Betfred...Home of the Betfred Ladies Poker Tour 2008 and ECOOP II
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Home of the Betfred Ladies Poker Tour 2008

DETAILS have been announced for this year's “Betfred Ladies Poker Tour” .

Last year Newcastle's Lynne Beaumont was crowned Betfred's "Queen of Poker" after successfully winning the Uk's first ever female poker tour sponsored by the Warrington-based bookmaker.

This year's event has been extended to eight venues, culminating in the grand final in November.

This venue's for the 2008 compeition are:

19th APRIL ASPERS, NEWCASTLE

24th MAY STANLEY CIRCUS, LIVERPOOL

21st JUNE STANLEYS MAXIMS, READING

19th JULY NAPOLEONS OWLERTON, SHEFFIELD

16th AUG ASPERS, SWANSEA

20th SEPT STANLEYS CIRCUS, STOKE

11th OCT THE BROADWAY, BIRMINGHAM

1st NOV THE WESTERN CLUB, LONDON

22nd NOV GRAND FINAL - TIME & LOCATION TO BE CONFIRMED


Entry to each event costs £100, plus a £10 casino/card room administration fee, and Betfred are exclusive online satellites at with entry from as little as $1. Betfred are adding £1,000 to the prize pool of each regional event and £4,000 to the final prize pool.

Each regional heat winner will gain a seat in the grand final and the eventual winner will be crowned ‘Betfred Ladies Poker Tour Champion 2008’ and will win a £20,000 sponsorship package from Betfred for 2009. 
 

The tour is being supported by http://www.rockpokeronline.com/ who are providing live online updates from each event.

Betfred owner Fred Done said: “Last year's event was a fantastic success, and I am confident that this year's will be even bigger and better. I can't wait to see last year's champion Lynne Beaumont attempt to defend her crown against the very best female players from all over the UK."

 

Satellites as of the week of March 17, 2008 are running on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. $2 rebuy to Thursday's $22 Super Satellite that starts at 8:15 p.m.  Men or Women can play the satellites...if a man wins he can transfer it to a woman of his choosing.

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Betfred Poker is proud to announce the return of the European Championships of Online Poker. If you missed out on one of the 2007 Main Events, or are simply hungry for more championship action, be sure to login into Betfred Poker for another bite at the ECOOP cherry!

Another 10 Championship Events, plus the Most Valuable Player (MVP) Freeroll will offer players the chance to compete for 11 event bracelets, and a cool $3.6 million in guaranteed prizes!

 





MAIN EVENT SCHEDULE
MAIN EVENT STRUCTURES
SATELLITE SCHEDULE
ECOOP LEADERBOARD

ECOOP Event #1
Friday 23 May
NLH
$215
$250,000

ECOOP Event #2
Saturday 24 May
PLO Hi/Lo (r)
$109
$100,000

ECOOP Event #3
Sunday 25 May
NLH
$320
$500,000

ECOOP Event #4
Monday 26 May
PLO (r)
$109
$150,000

ECOOP Event #5
Tuesday 27 May
NLH
$800
$300,000

ECOOP Event #6
Wednesday 28 May
NLH (6 max)
$215
$200,000

ECOOP Event #7
Thursday 29 May
LH
$215
$100,000

ECOOP Event #8
Friday 30 May
NLH (r)
$109
$300,000

ECOOP Event #9
Saturday 31 May
PLO
$268
$150,000

 
 
 
 
 


ECOOP Main Event
Sunday 1 June
NLH
$1,060
$1,500,000

 
 
 
 
 


MVP Freeroll
Wednesday 4 June
NLH
Qualification
$50,000



All ECOOP Main Events (including MVP Freeroll) are scheduled to commence at 19:00 GMT unless otherwise stated.

Key:

NLH No Limit Hold’em
PLO Pot Limit Omaha
LH Limit Hold’em
(r) Signifies a tournament with re-buys & an add-on
(6 max) Signifies a 6 handed tournament