Important: follow the Live the Dream Casting live!!

You can follow the casting this weekend live on Everest Poker blog, here’s the link
http://www.everestpokerblog.com/live-the-dream.

The coverage will start on Friday and will end n Sunday night with the announcement of the 10 winners!!

Be the 1st to know who will be part of the Everest Poker Team!

WSOP 2008 satellites: pick your date, your event – qualify today!!

Everest Poker has signed a major agreement with Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. that includes satellite rights and brand placement on all of the table-top felts at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, and for the first time, the inner rung of the WSOP feature table.

With official satellite rights, we are offering you the chance to win seats for the ENTIRE World Series of Poker event (over 50 tournaments to pick from)!

This year, we want to offer tall our players a shot to play in the most prestigious poker tournament in the world. Whatever your level or aspirations are, we have a package for you!

We have created three different packages to provide players from all bankrolls and levels with the opportunity to experience the World Series of Poker.

Every Friday: $3,500 WSOP Prize Package - 1 package guaranteed

Each winner gets a seat in the $1,500 event of their choice* plus $2,000 credited to their Everest Poker account for travel expenses.

Every Wednesday: $7,500 WSOP Prize Package – 1 package guaranteed

Each winner gets $5,000 to buy-in to the event(s) of their choice* plus $2,500 credited to their Everest Poker account for travel expenses.

Every Monday: $13,000 Main Event WSOP Prize Package – 1 package guaranteed

Each winner gets a seat in the World Series of Poker Main Event plus $3,000 credited to their Everest Poker account for travel expenses.

Sunday, June 8 at 16:30 GMT - WSOP Main Event - 20 SEATS GUARANTEED!

Each winner will receive a $13,000 WSOP Prize Package which includes a seat in the World Series of Poker Main Event plus $3,000 credited to their Everest Poker account for travel expenses.

Sunday, May 18 at 16:30 GMT- WSOP Ladies World Championship – 5 Seats Guaranteed!

Each winner will receive a $3,000 WSOP Prize Package which includes a seat in the Ladies World Championship plus $2,000 credited to their Everest Poker account for travel expenses.

*To see the complete schedule for the 2008 World Series of Poker, please visit: www.worldseriesofpoker.com

GOOD LUCK TO ALL!!

Cristiano Bubble Boy in Warsaw

Cristiano Blanco has just been eliminated from the tournament by Kenny Hicks Jr. in a hand that Cristiano will not forget for some time.

Cristiano Blanco is the Bubble Boy of the EPT Polish Open in Warsaw. He got busted in 33 place with a real bad beat. He opened the pot with a 13,000 raise from under the gun and the action folded around the table to the small blind, who re-raised it to 40,000. Cristiano flat called, leaving himself 50,000 chips behind.

The dealer spread a jack-high flop and the small blind moved all in, putting Cristiano to a decision for all of his chips. Holding pocket queens, Blanco made the inevitable call and the small blind showed A-K. Cristiano's queens didn't survive the Turn, as the dealer opened an Ace.
The last card to fall off the deck was a six and Cristiano was out of the tournament in 33rd place.

Newest Enhancements.

Everest Poker is extremely excited to introduce some of newest enhancements. I know you have been waiting for a long time for them and here they are! This is a long post but it is worth to read it!

Tournament Leaderboard (TLB):

This is an exciting new feature which will create a competition among our best and most frequent tournament players and pay out significant prizes to the winners.
The TLB will rank our top tournament players based on TLB Points earned. TLB Points are calculated using the number of tournament entrants, finishing place, and tournament buy-in using the following equation:

Example: You participate in a $10+1 tournament with 150 players and take 3rd place:

We have created three separate Tournament Leaderboards :

1. Multi-Table (rewarded monthly): Includes all Scheduled Tournaments + Sit & Go tournaments with >= 30 players
2. Sit & Go High (rewarded weekly and monthly): Sit & Go Tournaments with pot contribution >= $10 and participation < 30 players
3. Sit & Go Low (rewarded weekly and monthly): Sit & Go Tournaments with pot contribution more than $0 but less than $10 and participation < 30 players
Freerolls, Private Tournaments, Free Chip Play, and tournaments with Summit Point prize pools don’t count towards the TLB include
We will award Summit Point Prizes to the top 10 finishers on each leaderboard. The monthly SNG High winner will be credited with 200,000 SP.

