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ECPokerTour Barcelona Tournament Awards Record Prizes

March 24, 2010

French poker player Fabrice Bachellez had a pair of sevens going into the final hand of Heads Up play at the ECPokerTour Barcelona tournament, but his opponent, Rebecca Gérin, couldn't make anything out of her Ace and Ten pocket cards. Bachellez won the hand and the €170,000 first prize, the highest ever awarded on the ECPokerTour circuit.

291 players from all over the world competed at the Gran Casino de Barcelona in the first event of the ECPokerTour in 2010. The tournament was advertised as a €500,000 Guaranteed event but player participation in the €2500 + €250 Main Event resulted in a final prize pool of €727,500.

For finishing in second place, Gérin took home €110,000. Also sitting at the tournament’s Final Table and winning huge cash prizes were players Andrew Grimason (3rd place and €65,500); John Eames (4th place and €50,000); Christophe Benzimra (5th place and €30,000); Nils Petterson (6th place and €29,000); Peter Nordin (7th place and €24,000); Marvin Rettenmaier (8th place and €18,300); and Hannu Korva (9th place and €15,000).

Benzimra had the distinction of winning the Titan Top Finalist award, with a $25,000 ECPokerTour package including entries, travel and accommodation at upcoming ECPokerTour events. "This tournament was very well organized and the structure was good," Benzimra said. "I'm very happy that I represented Titan Poker in Barcelona."

EuroCityPokerTour Heads to Barcelona with €500,000 Guaranteed

January 20, 2010

The next event of the most exclusive poker tournament series in Europe will be staged in Gran Casino de Barcelona from March 18th, 2010.

The ECPokerTour has launched a bold schedule of events for 2010 following the huge success of its previous tournaments in Madrid in 2008 and in Salzburg and Malta in 2009. The inaugural event for 2010 will be the ECPokerTour Barcelona tournament, offering a €500,000 Guaranteed prize pool.

Poker players can buy-in directly to the three-day, €2,500 + €250 ECPokerTour Barcelona Main Event, or win their seats by qualifying at online satellite tournaments staged on the iPoker Network. Online qualifier satellites start as low as $1 + $0.10.

Winners of the $7,000 ECPokerTour Barcelona prize packages, offered by Titan Poker and the other iPoker rooms at Sunday, Monday and Wednesday night Super Satellite tournaments, will be awarded with the Main Event buy-in, four nights’ of luxurious accommodation at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Barcelona, and up to €700 for flights and spending money.


Swedish Player Captures EuroCityPokerTour Trophy at Malta Tournament

November 22, 2009

Bo Sehlstedt goes home with the €51,382 first prize after knocking out the competition at the most exclusive poker tournament in Europe.

Swedish poker player Bo Sehlstedt outlasted 129 other poker enthusiasts from around the world when he took first place and a prize of €51,382 at the recently concluded ECPokerTour Malta poker tournament.

In an exciting three-way final hand, Sehlstedt eliminated both John Van De Bruggen and Michael Schuchardt when he hit an Ace on the River, giving him a Full House and the ECPokerTour trophy.

The three-day ECPokertour tournament, staged at the Casino di Venezia in Vittoriosa, Malta between November 13 and November 15, attracted some of the top poker names from Europe. The Final table awarded cash prizes to Van De Bruggen (2nd Place - €31,200); Schuchardt (3rd Place - €21,450); Manuel Thiede, Bernd-Philipp Hoff, Mitja Potocin; Sorel Mizzi; and Sean Perry.

Players qualified for the three-day tournament at TitanPoker.com, the official sponsor of the ECPokerTour, and at other poker rooms on the iPoker Network. Direct buy-ins at Casino di Venezia attracted additional participants, and the casino also staged a Side Event tournament in parallel to the €1500 + €150 buy-in Main Event.

The Malta tournament was the third ECPokerTour event, following the success of tournaments in Madrid in 2008 and in Salzburg earlier this year.

EuroCityPokerTour Tournament Circuit Heads to Malta

October 20, 2009

The most exclusive poker tournament in Europe will be staged at the Casino di Venezia in Vittoriosa, Malta, starting November 13, 2009.

The EuroCityPokerTour (ECPokerTour)will attract poker players from around the world for its latest event this November.

Following the success of the previous ECPokerTour tournaments in Madrid in 2008 and in Salzburg earlier this year – where first place prize winnings averaged nearly €44,000 - the series continues at the Casino di Venezia in Vittoriosa, Malta, starting November 13, 2009.

Poker players can buy-in directly to the three-day, €1,500 + €150 ECPokerTour Malta Main Event, or win their seats by qualifying at online satellite tournaments staged on the iPoker Network. Online qualifier satellites start as low as $1 + $0.10.

