EPT Season Five launched with the first European Poker Tour Awards in Barcelona. The ceremony honoured the best players and performances from the entire EPT Season Four with Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu hosting the awards alongside Poker News’ Gloria Balding.

The awards ceremony took place at the stylish Opium Mar in Barcelona on 9 September, 2008. The launch of The EPT Awards follows the enormous success of the PokerStars.com Scandinavian Poker Awards, which takes place annually in Copenhagen.

“The EPT awards, which we expect to become a regular fixture on the EPT, look back at last season’s record breaking tour and acknowledge the achievements of the players who once again dazzled us all with their exceptional poker skills,” said John Duthie, EPT executive producer.