Los Angeles, CA (November 19, 2019) WPTDeepStacks™ today announced the Season XVIII WPTDeepStacks Amsterdam event at Holland Casino Amsterdam Center. The event will take place from March 12-15, 2020 and includes a €1,200 buy-in. This is the sixth season of the partnership between the World Poker Tour® and Holland Casino Amsterdam Center. The WPTDeepStacks Amsterdam festival runs from March 7-15, 2020.
The Season XVII WPTDeepStacks Amsterdam event drew a field of 507 entries and awarded €104,304 to Felix Schulze for winning the event. Schulze joined WPT® Main Tour Champions Rens Feenstra, Andjelko Andrejevic, and Season XIV WPT Tournament of Champions winner Farid Yachou as players who have stepped into the winner’s circle in Amsterdam.
Holland Casino Amsterdam Center is located in the beautiful hub of culture surrounding the Amsterdam city center. Among the amenities players can expect to enjoy while onsite are a complimentary dinner provided by the venue, a full selection of table games, and the hospitality of the Leidseplein entertainment district.
“The World Poker Tour and WPTDeepStacks look forward to another fantastic event in Amsterdam with our Holland Casino partner,” Hermance Blum, WPT VP Europe, said. “Since first initiating our partnership, the turnout from players across the globe has only increased and we expect an even stronger turnout in March.”
Mario La Ferrera, Senior Product Specialist Table Games, said, “We are very pleased to extend our partnership. Having a big international poker brand as the WPT in Amsterdam in the heart of the city, is a valuable asset for Holland Casino. We have seen many great internationally respected poker players the last five years and we are happy welcoming many more March 7-15 2020 and for all the coming years. Amsterdam is the place to be to play poker.”
The full event schedule for WPTDeepStacks Amsterdam will be announced at a later date.
For more information, including World Poker Tour event schedules and the tour’s latest news, visit WPT.com.
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