
Walpole German Club
8 County Street
Walpole, MA


When?
Saturday, December 2 @ 12:00 PM
Registration Time:11:30 AM
Late Registration Open through Level 5

12:00 PM
11:30 AM Registration
- $250 SUPERSTACK
- 30,000 starting stack
- 100/100 starting blinds
- Big Blind Ante Format
- 30 Min Levels

$10,000 GUARANTEE
80 % PAYOUT AFTER GUARANTEE IS MET


5:00 PM
4:30 PM Registration
$100 DEEPSTACK
- 20,000 Starting Stack
- 100/100 Starting Blinds
- Big Blind Ante Format
- 15 Min Levels


1/2 NO LIMIT AVAILABLE ALL DAY!

This event is part of the Charity tournaments Tour

FUTURE $250 | $10,000 Event Dates: January TBD

EPT RESTART! New Championship Formats and Updated Dates!

06-28-2021 01:10:14 PM

We know that these championship events are a big part of our league and the community that these championship bring together so we certainly have prioritized these events once we had the staffing and the capacity to host them.

Now that we have restarted our events to some capacity, we have gotten a lot of questions in regards to how we are treating the restart and how the points and championships are effected now that we have restarted to some capacity. 



We are working hard to get all our events back up and running to the capacity of where we started. Despite quite a few challenges, we have been able to get to about 50% capacity in just a couple of weeks and are hopeful we will be back at 100% by August 1st.

As you know, the Bar Industry and more specifically the Bar Entertainment Industry has been one of the hardest hit industries with EPT and many of our venues completely closed for 14+ Months so please bear with us as we work hard to getting things back up and running. Please also show your support by patronizing our events while you are there and take care of your wait staff.


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February $10,000 Monthly Championship
July 24, 2021


Now that we have the Charity Events up and running, we have a venue to host this event.

We will be rescheduling the $10,000 Monthly Championship that we had to cancel due to Covid to July 24, 2021.


You can view your regions rankings on this page for February 2020:https://www.easternpokertour.com/_p/ranking/default



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$30,000 Championship moved to April 2022 increased to $50,000!

Without a venue to host our $30K Event at this time as well as many other factors, like conflicts with Bar Poker Open Championship in the Fall, we are rescheduling the $30,000 Championship to April 2022.
$30,000 Championship will also be increased to a $50,000 Championship and will have TWO seasons combined into one for one exciting weekend!


Day 1A (Saturday)
Season 30 (4/1/2019 - 7/31/2021)

Season 30 will be Day 1A (Top 10% Invited)


Our Season 30 will be extended to the end of July to allow us to run out the end of the season with a comparable amount of events as we would have had if Covid did not stop our business. These points will include the online events weekly, as advertised and the only way to participate with EPT in the past 14 months.


Day 1B (Sunday)
Season 31 (8/1/2021 - 3/31/2021)

Season 31 will be Day 1B (Top 15% Invited)


Season 31 will be shortened 4 months to allow our Championship to fall in April 2021 to avoid the expected Bar Poker Open Summer Championship and Fall Championship. We will also increase the invites to the Top 15% for this season.
Day 2 will combine Top 16 Players from each day will combine with the Top 8 from Each Monthly Championship to play for the Increased $50,000 Prize Pool!


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$10,000 COVID CHAMPIONSHIP!



March 2020 Monthly that was stopped early in the month, will be called the “$10,000 COVID Championship” and include all online and live events that fell between:March 1, 2020 - July 31, 2021


$10,000 Covid Championship will be held on August 14, 2021


This event will be the last $10,000 Monthly Championship of “Season 30”.
- Top 8 Will Advance to Day 2 of the newly increased $50,000 Championship
- Top 16 will all win a piece of the $10,000 Cash Payout!


Player can continue to earn points at live and online events for this championship until July 31, 2021.




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Bar Poker Open Championship

October 10 - 17, 2021

As many of you probably know, the Bar Poker Open continued operations through the Online Membership club, and because of that effort the 2020 Bar Poker Open Vegas Championship will not only be rescheduled, but will be the Largest Bar Poker Open Championship To Date!!!


On October 10 - 17, 2021 the Bar Poker Open is expected to give out over $400,000 in the newly formatted World Championship Event and we want you all there!!


Over 500 Eastern Poker Tour Players will win an “invite” or a “paid seat” to the Bar Poker Open.
Nearly 100 EPT Players will win Full Vegas Packages By October of 2021!!


