More Than �2 Million Will Be Won at the German Poker Championship
King��s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic is gearing up to host the inaugural German Poker Championship, a �1 million guaranteed tournament that comes under the partypoker LIVE umbrella.
The German Poker Championship costs �2,200 to buy into and, as mentioned, has a guaranteed prize pool weighing in at one million Euros. For the first time in King��s Casino history, the German Poker Championship will be a ��mulitphase�� event much like partypoker LIVE��s other events.
Multiphase tournaments have several live and online Phase 1s, in this case they cost �220 to enter, and players who progress from the Phase 1 take their chips through with them to an online or live Day 1. From Day 2 onwards, the tournament is played at the luxurious King��s Casino, which boasts of the largest card room in Europe; players can buy into Day 1 directly for �2,200.
Satellites tournaments to the Phase 1s are available online at partypoker from only �2.20, giving players of all bankroll sizes the opportunity to experience playing in a major tournament with a massive prize pool.
In addition to the �1 million guaranteed German Poker Championship, there are five side events and King��s Casino��s famous 24/7 cash games running. At one end of the buy-in spectrum is the GPC Mini with a �220 buy-in and a �200,000 guarantee, then at the other end is the �25,000 buy-in Super High Roller where at least �500,000 will be won.
2017 German Poker Championship Schedule
| Date | Time (CET) | Tournament | Buy-in | Chips | Blinds (mins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 6 Aug | 4:00 p.m. | German Poker Championship Live Phase 1: �1M Gtd | �220 | 100K | 20 |
| 7:00 p.m. | German Poker Championship Online Phase 1 Turbo: �1M Gtd | 100K | 5 | ||
| 9:00 p.m. | German Poker Championship Day 1A Online | �2,200 | 100K | 30 | |
| 9:00 p.m. | German Poker Championship Online Phase 1: �1M Gtd | �220 | 100K | 10 | |
| Mon 7 Aug | 9:00 p.m. | German Poker Championship Online Phase 1: �1M Gtd | �220 | 100K | 10 |
| Tue 8 Aug | 9:00 p.m. | German Poker Championship Online Phase 1: �1M Gtd | �220 | 100K | 10 |
| Wed 9 Aug | 12:00 p.m. | GPC High Roller Satellite: 5 x �5,300 Seats Gtd | �800 | 50K | 20 |
| 12:00 p.m. | German Poker Championship Live Phase 1A: �1M Gtd | �220 | 100K | 20 | |
| 6:00 p.m. | German Poker Championship Live Phase 1B: �1M Gtd | �220 | 100K | 20 | |
| 6:00 p.m. | GPC High Roller Day 1: �250K Gtd 8-Max | �5,300 | 100K | 45 | |
| Thu 10 Aug | 12:00 p.m. | German Poker Championship Day 1A: �1M Gtd | �2,200 | 1M | 60 |
| 12:00 p.m. | German Poker Championship Live Phase 1C: �1M Gtd | �220 | 100K | 20 | |
| 2:00 p.m. | GPC High Roller Final Day: �250K Gtd 8-Max | �5,300 | 100K | 45 (60 on FT) | |
| 6:00 p.m. | German Poker Championship Live Phase 1D: �1M Gtd | �220 | 100K | 20 | |
| Fri 11 Aug | 12:00 p.m. | German Poker Championship Day 1B: �1M Gtd | �2,200 | 1M | 60 |
| 12:00 p.m. | GPC Mini Day 1A: �200K Gtd | �220 | 100K | 30 | |
| 6:00 p.m. | GPC Mini Day 1B: �200K Gtd | �220 | 100K | 30 | |
| Sat 12 Aug | 12:00 p.m. | German Poker Championship Day 1C Turbo: �1M Gtd | �2,200 | 1M | 60 |
| 12:00 p.m. | GPC Mini Day 1C: �200K Gtd | �220 | 100K | 30 | |
| 3:00 p.m. | German Poker Championship Day 2: �1M Gtd | �2,200 | 1M | 60 | |
| 6:00 p.m. | GPC Mini Day 1D: �200K Gtd | �220 | 100K | 30 | |
| 6:00 p.m. | GPC Super High Roller Day 1: �500K Gtd 8-Max | �25,000 | 100K | 45 | |
| 6:00 p.m. | GPC 8-Max Day 1A: �200K Gtd | �1,100 | 100K | 45 | |
| Sun 13 Aug | 10:00 a.m. | GPC Mini Day 1E Turbo: �200K Gtd | �220 | 100K | 30 |
| 12:00 p.m. | German Poker Championship Day 3: �1M Gtd | 60 | |||
| 2:00 p.m. | GPC Super High Roller Final Day: �500K Gtd 8-Max | �25,000 | 100K | 45 (60 on FT) | |
| 2:30 p.m. | GPC Mini Final Day: �200K Gtd | 30 | |||
| 3:00 p.m. | GPC 8-Max Day 1B: �200K Gtd | �1,100 | 100K | 45 | |
| Mon 14 Aug | 12:00 p.m. | German Poker Championship Final Day: �1M Gtd | 60 | ||
| 12:00 p.m. | GPC 8-Max Final Day: �200K Gtd | �1,100 | 100K | 45 |
You can use your partypoker account to buy into any of the German Poker Championship events, although the prices will be in U.S. dollars. If you do not have a partypoker account, download partypoker via PokerNews, enter the bonus code ��PNCOM�� When making your first deposit and the kind folks at partypoker will match your initial deposit 100 percent up to a maximum of $500.
