live satellite tournaments in Germany to qualify for the Everest Poker
European Championship.
A one-of-a-kind pan-European championship, the Everest Poker European
Championship ("EPEC") consists of live satellites throughout Europe and
online satellites at EverestPoker.com. It all leads up to 100 players
competing in the grand finale, a 50,000€ freeroll at the Casino de
Barcelona on September 9, 2006.
On April 2, 140 players attended the satellite in Nuremberg, with Martin
Pongratz emerging as the winner. Local TV station Bayerischen Rundfunk
TV provided coverage, plus local newspaper Nürnberger Nachrichten.
The Ulm satellite on April 7 hosted 130 players, and was also covered by
local press including the Südwestpresse Ulm and Sonntag Aktuell
newspapers, and radio station Donau. Ralf Winkler of Stuttgart captured
the seat to the EPEC finale.
160 players showed up for the April 23 satellite in Dortmund, which was
won by Ralph Klement. Local newspapers Bild Zeitung Dortmund and WAZ
covered the event, as well as radio station Radio 91,2.
Photographs and tournament results, as well as information on upcoming
EPEC satellites, can be found on the GPPA website at www.gppa.de and the
Everest Poker Blog at www.everestpokerblog.com
"Word is spreading about Everest Poker and the Everest Poker European
Championship," said Karin Schmidt, one of Everest Poker's German
Marketing Managers, "and that's what we like to see. The whole purpose
of the Everest Poker European Championship is to introduce poker to the
German public at a grassroots level. We very much enjoy meeting and
talking with our players. This tournament truly caters to amateurs and
gives anyone a chance to win, not just professionals and celebrities."
The German leg of the tour is being hosted by the German Poker Players
Association. Other live satellite tournaments will be held in France,
Italy, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands and Denmark. All qualifiers will
have a reserved seat at the final event and will also receive 400€ for
travel expenses.
Upcoming satellites in Germany include:
May 7, Leipzig
May 14, Regensburg
May 21, Frankfurt
May 28, Potsdam
For more information on the Everest Poker European Championship and its
qualification satellites in Germany, please contact Karin Schmidt at
kschmidt @ affiliatedweb.com.
About Everest Poker
EverestPoker.com is the first site dedicated to the international poker
playing community. Recognizing the many non-English speaking poker
enthusiasts around the world, Everest Poker has built the only poker
software fully localized in 11 different languages. In addition,
EverestPoker.com offers poker players customer support in 15 languages,
and is involved with local poker initiatives through partnerships and
participation in national, European and worldwide tournaments. Everest
Poker is owned by Ultra Internet Media ("UIM"). Incorporated in 1997,
UIM is one of the pioneers of multi-lingual online casino gaming,
localizing its casino and poker products into 15 languages. UIM
entertains users every day from over 200 countries around the world.
For more information, please visit www.everestpoker.com
Press Contact: Karin Schmidt
Company Name: Everest Poker
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AndhraNews.net News for May 8, 2006