To Learn More about the Bar Poker Open World Championship
Click Here:https://vegas.barpokeropen.com/


To Check Your Qualification Status on this Event, log into your account here:https://barpokeropen.com/auth/login

****POST-PONED****. $30,000 FINALS FOXWOODS APRIL 4 - 5, 2020!

02-04-2020 05:16:06 PM

****POST-PONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE****
EFFECTIVE 3/13/2020, Due to the impending formation regarding the Corona Virus, we must post-pone this event**** Please check back for more details


Every year, the $150,000 Challenge culminates with the our Televised $30,000 Championship and Final. This annual "Finale" is always our most fun and exciting "EPT" weekend right at Foxwoods!!

How Do You Qualify for the $30,000 Championship?
The Top 10% ranked players annually from each region can play in Day 1 during the Season Dates April 1, 2019 - March 31, 2020. Players will all play down to 16 players, with the Top 16 Advancing to Day 2 on Sunday. 


Championship Dates:


DAY 1 - Saturday, April 4th, 2020 at 11:00 AM
Top 10% from each region invited to compete for $30,000 Cash Payout. Player receive more chips based on their Annual Ranking Tier. Final 16 Advance to Day 2.
- 11:00 AM Start (Registration Opens at 9:00 AM)
- $35 Staffing Fee to pay for dealers, floor, staff, and casino
- Bring FW Rewards Card and Drivers License


DAY 2 - Sunday, April 5, 2020 at 10:00 AM
(Registration Opens at 9:00 AM)
- Final 16 Players from Day 1 Join Other Wildcard Winners
- Bring FW Rewards Card and Drivers License


OPEN Tournaments
This is the final weekend of season 30 and we plan on partying it up with all of you. There will be some exciting tournaments with great guarantees and fun formats, and even some additional festivities to look forward to. Make sure to mark April 3 - 5 off your calendar to join us at Foxwoods!

SPECIAL Hotel Rates
Foxwoods has arranged special hotel rates for us Fri - Sun!
These rates are only available until March 20, 2020 or until rooms sell out!

FRI - $189, SAT - $219
Here is the link: https://book.passkey.com/go/Easternpokertour0420
(PLEASE COPY AND PASTE THE LINK INTO ANOTHER WINDOW)

$30 TRAVEL SATELLITE TICKETS GIVEN TO TOP 20% EVERY NIGHT!

01-09-2020 03:25:35 PM

Starting Monday, January 13, 2020 we are ADDING HUNDREDS in prizes to the tournaments EVERY. SINGLE. NIGHT! We want a massive crowd in Vegas and we are doing everything in our power to get you there, on our dime!

We will be awarding $30 Travel Satellite Discount Tickets to the Top 20% at Every EPT Event.
- One of these tickets can be redeemed at the Bar Poker Open VEGAS Travel Satellites Every Saturday
- Multiple unexpired tickets can be redeemed at one of TWO BPO Finales with BPO/WSOP


EVERY SATURDAY AT THE WEEKLY BPO TRAVEL SATELLITE CHARITY EVENTS
2 FULL BPO VEGAS PACKAGES GUARANTEED
Registration 12:30 PM / 1:00 PM First Hand Unless otherwise noted on specific events (monthlies)
See details and schedule here


TWO FINALE CHARITY EVENT SPECIALS (2/29/20 & 4/25/20)
Registration 12:30 PM / 1:00 PM 
Both "Finale" Events have:

5 FULL BPO VEGAS PACKAGES GUARANTEED
+ 1 WSOP / BPO VEGAS PACKAGE
See "Finale" Specials Here


You will have 30 Days to use each of these discount tickets, so be sure to pay attention to the dates and the events you can redeem them at! For your convenience we plan to host every single Saturday all at the same venue. That is subject to change if something out of our control comes up, so please be sure to check our website prior to leaving every Saturday!

BAR POKER OPEN 2020 - VEGAS TRAVEL SATELLITES! (1/18 - 4/25)

12-31-2019 03:57:44 PM

Last year, we had at least 130 Eastern Poker Tour Player and Staff join us in Vegas.
The Bar Poker Open / Grand Poker Series alone, awarded $1,400,000 during the week and our National Championship Awarded $285,000. In the Championship Event Alone we had 39 EPT players cashed!

This means nearly 1/3 of our players cashed in the National Championship event ALONE!

2019 WAS GREAT ... BUT WE ARE NOT DONE!!
IN 2020, We want 200 Players to join us this year and we want 60+ players cashing in the Championship Event this year and even more in all the OPEN EVENTS!!

TO DO THIS, WE ARE GETTING CRAZY WITH TRAVEL SATELLITES THIS YEAR!!
- DOUBLE THE TRAVEL TICKETS EVERY NIGHT (TO THE TOP 20%, INSTEAD OF 10%)
- DOUBLE THE GUARANTEED PACKAGES EVERY SATURDAY (2 PACKAGES EVERY WEEK)
- MORE VEGAS TRAVEL PACKAGES GIVEN OUT (1:30 instead of 1:40)
- 2 GUARANTEED WSOP MILLIONAIRE PACKAGES ALSO GIVEN OUT IN TWO FINALES!


