March 28, 2007 - Top 36 European
Players to battle it out in Betfair sponsored televised
poker event.
Betfair, the worlds largest
online sports exchange (also operating a large online
poker room) announced today a live invite tournament they
will be hosting. This tournament will have a live audience
and will be televised nationally.
Here is a copy of the press
release which can also be read by
clicking this link.
(PRWeb) March 28, 2007 -- Betfair is
the official sponsor of an exclusive televised poker
tournament for the first time in its history.
The Betfair.com Poker Masters of
Europe is a 36-player invite-only event with a live
audience. It will take place at Riverside Studios in
Hammersmith on the 11th-14th May featuring players from
around the world.
The tournament will be produced by
Emblaze Productions, the same team behind the British
Poker Open, Million Dollar Cash Game and the European
Poker Masters.
Emblaze has strong relationships
with a range of European broadcasters.
"We aim to make this the most
important invitational event of the year," said Betfair's
Head of Poker Ben Fried.
"The Betfair Asian Poker Tour is a
fantastic open tournament for our players but this event
will be more exclusive. We expect some exciting characters
from sport and screen as well as the top poker players; it
will make great TV."
Managing Director of Emblaze
Productions James Hopkins said, "For the Betfair.com Poker
Masters of Europe we will build on our unrivalled
experience for high quality productions to make this the
best televised event of the year."
A series of six heats will feed into
a final table where the winner will take home well over
$100,000. The majority of players will each buy-in for
$7,500 but six players will qualify exclusively online at
Betfair Poker.
For further information, please
contact:
Oliver Bowen
+44 208 834 8318
+44 7887 525245
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Read our
Betfair Poker Review Here