MONTE-CARLO, Monaco, Nov. 2 -- Matt Savage,
tournament director of Monte Carlo Millions and the
World Series of Poker (WSOP), announced today that the
final seats for Monte Carlo Millions, the world's most
exclusive poker tournament, are already reserved by
the top international poker players. Monte Carlo
Millions, limited to 80 professional and amateur
players is being held at the world-famous Sporting
d'Hiver in Monte-Carlo, Monaco from November 6-13, and
will be internationally broadcast as a television
series around the world. The tournament marks the
first professional poker tournament in the
Principality of Monaco.
The field of players collectively boasts twenty-seven
WSOP gold bracelet holders, seven World Poker Tour
Championship titles, and nearly 20% of the 2004 Top
100 Money List which determines the biggest winners of
the year. The list of attendees competing for the
estimated $1 million prize pool include:
* Howard Lederer * Chris Ferguson
* Phil Ivey * Scotty Nguyen
* Dave 'Devilfish' Ulliot * Layne Flack
* The Hendon Mob * Mel Judah
* Phil 'Unabomber' Laak * Antonio Esfandiari
* Tony 'The Lizard' Bloom * Paul Phillips
Playing alongside the professionals is French singing
and acting sensation Patrick Bruel, who happens to be
one of Europe's most accomplished poker players. Bruel
joined the ranks of World Champions with his 1998 win
at the World Series of Poker's Limit Holdem event. A
second place finish at the 2004 Five Star World Poker
Classic, earning him close to $100,000, cemented his
position on the global poker scene.
In
addition to the professional and celebrity players,
roughly ten percent of the field at the Monte Carlo
Millions won their seats online at satellite
tournaments through Prima Poker Network card rooms.
Online poker offers players the opportunity to learn,
play and win fantastic prizes, including the chance to
play poker idols in the fairytale setting of
Monte-Carlo.
To
top off the weeklong poker extravaganza, Matt Savage
and his fiance, who met and fell in love at the 2002
World Series of Poker, will exchange wedding vows in
beautiful Monte-Carlo, to go "all-in" on the bet of a
lifetime.
Prima Poker Transatlantic Cup
Prima Poker announced today another must-see event
being held during the Monte Carlo Millions -- The
Transatlantic Poker Cup. For the first time in
history, four of the top poker players from Europe and
the U.S. will square off in a no-limit Texas Holdem
battle to settle once and for all, which side of the
pond plays the best hand of poker. The world-famous
Hendon Mob, comprised of Barny Boatman, Ram Vaswani,
Joe Beevers and Ross Boatman will represent the UK and
will face down four of the best U.S. players in poker
history: Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer, Chris Ferguson and
John Juanda. The Transatlantic Poker Cup will be
televised at a future date.
"The Hendon Mob has so far taken on the best 4-man
poker teams from Australia, France and Ireland and has
beaten every one of them," said Barny Boatman of The
Hendon Mob. "Now we're ready for the greatest test of
all as we take on America's finest for $100,000 in the
first ever Transatlantic Poker Cup. To those who are
predicting a massacre I say: 'Don't write the
Americans off; I hear they can play a bit too!'"
About Monte Carlo Millions
Monte Carlo Millions is the world's most exclusive
poker tournament and the very first poker tournament
to be held in the Principality of Monaco. Monte Carlo
Millions is sponsored exclusively by PrimaPoker.com,
the world's largest online poker network that is
dedicated to sending players to the best tournaments
around the globe. The $20,000 package includes
round-trip airfare for two, a seven-night stay at the
Hotel Hermitage, private helicopter transportation
from Nice to Monte-Carlo, a tour of the French
Riviera, gourmet meals, lavish cocktail parties and
the $14,000 buy-in to the event. With an estimated
prize pool of $1 million, Monte Carlo Millions
guarantees that every player will win a minimum of
$1,000.
