Final Week of Online Qualification for European Masters of Poker Grand Final Malta

DUBLIN, September 14 /PRNewswire/ --

- Last Opportunity for Online Poker Players to Qualify for EUR1,500 buy-in EMOP Malta Grand Final

This week sees the final online poker satellites to the last leg of the European Masters of Poker tour in Vittoriosa, Malta from September 23 to 26. Up to 500 players will compete in the EUR1,500 + EUR150 buy-in main event which will see players start with 15,000 in chips compared to the regular 10,000.

Players can qualify for the Maltese grand final across the Entraction network for as little as EUR2 or 200 VIP-points. Premium partners for the European Masters of Poker are i4poker, Pokerihuone, Pinnacle Sports, KickOffPoker, DailyPoker, GoldWin Poker and 24hPoker.

There are four main satellites remaining:

Monday 19:40 CET with EUR100 buy-in and 2 packages guaranteed worth EUR2,500 each.

    Wednesday 19:40 CET with a EUR100 buy-in and 2 packages guaranteed.
    Thursday 19:40 CET with a EUR200 buy-in and 4 packages guaranteed.
    Sunday 19:40 CET with a EUR200 buy-in and 4 packages guaranteed.
    Daily super satellites to all main qualifiers are available.

Players can also buy in directly through their Entraction account to the live event in Malta for EUR1,650.

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.

Anton Wigg from Sweden topped the field of 399 players at the European Masters of Poker in Casino Barcelona last month taking down EUR55,502 for his victory. The EMOP Barcelona event attracted the largest field of the tour so far.

For further information please contact brendan.murray@pokermediaconsulting.com, +353863057469 or visit http://www.europeanmastersofpoker.com

SOURCE European Masters of Poker