DUBLIN, IRELAND -- (Marketwire) -- 02/07/12 -- Editors Note: There is a photo accompanying this press release.
Nils Jarefjall from Sweden has won the first European Masters of Poker season IV title at the Card Casino in Prague, Czech Republic.
He beat 230 opponents and took down EUR52,277 after striking a deal heads up for EUR42,227 based on chip counts then winning the additional EUR10,000 left in the pot. His opponent Pim van Wieringen won EUR41,963 for finishing second in the EUR1,000 + EUR100 buy in tournament.
Van Wieringen started heads up as chip leader with just over 3 million chips to Jarefjall's 1.5 million but after 90 minutes play the Swede had ground the Austrian down and the final hand saw van Wieringen raise with As Qh and Jarefjall go all in with 3d 3h and get called. The board ran out 6c 5h 5c 2d 7s and EMOP found its first champion of season four from Sweden.
The final table payouts were:
1: Nils Jarefjall (Sweden) - EUR52,277 2: Pim van Wieringen (Austria) - EUR41,963 3: Martin Safarik (Czech Republic) -- EUR23,560 4: Kevin Spillane (Ireland) -- EUR14,320 5: Pavel Byma (Czech Republic) -- EUR11,080 6: Roman Ondrusek (Czech Republic) -- EUR9,000 7: Sven Bahnsen (Germany) -- EUR7,850 8: Connie O'Sullivan (Ireland) -- EUR6,690 9: Martin Dragun (Slovakia) -- EUR5,540
The European Masters of Poker now gears up for stop two in Lisbon, Portugal from March 29 to April 1.
Qualification for the EUR1,000 + EUR100 buy-in main event in Lisbon is now underway on all poker sites on the IGT Poker network for as little as EUR2 or 200 VIP points.
There are also dozens of daily satellites feeding into the main weekly qualifiers which take place each:
Tuesday 20:40 (CET) - EUR75 buy in with three EUR2,000 packages guaranteed Thursday 20:40 (CET) - EUR75 buy in with three EUR2,000 packages guaranteed Sunday 20:40 (CET) - EUR150 buy in with four EUR2,000 packages guaranteed
February also sees a series of Iron Man VIP point freerolls, each with a EUR2,000 EMOP package up for grabs. The schedule is:
VIP- Event name: Points: Starting time: Iron Man EMOP Lisbon 1 VIP1 February 1, 20:15 CET Iron Man EMOP Lisbon 2 VIP50 February 8, 20:15 CET Iron Man EMOP Lisbon 3 VIP10 February 16, 20:15 CET Iron Man EMOP Lisbon 4 VIP250 February 21, 20:15 CET Iron Man EMOP Lisbon 5 VIP500 February 26, 20:15 CET Iron Man EMOP Lisbon 6 VIP750 February 29, 20:15 CET
For more details visit 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.
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 www.europeanmastersofpoker.com for more information.
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