Wednesday, 18 March 2015
The World Poker Tour's global expansion continues with the announcement of a new venture in the Netherlands.
The WPT has inked an exclusive four-year deal with Holland Casino which will include WPT Main Tour and WPT National events in Amsterdam and Valkenburg.The first €3300 WPT Amsterdam will take place at the recently refurbished Holland Casino from 11 May with the maiden €750 WPT National event in Valkenburg scheduled for 30 September.“We are proud to announce our partnership with Holland Casino, and to bring both the WPT Main Tour and the WPT National Tour to two world-class properties in the Netherlands,” said WPT President Adam Pliska.“The Dutch have a rich history in poker, including various final table appearances on the World Poker Tour, and we look forward to creating more memories with top professionals and aspiring players alike over the next four years.”In addition to the €3,300 Main Event, WPT Amsterdam will also feature a host of side action including PLO, 8-max, turbo and bounty contests as well as a quartet of Main Event satellites. Check out the full line up below:May 9 at 4 pm: €330 buy-in Warm Up (Freeze out)May 10 at 2 pm: €6,000 buy-in High Roller (Unlimited re-entry until start of Day 2) May 10 at 4 pm: €600 buy-in Bounty Event (Freeze out with €100 bounties) May 11 at 2 pm: Day 1A of €3,300 buy-in WPT Amsterdam Main Event (One re-entry per day)May 12 at 2 pm: Day 1B of €3,300 buy-in WPT Amsterdam Main Event (One re-entry per day)May 12 at 4 pm: €330 buy-in Mixed PLO/NLH May 13 at 4 pm: €750 buy-in Eight Max NLH May 14 at 4 pm: €1,500 buy-in Big Stack (Single re-entry) May 15 at 4 pm: €550 buy-in PLO May 16 at 2 pm: €300 buy-in Turbo (One-day event) Qualifiers for the WPT Amsterdam Main Event include: May 8 at 2 pm: €330 buy-in (Single re-entry) May 9 at 6 pm: €330 buy-in (Single re-entry) May 10 at 6 pm: €330 buy-in (Single re-entry) May 11 at 6 pm: €330 buy-in (Single re-entry)“We are delighted with the fact that the WPT Main Tour is coming to Holland Casino Amsterdam. After the first alliance for a WPT National in Valkenburg last year, it is the first time that the WPT Main Tour is in Holland, and therefore an important moment”, added Holland Casino CEO Willem-Jan van den Dijssel.“WPT is one of the largest poker tours and a premier name in international poker. We are proud to host the tournament and are convinced that it will take poker to a higher level in the Netherlands.”
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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