DUBLIN, October 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Entraction network today announces details of season II of theEuropean Masters of Poker tour which features an expanded schedule of sevenlegs across Europe between November 2009 and 2010 and a cruise for winners ofthe leader board in December 2010.

The full schedule for season II is:

        - Nov. 25 to 28, 2009: Grand Casino, Ljubljana, Slovenia -      EUR1,000+EUR100 main event    - Feb. 3 to 7, 2010: Olympic Casino, Warsaw, Poland - EUR1,000+EUR100      main event    - Mar. 25 to 28, 2010: Casino Estoril, Lisboa, Portugal - EUR1,000+EUR100      main event    - May 27 to 30, 2010: Casino di Campione, Campione, Italy -      EUR1,000+EUR100 main event    - July 28 to Aug. 1, 2010: Crystal Crown Casino, Sunny Beach, Bulgaria -      EUR1,000+EUR100 main event    - Sept. 23 to 26, 2010: Casino Barcelona, Spain - EUR1,000+EUR100 main      event    - Nov. 17 to 20, 2010: Casino di Venezia, Malta - EUR1,500+EUR150 grand      final main event    - Leader Board Final Dec. 5 to 12, 2010: EMOP Leaderboard Cruise      LosAngeles to Mexican Riviera

"The players really love it," said EMOP product manager ChristerLarsson," and all Entraction partners within the network have shown greatappreciation. EMOP season II is on its way and we are proud to present newgreat venues and we will send at least 200 qualifiers from the Entractionnetwork to each event."

The top 16 players on the leader board after the grand final in Maltawill participate in a poker cruise from Los Angeles to the Mexican Rivierawith a private tournament for cash prizes.

In season I over 1,000 players took part in EMOP events across Europeandestinations, battling for prize pools which totaled more than EUR1.6million. In excess of 1,400 players are expected to attend main events duringseason II.

The European Master of Poker saw five stops across Europe from Februaryto September 2009. The previous winners were:

Tallin, Estonia, Feb.20 to 22: Johanna Pyysing - EUR69,440. 248 playersmade a total prize pool of EUR248,000.

Varna, Bulgaria, April 15 to 18: Reuven Dayan - EUR77,750. 311 playersmade a total prize pool of EUR311,000

Prague, Czech Republic, June 24 to 28: Vladislav Shuravin - EUR39,675.258 players created a prize pool of EUR258,000

Barcelona, Spain, July 29 to August 1: Anton Wigg - EUR55,502. 399players created a prize pool of EUR399,000.

Vittoriosa, Malta, Sept. 23 to 26, 2009: Krzystzof Grubka - EUR95,000.291 players created a prize pool of EUR436,500.

For more details visit http://www.europeanmastersofpoker.com. Onlinequalification for the first event in Slovenia at the end of November is nowunderway on the Entraction network.

About European Masters of Poker

EMOP is a live poker tournament series running in Europe. EMOP gives therecreational player opportunity to play big international poker tournamentswith affordable buy-in. EMOP chooses to cooperate with the best casinos inEurope to give the participants an unforgettable experience. Partners in theEntraction poker network will send at least 200 qualifiers to each event .The European Masters of Poker gives the gaming operator a unique possibilityto create ambassadors for and loyalty to their brand. EMOP is a wholly ownedsubsidiary of the Entraction Group. Please visithttp://www.europeanmastersofpoker.com for more information.

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