# Italian Poker Tour

The Italian Poker Tour (IPT) was a series of poker tournaments sponsored by PokerStars. The tour was created in 2009 and has held tournaments in Italy (Campione d'Italia, Sanremo, Saint Vincent and Venice), Malta, Slovenia (Nova Gorica) and San Marino.

## Season 1

| Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
| June 5–7, 2009 | IPT Sanremo I €2,200 Casino Sanremo, Sanremo, Italy | 254 | €508,000 | Stefano Puccilli | €120,000 |
| July 30-August 2, 2009 | IPT Venice I €2,200 Casino Di Venezia, Venice, Italy | 439 | €851,660 | Matt Perrins | €150,000 |
| August 27–31, 2009 | IPT Sanremo II €2,200 Casino Sanremo, Sanremo, Italy | 368 | €713,920 | Ramzi Jelassi | €170,000 |
| October 8–12, 2009 | IPT Nova Gorica I €2,200 Perla Casino & Hotel, Nova Gorica, Slovenia | 332 | €664,000 | Marco Figuccia | €160,000 |
| November 12–16, 2009 | IPT Sanremo III €2,200 Casino Sanremo, Sanremo, Italy | 325 | €670,000 | Giovanni Salvatore | €150,000 |
| December 10–14, 2009 | IPT Sanremo IV €2,200 Casino Sanremo, Sanremo, Italy | 273 | €529,620 | Alessio Isaia | €140,000 |
| January 14–18, 2010 | IPT Venice II €2,200 Casino di Venezia, Venice, Italy | 310 | €600,000 | Salvatore Bonavena | €155,000 |
| February 25-March 1, 2010 | IPT Sanremo V €2,200 Casino Sanremo, Sanremo, Italy | 488 | €976,000 | Valdemar Kwaysser | €227,000 |
| March 18–22, 2010 | IPT Nova Gorica II €2,200 Perla Casino & Hotel, Nova Gorica, Slovenia | 393 | €762,420 | Giuseppe Di Cicco | €200,000 |
* Italian Poker Tour - Season 1 Champion: Giannino Salvatore

## Season 2

| Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
| June 17–21, 2010 | IPT San Marino €2,200 Centro Congressi San Marino, San Marino, Italy | 380 | €760,000 | Luigi Pignataro | €190,000 |
| July 29-August 2, 2010 | IPT Venice €2,200 Casino Di Venezia, Venice, Italy | 505 | €508,000 | Tamas Lendvai | €235,000 |
| August 19–23, 2010 | IPT Sanremo I €2,200 Casino Sanremo, Sanremo, Italy | 396 | €768,240 | Sergio Castelluccio | €200,000 |
| September 23–27, 2010 | IPT Nova Gorica I €2,200 Perla Casino & Hotel, Nova Gorica, Slovenia | 384 | €744,960 | Luca Topazio | €190,000 |
| October 14–18, 2010 | IPT Sanremo II €2,200 Casino Sanremo, Sanremo, Italy | 344 | €688,000 | Alessandro Minasi | €172,000 |
| November 11–16, 2010 | IPT Malta I €2,200 Portomaso Casino, St. Julian's, Malta | 385 | €770,000 | Michal Polchlopek | €190,000 |
| December 9–13, 2010 | IPT Sanremo III €2,200 Casino Sanremo, Sanremo, Italy | 342 | €684,000 | Marcello Caponnetto | €170,000 |
| January 20–24, 2011 | IPT Campione d'Italia €2,200 Casino Campione d'Italia, Campione d'Italia, Italy | 471 | €942,000 | Eros Nastasi | €215,504 |
| February 17–21, 2011 | IPT Malta II €2,200 Portomaso Casino, St. Julian's, Malta | 237 | €474,000 | Giacomo Loccarini | €122,000 |
| March 17–21, 2011 | IPT Nova Gorica II €2,200 Perla Casino & Hotel, Nova Gorica, Slovenia | 396 | €768,240 | Mustapha Kanit | €200,000 |
* Italian Poker Tour - Season 2 Champion: Tamas Lendvai
* MINI Italian Poker Tour - Season 2 Champion: Vincenzo Natale

