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October 2004 |
The
rise in online casino popularity has brought a lot
of new focus to some old and classic casino games.
You can find all the most well known games on line
including blackjack, roulette, craps, baccarat and
of course Texas Holdem poker.
Texas
Holdem
Poker
has become so immensely popular at the online
casinos that a whole series of related events are
starting to emerge including TV poker, celebrity
poker tournaments and more. The growing popularity
of poker at the online casino has helped boost an
interest in poker tournaments including the US World
Poker Tour and now a New European Poker Tour to
follow.
The European Poker Tour was started as an answer to
the unbelievably popular World Poker Tour in the
USA. The World Poker Tour in the USA proved that
there is an enormous audience on television that is
enamored with professionally produced programs that
focus on the drama, tension and excitement of the
existing poker circuit and tournaments.
The USA Tour was such a success that the European
counterpart was inevitable. Seven hour and a half
long programs will be produced, focusing on existing
tournaments across Europe while leading up to a
Grand Final Event in the brilliant surroundings of
the Monte Carlo Casino in Monaco. The final event
will include ten top finalists and runners up
selected from the six EPT preliminary events who
will also compete along side the finalists for the
title of EPT Series 1 Grand Champion.
The European tour has been planned for 2005. The
tour will sweep through the major cities of Europe
including London, Paris, Barcelona, Vienna and
Dublin.
John Duthie of the PokerStars European Poker Tour
had this to say, “All across Europe, from land based
casinos to online casinos, interest in poker is
booming. It´s only natural to provide a circuit for
the serious European poker player.” He added,
“Finally, Europe will host a premier poker tour.”
The final event will take place in Monte Carlo
Casino in Monaco and is expected to draw a lot of
media attention and hype. Prize money is estimated
to exceed more than 2 Million euros for the final
event alone. The final winner of the poker tour is
estimated to take home over 1 Million euros.
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