The new European Poker Tour schedule has just been published. However at this time the only half of the schedule was made public.

Until this season the EPT has always started its season in Barcelona, Spain. However with the poker boom taking over Russia they have now added EPT Moscow event to the schedule and it starts the season on 18th of August. The EPT Moscow has a 200,000+12,000 RUB buy in, around 4,500€ with the current exchange rate. The second new EPT during the first half of the EPT season 6 is EPT Vilamoura, Portugal. The buyin to EPT Portugal event is 5000+300€.

EPT Season 6 first half schedule:

EPT Moscow, Russia 18th to 23rd of August 2000,000+12,000 RUB

EPT Barcelona, Spain 4th to 9th of September 8,000+300€

EPT London, United Kingdom 1st to 7th of October 5,000+250 GBP

EPT Warsaw, Poland 20th to 25th of October 20,000+1,000 PLN

EPT Vilamoura, Portugal 17th to 22nd of November 5,000+300€

EPT Prague, Czech Republic 1st to 6th of December 5,000+250€

EPT PCA, Bahamas 4th to 14th of January $10,000+$600

European Poker Tour is the biggest yearly European poker tournament series. You can qualify to it at multiple online poker sites, or buy in your seat directly. EPT Season 6 will run between 2009 and 2010.