Win a Velden main event seat

Win a Velden main event seat

Wednesday, 12 April 2017

Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are about to kick off three-stage online satellite tournament series that are promising to award winners with prize packages to compete in the upcoming European Poker Championship in Velden, Austria.

From April 13 to April 22 the Horizon Poker Network sites will each be running daily $3.30 buy-in step-one qualifiers at 4:10am, 10:10am, 1:10pm, 4:10pm and 10:10pm New York time with the winners receiving complimentary seats into subsequent $9.90 buy-in games due to be held at 1pm between April 15 and April 22.

The champions of these step-two competitions will then be gifted with spots into a $110 buy-in final due to take place on April 23 at 3:30pm where the victors will receive prize packages for the European Poker Championship each worth $4,000.

“The ultimate champion will receive a $4,000 prize package that includes their $2,862 buy-in to the European Poker Championship main event running from July 27 to July 30 alongside accommodation at a premium hotel close to the casino and cash for travel expenses,” read a statement from Intertops Poker.

Last year saw a trio of Juicy Stakes and Intertops Poker online satellite tournament winners in Tim O’Keefe, Gabor Kresco and Emil Hegedus compete at the Casinos Austria tournament with the latter having a holiday to remember after finishing in sixth spot for a pay-day of $26,000.

“The idea of scooping a win for insane amounts of money for only a cheap satellite entry online is living the dream to be sure,” said Texas resident O’Keefe, who was eliminated from the main event of the 2016 edition of the European Poker Championship on the third day. “Not only do Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes pick great tournaments in great spots, they over-deliver on taking care of their players.”

Intertops Poker declared that the main event prize pool for this year’s European Poker Championship is expected to be in excess of $770,000 while competitors from all over Europe are to pack out the lakeside Casino Velden to take part in tournaments and cash games on more than 40 tables.

“I wish I could say I took home the title in Velden but the experience itself was a win for sure,” said O’Keefe. “We all made day-two [and that is] always tough and a plus for any poker player. The big buy-in and long structure always bring around the better players so just making it that far was quite an accomplishment.”

Casino Velden European Poker Championship Online Poker Satellite Tournament Series Schedule:

Step One
Buy-In: $3.30
Prize: Step Two Ticket
When: Daily from April 13 to April 22 at 4:10am, 10:10am, 1:10pm, 4:10pm and 10:10pm New York time

Step Two
Buy-In: $9.90
Prize: Final Ticket
When: Daily from April 15 to April 22 at 2:30pm

Last Chance Qualifier
Buy-In: $1.10
Prize: Final Ticket
When: April 23 at 1pm

Final
Buy-In: $110
Prize: Casino Velden European Poker Championship Main Event Prize Package
When: April 23 at 3:30pm

Win a European Poker Championship main event seat

Juicy Stakes and Intertops Poker are to run three-stage online satellite tournament series that will award winners with prize packages into July’s European Poker Championship.



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