Each leaderboard will be displayed on our website and will be updated daily. You can also be able to view your TLB points from the “View TLB Points” button from the “My Account:” button in the EVP lobby.

More Sit and go !!

We have added a list of new Multi-Table SNG’s :
o 18 seats (6 seats * 3 tables)
o 30 seats (10 seats * 3 tables)
o 54 seats (6 seats * 9 tables)
o 90 seats (10 seats * 9 tables)
o 120 seats (6 seats * 20 tables)
o 150 seats (10 seats * 15 tables)

In addition to Multiple Tables, SNG’s can now be run with a variety of types. These include:

Rebuy
Rebuy + Add-on
6 Seat
Turbo (decreased blind intervals)
Speed (decreased decision time limit)
Deep Stack (2,500 starting chips)

To make it easy to distinguish between the different types of tournaments, we will have separate icons as well as a "Tournament Type" Legend to demonstrate to players what the different symbols mean.

Ring Game Enhancements:

We have also released some new features that ring game players will enjoy. There are 2 new ring game table types:

1. Speed tables. This is a table with shortened (15 second) decision timers.

All speed tables are also No-DBP tables. Speed tables will initially be offered in 6 seat tables at the following stakes: $.10/$.10, $.25/$.25, $.50/$.50, $1/$1, $2/$2, $4/$4.

2. No-DBP (tables without disconnect bet protection).
The Beginner Stakes No Limit Hold'em and Pot Limit Omaha tables are becoming No-DBP tables. Also, No-DBP Tables are being created for all 2-seat and 6-seat No Limit Hold'em and Pot Limit Omaha tables.

In addition, you can now play in up to 12 tables at the same time. Lots of players requested this increase, and so we upped the maximum.

Dinner is served: Blanco 80K

Cristiano is enjoying the dinner break at The EPT Polish Open with 80,000 chips to his name - with the average at 72,000.

51 players remain and the payout is down to 32nd.

Oh Blanco, Blanco!

Amazing scenes in Warsaw as Everest Poker's Cristiano Blanco rides his luck.

Cristiano with AQ and his opponent with 10Q - the flop reveals 10QQ...

...but the turn give Blanco the A! Blanco remains.

Cristiano climbing

At the end of Level 10 of Day 2 at The EPT Polish Open, presented by PokerStars, Everest Poker's Cristiano Blanco has 58,000 chips with 83 players left in the tournament.

At the chip count he lay in 20th of the 83.

GO ON CRISTIANO!

Casualties galore in Poland

Some big names busted out of the EPT Polish Open, presented by PokerStars, yesterday and our Everest players were among them. Francis Lamothe, playing in his first major live event, now has the taste for the big tournaments and is determined to be back.

Our Finnish player Voitto Rintala pushed 66 in round five when short stacked and got called by JJ with no help on the board. Michael Schlesinger and Filipe Moreira were also out in a day of surprises.

Jan Stefan Smolarczyk, from France, is hanging in there but is short stacked with 2600 chips so he joins Cristiano in Day 2. Well done Jan Stefan.

Cristiano has 28,800 chips.

Those with a taste for the big time, remember: Everest Poker is the only site who can directly register players for the WSOP!

Cristiano through to Day 2

The EPT in Warsaw, brought to you by Pokerstars kicked off today. Six Everest Poker Qualifiers and our pro, Cristiano Blanco, will start in The Polish Open.

Today (Day 1A) Cristiano Blanco and Italian Everest Poker Qualifier, Robert Binelli, will hit the felts. Binelli is well know in Italian poker circles and is good friends with Cristiano - good luck boys!

