After successful stops in Estonia and Bulgaria, the European Masters of Poker moves on to the Czech capital.
The European Masters of Poker makes the third stop of its increasingly popular tour in Prague, Czech Republic, between June 25 and 28, 2009 having attracted 311 players to the second tournament in Varna, Bulgaria last month.
Numbers for the Varna, Bulgaria event exceeded expectations, hitting 311, well up on the 248 who attended the first event in Tallinn. Reuven Dayan from Israel took down the first prize of €77,750.
The European Masters of Poker is designed to appeal to players who want to play big live tournaments with affordable buy-ins, in exiting locations and is proving its popularity with the increasing fields.
EMOP Prague takes place in the Spearmint Casino, U Plovárny 8, 118 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic from June 25 to 28. The schedule is:
DATE/TIME TOURNAMENT
June 25: 2 p.m. European Masters of Poker main event day 1a €1,000+€100
June 26: 2 p.m. Main event day 1b €1,000+€100
June 27: 12 p.m. Day 2
June 28: 12 p.m. Final day
An additional benefit of the European Masters of Poker is the leader board competition where players can win additional prizes beside the regular prize pool. Five percent is taken from each tournaments prize pool and is placed in the leader board prize pool. The top 15 overall players will receive cash prizes after the five tournaments are completed.
The estimated first prize is €25,000. In addition to this, the winner will receive a watch worth €10,000 if the player has earned 25,000 VIP-points from January 1st 2009 until the start of the last tournament.
After Prague the tour stops in Barcelona, Spain from July 29 to August 1, 2009.
You can qualify online right now at Pinnacle Sports Poker