LAS VEGAS, NV, May 10, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- 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.

Qualification for the EUR1,100 buy in event is now underway across the Entraction network where poker players can qualify for as little as EUR2 or 200 VIP-points. Premium partners for the European Masters of Poker are i4poker, Pinnacle Sports, KickOffPoker, DailyPoker, GoldWin Poker and 24hPoker.

There are nine daily satellites to the EUR100 Sunday Main Qualifier (19:40 CET) and five daily satellites to the EUR100 Wednesday Main Qualifier (19:40 CET).

A total of at least six packages are guaranteed in the prize pool each Sunday while four packages are guaranteed each Wednesday. Players can also buy in directly through their Entraction account.

Each package to the European Masters of Poker is worth EUR1,800 with EUR1,100 for the tournament buy-in and EUR700 for travel and hotel expenses. The event is again expected to attract around 300 players creating an estimated prize pool of EUR300,000.

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 EUR77,750.

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 Plovarny 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 EUR1,000+EUR100
June 26: 2 p.m. Main event day 1b EUR1,000+EUR100
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 EUR25,000. In addition to this, the winner will receive a watch worth EUR10,000 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. For further information visit www.europeanmastersofpoker.com

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