More than a thousand players enjoyed the first season of European Masters of Poker, and battled for more than €1,6 million , when the tour visited some of the best casinos in Europe on its way to the Grand Finale in Casino di Venezia in Malta. Season II sets off in November 2009 and at time for Season II’s thrilling final in Malta in 2010 partners in The Entraction network will have sent 1,400 players to European Masters of Poker events all over Europe, from Portugal to Poland.
European Masters of Poker Season I proved to be a great success and together with our partners the Entraction network, we have set out to make Season II even better. There will be more events in new exciting venues with a high quality event that make both professionals and recreational players feel like high rollers.
European Masters of Poker’s success builds on that it is a high quality tournament with a buy-in that is affordable for recreational players.
”The players really love it and all Entraction partners within the network have shown great appreciation. EMOP Season II is on its way and we are proud to present new great venues and we will send at least 200 qualifiers from the Entraction network to each event," says Christer Larsson, product manager European Masters of Poker.
Schedule EMOP Season II
- 25-28 nov 2009 - Grand Casino Ljubljana, Slovenia €1,000+100
- 3-7 Feb 2010 - Olympic Casino Warsaw , Poland €1,000+100
- 25-28 March 2010 - Casino Estoril Lisboa, Portugal €1,000+100
- 27-30 May 2010 - Casino di Campione, Campione Italy €1,000+100
- 28-01 July/Aug 2010 - Crystal Crown Casino Sunny Beach, Bulgaria €1,000+100
- 23-26 Sept 2010 - Casino Barcelona, Spain €1,000+100
- 17-20 Nov 2010 - Casino di Venezia, Malta €1,500+150
- Final 5-12 Dec 2010 - EMOP Leaderboard Cruise Los Angeles- Mexican Riviera*
*Top 16 in the leaderboard participates in a pokercruise with a private tournament battling out for nice cash prizes.
There are many different ways to qualify for the EMOP tournaments. There are several weekly finals and a lot of satellite qualifiers. Here are the weekly finals:
- EMOP Monday Final 19:40 CET €100 - 4 seats (€8,000)
- EMOP Wednesday Final 19:40 CET €100 - 4 seats (€8,000)
- EMOP Thursday Final 19:40 CET €200 - 8 seats (€16,000)
- EMOP Sunday Final 19:40 CET €200 - 8 seats (€16,000)
You can see a complete list over the satellites running here.