The European Poker Tour schedule for March has been confirmed and will be taking place in London. The event will last for 11 days, from the 5^th until the 16^th of March, and, for the first time, will bring together the UK & Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) and the European Poker Tour (EPT), which will be open to players of all levels.

The eleven-day event will be divided in 37 competitions and will include over 2000 players from the entire world with more than £7 million in prizes.

The event was last held in London in 2011, when German wunderkind poker player Benny Spindler took home £750,000. This year marks the return of the world’s poker community to the UK capital city.

Place: The EPT will be held at the Grosvenor Victoria Casino, a famous betting venue that holds some of London’s most admired poker rooms.

Additional venues:  Due to the increasing number of participating players, the London Hippodrome Casino will host the PokerStars Live poker lounge, and will also serve as a side venue for additional tournaments.

Kick-Off Event: The UKIPT will start with a £770 buy-in kick-off game and a £2,150 side event for high-rollers.

Main Event: The European Poker Tour will include a £5,250 buy-in main event and a side-competition with a £25,000 guaranteed prize pool. There will also be a £10,300 EPT High-Roller event, a £550 no-limit Deepstack match, a £550 PokerStars Women competition and a £2,100 buy-in no-limit Turbo game.

Live broadcasting: The whole event will be broadcasted live on TV, including a live-webcast anchored by James Hartigan, Joe Stapleton and a host from PokerStars Pros, which includes many former poker players. Viewers will be able to take part in on-line voting schemes and decide which tables or players they would like to see during the show.

Victoria Coren, member of the Team PokerStars Pro and EPT season-3 winner, said, I am very excited that EPT London is returning to the Vic, where it began. I think the atmosphere there will be fantastic. It’s where I won my own EPT title, so I hope it’ll be lucky for me.