SATELLITE LOCATION (EVERY SATURDAY):
WALPOLE VFW108 ROBBINS ROAD
WALPOLE, MA

SATELLITE TIME:
- 1:00 PM FIRST HAND
- 12:30 PM REGISTRATION OPENS
- REGISTRATION OPEN 6 LEVELS

$40 WEEKLY TRAVEL SATELLITE QUALIFIER FORMAT:
- $40 DONATION FOR 10,000 CHIPS 100/100 STARTING BLINDS
- 20 MIN LEVELS THROUGHOUT ENTIRE EVENT
- RE-ENTRY ALLOWED FIRST 6 LEVELS
- $40 ADD-ON FOR 20,000 CHIPS DURING BREAK

ALL PLAYERS WELCOME TO BUY-IN FOR $40
- DISCOUNT TICKET HOLDERS ONLY PAY $10 INITIAL ENTRY ($30 DISCOUNT)
- FINISH TOP 20% AT ANY EPT EVENT TO WIN A $30 DISCOUNT TICKET

PRIZES:
[EVERY 30 ENTRIES] WE GIVE AWAY A BPO VEGAS PACKAGE
2 PACKAGES GUARANTEED EVERY SINGLE EVENT!!!!!

VACATION PACKAGE INCLUDES:
- 5 NIGHTS 6 DAY STAY AT GOLDEN NUGGET [SUN(6/7/20) - FRI(6/12/20)]
- DAY 1A SEAT INTO THE $200,000 CHAMPIONSHIP
- $400 TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT TO PICK UP IN VEGAS
- TOTAL VALUE $1,000

[EVERY 5 ENTRIES] IN BETWEEN THE 30 ENTRIES ROUNDED UP
WE GIVE AWAY A $120 WSOP/BPO FINALE SEAT

**TWO $120 FINALE SPECIALS WITH WSOP SEAT ADDED TO FIRST PLACE!!**
- MID-SEASON FINALE ON 2/29/2020
- SEASON ENDING FINALE ON 4/25/2020

$120 TRAVEL SATELLITE FINALE FORMAT:
- $120 DONATION FOR 15,000 CHIPS 100/100 STARTING BLINDS
- 20 MIN LEVELS THROUGHOUT ENTIRE EVENT
- RE-ENTRY ALLOWED FIRST 6 LEVELS
- $60 ADD-ON FOR 20,000 CHIPS DURING BREAK

UNEXPIRED TICKETS ARE ALLOWED TO ACCUMULATE TOWARDS INITIAL BUY-IN

BPO/WSOP “FINALE” PRIZES:
- 1 EVERY 15 ENTRIES WIN BPO VEGAS PACKAGES
- 5 PACKAGES GUARANTEED
plus
WORLD SERIES OF POKER MILLIONAIRE-MAKER SEAT ADDED TO FIRST PLACE!!

TRAVEL SATELLITE SCHEDULE:
Saturday, January 18th, 2020 - 2 PKGS GUARANTEED
Saturday, January 25th, 2020 - 2 PKGS GUARANTEED
Saturday, February 1, 2020 - 2 PKGS GUARANTEED
Saturday, February 8, 2020 - 2 PKGS GUARANTEED
Saturday, February 15, 2020 - 2 PKGS GUARANTEED
Saturday, February 22, 2020 - 2 PKGS GUARANTEED

Saturday, February 29, 2020 *MID-SEASON FINALE*
5 Packages Guaranteed + WSOP Millionaire-maker Seat!
12:30 PM Registration l 1:00 PM First Hand

Saturday, March 7, 2020 - 2 PKGS GUARANTEED <-moved to Italian American Club
Saturday, March 14, 2020 - 2 PKGS GUARANTEED
Saturday, march 21, 2020 - 2 PKGS GUARANTEED
Saturday, March 28, 2020 - 2 PKGS GUARANTEED
Saturday, April 4, 2020 - 2 PKGS GUARANTEED
Saturday, April 11, 2020 - 2 PKGS GUARANTEED
Saturday, April 18, 2020 - 2 PKGS GUARANTEED

Saturday, April 25, 2020 *FINALE*
5 Package Guaranteed + WSOP Millionaire-maker Seat!
12:30 PM Registration l 1:00 PM First Hand

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
PLEASE CHECK HERE FOR ANY POSSIBLE CHANGES BEFORE HEADING TO THE LOCATION!

