European Masters of Poker Season II Announced

• Press Release
• Source: European Masters of Poker
• On 11:27 am EDT, Monday October 12, 2009

DUBLIN, October 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- After Success of EMOP Season I, Entraction Network Announces Expanded Schedule of Seven Legs for Season II Beginning November 2009

The Entraction network today announces details of season II of the European Masters of Poker tour which features an expanded schedule of seven legs across Europe between November 2009 and 2010 and a cruise for winners of the leader board in December 2010.

    The full schedule for season II is:

    - Nov. 25 to 28, 2009: Grand Casino, Ljubljana, Slovenia -
      EUR1,000+EUR100 main event

    - Feb. 3 to 7, 2010: Olympic Casino, Warsaw, Poland - EUR1,000+EUR100
      main event

    - Mar. 25 to 28, 2010: Casino Estoril, Lisboa, Portugal - EUR1,000+EUR100
      main event

    - May 27 to 30, 2010: Casino di Campione, Campione, Italy -
      EUR1,000+EUR100 main event

    - July 28 to Aug. 1, 2010: Crystal Crown Casino, Sunny Beach, Bulgaria -
      EUR1,000+EUR100 main event

    - Sept. 23 to 26, 2010: Casino Barcelona, Spain - EUR1,000+EUR100 main
      event

    - Nov. 17 to 20, 2010: Casino di Venezia, Malta - EUR1,500+EUR150 grand
      final main event

    - Leader Board Final Dec. 5 to 12, 2010: EMOP Leaderboard Cruise
      LosAngeles to Mexican Riviera

"The players really love it," said EMOP product manager Christer Larsson," and all Entraction partners within the network have shown great appreciation. EMOP season II is on its way and we are proud to present new great venues and we will send at least 200 qualifiers from the Entraction network to each event."

The top 16 players on the leader board after the grand final in Malta will participate in a poker cruise from Los Angeles to the Mexican Riviera with a private tournament for cash prizes.

In season I over 1,000 players took part in EMOP events across European destinations, battling for prize pools which totaled more than EUR1.6 million. In excess of 1,400 players are expected to attend main events during season II.

The European Master of Poker saw five stops across Europe from February to September 2009. The previous winners were:

Tallin, Estonia, Feb.20 to 22: Johanna Pyysing - EUR69,440. 248 players made a total prize pool of EUR248,000.

Varna, Bulgaria, April 15 to 18: Reuven Dayan - EUR77,750. 311 players made a total prize pool of EUR311,000

Prague, Czech Republic, June 24 to 28: Vladislav Shuravin - EUR39,675. 258 players created a prize pool of EUR258,000

Barcelona, Spain, July 29 to August 1: Anton Wigg - EUR55,502. 399 players created a prize pool of EUR399,000.

Vittoriosa, Malta, Sept. 23 to 26, 2009: Krzystzof Grubka - EUR95,000. 291 players created a prize pool of EUR436,500.

For more details visit http://www.europeanmastersofpoker.com. Online qualification for the first event in Slovenia at the end of November is now underway on the Entraction network.

About European Masters of Poker

EMOP is a live poker tournament series running in Europe. EMOP gives the recreational player opportunity to play big international poker tournaments with affordable buy-in. EMOP chooses to cooperate with the best casinos in Europe to give the participants an unforgettable experience. Partners in the Entraction poker network will send at least 200 qualifiers to each event . The European Masters of Poker gives the gaming operator a unique possibility to create ambassadors for and loyalty to their brand. EMOP is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Entraction Group. Please visit http://www.europeanmastersofpoker.com for more information.

Contact: brendan.murray@pokermediaconsulting.com +353863057469 for more details

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