Stockholm, Sweden Qualifies First Two Players for Everest Poker European Championship

Everest Poker Players “ichmich” and “MrD83” qualify for €50,000 free roll.

Montreal (PRWEB) May 13, 2006 -- On Saturday, April 29, two players from Stockholm, Sweden qualified to represent Sweden at the Everest Poker European Championship to be held in September.

Besting a field of over 80 players, Everest Poker Players “ichmich” and “MrD83” secured seats to the finale event. The Stockholm event took place at Klubb Parti, a private Swedish poker club.

During May, Swedish players can compete for free to represent Sweden in the Everest Poker European Championship finale being held at the Casino de Barcelona on 9 September 2006. The finale will be a free roll offering a €50,000 prize pool. Sweden live qualifiers will be offered in Gothemburg, Karlstad, Wirsboro, Nyköping, and Kristianstad. For more information, visit www.everestpokerblog.com.

"The tournament was very well run and we want to send our thanks to Klubb Parti for putting on such a great event together with us. Following the event I have already been contacted by several players that told me they are already in the money at Everest Poker and that pleases us. I look forward to seeing many Swedish players at the final table going for the big prize pool" says Jack Hansen, Everest Poker Sweden Event Manager.

The Everest Poker European Championship (EPEC) is open to all Europeans. The event will consist of a series of free poker tournaments in 7 countries including Sweden, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Holland, and Denmark from March to June 2006. Players from all over Europe can also qualify at free, online satellites at www.everestpoker.com from May to August 2006.

Ultimately, 100 players from throughout Europe will qualify to represent their country in a European Championship finale which will take place at the world famous Casino de Barcelona in Spain on September 9, 2006. The prize pool for this free roll is €50,000 offered by Everest Poker.

About Everest Poker
Everestpoker.com is the first site dedicated to the international poker playing community. Recognizing the many non-English speaking poker enthusiasts around the world, Everest Poker has built the only poker software fully localized in 11 different languages. In addition, Everestpoker.com offers poker players customer support in 15 languages, and is involved with local poker initiatives through partnerships and participation in national, European and worldwide tournaments. Everest Poker is owned by Ultra Internet Media. Incorporated in 1997, UIM is one of the pioneers of multi-lingual online casino gaming, localizing its casino and poker products into 15 languages. UIM entertains users every day from over 200 countries around the world.

For more information, please visit : www.everestpoker.com

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