This is a free promotion IN ADDITION TO all our other great promotions and nightly prizes that are already significantly larger than any league in the country. Our goal with this promotion is to get as many EPT Players as possible to Vegas... Because everything is more fun with more people! Because of this, we ask that you discontinue participating in the weekly travel satellites series if you win a package, you will no longer have a prize to play for. These packages are non-transferrable and have no cash-out value. Players will pick up travel reimbursement in Las Vegas.

POINTS UPDATES EXPLAINED-- JUST A REMINDER

01-03-2017 01:10:23 PM

POINTS UPDATES EXPLAINED As you have noticed, the points system and rankings have had a substantial overhaul.  To ensure fairness, we have always had players advance through their local regional leaderboards to all championships.  We felt this was much more of a fair measure of success than just one universal EPT leaderboard.  The problem with that has always been that players did not receive credit for points if they played in an event outside of their region ... that has changed on a controlled basis. 

In order to allow players to check out another regional event and still get credit, get credit for their championship scores, and also get credit for any and all charity events, we had to make some updates and upgrades. We hope these upgrades also make it easier to understand the points as well.

Player Statistics
The player statistics is not gone, you just have to log in first in order to see them. Once logged in you can look at your profile and quickly see your current ranking for the seasonal leaderboard, monthly leaderboard, all time leaderboards, and your player statistics.

TYPES OF EVENTS CLASSIFIED

Primary Region Points
Your primary region is decided based on what region you play the majority of the time of the season. Based where you play the most that season, you become a ______ region player.  your points are put in a monthly and season leader-board that matches your primary tournament (region). This is displayed on your player profile.

Secondary Region Points
Secondary Region points means you played outside of your region.  Before these would not have counted at all for you, but now  they can count for your primary region, as long as you did not play more than 20% of your primary region in a secondary region.  A good rule of thumb is to play secondary events no more than 1 in 5 times your primary region.   In order to start getting "inactive" points to become activated, you will have to play in more primary regional events.

If a secondary region is not being counted, it will be grey to display that it is inactive until more primary events are attended.

Charity/Neutral Events
Charity events count as their own region and also count as a neutral event for players who's home region is another pub region. Charity events will count as a neutral event if you are primarily a pub poker player for those that play the majority of the time in charity event will become a primary charity player and compete on the charity leaderboards.

Saturday events are neutral events as well. A player in any region can play in our Saturday events and the points will count towards whatever region you play.

Championship Events
Championship events are counted as neutral events. Our monthly, seasonal, and championship events held throughout the year will always count towards your points races on whatever leader-board you call home.

Monthly Points
Even though your profile only shows the secondary points released for the season, the same restriction applies to the monthly leaderboards.  If you play outside of your primary region at an event that is not considered neutral, you need 5 primary seasons to release 1 secondary region in that particular month.

ANNUAL $30K POINTS CHAMPIONSHIP LEVELS

03-18-2014 04:38:35 PM

We use a percentage, instead of a flat cut-off, for our chip advantages to ensure fairness across all the regions.

The leader-boards have levels and chip icons representing the Tiers and Chip-stacks for our annual $30,000 Championships.

With the nature of differing fields of players per region, it was necessary to make the chip advantages based on a percentage instead of a flat cut-off. As participation increases in your region, the tiers will expand as you can see on the leaderboards.

Level 1 - Top 10% of Region
- You are qualified in the top 15% of the region
- Base 20,000 starting stack

Level 2 - Top 8% of Region
- You are qualified in the top 12% of the region
- 22,000 starting stack

Level 3 - Top 5% of Region
- You are qualified in the top 9% of the region
- 24,000 starting stack

Level 4 - Top 3% of Region
- You are qualified in the top 6% of the region
- 26,000 starting stack

Level 5 - Top 1% of Region
- You are qualified in the top 3% of the region
- 28,000 starting stack

CHAMPIONS CUP - TOP PLAYER OF THE REGION
- Instantly Win a Seat into the $30,000 Finals!


If you have any questions, please feel free to email us. We are always striving to improve the league for all the players!

$2.3 MILLION + PLAYED FOR EPT TOURNAMENTS IN 2017!!

11-18-2013 01:53:15 PM

EASTERN POKER TOUR
2017 YEAR OF PRIZES REVIEW

We'd like to thank all of bar owners, charities, employees, tournament directors, and most importantly our players to help us break records yet again in 2017!! This is exactly why we stand by our claim, that EPT players play for more than any other bar league in the country (by far), and quite possibly the world.

You might have to deal with snow here in New England, but at least you can take solace in that right in your backyard is the #1 Most Rewarding Bar Poker League!

With tournament numbers heating up all over the tour, and big plans for the Bar Poker Open 2018, this year might even be more rewarding than the last! So head over the tables tonight and get yours!

