LONDON, UK - 72 of the best players in Europe will descend on London this Friday for the 5th instalment of the Party Poker European Open. The TV studio format event was won last year by Nick Slade
and previous winners include Liam Flood and Ian Frazer.
The total prize pool of $504,000 with a $7,000 buy-in has attracted some of the biggest names in poker to take part in the event at the Three Mills Studios in East London. Liam Flood, Annette Obrestad, Juha Helppi, Neil Channing, Andrew Feldman, Sammy "any two" George, Roland de Wolfe, Ian Frazer, Surinder Sunar, Padraig Parkinson, Vicky Coren, Donnacha O'Dea, John Tabatabai, Eoghan O'Dea, Nik Persaud, Thomas Bihl, Josh Tyler, Ryan Fronda, Marc Goodwin, Tim and Pippa Flanders, Mick McCool, Roberto Romanello, John Magill, Soroya Homam, and Ciaran O'Leary all take their place in the 12 heats, with the winner going through to one of two semi-finals, and the runner-up entering the turbo heats. The final takes place on Friday February 13.
The event will be start airing on Channel 5 in April but if you want a sneak peek at who will win you can visit the Matchroom Poker website or check in next week with UK Pokernews as we bring you all the news from this very popular event.
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