01-29-2008 15:26 UTC+2

Welcome to Dortmund

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Welcome to the Hohensyburg Casino in Dortmund, Germany and the PokerStars EPT German Open, which is the second European Poker Tour stop of 2008. At 3:00 PM local time, Day 1a will start with approximately 220 players seated, ready to go for the win in this five-day competition. You will be able to follow all the action, chip counts and more here on the 'Live Reporting' section on PokerNews.com throughout the week until Saturday, when we will have a new champion. Some of the big names playing today are Katja Thater, Ilari Sahamies, Johan Stor?kers, Rob Hollink, Juha Helppi, Alex Kravchenko, Ramzi Jelassi, Sorel Mizzi, Dario Minieri, Hans Eskilsson and Julian Thew.

Tags: Alex Kravchenko Dario Minieri Hans Eskilsson Ilari Sahamies Johan Stor?kers Juha Helppi Julian Thew Katja Thater Ramzi Jelassi Rob Hollink Sorel Mizzi