WSOPE Begins Today in Cannes, France

The World Series of Poker Europe is kicking off today in Cannes, France at the Majestic Barrière hotel and a total of seven WSOP gold bracelets will be up for grabs. The series will host many events over a two week period, which will run from today until October 4th.

The two weeks of tournaments will include the seven WSOP gold bracelet events as well as around forty+ regular tournament options and side events. These added events will include cash games and the Majestic Super High Roller event which will have a buy-in of €51,000. Ty Stewart, the WSOP Vice President, commented on the series by stating:

“We can’t wait to return to the Cote D’Azur in 2012. We have moved up the schedule a couple of weeks to take better advantage of the great weather and all Cannes has to offer. Ask anyone who attended last year. This tournament is now a certified major championship and the experience is second to none.”

Cannes first played host to the WSOP Europe in 2011 and many players turned out to compete in the tournament events. This year, organizers are expecting a large crowd of competitors and to make things interesting, each of the bracelet events that take place this year will be filmed and live streaming will be offered with commentary by Nicolas Chai in French and David Tuchman in English.

During the filming, the hole cards will not be featured until the WSOPE main event. This tournament will be shown with a fifteen minute delay and will be available on ESPN3.com as well as WSOP.com. Once the tournament is down to four handed play, Eurosport TV live will cover the event and millions of poker fans will be able to watch as the action unfolds.

Below is a schedule of bracelet events that players can participate in:

Event Start Date No. of Days

Buy-In(€)

Buy-In ($USD)
Event 1 – No-Limit Hold’em Six Handed 9/21/12

3

€ 2,700 $3,501
Event 2 – No-Limit Hold’em 9/22/12

4

€ 1,100 $1,425
Event 3 – Pot-Limit Omaha 9/24/12

3

€ 5,300 $6,872
Event 4 – No-Limit Hold’em Shootout 9/25/12

3

€ 3,250 $4,210
Event 5 – $5,000 NLH Mix-Max 9/26/12

4

€ 10,450 $13,536
Event 6 – Pot-Limit Omaha Six Handed 9/27/12

3

€ 1,650 $2,137
Main Event 9/29/12

6

€ 10,450 $13,536
Majestic Super High Roller w/ Re-buys 10/2/12

3

€ 51,000 $66,060

 

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