$2.3 Million Total Prizes was played for in 2017 playing Bar Poker!!
(meaning this does not include Eastern Poker Open or Bar Poker Open buy-in events or prizes won by those who qualified for WSOP events or local Casino Events!)

- $300,000 - Bar Poker Open Nationals
- $364,000 - Bar Poker Open Weekly Qualifier Prizes and Vegas Packages
- $120,000 - Monthly Championships
- $36,000 - Seasonal Prizes
- $65,000 - AC and Vegas Packages won by EPT Players in 2017
- $540,000 - Nightly Charity Event Prizes
- $868,443 - Nightly Pub Prizes
- $43,900 - TOP 10% TICKETS (BPO Travel Satellite Tickets Given Away)
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$2,035,693!


Click here for our schedule of prizes and promotions

NO OUTSIDE DRINKS ALLOWED AT ANY EPT EVENTS

10-09-2013 12:36:24 PM

SPECIFICALLY THE CHAMPIONSHIP VENUE WILL BE MONITORING THIS.

Francis Farm management also wanted to make sure we announced to all players before the event, that it is their policy and MA State Law not to allow any outside beverages at a liquor licensed establishment, whether alcoholic or non-alcoholic. There was a few incidents last season that has now required us to hire a security staff to enforce this rule for this championship.

As part of our agreement to host the event, we have ensured to Francis Farm that we will disqualify any players attempting to bring outside beverages onto their property, this includes the parking lot. Coffee and plenty of beverage options will be available for purchase by Francis Farm. We take this policy very serious, please respect this at our championship and all EPT events. Finish up your coffee on the way in your car, or purchase one there.

Players caught trying to hide any beverages, nips, beers, waters will be disqualified from the tournament. Players found out going to their car for beers or liquor will also be disqualified from the Championship.

FUTURE OF EPT PUB EVENTS
In the past year, there has been an escalating amount of complaints from venues where players have been found to bring in outside beverages into our hosting venues. Some of these venues have actually dropped our events because of it.  I blame myself for not making sure our staff is enforcing this, but that needs to come to an end.

Keep in mind that all our hosting venues put a lot of resources and efforts into hosting a great event with the expectation that you will patronize their establishment. Whether you realize it or not, bringing in a beverage from another business is taken as a gross insult to them (yes even your dunkies).  Good venues are hard to find so please do your part in making sure our current venues enjoy your presence at our events.

TIP YOUR WAITSTAFF
Please also keep in mind that staff will gladly take care of you, if you take care of them in return.  Treat all waitstaff with respect and dignity, and please show some appreciation with a standard gratuity.  Standard expectations for someone who got your a drink is $1, we did not create this expectation it is just what any bartender or waitress would appreciate for their efforts and what they usually get from other patrons.

I think we all agree that these tournaments are a lot of fun, please do not ruin it by insulting our venues or staff at our events. In order to ensure the future of this league, we will be enforcing maximum penalties of suspension or possible expulsion from future EPT events for players that do not respect our no outside beverages policy.

Good venues are hard to find so please do your part in making sure our current venues enjoy your presence at our events. 

Here is the simple math on our bar poker tournaments:
The more our venues appreciate us will mean word of mouth is great = more places to play
More Places To Play = More Prizes and Larger Championship Prizes

NEW RANKINGS ARE LIVE!

06-30-2013 11:09:35 AM

As you might have noticed, we have done a significant amount of updates to the rankings engine and database driving the new points system. The new rankings page is cleaner, faster loading, and now gives the capability to go out of region and still get points in your primary region!

NEW RANKINGS PAGE
It might still look similar but is without the clutter of non-relevant information making it easier to navigate and also load the rankings that are relevant.

NEW POINTS SYSTEM EXPLAINED
We created an algorithm that assigns players to a particular region based on where they play the majority of the time. Players can control this by playing more in the region that they feel they would have the best shot of advancing to the Points Championship or just based on where they like to play the most.

Primary Leader-board Totals=
Primary Region Points + Secondary Region points (< 20% of primary) + Universal Events

OUT OF REGION POINTS
You can now be awarded your points inside of your primary region, even when you play outside of the primary area on a limited bases. Our system determines your primary region based on the majority of tournaments you play, then in chronological order you are given credit for out of region tournaments so long as that doesn't make up more than 20% of your primary events.

There are also "universal" events that will always count towards your home region ranking. Currently our universal events are the championship events, special events, and the charity events, you can go to any universal event and get credit for both the Monthly Ranking and the Seasonal 20 Ranking without it counting against your 20% out of region allowance.