Tomorrow Filipe Moreira from Portugal, Voitto Rintala from Finland, Michael Schlesiger from Germany, Francis Lamothe from Canada and Jan-Stéfan Smolarczy from France will take their chance in the Everest colours. We will keep you updated from the Casino in the Hyatt Hotel, Warsaw.

22:55h:
Level 6 is finished and the next level is level 7 with blinds at 200-400 and an ante of 50. Cristiano Blanco and Robert Binelli are at the same table. While Cristiano is with almost 15,000 chips on average, Robert is small stack with a little bit more than 3,500 chips.

22:55h:
Robert Binelli is out in position 130 of day 1A. He was holding A-Q and met A-K in the big blind. No help on the board and the Everest Poker player was eliminated in this EPT.

23.50:
Day 1A is over and 76 players are left out of 190 starters. Cristiano Blanco played a good day and will come back for day 2 on Thursday with 28,800 Chips. The averag is at 25,000.

Everest Poker Unveil World Series of Poker Multi-year Agreement

Harrah's Entertainment & Everest Poker Unveil World Series of Poker Multi-year Agreement

Everest Poker and Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. have signed a multi-year agreement that includes satellite tournament rights and strategic brand placement at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. The agreement ensures that the strongest, largest and most successful European field will be represented at the iconic Las Vegas poker tournament.

Montreal, QC (PRWEB) March 5, 2008 -- Everest Poker has signed a major agreement with Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. that includes satellite rights and brand placement on all of the table-top felts at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, and for the first time, the inner rung of the WSOP feature table.

Last year's WSOP saw a total prize pool in excess of $159,796,918, more than 54,000 player registrations and a net prize pool for the Main Event reaching $59,784,954.

With this new agreement, Everest Poker's brand will reach an estimated global audience of 200 million. Additionally, the new alliance enables Everest Poker to provide its largely European player base with more opportunities to play in a WSOP event in Las Vegas.

With official satellite rights, Everest Poker will offer European poker fans the chance to win seats and compete for the biggest single cash prize in international sport.

Players can even choose which events they want to attend, a feature designed to appeal to pros and amateurs alike.

Jennifer Joyce, Everest Poker's VP of Marketing, commented: "We are thrilled with this deal, as it will allow us to leverage our access to the WSOP to give our European players the best chance possible to compete at -- and win -- WSOP events in Las Vegas. We have always strived to make poker as accessible as possible to everybody, not just the elite few. The WSOP is the true global standard for poker giving pros a chance at history and amateur players the chance to fulfill their dream by rubbing shoulders with the legends. Our goal is to see a European win the Main Event."

Ty Stewart, World Series of Poker Director of Marketing, Sponsorship and Licensing, "We're excited to welcome Everest Poker to the World Series of Poker family. Through this agreement, Everest Poker is now literally in the center of the poker universe. Through presence on all tables, their brand will be connected to every historic moment at the WSOP. This alliance further demonstrates the globalization of poker and the industry behind it.

How you can reach the WSOP with Everest Poker:

• Every Monday night $13,000 WSOP Package - 1 package guaranteed. Buy-in $500 + 30 entry

• Every Wednesday night $7,500 WSOP Package - 1 package guaranteed. Buy-in: $200+15, Saturday Satellites: $22+2, $5+ 0.50 Rebuy

• Every Friday $3,500 WSOP Package - 1 package guaranteed

• June 8th TWENTY Seat Guarantee - Buy-in $1,000 + 50. Buy-in $200+15, Saturday Satellites $11+1 Sat and $3+.30 Rebuy

• May 18th Exclusively for ladies, we are running a 5 seat guarantee to the Ladies World Championship

Live The Dream: The Jury

As Everest Poker’s Live The Dream competition, where ten real players will become poker pros & brand ambassadors for a year, nears its finale the selection panel can be revealed.

The chosen 200 will all now head to Palais Auersperg, Vienna (March 29-30) where they will have to impress our formidable international jury with both their poker skills and their personality.

