Shuffle Up and Deal!
After the lights were dimmed and a welcome video shown to the players in the room, EPT President Edgar Stuchly took to the mic.
"First and foremost I would like to thank you all for joining and supporting the EPT," Stuchly said in a deep timber. "Dealers please, shuffle up and deal."
A nice round of applause followed, the dealers promptly washed the deck, and cards are officially in the air here in the EPT Malta Main Event.
We're headed out to the field to see who is here.