For Example:
Jim Doe went to 100 total events this season and his primary region is Rhode Island.
80 Rhode Island Events (out of region allowance is 20% of primary #)
10 Out of region events (allowance is up to 16 events based on 80 primary events)
10 Universal events are always added to score

Because Jim went 80 times to his home region, he could have gone 16 times to still get full credit at another region.


Why did we make this change?
• Allow players to try out another area without missing out on points once in a while and get the full EPT experience but still keep the same competition among the regions.
• Allows players to always be able to play special events, championship events, and charity events without missing out on points.
⁃ Player of the Month Points Count!
⁃ Championship Event Points Count!
⁃ Holiday Event Points Count!
• Cleans up database and get's rid of duplicate names in different regional leaderboards.
• Cleans up schedule so that there are not 4 event results for different regions (i.e. Luxury Box). This was confusion players who would look at the past event to see only 4 names.
• Bonus points now calculated based on total attendance that day (not attendance from your region)


How should you adjust your play?
• Pick a home region that you feel is the most convenient for you and make sure that the majority of the events you are attending is from that area.
• Make sure the ratio of where you are playing outside of your home region is never more than 20%

Charity Players
• Even though the charity events are considered Universal for players from pub regions, it still counts as a primary region for those that play charity events the majority of the time.
• This also means you can play a pub event once in a while and still increase your charity ranking. If you go to 40 charity events in a season, you can try out 8 pub events to still get credit towards your Charity Leaderboard.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us, we are glad to help!

$20 SUPERSATELLITES FOR THE 80% SUPERSTACKS

06-11-2013 11:46:39 AM

We will be having $20 super-satellites on 6/15, 6/22, and 6/29 to celebrate our new 4:00 PM 80% SUPERSTACKS!

6/29/2013
Walpole German Club, 8 County St, Walpole, MA
1:00 PM - $20 for 15,000 starting stack
- 15 min levels, 100/200 starting blinds, no antes
- 1 in 12 advance to $150 SUPERSTACK AT 4PM
- Raincheck event - players with 6/15 or 6/22 vouchers that could not make the event can redeem their voucher on this date.

Players may redeem $20 super-satellite vouchers on the date specified, please note the later time than what the voucher mentions. You must have printed ticket to redeem for seat into this event, otherwise all players are welcome to participate for $20.

MAY- PLAYER OF THE MONTH FREE-ROLL

05-31-2013 12:08:50 PM

On June 15th, 2013, we will be giving away the first wild-card seats into the Season 20 - $36,000 Championship Finals on top of the generous $1,200 in cash we already give out for our monthly free-roll.
To play in our Player of the Month tournament, just get yourself into the top players in any month, the points reset on the first of every month, and we will also have 4 more wildcard seats to give out to instantly pass into the final round of the $36,000 Televised Championship.

LOCATION:
Walpole VFW
109 Robbins Rd,
Walpole, MA 02081

Registration opens at 10:30 AM
First Hand Dealt at 11:00 AM
10,000 starting stack, 20 min levels
25/50 starting blinds (200x's bb), deep-stacked levels, dealers at all tables, no antes

Players that still have their Super Satellite Ticket from the Championships can redeem it for a rain-check super-satellite ticket for Saturday, June 29th or play the super-satellite at 1:00 PM.

You must have the ticket in your possession and bring it to the monthly for the exchange, there are no exceptions.
These top players from the month of May are invited:
Rhode Island - Top 20 Players
Southern Massachusetts - Top 20 Players
Central Massachusetts - Top 10 Players
Greater Lowell - Top 15 Players
Framingham - Top 10 Players
Charity Tournaments - Top 15 Players
Southcoast - Top 10 Players
North Shore - Top 10 Players


Players are invited to compete for a $1,200 Total Payout:
1st - $500 + Wildcard Spot into final 36 of the $36K Televised Championship (Value $1,000)
2nd- $300
3rd - $200
4th - $100
5th - $100


See you on the 15th!

SEASON 20 - 36K FINALS INFORMATION

05-21-2013 08:14:35 AM

The final 36 are now in the records and on June 1st we will see who's got what it takes to take home the lion's share of the $36,000.

