3200 + 300€ Tournament Marks Second French Event for 2010
LOS ANGELES–(Business Wire)–
Further expanding its tour offering in Europe, World Poker Tour andCasino
Municipal D`Amneville announced today a partnership to create the next WPT stop
in France. The WPT Amneville 2010 tournament series kicks off October 30 -
November 1 with land-based qualifiers and side events, followed by the 3200 +
300€ WPT Main Event November 2 – 6.
“The Casino d`Amneville is located at the perfect crossroad for European
players, with close proximity to Luxembourg, Germany, Belgium and the
Netherlands. We are delighted to welcome the World Poker Tour to Amneville for
this unique French tournament,” said Christophe Schanne, General Manager of the
Casino of Amneville.
Players can earn their way into the WPT Main Event though a variety of qualifier
tournaments, including satellites at Aviation Club de France in Paris and The
Grand Casino Basel in Switzerland, as well as super-satellites that will take
place at Casino D`Amneville October 29 – November 1. More information will be
available soon at http://www.casino-amneville.com, and
www.aviationclubdefrance.com.
On top of the first place cash prize, the WPT Amneville 2010 main event winner
will receive a WPT title and Champion bracelet, $25,500 entry into the WPT World
Championship at Bellagio, and an eternal place in poker history among the elite
ranks of WPT Champions.
Amneville Casino is a stunning venue located in a unique city that offers the
world largest indoor ski slope, golf, auditorium, balneology/spa treatments and
cinemas (www.amneville.com). Casino D`Amneville features 400 slot machines, a
poker room, English roulette tables, French roulette table, Blackjack and more.
For more information, visit http://www.amneville.com/en/divert.aspx?num_p=31
For more information on WPT Amneville, visit www.WorldPokerTour.com, WPT
Amneville on FaceBook, or contact Thierry Wollensack,
twollensack@groupetranchant.com, Tel : +33-3-87-71-50-00
About World Poker Tour
World Poker Tour (WPT) is one of the most recognized names in internationally
televised gaming and entertainment with brand presence in land-based
tournaments, television, online and mobile. Leading innovation in the sport of
poker since 2002, WPT ignited the global poker boom with the creation of a
unique television show based on a series of high stakes poker tournaments. WPT
is now broadcast globally in 150 countries and is currently filming its all-new
eighth season for broadcast on Fox Sports Net`s national sports network in the
United States. WPT also offers a unique online subscription and
sweepstakes-based poker club, ClubWPT.com, which operates in 38 states across
the U.S. WPT also participates in strategic brand license, partnership and
sponsorship opportunities. WPT is a subsidiary of PartyGaming Plc. For more
information, see www.worldpokertour.com.
World Poker Tour
Lyndsay LaGree, 323-330-9876
llagree@worldpokertour.com
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