London EPT Officially Breaks Records
Posted on October 28, 2009
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The London leg of the European Poker Tour has officially broken all of the record books after the main event of the poker festival became the most competed event in British poker history. During the main event of the EPT London event, 730 players tried both their skill and luck to crown the event the largest live game poker tournament even held in the Britain.
The record setting attendance flew in the face of many pessimistic poker world observers who felt that the event would fail to attract the normal high roller attendance that the EPT London event usually attracts due to the tough economic environment and general global financial downturn. In the end, the 2009 attendance beat out not only the previous year but also the record for a British poker tournament by more than 100 entrants.
This year's EPT London event was held for the first time at the Hilton Metropole rather than it's traditional home of The Vic casino, and attracted the very best of the world poker scene to take part. The field that took their seats included Phil 'The Poker Brat' Hellmuth, former World Series Of Poker Main Event champions Joe Hachem and Peter Eastgate, Greg Raymer and inspirational player Chris Moneymaker. Along with the usual selection of both local players and renowned professionals, the tournament also attracted a strong field of sponsored celebrity players including tennis legend Boris Becker and Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United and England legend Teddy Sheringham.
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