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HEADLINE: Planet's Top Poker Pros Vie for Pounds
Sterling 3.5 Million Prize Pool at World Series of Poker(R) Europe
Presented by Betfair.com
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More than 350 of the world's best poker players anted up pounds
sterling 10,000 apiece for the Main Event of the first annual
World Series of Poker Europe Presented by Betfair.com.
The names of the entrants for the two starting days in the WSOP
Europe No-Limit Hold'Em Championship -- spread out over three
London Clubs International casinos in the heart of London -- reads
like a "Who's Who" of poker aristocracy:
Brunson (three of them), Chan, Cunningham, Ferguson, Forrest,
Greenstein, Gordon, Harman, Hellmuth, Lederer, Lindgren, Lisandro,
Negreanu, Raymer, Nguyen -- first names all known to avid poker
fans around the globe.
They were joined by scores of lesser-known but accomplished players,
all eager to outlast one of the strongest fields in European poker
history and take home one of the first three WSOP bracelets ever
awarded outside the United States.
European players dominated the first two events, with Thomas
Bihl of Germany winning the HORSE tournament and Dario Alioto
of Italy capturing the Pot-Limit Omaha crown.
The WSOP Europe Main Event is being played at three casinos operated
by London Clubs International - Fifty on St. James Street, The
Casino at the Empire on Leicester Square and The Sportsman at
Marble Arch.
Additional information about the WSOP Europe can be found at
http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com.
The WSOP brand is owned by Harrah's License Company, LLC an affiliate
of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. , the world's largest provider
of branded casino entertainment through its operating subsidiaries.
Since its beginning in Reno, Nevada, nearly 70 years ago, Harrah's
has grown through development of new properties, expansions and
acquisitions, and now owns or manages casinos on four continents.
The company's properties operate primarily under the Harrah's(R),
Caesars(R) and Horseshoe(R) brand names; Harrah's also owns the
London Clubs International family of casinos. Harrah's Entertainment
is focused on building loyalty and value with its customers through
a unique combination of great service, excellent products, unsurpassed
distribution, operational excellence and technology leadership.
More information about Harrah's is available at its Web site
-- http://www.harrahs.com
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