That means it’s far from impossible for you to find yourself called to receive the TV treatment, and it might help to know in advance what you can expect. The producers inevitably favour the so-called “big names” for their broadcast during the early stages of a tournament, but there are always eight seats to be filled. What follows is a guide to what you can expect if you find yourself at a feature table on the EPT. We were surrounded for the most part by fellow content creators and tournament employees, but there were a couple of notable high-level players there too, including Platinum Pass winners and someone with recent memory of a UKIPT final table.Įssentially we were just helping out the floor managers and technicians ensure all the wires were in the right place, but the exercise also served another purpose. So it was that PokerStars Blog drew up a seat yesterday at the feature table of EPT Prague. And if you happen to be kicking around an EPT tournament room and fancy stepping out on the feature table without paying a penny, the TV team is always recruiting for the role of “player” for these important run-throughs.

One of the final steps in the process is the dress rehearsal, which takes place on the eve of the first broadcast.

The European Poker Tour (EPT) live stream is now up and running, and as you know it takes a staggering amount of the behind-the-scenes wizardry to get the pictures to your screens.

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