Everest Poker Announces First Qualifier for the Everest Poker European Championship
MONTREAL, Quebec (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- On March 3, 2006, the first live satellite for the Everest Poker european Championship was held in Munich, Germany, with new Everest Poker player Wolfgang Hierl emerging as the winner.
Hierl, who registered on EverestPoker.com just two days before the tournament, joined over 120 poker players in Munich to compete for a seat in the final of the Everest Poker european Championship.
A one-of-a-kind pan-european championship, the Everest Poker european Championship consists of live freeroll satellites throughout europe and online satellites at EverestPoker.com, all leading up to the final event with a 50,000 euro prize pool.
Hierl is the first winner on the German leg of the tour, sponsored by the German Poker Players Association. He will join other satellite winners from France, Sweden, the Netherlands, Spain, Norway, Denmark and Italy. All qualifiers for the final event will have the 500 euro buy-in paid for, and each qualifier will also receive 400 euro for travel expenses.
"The next several weeks will be very exciting," said Karin Schmidt, Everest Poker's German Marketing Manager. "Our turnout in Munich was greater than we expected, and I anticipate that more buzz will build with upcoming live satellites in Troisdorf, Landau, Nuremburg and other German cities."
For more information on the Everest Poker european Championship and its qualification satellites, please contact Karin Schmidt at kschmidt@affiliatedweb.com.
ABOUT EVEREST POKER
Everest Poker is the first online poker room to be translated into French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Japanese, Norwegian, Swedish and Danish. Everest Poker is a property of Ultra Internet Media ("UIM"), a premier global operator of online casinos. UIM's brands include Casino Elegance, Casino Fantasy, Casino Glamour, Casino Lux, Casino Treasure, Imperial Casino, Everest Casino and Everest Poker.
Incorporated in 1997, UIM is one of the pioneers of multi-lingual online casino gaming, translating its casino and poker websites and software into 15 languages. UIM entertains users every day from over 200 countries around the world.
Press Release - 2006-03-09 03:28:39