Location:
EPT Headquarters & Studio
380 Jefferson Blvd, Suite H, Warwick, RI
Streaming Featured and Final Table with 30 min delay

Start time:
10:15 AM REGISTRATION BEGINS
11:00 AM FIRST HAND DEALT
Players will start with 100,000 starting stack
Levels will start at 40 minute and finish up with 60 minute

DAY 1A - POINTS CHAMPIONSHP
Deborah Silve - CHA
Fred Morra - RI
Diane Ellis - S.MA
Mary Shea - FRA
Mike Valentine - RI
John Murray - S.MA
Ray Chauvin - RI
Jason Darrach - FRA
Jaime - Miranda - SMA
Don Harris - SMA
Michael Craven - N.SHORE
John Kane - S.COAST
Ken Allder - N.SHORE
Kevin Russell - RI
Tom Hand - CHA

DAY 1B - TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
Nicholas Kourtelidis - CHA
Louis Gallucci - RI
Jerry Beausoleil - LOW
Jim McGonagle - FRA
Stephen Rajcula - CHA/N.SHORE
Laura Libby - LOW
Herb Hillman - LOW
Mark Chobanian - CHA
Shane Matthews - CMA
Jim Macnamara - LOW
Robyn Londergan - SMA
David Anthony - SMA
Scott Trainito - N.SHORE
Angel Molina - LOW
Tommy Thompson - S.MA

WILDCARD SEATS
JANUARY POTM - Kyle Trammel C.MA
FEBRUARY POTM - Joseph Colton S.COAST
MARCH POTM - Carlos Sierra LOW
APRIL POTM - Susan Gomes S.COAST
BATTLE - Victoria Torres - S.MA
CERESI CUP - Kyle Trammel - C.MA - * Double Qualifier

Players Information:
Blind Structure, Payouts, And More Details on the event Click Here

Click Here to Download and Fill Out Media Release

$36,000 CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND MAY 18 - 19TH

05-06-2013 02:42:02 PM

SEASON 19- $36K CHAMPIONSHIPS AND THE CHARITY POKER WEEKEND
(MAY 18 – MAY 19, 2013)

ALL TOURNAMENTS AT:
FRANCIS FARM, 27 FRANCIS FARM RD, REHOBOTH, MA

TIME: (FOR BOTH MAY 18TH and MAY 19TH)
9:30 AM REGISTRATION BEGINS
10:30 AM FIRST HAND IS DEALT
**ANY PLAYER WHO HAS NOT REGISTERED BY 10:15 AM WILL RECEIVE AN INSTANT 2,000 CHIP PENALTY. THIS MEANS SHOW UP 10:15 AM AT THE LATEST TO AVOID PENALTY. **
Players who have a reasonable excuse for not making it on time must contact us via email 24 hours in advance

POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS (SATURDAY, MAY 18th at 10:30 AM):
You must have finished in the top 10% for your local region during season 18 (November 10, 2012 – May 17th, 2013) to compete in POINTS CHAMPIONSHIP. For your convenience, you can see your personal ranking as well as a link to the ranking right on your player profile. You can also see your ranking on the rankings page and see where you stand during your season. TOP 15 ADVANCE TO FINALS ON JUNE 1ST.

Eligible players are the top players in Rhode Island, Southern Massachusetts, Central Massachusetts, Framingham, Lowell, Southeastern MA, North Shore MA, and Charity Events. Players who have qualified in top 10% for more then one region must chose their highest ranking for chip advantage, we do not combine points from different regions.


TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS (SUNDAY, MAY 19th at 10:30 AM):
You must have won an Eastern Poker Tour sponsored tournament between the dates NOVEMBER 12, 2012 – MAY 17, 2013. For your convenience, you can see if you qualified on the seasonal wall of champions page online. Your first win will get you into the tournament with 20,000 chips to start and then every additional win will get you an extra 2,000 chips to start (up to 30,000 max). TOP 15 ADVANCE TO THE FINALS ON JUNE 1ST.


CHARITY TOURNAMENTS THIS WEEKEND:
(Saturday, 5/17, 6:00 PM) $110 DEEPSTACK w/ 1 re-entry
(Sunday, 5/18, 6:00 PM) $70 DEEPSTACK w/ 1 re-entry)
Proceeds benefit Braveheart Animal Shelter and Shane Hammond Believe Foundation
˝ No Limit Ring Games, $20/$30 Satellites, and $50/$80/$120 Sit N Go’s Available


~ NEAR-BY HOTELS TO FRANCIS FARM ~
Clarion Inn, 940 Fall River Ave, Seekonk, MA (508) 336-7300 - 3 miles
Days Inn, 1116 Washington St, Attleboro, MA (508) 761-4825 - 5 miles

We also recommend you search hotels.com in the Seekonk, MA Area for nearest and best available rates.

Click Here For the Full Flyer, Schedule, Payouts, Structure, and Information

SEASON 16 PREMIERES ON COMCAST SPORTSNET APRIL 8TH!

03-29-2013 03:21:31 PM

Eastern Poker Championship is back on television in Full HD! This time with a new cast of characters, some freshly added commentators, and an all new look!

We are proud to be celebrating our 5th year on Comcast Sportsnet New England.

