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Online Casino to Back Four New European Poker Tournaments

CelebPoker.com sending users to Austria, Spain, England and offering Mediterranean Cruise

Friday 28th July 2006



CelebPoker.com has announced the addition of four new worldwide poker tournaments to their 2006 schedule.

The qualifiers offer seats at the World Speed Championship, Austrian Classics, Barcelona Open and a Mediterranean Poker Cruise, with buy-ins from $6.

The first event players have the opportunity to be a part of is the 'World Speed Championship', in London. The televised event will gain mass media attention and feature a healthy prize pool. The prize at Celebpoker.com includes a $5,000 package including £2,000 entry to the tournament and approximately $1,200 in hotel accommodations. Satellites for this event will be running over the next six weeks.

The 'Austrian Classics' is taking place at the Concord Card Casino in Vienna and commences on the 28 of September. The prize is a $5,700 package including €3,300 entry to the No-Limit Main Event tournament. To sweeten the deal CelebPoker.com is adding $1,400 in accommodation and travel money.

CelebPoker.com will also be sending participants to the European Poker Tour event in Barcelona Open. The prize package is an $8,000 total value including a 5,000€ entry into the No-Limit Main Event tournament & $1,500 in accommodation money. The event is taking place between 13 and 16 of September 2006.

For as a little as $6 you could be setting off on a Mediterranean cruise between 14 and 21 October. The prize is a $6,000 package including entry into the €1,100 No-Limit Tournament and the €770 Limit Hold’em events. Accommodation for two people with a balcony, and $1,000 travel & spending money are included.




Source: OnlineCasinoNews