Winners of the $5,000 ECPokerTour Malta prize packages, offered by Titan Poker and the other iPoker rooms at Sunday and Monday night Super Satellite tournaments, will be awarded with the buy-in, four nights of luxurious accommodation at the Excelsior Grand Hotel in Malta, and up to €700 for flights and spending money.

Titan Poker Launches Monthly Million Series with $1,000,000 Guaranteed Tournament

September 6, 2009

Online poker players have a chance to win their share of one million dollars every month in the new tournament series being staged by Titan Poker, the leading poker room in Europe.

The inaugural $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Tournament will be staged on September 13, 2009 at 18:00 GMT, with a buy-in of $500 + $35. Players can also win their seat in qualifier satellites, with buy-ins as low as $1 + $0.10.

Titan Poker stages a highly popular $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Tournament every Sunday night, however on September 13, the focus will turn instead to the $1,000,000 Guaranteed. Many players have already guaranteed their seats at the hugely anticipated million-dollar event.

In June, Titan Poker staged a $1,500,000 Guaranteed Prize tournament as the Main Event of its European Championship of Online Poker IV (ECOOP IV) series.

Titan Poker Player Dominates $2,500,000 Guaranteed Prize Tournament

March 10, 2009

After a hard-fought, 13-hour-long battle, Titan Poker player Ragen wins First Prize of $525,000 at the huge online poker tournament.

Online poker room Titan Poker player ‘Ragen’ has ascended to poker glory after winning 1st place in the $2,500,000 Guaranteed tournament staged on March 8th, 2009. After playing for a total of 13 hours and 28 minutes, he won the top prize of $525,000.

Ragen, a Titan Poker player who signed up at the poker room in May 2007 through PokerStrategy.com, the online professional poker school, outlasted second place finisher gwka, who won a huge cash prize of $275,000

In the final hand of Heads-up play, Ragen had Ace of Spades and Ten of Hearts versus gwka’s pair of Jacks. gwka went All-in before the Flop. The Flop brought a pair of Kings and a four. But the tournament win was assured for Ragen when the Turn brought him an Ace of Clubs.

The $2,500,000 Guaranteed Prize tournament started on March 8th, but lasted into the early morning hours of March 9th. A total of 1,370 players participated in the tournament.


Titan Poker Guarantees $2,500,000 in Upcoming Online Poker Tournament

January 19, 2009

Leading online poker room Titan Poker will stage its biggest ever tournament in March with a huge $2,500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool.

Titan Poker, the largest online poker room on the iPoker Network, is set to stage a $2,500,000 Guaranteed Prize tournament on March 8, 2009. Titan Poker players have already begun competing in Sit ‘N Go and Multi-Table Satellite tournaments to qualify for a seat in this monumental event.

Qualifying satellites to the $2,500,000 Guaranteed started recently at Titan Poker. These qualifiers start from as low as $1.20 to enter, so players can potentially win a share of $2,500,000 for an investment of just one dollar. Players that wish to skip the satellites can also buy-in directly to the Main Event and compete for the chance to win an opulent lifestyle in just one day of exhilarating game play.

The upcoming $2,500,000 Guaranteed tournament is just the latest in a series of record-breaking tournaments. Titan Poker previously staged a hugely successful $2,500,000 Guaranteed Prize tournament in September, 2008, and a $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize tournament in March 2008.

A total of $4,717,900 was awarded to winning poker players during the 14 events of Titan Poker’s European Championship of Online Poker (ECOOP III) in November and December, 2008.


Titan Poker Offers Alpine Extravagance at ECPokerTour Salzburg 2009

December 17, 2008

The ECPokerTour Salzburg 2009, sponsored by TitanPoker.com, offers players a chance to delight in the ultimate luxury experience in the awe-inspiring Austrian Alps while indulging in the finer things in life...including poker.

The majestic Austrian Alpine ranges will fill with the sounds of poker this spring when the ECPokerTour Salzburg, powered by TitanPoker.com, descends upon the picturesque Saalbach-Hinterglemm valley this April. Known for its choice of exquisite European settings, five-star casino amenities and highly lucrative prize offerings, the ECPokerTour has ushered in a brand new era of quality and excellence in live poker tournaments around the world.

The Euro City Poker Tour, sponsored by Titan Poker, has been hailed as the most prestigious new tournament series on the 2009 European poker circuit. The inaugural ECPokerTour event, the ECPT Madrid, opened at the lavish Casino Gran in Madrid in May 2008 and closed to critical acclaim. Players were treated to a unique taste of Spanish food and culture while playing for the coveted 40,000 Euro Grand Prize and first ever ECPokerTour title, claimed by young Canadian player Greg Metzak in a nail-biting finish to the landmark event.