The Eastern Poker Championship is seen across over 5 Million Homes in the New England Market and an additional 30 Million Homes nationally on DirecTV. Virtually everyone with cable or DirecTV can get CSNNE.



To find out what the channel is in your area click here


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About Season 16

Season 16 marks our first collaboration with Rockingham Park and Seabrook Park. Players played in local nightly tournaments for a period of 6 months. At the season's culmination, the top 10% points holders, and nightly winners were all invited to play in the EPT $30,000 Championships.

  Players at the televised final table included:

#1  Murray, John
#2  Maille, Shawn
#3  Champeau, Scott
#4  Peterson, Gary
#5  Carvalho, Joseph
#6  Wilson, Conor
#7  Warner, Andy
#8  Shuman, jeff




Tournament Air Dates:

4/8 MON 8:30 PM - EPT Season 16 Episode 1

4/14 SUN 4:00 PM - EPT Season 16 Episode 1

4/15 MON 8:30 PM - EPT Season 16 Episode 2

4/21 SUN 4:00 PM - EPT Season 16 Episode 2

4/22 MON 8:30 PM - EPT Season 16 Episode 3

4/28 SUN 4:00 PM - EPT Season 16 Episode 3

Tune in April 8th!

MARCH PLAYER OF THE MONTH

03-05-2013 11:06:06 AM

On April 13th, 2013, we will be giving away another wild-card seats into the 36,000 Championship Finals on top of the generous $1,200 in cash we already give out for our monthly free-roll.

To play in our Player of the Month tournament, just get yourself into the top players in any month, the points reset on the first of every month, and we have 4 more wildcard seats to give out to instantly pass into the final round of the $36K.

Saturday April 13th, 2013

LOCATION:
Natick Elks Lodge
95 Speen St
Natick, MA
Registration opens at 10:30 AM
First Hand Dealt at 11:00 AM
10,000 starting stack, 20 min levels
25/50 starting blinds (200x's bb), deep-stacked levels, dealers at all tables, no antes

These top players from the month of March are invited:
Rhode Island - Top 20 Players
Southern Massachusetts - Top 20 Players
Central Massachusetts - Top 10 Players
Greater Lowell - Top 15 Players
Framingham - Top 10 Players
Charity Tournaments - Top 15 Players
Southcoast - Top 10 Players
North Shore - Top 10 Players


Players are invited to compete for a $1,200 Total Payout:
1st - $500 + Wildcard Spot into final 36 of the $36K Televised Championship (Value $1,000)
2nd- $300
3rd - $200
4th - $100
5th - $100


See you on Saturday, the 13th!

COMEDY CONNECTION GETS A HUGE BOOST WITH $800 GUARANTEED!

02-26-2013 04:11:07 PM

Tuesday nights will never be the same again for Rhode Islanders...

Comedy Connection - $800 GTD Double Stack
39 Warren Ave
East Providence, RI
02914

20,000 starting stack
15 Min Levels
$20 buffet served at 7PM


GUARANTEED PAYOUT!
1st $500 GTD
2nd $200
3rd $100
4td Buffet Voucher

90+ PAYOUT ($1,200)
1st $600
2nd $300
3rd $160
4th $80
5th $60
6th Buffet Voucher

Schedule Changes for President's Day

02-18-2013 12:18:13 PM

All events are as routinely scheduled with the exception of:
Pub Greater Lowell Region:
Tonight, Monday, we will be hosting at JJ Boomers for this week only

Also,
Monday Night Bounty has been moved THIS week ONLY to the Dedham American Legion

Please also note we have a 2PM Mini Mega going on at the Dedham American Legion as well.

Enjoy this holiday and hope to see you at the tables!

PRESIDENT'S DAY SPECIAL EVENT - $80 MINI-MEGA

02-17-2013 05:41:09 PM

Come celebrate President's Day with a great payout, super-stack, and plenty of action at the Legion!

AT:
DEDHAM AMERICAN LEGION
155 EASTERN AVE, DEDHAM, MA
DIRECTIONS

2:00 PM - 1/2 NO LIMIT INTEREST BEGINS

2:00 PM - MINI-MEGA
- $70.00 FOR 15,000 CHIPS
- $10 DONATION FOR EXTRA 5,000 CHIPS (20,000 STARTING STACK!)
- 25/50 STARTING BLINDS

1/2 NO LIMIT AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY

4:00 - 6:00 PM - $30 SATELLITES
Top 2 Per Table Advance to 7PM MONDAY NIGHT BOUNTY

7:00 PM - MONDAY NIGHT BOUNTY
(NORMALLY AT CBS SCENE, MOVED FOR HOLIDAY)
- $120 FOR 20,000 CHIPS, INCLUDES $20 BOUNTY