The famed Spring Poker Festival kicks off in Vienna, Austria, next week with the PartyPoker East Versus West Team Cup II on Monday, followed by the PartyPoker European Challenge II on Tuesday. 
The East Versus West Team Cup II is a €60,000 freeroll for 30 players, comprised of online qualifiers and pros, including Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott, Roland De Wolfe, Ciaran O’Leary, and Ian Frazer heading the Western charge and Tony G and Alex Kravchenko leading the Eastern challenge. Bookmaker PartyBets.com quotes Team West favourites to retain the Cup at 4/5 with Team East even money.
The following day sees the main event of the Spring Poker Festival, the €3,000+€150 European Challenge II, will include Sigi Stockinger, Andreas Krause, Michael Keiner, Eddy Scharf, Philip Marmorstein, Ivo Donev, and Katharine Hartree.
Both events are scheduled for broadcast on ITV4 in the UK and will be distributed internationally.
A PartyPoker spokesman said, “Vienna is a great place for poker, and there will be no shortage of side action; we’re expecting a good turnout for the European Challenge. The East Versus West Team Cup is likely to be a tightly fought and noisy affair, with Devilfish and Tony G reacquainting themselves with each other over the felt.”
