European Masters of Poker Bulgaria Qualification Underway, Side Events Announced

DUBLIN, July 2, 2010 /PRNewswire/ --

- Qualify for the Fifth Stop at EMOP Season II on Entraction This Month With 15 Weekly Qualifier And Five Raked Hand Packages Guaranteed

Online qualification is underway for the EUR1,000+EUR100 buy-in European Masters of Poker main event in Sunny Beach, Bulgaria, from July 28 to August 1, 2010.

Online poker players can qualify for the fifth stop of season II EMOP through regularly scheduled satellites and feeders on all poker sites on the Entraction network including premium partners' 24hPoker.com, C4A.com, NoIQPoker.com, Pokerihuone.com, Pokerdassi.com, and Potraiser.com, for as little as EUR2 or 200 VIP points.

There are 32 daily satellites feeding into the main weekly qualifiers which take place each:

Tuesday 20:40 (CET) - EUR100 buy in with four EUR2,000 packages guaranteed

Thursday 20:40 (CET) - EUR100 buy in with four EUR2,000 packages guaranteed

Sunday 20:40 (CET) - EUR200 buy in with seven EUR2,000 packages guaranteed

Additionally July 2010 sees five Sprint Raked Hands races, which run over three days each.

The player who plays the most raked hands in each race can claim an EMOP Bulgaria package consisting of tournament buy-in of EUR1,100, five nights hotel accommodation and EUR350 in travel expenses.

    The schedule is: (all races run from midnight on start date to midnight
on end date)
    Race 1 -- July 1 to 3
    Race 2 -- July 4 to 6
    Race 3 -- July 7 to 9
    Race 4 -- July 10 to 12
    Race 5 -- July 13 to 15

For more information about this promotion please visit http://www.entractionpromo.com <www.entractionpromo.com> .

The EMOP Bulgaria side event schedule has also been announced. The schedule is:

July 24: EUR200+20 no-limit hold'em, EMOP Super Satellite

July 26: EUR150+15 no-limit hold'em, 150 Capacity

July 27: EUR100+10 no-limit hold'em, EMOP Super Satellite, 1 rebuy 1 add-on

    July 28: EUR300+30 no-limit hold'em, High Roller Event Super Satellite
    July 31: EUR500+50 no-limit hold'em, 150 Capacity
    August 1: EUR3,000+300 no-limit hold'em, High Roller Event
    August 1: EUR100+10 pot-limit Omaha rebuy, 150 Capacity

Italian Giovanni Suetra came from final table short stack to take down the European Masters of Poker Italy winning EUR 85,220 for topping the 386 strong field in Campione.

As winner of the fourth stop on season II of EMOP Sutera joins Vladimir Mefodichev, Maciej Lipny and Timothy Timotheuo as EMOP season II champion.

For more details visit http://www.europeanmastersofpoker.com

About European Masters of Poker

EMOP is a live poker tournament series running in Europe. EMOP gives the recreational player opportunity to play big international poker tournaments with affordable buy-in. EMOP chooses to cooperate with the best casinos in Europe to give the participants an unforgettable experience. Partners in the Entraction poker network will send at least 200 qualifiers to each event.

The European Masters of Poker gives the gaming operator a unique possibility to create ambassadors for and loyalty to their brand. EMOP is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Entraction Group. Please visit http://www.europeanmastersofpoker.com for more information.

Contact: [email protected] +353-863057469 for more details.

SOURCE European Masters of Poker