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EUROPEAN POKER TOUR SEASON 5 SET TO CLOSE WITH BIGGEST PRIZEPOOL EVER

ISLE OF MAN, UK – April 24, 2009: The European Poker Tour (EPT) Season Five is about to come to
a close with the largest poker event in Europe’s history. The PokerStars EPT will take place in Monte
Carlo April 27-May 3. The event will include a total of 14 separate events that will be part of the festival
including the Main Event, a High Rollers Event, and the first ever Ante Up For Africa in Europe.

Last year’s Main Event attracted over 840 players, with, 22-year-old Canadian Glen Chorny taking home
over €2 million and the Grand Final title. This year, the €10,000 buy-in No Limit Hold’em (NLHE) contest
is set to surpass all records at a European poker tournament with over 1,000 players expected to attend,
creating an estimated €12 million total prize pool. So far over 400 players have qualified on PokerStars
for the event. The EPT Grand Final Main Event structure has been altered this year to 30,000 in chips
and 60-minute levels on Day 1, with 75-minute levels from Day 2. This will also be the structure for all
Season Six PokerStars EPT Main Events.

The first ever Ante Up For Africa in Europe is being held the night before the kick-off of the EPT Grand
Final in Monte Carlo. The charity event will raise money for the current humanitarian mission in crisistorn
Darfur, and will feature a host of stars including Nelly, Boris Becker, French rugby players Sebastien
Chabal and Philippe Saint-Andre and French rapper Bruno “Kool Shen” to name a few.

Also this years two major tournaments will be introduced, including the three-day €25,000 European
High Roller Championship and the two-day €5,000 European Pot Limit Omaha Championship (PLO).
Satellites have been running for the PLO tournament on PokerStars, offering a special three-day
weekend prize package to Monte Carlo for qualifiers.

On top of all of this, PokerStars is planning another Poker Camp during the PokerStars EPT Monte
Carlo event. This comes after the huge success of the Poker Camps held in Barcelona and the
Bahamas as part of The PokerStars European Tour, Season Five. Members of Team PokerStars Pro
will be on hand to provide priceless and interactive coaching sessions. The Monte Carlo Bay Resort and
Hotel will also include daily battleship poker tournaments.

In addition to competing in satellites for Monte Carlo, for the first time on the EPT circuit, PokerStars
players will be able to buy-in online to all scheduled tournaments directly through their PokerStars
accounts and will receive Frequent Player Points (FPP) for rewards in the PokerStars VIP Club. Online
registration opened on April 20, 2009.

For more information on the EPT Grand Final and all EPT events, please see www.ept.com.

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