PokerStars European Poker Tour returns to Vienna in October

PokerStars.net, the world's largest online poker site and title sponsor of the European Poker Tour, is bringing back the EPT to the stunning city of Vienna in Austria after a six year hiatus.

The 2010 EPT Vienna will return in spectacular style with a five-day €5,300 event with a €500,000 first prize guarantee. The event will run from October 26th-31st in the stunning 19th century Renaissance-style Concord Card Casino at the Kursalon palace in Vienna's beautiful City Park.

"I am really looking forward to playing in an EPT event held in my new home town. I have been living in Vienna for three months and it is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. I'll be playing my best game to try and take home the €500,000 guaranteed first prize!" commented Austrian Team PokerStars Pro Johannes Steindl.

The event is expected to bring plenty of local poker talent to the Austrian capital, including Team PokerStars Pros Sebastian Ruthenberg and Sandra Naujoks, along with Austrian-born team member Johannes Steindl and PokerStars SportStar Boris Becker.

EPT Season 7 will kick off next week in the beautiful Estonian capital of Tallinn, with a six day, €4,250 event running from August 11-16.
The tour will continue in Portugal with the 2010 EPT Vilamoura. The tournament will be headlined by a six day, €5,300 Main Event, and will offer players an exciting new golf and poker challenge dubbed as 'Fairways and Felts Challenge'.

Players can qualify for seats at the EPT Season Seven throug the available satellites running on PokerStars. For more information, please visit PokerStars.com.