The upcoming leg of the European Poker Tour in Sochi will play as planned, explained PokerStars on an official update released on March 8.
The 10-day poker festival kicks off at Casino Sochi on March 20 bringing to Russia an action-packed schedule highlighted by a RUB 122,300,000 (USD 1,631,482) guarantee.
The 2020 Sochi EPT is one of the three events in PokerStars' live tournament schedule to survive the coronavirus global emergency, as all PokerStars European events have now been postponed.
"With many PokerStars sponsored live events upcoming around the world, we wanted to take a moment to let our players know our current position regarding the coronavirus," states a note published by PokerStars on Sunday.