ISPT €20,000,000 Prizepool

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OMING... BY KEIR MACK PokerPlayer speaks with the man behind next year's record-breaking attempt When the International Stadiums Poker Tour (ISPT) was announced last year, with a €20 million prizepool and an anticipated field of 30,000 players, few believed it was true. And 12 months later you could be forgiven for thinking the ISPT had been spiked, but think again. This month, PokerPlayer spoke to those behind the world record attempt and discovered that May 31, 2013 might just go down in poker history! According to ISPT co-creator, Prosper Masquelier, the ISPT is the first project of its kind and offers a fresh take on tournament poker. Organisers have taken the unusual step of kicking off with 30,000 players battling it out online till 3,000 remain. Those players will then take their seat on the Wembley turf to decide who binks one of the biggest winner’s cheques in poker history. Sound too good to be true? PokerPlayer caught up with Masquelier to find out why the ISPT is ready to smash the record books. PokerPlayer: How did the ISPT become a reality? Prosper Masquelier: I saw there was a huge demand for poker and especially for massive poker events. I had the idea to set up the biggest poker tournament ever in a giant stadium and also wanted the biggest gathering of poker players in the world. So I decided, with Laurent Tapie, to create ISPT. We know that players usually start by playing online, wishing they could be at real tables. ISPT can offer both. We will be the first event in the world to mix online/offline in the same place. PP:Why Wembley as host stadium? PM:Wembley is a mythical stadium that has played host to some of the biggest events ever. We had to find a stadium as huge as our ambitions. It was natural to think of Wembley. Moreover, Wembley gave us all the guarantees to host such a technical event and welcome players. The management of Wembley was thrilled by ISPT from the start, and helped us design the event that could match all our requirements. PP: Do you really believe 30,000 players will enter? PM: We have contracts with gaming operators for more than 10,000 tickets in various countries. We hope to welcome more than 30,000 players on the day. PP: How will ISPT be structured? PM: We love poker, and are very passionate, so we will offer players the best structure. A press conference will be held in London later this year where we will unveil the structure and details on all the side events. PP: Can you explain how the initial online stage will work? PM: Players will be able to come and play with their own laptop. We think that will be more comfortable since players already have habits with their devices. PP: How can players qualify? PM: We are not a gaming operator, and we don’t pretend to be one. Our goal is for each poker room online and offline to be able to organise their own satellites, as the room wishes, to win ISPT tickets. Players also have the possibility to buy an ISPT ticket on our website at www.ispt.com.

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[TR] [TD][/TD] [TD=align: left]Live online tournament with 30,000 players[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD=align: left]Wembley Stadium from 31st May to 6th June 2013 [/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD=align: left]€20 million prizepool[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]

[h=2] ISPT - The World's largest poker tournament [/h] The ISPT (International Stadium Poker Tour) will manage to bring together 30,000 players from across the World in the legendary Wembley Stadium in London from 31st May until 6th June 2013 to play the first live online World tournament broacast across over 28 different countries, as part of a revolutionary and innovative concept in the world of poker. Poker770 supports this ambitious project and offers you the chance to qualify online from just €6. [TABLE=width: 650]

[TR] [TD=bgcolor: #000000, align: left]How it works[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=bgcolor: #C6D9F1, align: left]Qualify online: To gain entry into the ISPT play our satellites. Meet in London: The 30,000 players who qualified online will meet in London from 31st May until 6th June 2013. They will compete against each other on inter-connected digital tablets. Live tournament: The 3,000 remaining players will face each other around tables placed across the stadium floor. Final table: The winner will walk away with the ISPT trophy along with their share of the €20 million prizepool.[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [h=2]Qualify for the ISPT daily from €6 [/h] Every day, Poker770 gives you the chance to gain entry worth €600 to the ISPT 2013.

Get your entry to the ISPT by playing the ISPT Step 1 Sit&Go for €6 only and work your way up or register directly for the ISPT Step 3 Sit&Go for a €78+€2 buy-in, or for the daily final for €21+€1: [TABLE=width: 600]

[TR] [TD=width: 99, bgcolor: #578ab2]Tournament[/TD] [TD=width: 86, bgcolor: #578ab2]Frequency[/TD] [TD=width: 70, bgcolor: #578ab2]Time (GMT) [/TD] [TD=width: 74, bgcolor: #578ab2]Buy-in [/TD] [TD=width: 255, bgcolor: #578ab2]Prizepool[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]ISPT Daily[/TD] [TD]Daily [/TD] [TD]20:30 [/TD] [TD]€21+€1 [/TD] [TD]1 ISPT buy-in for every €600 collected [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Payment structure for each Sit&Go: [TABLE] [TR] [TD=width: 76, bgcolor: #578ab2]Position [/TD] [TD=width: 153, bgcolor: #578ab2]ISPT Step 1[/TD] [TD=width: 102, bgcolor: #578ab2]ISPT Step 2 [/TD] [TD=width: 129, bgcolor: #578ab2]ISPT Step 3 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]1[/TD] [TD]€22 Token[/TD] [TD]€80 Token[/TD] [TD]€600 ISPT buy-in[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]2[/TD] [TD]€22 Token[/TD] [TD]€80 Token[/TD] [TD]€80 Token[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]3[/TD] [TD]€6 Token[/TD] [TD]€22 Token[/TD] [TD]€22 Token[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]4[/TD] [TD]€1.75 cash[/TD] [TD]€6 Token[/TD] [TD]- [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]5[/TD] [TD]- [/TD] [TD]€1 cash[/TD] [TD]- [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]