EPT Deauville schedule announced

After January within the Bahamas there's always the risk of feeling slightly too relaxed. One minute you're operating on Island time, wearing a Tommy Bahamas shirt, a couple of sandals and drinking pink drinks. The following you are still within the shirt in a baggage queue, and still squinting in what's the now imaginary sunshine. It isn't good.

What you wish to have is to be jolted back into the true world. We aren't talking a few steady re-entry, but a short, sharp shock, like tearing off a Band Aid, starting with some kind of treatment involving a blast of invigorating cold air each morning.

Well, you will be happy to listen to that PokerStars offers this comprehensive service. It's called "EPT Deauville".

That's right. It is the best cure for a winter of light and sand, turning it right into a distant memory as you travel to the windswept shores of Deauville in Normandy, which again hosts the EPT Festival starting in January.

Deauville Casino looking pretty spectacular

Actually, let's be clear on a couple of things.

It's fair to mention that Deauville, which appears at the EPT for a 10th time in 2015, could be a little colder than Paradise Island in January. But frankly that has yet to take anything clear of the advantages of playing what's typically some of the biggest and best tournaments staged in France per annum. This season, we will assure you with the intention to be no different.

The reasons? Well there are the standard EPT benefits comparable to a perfect structures and prize pools, with 45 events at the schedule. But it is usually concerning the surroundings. In Deauville, you're never greater than about 100 yards from the beach, a plate of significant food, or a bottle of excellent wine. What's more all of it occurs in a picturesque coastal setting, and in Casino Barriere Deauville, probably the most more opulent tournaments destinations in Europe.

As well because the €5,300 Main Event (which last years was worth €614,000 to winner Sotorious Koutoupas ), there'll be a €10,600 High Roller. There'll even be the typically grand prelude to the Festival within the shape of the general France Poker Series Main Event of Season 4 with a €500,000 guarantee, in addition to a High Roller. It goes without saying that a raft of side events, including the €330 Deauville Cup, may also be at the schedule. The festival can even conclude the fourth season's Player of the Season competition.

Last season's winner Sotirious Koutoupas with winter scarf for the cold

What's more, we realise that in comparison to other EPT festivals Deauville is, lets say, somewhat more out of reach. So that you can make your journey to and from Deauville as easy as possible we'll be laying on shuttles to and from the airports, more details of which are found at EPT Travel.

Sure, the PCA has a beach, but so does Deauville!

So there you have got it. The antidote to post-Bahamian blues, complete with enormous prize pools, great structures, and wonderful scenery. Find the entire details you will want at the EPT website, with satellites listed within the tournament lobby.

We'll see you at the beach! (Leave the sandals, bring a hat and scarf)

Stephen Bartley is a staff writer for the PokerStars Blog.

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