From February 20 to March 3, Casino Seefeld was the first CAPT venue of the year and a hot spot for poker fans. This year’s Casinos Austria Poker Tour (CAPT) got the new poker year off to a successful start with an impressive prize pool of over €2,000,000 and several records regarding the numbers of participants.
After 13 days of tournaments and a total of 29 top-class poker tournaments, CAPT’s successful position includes over 3,500 entries and strong international participation (including Jessica Teusl, poker world champion and three-time European champion). In addition to the Main Event (buy-in: €2,200) with an impressive 359 entries, the €550 NLH Snow Festival with 644 entries, the €1,100 NLH Alpine Classic with 182 entries and the €3,300 NLH Highlander (91 entries) were also extremely popular. Given all this, CAPT Seefeld once again registered a record number of participants this year. In the exciting final round of the Main Event, around 16 nations battled it out for a sensational prize pool of 718,000 euros. Colombian player Farid Jattin secured the victory, his triumph earning him prize money totalling €120,000.
Marcel Pipal, Poker Manager at the Casinos Seefeld and Innsbruck, summed it up as follows: “Once again, this year the CAPT Seefeld was an outstanding event for us and the entire poker community. We’re proud to have contributed to making the tournament days an unforgettable experience with an impressive, international field of participants and record prize money. We’re already looking forward to the next stop in Innsbruck as well as other exciting and top-class poker events.”
The next stop on the 2024 Poker Tour is in Innsbruck starting today
Casinos Austria’s twelve casinos are always popular venues for live events. The Casinos Austria Poker Tour (CAPT) is one of the highlights. The second stop of this year’s CAPT will be at Casino Innsbruck from March 12. In addition to the three-day main event, poker enthusiasts can expect a full tournament schedule with 19 tournaments and various buy-ins starting at €60 and going up to €550. There are also numerous satellite events, a deep stack tournament and, of course, pot limit Omaha tournaments. Even if the focus is on the tournaments, poker cash games are offered in parallel, starting at a 1/3 euro limit, which means there is something for everyone’s taste and you’re sure you’ll never be bored during the 12 days.
The tournament series will then continue throughout Austria until the final round in Casino Baden at the end of November, for the first time with the guaranteed CAPT MILLION 2024. All information can be found at casinos.at.
The CAPT tournaments are a point of fascination even for die-hard tournament participants: the locations are unique, and each individual venue has its own exclusive flair, and let’s not forget the quality of the game management and experience in hosting major international events. The CAPT venues are popular fixtures in the poker community’s tournament calendar, and that’s not just due to the generous prize money, even though this year, for the first time in the history of the CAPT, there is a prize money guarantee of €1,000,000 for the final at Casino Baden. The sense of tradition, hospitality and high level of seriousness are also highly appreciated.
As in previous years, Casinos Austria is expecting sold-out tournaments and cash game action at all limit levels. The expected prize money for the entire event is €1,500,000. The international field of participants will once again include all the local poker celebrities. Detailed information on the CAPT Innsbruck can be found at Casinos Austria Poker Tour | Casino Innsbruck.
Tournament tickets are available at any of the 12 Casinos Austria locations or by phone or e-mail at the Casinos Austria Service Center: service@casinos.at, phone +43 1 5344050. No admission to the casino under the age of 18, in accordance with Casinos Austria’s visiting and gaming regulations. Official photo ID is required for admission.
The 2024 CAPT stops are:
March 12 – 24: Casino Innsbruck
April 9 – 14: Casino Salzburg
April 23 – 28: Casino Velden
May 21 – 28: Casino Linz
May 30 – June 9: Casino Bregenz
July 16 – 28: Casino Velden European Poker Championship
September 30 – October 5: Casino Vienna
October 8 – 12: Casino Seefeld
October 17 – 27: Casino Bregenz
November 23 – December 3: Casino Baden – CAPT MILLION 2024