Master Classics of Poker Start Today AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, November 8
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, November 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Yesterday,
November 7th, the 17th edition of the Master Classics of Poker started in
Amsterdam. The Master Classics of Poker is one of the biggest and best-known
international poker tournaments in Europe. Last year the total prize pot
added up to more than 3.7 million Euros. This year the total prize pot will
add up to almost 5 million euro. Between Friday 7th and Saturday 15th
November the best poker players from all over the world will be pitted
against each other. Amsterdam will be the poker capital of the world this
week.
ANP news video with feeds live from Amsterdam:
http://pubstr.datiq.net/perssupport/HCPokerINT.wmv
Last year poker players from a.o. America, Canada, Russia, Germany,
Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, Spain, Slovakia, England, Ireland,
Norway, Denmark, Sweden, New Zealand, Pakistan, Netherlands, Belgium, etc.
attended the Master Classics of Poker.
The main tournament in the Holland Casino Master Classics of Poker is the
Lido Poker Tournament. This tournament takes place from Tuesday 11th to
Friday 14th November inclusive and has a buy-in of 6,000 Euros plus 200 Euros
entry fee. The Master Classics of Poker comprises seven different tournaments
where the types of poker played are Texas Hold'em and Omaha. The buy-in plus
entry fee for each tournament varies between 330 and 6,200 Euros. The level
of the prize pot for these tournaments is, of course, dependent on the number
of participants. Each day the tournaments start at 2 pm except for the Lido
Tournament that starts at 3 pm. More information on the MCOP and the full
tournament schedule is available at http://www.masterclassicsofpoker.com.
SOURCE Holland Casino
