Synchro Poker Tour III: New Format, Big Prizes Await in 15 Cities

The third stage of the Synchro Poker Tour (SPT) will take place from September 12-15, 2013, in 15 cities across the CIS.

The buy-in for the tournament is $220, with a guaranteed prize pool of $100,000. The new 50/50 format means that 50% of the prize pool will be awarded to the top 10% of players in each club, with the remaining 50% to be played for in the final phase. The final phase of the tournament will take place on September 26, 2013, as part of the RPT Russian Poker Open.

The first stage of SPT, held from March 8-11, 2013, saw over 700 participants and a prize pool of around €140,000. The winner of the first stage of SPT was Важа Кометиани from Tbilisi, who won €30,000. The second stage of SPT, held from May 8-13, 2013, included the Main Event and Grand Event tournaments. The Grand Event of the second stage of SPT saw over 1,000 registrations, a record for the CIS. The winner of the Grand Event was Влада Вдовченко from Minsk, who won €7,700 after qualifying through a freeroll satellite. The winner of the Main Event was Виталий Солодкий from Kharkiv, who won €25,500.