## Season 3

| Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
| June 23–27, 2011 | IPT Campione I CHF2,607 (~€2,193) Casino Campione d'Italia, Campione d'Italia, Italy | 391 | CHF 898,870 (~€756,129) | Domenico Cordi | CHF 230,000 (~€193,476) |
| July 28-August 1, 2011 | IPT Sanremo I €2,200 Casino Sanremo, Sanremo, Italy | 426 | €826,440 | Luca Pagano | €210,000 |
| September 1–5, 2011 | IPT Nova Gorica I €2,200 Perla Casino & Hotel, Nova Gorica, Slovenia | 287 | €556,780 | Oleksii Kovalchuk | €150,000 |
| September 29-October 3, 2011 | MINI IPT San Marino €400 Giochi Del Titano, San Marino | 494 | €172,505 | Guido Pieraccini | €32,400 |
| November 24–28, 2011 | IPT Campione II CHF2,200 (~€1,793) Casino Campione d'Italia, Campione d'Italia, Italy | 482 | CHF 951,200 (~€775,436) | Danilo Donnini | CHF 221,000 (~€180,163) |
| January 26–30, 2012 | IPT Sanremo II €2,200 Casino Sanremo, Sanremo, Italy | 350 | €679,000 | Oleksii Kovalchuk | €175,000 |
| March 1–5, 2012 | IPT Nova Gorica I €2,200 Perla Casino & Hotel, Nova Gorica, Slovenia | 286 | €554,840 | Anton Karasinsky | €140,000 |
| March 21–26, 2012 | IPT Campione II CHF400 (~€332) Casino Campione d'Italia, Campione d'Italia, Italy | 465 | CHF 194,040 (~€160,916) | Gianni Racitti | CHF 46,000 (~€38,147) |
| May 3–7, 2012 | IPT Sanremo GRAND FINAL €2,200 Casino Sanremo, Sanremo, Italy | 418 | €810,920 | Davide Biscardi | €176,000 |
* Italian Poker Tour - Season 3 Champion: Oleksii Kovalchuk
* MINI Italian Poker Tour - Season 3 Champion: Andrea Ferrari
* Ladies - Season 3 leaderboard: Noemi Palumbo

## Season 4

| Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
| May 24–28, 2012 | IPT Campione I CHF2,618 (~€2,180) Casino Campione d'Italia, Campione d'Italia, Italy | 224 | CHF 517,126 (~€430,333) | Antonino Venneri | CHF 130,000 (~€108,181) |
| July 26–30, 2012 | IPT Sanremo I €2,200 Casino Sanremo, Sanremo, Italy | 375 | €727,500 | Alessandro Meoni | €166,000 |
| August 30-September 3, 2012 | IPT Campione II CHF2,618 (~€2,179) Casino Campione d'Italia, Campione d'Italia, Italy | 282 | CHF 671,160 (~€558,870) | Manlio Iemina | CHF 154,000 (~€128,235) |
| November 15–19, 2012 | IPT Nova Gorica €2,200 Perla Casino & Hotel, Nova Gorica, Slovenia | 298 | €578,120 | Riccardo D'Antoni | €155,000 |
| January 10–14, 2013 | IPT Campione III CHF2,629 (~€2,171) Casino Campione d'Italia, Campione d'Italia, Italy | 385 | CHF 892,544 (~€736,884) | Andrea Montini | CHF 200,000 (~€165,120) |
| February 28-March 4, 2013 | IPT Saint-Vincent €2,200 Saint-Vincent Resort & Casino, Saint-Vincent, Italy | 358 | €694,520 | Luca Moschitta | €180,000 |
| May 2–6, 2013 | IPT Sanremo GRAND FINAL €2,200 Casino Sanremo, Sanremo, Italy | 428 | €830,320 | Nicola Sasso | €185,000 |
* Italian Poker Tour - Season 4 Champion: Ivan Losi
* MINI Italian Poker Tour - Season 4 Champion: Gianvalerio Bindi
* Ladies - Season 4 leaderboard: Nadia Angeli

## Season 5

| Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
| June 13–17, 2013 | IPT San Marino €2,200 Centro Congressi San Marino, San Marino, Italy | 154 | €298,760 | Antonio Bernaudo | €65,580 |
| July 25–29, 2013 | IPT Sanremo I €2,200 Casino Sanremo, Sanremo, Italy | 246 | €492,000 | Fabrizio Piva | €121,000 |
| August 22–27, 2013 | IPT Nova Gorica €700 Perla Casino & Hotel, Nova Gorica, Slovenia | 715 | €450,450 | Claudio Di Giacomo | €90,000 |
| October 24–29, 2013 | IPT Sanremo II €700 Casino Sanremo, Sanremo, Italy | 1,010 | €617,211 | Federico Piroddi | €125,000 |
| November 28-December 3, 2013 | IPT Saint-Vincent GRAND FINAL €700 Saint-Vincent Resort & Casino, Saint-Vincent, Italy | 914 | €575,820 | Domenico Drammis | €130,000 |
* Italian Poker Tour - Season 5 Champion: Domenico Drammis - Prize: Sponsorship package covering season 6 IPT
* MINI Italian Poker Tour - Season 5 Champion: Martynas Miliauskas - Prize: Sponsorship package covering season 6 IPT
* Satéllite IPT and MINI IPT - Season 5 leaderboard: Igor "SMagicS-84" Saia - Prize: One EPT Package value €6,500

