partypoker WPT® Vienna Festival Runs March 9 – 20; Features €200,000 Guaranteed €340 Warm Up, €3,300 Buy-in Main Event, and €7,000 Buy-in High Roller
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Los Angeles, CA (February 12, 2016) – For the fourth time in history, the World Poker Tour® jets across the Atlantic to the capital city of Austria this March for partypoker WPT® Vienna. Held at Montesino Pokertainment Centre, the twelve-day, nine-event poker festival kicks off with the €200,000 guaranteed, €340 buy-in WPT Warm Up on March 10, and is highlighted by the €3,300 buy-in Main Event (March 15-20) and €7,000 High Roller (March 19-20).
The final table of the Main Event will be live-streamed on Twitch.tv. Online satellites for the €200,000 guaranteed, €340 buy-in WPT Warm Up are running daily on partypoker.com. Winners of the $22 buy-in partypoker satellites earn $130 spending money in addition to the buy-in.
“Montesino is delighted to welcome back the World Poker Tour for what is certain to be a remarkably popular Season XIV festival,” said Karl Novak, CEO of the Montesino. “The wide range of buy-ins is aimed to attract both recreational and leading international players to participate. In addition, everyone is welcomed to join in one of the numerous live satellites run at the Montesino.”
WPT President and CEO Adam Pliska adds, “Home to the final WPT Main Tour event in the Europe this season, Montesino Pokertainment Centre offers a desirable blend of gaming and entertainment, including a spacious poker room, a futuristic sports bar with more than 40 flat screens, and stunning views of the picturesque Vienna skyline. We look forward to welcoming the dozens of partypoker qualifiers who win a package to the WPT Vienna Warm Up event, and to qualifying another Season XIV WPT Main Tour winner to the historic season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions.”
partypoker WPT Vienna Schedule
| Date | Start | Event | Buy-In |
| March, 9 | 19:00 | Satellite for WPT Warm Up | €32 + €8 |
| March, 10 | 17:00 | WPT Warm Up Day 1A (€200K GTD) | €300 + €40 |
| March, 11 | 13:00 | Turbo Satellite for WPT Warm Up | €24 + €6 |
| March, 11 | 17:00 | WPT Warm Up Day 1B (€200K GTD) | €300 + €40 |
| March, 12 | 14:00 | WPT Warm Up Day 1C (€200K GTD) | €300 + €40 |
| March, 12 | 19:00 | WPT Warm Up 1D Last Chance (€200K GTD) | €300 + €40 |
| March, 12 | 21:00 | WPT Late Night Turbo | €200 + €20 |
| March, 13 | 14:00 | WPT Warm Up Day 2 (€200K GTD) | Closed |
| March, 13 | 19:00 | Satellite for WPT Main Event | €100 + €15 |
| March, 14 | 14:00 | WPT Warm Up Final Day (€200K GTD) | Closed |
| March, 14 | 19:00 | Satellite for WPT Main Event | €300 + €30 |
| March, 15 | 14:00 | partypoker WPT Vienna Main Event Day 1A | €3,000 + €300 |
| March, 15 | 19:00 | Satellite for WPT Main Event | €300 + €30 |
| March, 16 | 14:00 | partypoker WPT Vienna Main Event Day 1B | €3,000 + €300 |
| March, 16 | 19:00 | Last Chance Satellite for WPT Main Event | €300 + €30 |
| March, 17 | 14:00 | partypoker WPT Vienna Main Event Day 2 | Closed |
| March, 17 | 17:00 | WPT PL Omaha Day 1 | €500 + €50 |
| March, 17 | 19:00 | Satellite for WPT 8-Max | €100 + €15 |
| March, 18 | 13:00 | Turbo Satellite for WPT 8-Max | €100 + €15 |
| March, 18 | 14:00 | partypoker WPT Vienna Main Event Day 3 | Closed |
| March, 18 | 15:00 | Turbo Satellite for WPT Experience | €40 + €8 |
| March, 18 | 16:00 | WPT PL Omaha Final Day | Closed |
| March, 18 | 17:00 | WPT 8-Max Day 1 | €1,000 + €100 |
| March, 18 | 19:00 | WPT Experience Day 1 | €400 + €40 |
| March, 19 | 14:00 | partypoker WPT Vienna Main Event Day 4 | Closed |
| March, 19 | 15:00 | WPT 8-Max Final Day | Closed |
| March, 19 | 16:00 | WPT Experience Final Day | Closed |
| March, 19 | 17:00 | WPT High Roller Day 1 | €6,700 + €300 |
| March, 19 | 19:00 | WPT Turbo Knockout | €100 + €15 + €100 |
| March, 20 | 14:00 | partypoker WPT Vienna Main Event Final Day | Closed |
| March, 20 | 15:00 | WPT High Roller Final Day | €6,700 + €300 |
| March, 20 | 19:00 | WPT Last Chance | €100 + €15 |
The full downloadable schedule and structures for all the events are already available on the WPT Vienna event page.
Online Satellites
partypoker.com satellites for the €200,000 guaranteed, €340 buy-in WPT Warm Up event are running daily. Winners of the $22 buy-in partypoker satellites earn $130 spending money in addition to the buy-in. To find out all qualifier information head to the “Promotions” section of partypoker.com.
Cash Games
Montesino spreads many poker variants in their cash game room. No-limit hold’em tables begin at €1/€2, pot-limit Omaha tables begin at €2/€2, and limit games start as small as €3/€6. Montesino is willing to spread any limit. Rake is graded, with the maximum of €25 for pots greater than €1,200.
Off-the-Felt Activities
Vienna is often described as Europe’s cultural capital. A clean and safe metropolis, Vienna offers many sightseeing opportunities and rich entertainment possibilities. In addition to the traditional WPT players’ party, partypoker and WPT will also be hosting pool and video game tournaments for participants in the festival.
Accommodation
Montesino management arranged a special discounted rate at the Roomz Vienna hotel, which is only 50 meters away from the poker room. Bookings can be made from only €76/night via [email protected]. For alternative options of accommodation in Vienna, please check out WPT Travel.
For a full schedule of World Poker Tour events, head to WPT.com.
WPT Regional Event Manager
Sandris Cakarnis – [email protected]
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