Last Chance to Qualify for this Month's Everest Poker International Cup First Direct Entry

LONDON, July 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

- Play the First Amateur cup Envied by the Pros, and Compete for $125,000 for Free!

Leading European poker room Everest Poker is counting down the days to its first online Direct Entry for the Everest Poker International Cup on August 1.  EPIC 2011 features a total prize pool of $125,000. Online qualifiers will run through August 29, leading up to an amazing Live Finale in Alicante, Spain from September 9-11.

View a sneak preview of EPIC 2011

The first EPIC Direct Entry: August 1

Everest Poker's first EPIC Direct Entry guarantees $25,000 in cash on top of 10 Live Finale Packages. Each $2,500 Live Finale Package includes a seat to the $75,000 (€50,000) EPIC Live Finale, travel money, hotel accommodations in Alicante and an invitation for two to the EPIC Welcome Party.

Free feeders and Weekly EPIC Satellites to the first Direct Entry are running until July 31. Players can also buy in directly for 25,000 Summit Points. In total, Everest Poker will run two online EPIC Direct Entries open to players from all over the world. The second Direct Entry is scheduled for August 29, with plenty free EPIC Feeders and chances for players to qualify before then!

Qualify live for EPIC 2011

In addition to online qualifiers, Everest Poker is also offering local live qualifiers. Click on the following countries to find out when and where these live events take place: Austria, Germany, Portugal and Spain.

About Everest Poker

Online poker in Europe originated at Everest Poker's tables. Launched in 2004, EverestPoker.com quickly became one of the most popular and trusted places to learn and play poker online, and was the first online poker room to offer fully-translated software in 15 languages. This software is owned and operated by Everest Poker and certified by independent auditors.

Today, Everest is a vibrant online poker community known for its personal and local approach, bringing together thousands of players worldwide with their unique variety of live and online events. With offices in Boston, Montreal, London and Paris, Everest Poker's global site, EverestPoker.com, runs in accordance with Maltese laws and regulations. Everest Poker.fr is fully licensed under ARJEL, France's online gambling regulator.

Everest is committed to providing a safe, secure and regulated gaming environment for all players. The software is designed to prevent underage participation, fraud, collusion, addiction and other activities which undermine the integrity of the game. Everest Poker is part of the Betclic Everest Group, one of the largest e-gaming operators worldwide, jointly owned by Lov Financial and Société des Bains de Mer (SBM) of Monaco.

Official Websites:

http://www.EverestPokerInternationalCup.com

http://www.EverestPoker.com

http://www.EverestPoker.fr

http://www.EverestPoker.com/blog

SOURCE Everest Poker