bwin, the world's leading provider of online gaming entertainment, and WPT
Enterprises have teamed up to bring the World Poker Tour®, powered by bwin, to
Europe. The tournament will combine the legacy of the World Poker Tour and the
location of the Casinò di Venezia. The event is scheduled to take place May 6 through
May 10 and will be filmed for broadcast via Web-TV on www.bwin.com.
"We are delighted to be working with WPT Enterprises on this spectacular tournament, which
brings the World Poker Tour to Europe for the first time. It combines the excitement and
interactivity that only bwin can offer - people will be able to bet on the players of the final table
while following the action on their screen" said Manfred Bodner, Co-CEO of bwin.
The winner will receive an official WPT Venice bracelet and a 25,000 seat in the 2010 World
Poker Tour Championship. Plus there is a prize pool of more than US$ 1million that players are
competing for. Cash games and side events will be available throughout the tournament.
"We're thrilled to launch our first ever brick-and-mortar WPT tournament offering in Italy," said
WPT Founder, President and CEO, Steve Lipscomb. "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."
For those who cannot be at the event in person, the WPT Venice, powered by bwin, will be
covered online at www.bwin.com. The bwin bookmakers will be calculating the odds for
competing players, and customers not only can follow the tournament on their PCs but become
part of the action by placing bets during the event.
The buy-in for the main event is EUR 4,400. bwin also offers over 100 prize packages through a variety of different qualifiers, satellites or freerolls. Qualifier tournaments are already under
way at www.bwin.com.
Check out bwin today for more World Poker Tour details.
