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WPT Tour Reaches Italy With Help From Bwin
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 March 13 - World Poker Tour events have been held in many locations around the globe, but never before have they been presented on Italian soil.
All that is about to change as Steve Lipscomb, Chief Executive Officer for the World Poker Tour announced that the Main Event for the tour will be held in Venice, Italy between May 6th and 10th.
In addition, online poker players are expected to see a familiar brand through the World Poker Tour's partnering with the popular European gambling group, bwin, for the duration of the tour.
Steve Lipscomb was thrilled about the new location for the Main Event and also expressed his satisfaction that WPT had joined with bwin for the tournament. "We are thrilled to launch our first ever brick and mortar WPT tournament offering in Italy," he said this week. "Bwin is a strong partner with the right market position in the region. We look forward to working with them to bring this event and the WPT brand to poker players in Italy and Europe.
Scheduled to be held at the stunning Casino di Venezio in May, the WPT Main Event will consist of several days of top action poker as professionals from all over the globe take part in what has become known as one of the hottest events on the poker industry's calendar.
Buy ins come at 4000 Euro + 400 Euro, while winners stand in line to win a prestigious WPT bracelet, a prize package worth $25,000 to attend the WPT Championships next year and - naturally - the prize pool that is yet to be announced.
The event will be broadcast by bwin on its internet based television channel.
The co Chief Executive Officer of bwin, Manfred Bodner said about the tournament: "We are delighted to be working with the WPT on this spectacular tournament. This event will bring in the excitement that only bwin can offer - people will be able to bet on the players of the final table while watching the action on the screen."
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