The stage is now set for the second ECPokerTour tournament, the ECPokerTour Salzburg, which will be staged at the new Alpine Palace Card Casino from April 3rd to 5th, 2009. Exquisite five-star casino settings and larger prize offerings are just the beginning. Players can expect a dazzling display of international talent from around the world as the world-class competition attracts the best in the game and heats up the felt in the popular winter ski destination of Salbaach-Hinterglemm.

TitanPoker.com is awarding qualified players with sensational $4000 prize packages which include four nights' accommodation at the adjoining five-star Alpine Palace Resort Hotel, meals and airport transfers, and generous flight and spending allowances. An exclusive VIP welcome party and special entertainment will greet players on the first evening of arrival. The resort also boasts an extensive health and spa complex, complete with 400 square meters of indoor and outdoor spas, pools and treatment rooms to help players unwind and recharge after a hard day at the tables.

TitanPoker.com is offering players three chances a week to win luxury ECPokerTour Salzburg prize packages with its ECPokerTour Salzburg Super Satellites, staged every Sunday, Wednesday and Friday until March 25th 2009. Players can qualify with direct buy-ins starting at $40+$4, or win super seats at any of TitanPoker.com's qualifying Sit 'N' Go and satellite tournaments for as little as $0.55+$0.05. Find out more at Titan Poker.


TitanPoker.com Players Win Huge Prizes at ECOOP III Tournaments

December 5, 2008

Talented Titan Poker players claim European Championship of Online Poker bracelets and cash prizes as the dash for $4.15 million in cash prizes continues into its second week.

The high suspense action continues to hit new heights on the felt at TitanPoker.com as the second week of the world's most prestigious online poker tournament series, the ECOOP III, draws to a nail-biting close. The first half of the series was a resounding success, played out in a dazzling display of talent and skill. But it was players from leading online poker room Titan Poker who dominated last week's winners list and continue to lay claim to the much coveted cash prizes.

So far three talented Titan Poker players have taken home prestigious ECOOP bracelets, representing well over a third of the ECOOP events that have passed. Italian hairdresser Lorenzo Savallo, kick started the winning tide with his $24,518 success at the ECOOP #2 $100,000 GP. Three days later, young Canadian player 'ch0ppy', followed suite with prize winnings of $91,770 after a hard-won triumph at the ECOOP #5 $350,000 GP.

But it is talented young Titan Poker player 'limpiewimpie', 22, from the Netherlands who has claimed the most recent and lucrative victory yet, after his remarkable tournament play earned him a $100,000 first prize at the ECOOP III #7 $500,000 GP. The architecture student, who played his first game of online poker a year ago, used his love of sports to help maintain his stamina and drive home his first win in the final stages of the game.

"During the final table, it was running hot and I just focused on eliminating my competitors from the table," he recalled. "I've had a couple of deep runs in big tournaments before, but was very lucky this time in that I won some important coin flips and had some good hands after the flop."

Two other Titan Poker players finished a close second at ECOOP Events # 8 and #3. Austrian Titan Poker player 'franzferl' and German player 'Drusel' will take home $80,000 and $24,409 in second prize money respectively. Scores of other Titan Poker players have also finished in the money in runners-up positions.

With this Sunday's $1.5 million GP Main Event looming on the horizon, ECOOP II fever is set to reach a new pitch as players up the pace on the felt and contend for their stake of remaining ECOOP bracelets and lucrative cash prizes.


Spanish Titan Poker Player Goes for Round 2 at the Asian Poker Tour

December 1, 2008

Nothing can stop a good poker tournament player. Julio Diaz, a Spanish poker player at Titan Poker, the largest online poker room on the iPoker Network, is bound for further poker glory as he sets his sights on capturing first place at the upcoming Asian Poker Tour (APT) tournament in Manila, in January.

Last August, Julio showed the world his solid poker abilities at the Asian Poker Tour - Macau, where he advanced to the televised Final Table on Day 3, and finished in 5th Place, winning $514,600 HKD (46,000 Euros).

Julio qualified to play in Manila by winning a Super Satellite tournament, staged twice a week at Titan Poker.

Expressing his enthusiasm, Julio says that "it's a big honor for me to represent Titan Poker again at an APT tournament. They have been great to me."

"After winning 5th place at Macau, I really appreciated the excellent treatment I received from Titan Poker's representatives in China. I am expecting to repeat in Manila, achieving nothing less than my previous tournament performance."

The exciting poker action and growing prize pools offered by the 2009 Asian Poker Tour are attracting scores of elite players throughout the world to participate in this tournament series.

Titan Poker regularly rewards its players with massive cash prizes and seats to huge overseas poker events, such as the Aussie Millions, the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, and the Irish Open. Currently taking place, the European Championship of Online Poker III (ECOOP III) tournament has $4,150,000 in guaranteed prizes throughout 14 action packed days.

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