Press Release
WORLD POKER TOUR® TO FILM AVIATION CLUB DE FRANCE’S FIRST HIGH ROLLER EVENT FOLLOWING GRAND PRIX DE PARIS
€ 20,000 NLH Freeze Out Takes Place May 14-16; WPT Grand Prix de Paris Final Table Moves to May 15
(LOS ANGELES) April 21, 2010 – Celebrating the return to Paris, World Poker Tour® (WPT) and Aviation Club de France (ACF) have added a second televised event to the Rendez-Vous a Paris tournament schedule. In addition to the €10,000 WPT Grand Prix de Paris main event—which takes place May 8 – 12—WPT will film the ACF’s €20,000 High Roller tournament, which kicks off May 14.
Providing for two back-to-back days of final table action, the Grand Prix de Paris final table will now take place May 15. The final eight players remaining after the three-day No Limit Hold ‘em High Roller Freeze Out will compete May 16 on the WPT set in front of television cameras.
Land-based satellites for the WPT Grand Prix de Paris main event will begin at Aviation Club de France on May 1 and super satellites for the High Roller will take place May 13. Schedules and additional details can be found at www.aviationclubdefrance.com.
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Super Satellite- Qualify for WARM UP |
€ 50 |
Rebuys 1H + 1 Add on | |
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WARM UP (2 day event) |
€ 1,000 |
Freezeout |
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Sunday, May 2 |
Super Satellite- Qualifies for Super Satellite May 6 or 7 |
€ 50 |
Rebuys 1H + 1 Add on |
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WARM UP Finale |
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Super Satellite Grand Prix de Paris |
€ 200 |
Rebuys 1H + 1 Add on |
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Monday, May 3 |
Super Satellite- Qualifies for Super Satellite May 6 or 7 |
€ 50 |
Rebuys 1H + 1 Add on |
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Super Satellite Grand Prix de Paris |
€ 200 |
Rebuys 1H + 1 Add on |
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Tuesday, May 4 |
Super Satellite- Qualifies for Super Satellite May 6 or 7 |
€ 50 |
Rebuys 1H + 1 Add on |
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Super Satellite Grand Prix de Paris |
€ 250 |
Rebuys 1H + 1 Add on |
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Wednesday, May 5 |
Super Satellite- Qualifies for Super Satellite May 5 |
€ 50 |
Rebuys 1H + 1 Add on |
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Super Satellite Grand Prix de Paris |
€ 300 |
Freezeout |
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Thursday, May 6 |
Super Satellite- Qualifies for Super Satellite May 6 or 7 |
€ 50 |
Rebuys 1H + 1 Add on |
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Super Satellite Grand Prix de Paris |
€ 1,000 |
Freezeout |
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Friday, May 7 |
Super Satellite- Qualifies for Super Satellite May 7 |
€ 50 |
Rebuys 1H + 1 Add on |
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Super Satellite Grand Prix de Paris |
€ 1,000 |
Freezeout |
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Saturday, May 8 |
WPT GRAND PRIX DE PARIS DAY 1A (5 day event) |
€ 10,000 |
Freezeout |
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Sunday, May 9 |
WPT GRAND PRIX DE PARIS DAY 1B (5 day event) |
€ 10,000 |
Freezeout |
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Monday, May 10 |
WPT GRAND PRIX DE PARIS DAY 2 |
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Tuesday, May 11 |
WPT GRAND PRIX DE PARIS DAY 3 |
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Wednesday, May 12 |
WPT GRAND PRIX DE PARIS DAY 4 |
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Thursday, May 13 |
Super-satellite for the HIGH ROLLER |
€ 500 |
Rebuys 1H + 1 Add on |
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Friday, May 14 |
HIGH ROLLER day 1 (3 days event) |
€ 20,000 |
Freezeout |
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Super-satellite for the LAST CHANCE |
€ 100 |
Rebuys 1H + 1 Add on |
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Saturday, May 15 |
WPT Grand Prix de Paris FINAL TABLE |
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HIGH ROLLER day 2 |
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LAST CHANCE (2 days event) |
€ 2,000 |
Freezeout |
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Sunday, May 16 |
HIGH ROLLER FINAL TABLE |
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LAST CHANCE Finale |
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*Dates are subject to change.
For more information and the complete WPT tour schedule, visit www.worldpokertour.com.
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Contact:
Kim Burghart
World Poker Tour
323.330.9874
kburghart@worldpokertour.com
