Thursday, 18 February 2010
The World Poker Tour has announced details of its second stop of the 2010/11 season, the WPT Spanish Championship.
The Casino Barcelona will once again be the venue for the €3,200+€300 buy-in event that takes place from 19th to 23rd May 2010. Super satellites take place at the same venue on 17th and 18th May. There will also be ample opportunities to qualify online. The Barcelona stop on the World Poker Tour has proved a popular one with the likes of Barry Greenstein, Gus Hansen, Annette Obrestad, Eric Seidel and Antonio Esfandiari experiencing the best that the Catalan capital has to offer. Previous winners of the prestigious title include Markus Lehmann, Casper Hansen and defending champion Randal Flowers. In addition to a hefty cash prize, the winner of this year’s tournament will also win a seat in the $25,500 buy-in for the 2011 WPT World Championship. “Casino Barcelona has been an incredible partner-- from player and partner servicing to tournament staff, their dedication to every detail is second to none,” said Rohin Malhotra, WPT Chief Executive Officer. “They will continue to be a key partner as we expand our presence in Spain, and we are looking forward to this wonderful event.”
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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