EAPT Madrid €560 Main Event Kicks Off at 6:00 p.m.
The Eurasian Poker Tour (EAPT) continues today with its second stop of 2024 at the Casino Gran Via here in Madrid. This event marks the first time the EAPT has visited Madrid and second time the EAPT has come to Spain after the EAPT Barcelona stop in 2023.
Today the first of five starting flights will take place for the festival's €560 Main Event, which features a guaranteed prize pool of €180,000. A further €20,000 in value will be added to the prize pool as the top four finishers of the Main Event will receive a €5,000 package to Cyprus which includes a $2,000 entry to the EAPT Grand Final. That event will take place during the Mediterranean Poker Party in May 2024.
EAPT Madrid Main Event Schedule
| Flight | Date | Local Time |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1a | Thursday, February 15 | 6:00 p.m. |
| Day 1b | Friday, February 16 | 1:00 p.m. |
| Day 1c Turbo | Friday, February 16 | 8:00 p.m. |
| Day 1d | Saturday, February 17 | 1:00 p.m. |
| Day 1e Turbo | Saturday, February 17 | 8:00 p.m. |
| Day 2 | Sunday, February 18 | 2:00 p.m. |
| Day 3 | Monday, February 19 | 2:00 p.m. |
The EAPT crowned its most recent Main Event champion just over two weeks ago in the EAPT Bratislava €560 Main Event.. That event was won by Hungary's Miklos Zsuffa, who topped a field of 389 entrants to take home the top prize of €32,630 and a €5,000 package to Cyprus where he will complete in the $2,200 EAPT Grand Finale.
Today's Day 1a will begin at 6:00 p.m. local time. One reentry will be permitted for each starting flight and both late registration and reentries will be available until the end of Level 9. Players will start with 40,000 chips and play 40-minute levels, with the first level consisting of blinds at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. All starting flights will play down until 15% of the field remains at which point the remaining players will bag for Day 2 and be in the money.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews for all your live coverage needs for this event from the moment cards are in the air until a winner is crowned on the final day, February 19.