Thursday, 20 January 2011
PokerStars has extended its tournament circuit still further with the launch of the Eureka Poker Tour which will take in stops throughout central and eastern Europe.
The action gets under way in Prague from 16th-20th March with further stops scheduled for Slovenia, Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania with a grand final set for EPT Prague in December.Prize pools for each €800 Main Event are expected to top €250,000 with fields of 400-500 players predicted. Each event will also feature a range of side tournaments in addition to the Main Event. Online satellites to the first event in Prague are already up and running with a wide range of qualifying options, tailored to suit players of all bankrolls. Feeder satellites start from as little as €2.The full tour schedule is as follows:16th-20th Mar Czech Republic Prague € 800 11th-15th May Slovenia Nova Gorica € 800 22nd-26th Jun Bulgaria Golden Sands, Varna € 800 7th-11th Sept Croatia TBC € 800 Nov TBC Romania TBC TBC € 800Keep up to date with all the news from the poker world by following us on Twitter and Facebook.December TBC Czech Republic (EPT) Prague €5300 TBC
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off a second three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Fans of the Oh Hell trick-taking game will soon be able to enjoy real-money competitions online after Hell Club announced that it will be launching its new Oh Hell Stackpot innovation from Sunday.
Tuesday is the deadline for all working Americans to have submitted their income tax returns to the federal government and Juicy Stakes and Intertops Poker are set to mark this annual occasion by holding a special freeroll competition featuring a $1,000 top prize.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes cASINO are giving online poker players another chance to win their way to the Caribbean.
Win your way to the Caribbean in online satellites at Intertops and Juicy Stakes.
“We run a lot of higher stakes tournaments for our more hard-core players,” said Intertops’ poker manager. “But since our network is generally pretty soft, we created this series to give less competitive players a shot at winning.”
$200 GTD ‘East of Eden’ Poker Tournament Monday night at Intertops Poker will be a freezeout tournament with no re-buys or add-ons.
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