## Season 6

| Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
| January 16–21, 2014 | IPT Nova Gorica I €700 Perla Casino & Hotel, Nova Gorica, Slovenia | 710 | €433,881 | Marko Mikovic | €89,000 |
| February 27-March 4, 2014 | IPT Saint-Vincent I €700 Saint-Vincent Resort & Casino, Saint-Vincent, Italy | 635 | €388,049 | Walter Treccarichi | €87,500 |
| April 9–14, 2014 | EPT / IPT Sanremo I €770 Casino Sanremo, Sanremo, Italy | 1,124 | €763,196 | Alessandro De Fenza | €105,600 |
| July 24–28, 2014 | IPT Saint-Vincent II €1,100 Saint-Vincent Resort & Casino, Saint-Vincent, Italy | 363 | €352,110 | Massimo Pellegrino | €65,000 |
| September 4–8, 2014 | IPT Sanremo II €1,100 Casino Sanremo, Sanremo, Italy | 392 | €380,240 | Riccardo Lacchinelli | €70,500 |
| October 23–27, 2014 | IPT Nova Gorica II €1,100 Perla Casino & Hotel, Nova Gorica, Slovenia | 333 | €333,000 | Igor Saia | €70,000 |
| November 27-December 1, 2014 | IPT Sanremo GRAND FINAL €990 Casino Sanremo, Sanremo, Italy | 234 | €204,282 | Alessio Isaia | €43,000 |
* Italian Poker Tour - Season 6 Champion: Niccolò Ceccarelli - Prize: Sponsorship package covering season 7 IPT
* MINI Italian Poker Tour - Season 6 Champion: Martynas Miliauskas - Prize: Sponsorship package covering season 7 IPT

## Season 7

| Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
| March 18–23, 2015 | EPT / IPT Malta €1,100 ortomaso Casino, St. Julian's, Malta | 1,285 | €1,246,450 | Georgios Zisimopoulos | €142,205 |
| April 23–28, 2015 | MINI IPT Saint-Vincent I €330 PokerStars LIVE ROOM at Saint-Vincent Resort & Casino, Saint-Vincent, Italy | 775 | €225,525 | Jean-Marc Bellini | €42,000 |
| July 23–28, 2015 | MINI IPT Saint-Vincent II €330 PokerStars LIVE ROOM at Saint-Vincent Resort & Casino, Saint-Vincent, Italy | 829 | €248,700 | Alessandro Spadaccini | €33,739 |
| July 30 - August 3, 2015 | IPT Saint-Vincent III €1,100 PokerStars LIVE ROOM at Saint-Vincent Resort & Casino, Saint-Vincent, Italy | 390 | €378,300 | Alessandro Adinolfo | €80,000 |
| September 10–14, 2015 | IPT Nova Gorica €1,100 Perla Casino & Hotel, Nova Gorica, Slovenia | 265 | €257,050 | Matteo Mutti | €80,000 |
| October 21–25, 2015 | EPT / IPT Malta €1,100 ortomaso Casino, St. Julian's, Malta | 947 | €918,590 | Natan Chauskin | €149,560 |
| November 20–24, 2015 | MINI IPT Saint-Vincent GRAND FINAL €330 PokerStars LIVE ROOM at Saint-Vincent Resort & Casino, Saint-Vincent, Italy | 640 | €186,240 | Alessandro Minasi | €30,000 |
| January 21–25, 2016 | IPT Saint-Vincent GRAND FINAL €1,100 PokerStars LIVE ROOM at Saint-Vincent Resort & Casino, Saint-Vincent, Italy | 308 | €298,760 | Balazs Somodi | €70,000 |
* Italian Poker Tour - Season 7 GOLD: Yann Dion
* Italian Poker Tour - Season 7 SILVER: Jiri Desmo Horak

## Season 8

| Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
| May 11–16, 2016 | IPT Saint-Vincent I €1,100 PokerStars LIVE ROOM at Saint-Vincent Resort & Casino, Saint-Vincent, Italy | 260 | €252,200 | Eric Joss | €47,000 |
| July 14–19, 2016 | MINI IPT Saint-Vincent II €330 PokerStars LIVE ROOM at Saint-Vincent Resort & Casino, Saint-Vincent, Italy | 508 | €150,000 | Diego Raimondi | €22,000 |
| August 3,8, 2016 | IPT Saint-Vincent III KO EDITION €600 + €500 KO PokerStars LIVE ROOM at Saint-Vincent Resort & Casino, Saint-Vincent, Italy | 370 | €179,450 + €179,450 KO | Francesco Elefante | €28,500 + €11,500 KO |
| October 19–23, 2016 | EPT / IPT Malta €1,100 Portomaso Casino, St. Julian's, Malta | 775 | €751,750 | Ismael Bojang | €101,940 |
| April 6–11, 2017 | MINI IPT Nova Gorica €330 Perla Casino & Hotel, Nova Gorica, Slovenia | 439 | €200,000 | Daniele Caldarola | €38,353 |
* Italian Poker Tour - Season 8 Champion: (tbc)