Everest Poker has scoured the Continent and created a jury that have seen all facets of the poker world – the good, the bad and the ugly.

Everest Poker are proud to unveil their impartial, international team of selectors as:

Thomas Kremser. Thomas, 38, is one of the most respected faces in European poker, as well as overseeing the last two Everest Poker European Championships he is a regular European Poker Tour Tournament Director. A resident of Vienna, Thomas, has over 12 years experience in poker and his reputation means his decisions are never questioned!

Alberto Russo. Alberto, 31, is one of the founders of the Texas Hold'Em movement in Italy. He was Editor of the first Italian poker portal and then launched Card Player Italia as Editor-in-Chief. Recently, he has switched his attention to TV presenting and is a regular on EPT Live so he knows about both the game & presentation skills.

Bruno Fitoussi. Bruno, 49, has an incredible poker mind – beating the great Amarillo Slim in 2001 on his way to being crowned World Heads-Up Poker Champion and last year was 2nd in the $50,000 WSOP H.O.R.S.E Event. With nearly $2,000,000 of live tournament winnings to date he is respected far beyond his native France - so players beware - not much gets passed Bruno.

There will also be Everest Poker staff on the jury who will be constantly monitoring every aspect of the players behavior.

Live the Dream: only once chance left to qualify!!

These 10 players qualify on Monday, march 3rd and will be joining the rest of the cast in Vienna in March 29th!! Congratulations!

Paalie Netherlands
Hjortefot Norway
elflacokanu Spain
Jimi-Blue Germany
Gringos001 Belgium
Marcilan Germany
TG73 France
Itto Germany
pierroo France
Kaffedopp Sweden

Last Direct Entry will be on March 10th at 20h00 GMT, click on the Dream tab to qualify today

You could be one of the 10 players!!!

Congratulation au top five finishers of November, December, January and February who advance to the Casting Call

November :

Sailfun - Germany
Ze_Gnome - France
Jullle - Sweden
LikeAVirgin - Sweden
Anrope - Germany

December:

user317704 Netherlands
Ernesto_777 Netherlands
Laut Denmark
MadSickoHead Netherlands
King_Hassan France

January :

tentalt Norway
the_1337 Netherlands
Pokervinst Sweden
RiggedMFSHIT Sweden
ducleboss France

February

-45- Japanese
RandomEyes Finnish
Puzo Spain
MADSAM Sweden
Drainlife Denmark

Live the Dream - February qualifiers

Congratulations to the 5 new players who qualified via the Summit points leaders board in February!

-45- From Japan with 219,147.05 SP
RandomEyes from Finland with 190,990.45 SP
Puzo from Spain with 161,826.00 SP
MADSAM from Sweden with 152,665.40 SP
Drainlife from Denmark with 149,491.90

There are only 2 direct entry left to qualify so don't miss our chance. The weekend will be fantastic; you don’t want to miss it!

The Spanish Poker Tour Kicks off!!!

The Spanish Poker Tour brought to you by Everest Poker and under the direction of Thomas Kremser, will start its Tour at the Gran Casino de Aranjuez (Madrid, SPAIN).

All the prize pools will total around €2,000,000.

The first Tournament will be held in April 18th, 19th and 20th in the Gran Casino Aranjuez.

For this first Tournament, Everest Poker will guarantee 10 seats per each Direct Entry!

The SPANISH POKER TOUR presented by Everest Poker will kick off the upcoming month of April. Everest Poker promises you a fantastic poker week end.

This texas hold’em poker circuit will have a monthly Tournament with a €1,000+€100 buy-in held in the most important Casinos in Spain and a whole week Grand Finale with a €2,500 buy-in in December.

This circuit will be offering the best possible quality, endorsed by TK Poker Events, and directed, in its first stop, by Thomas Kremser, the most trusted and recognized poker tournament director in Europe. The rest of the circuit will be under the direction of Gerard Serra.

How to qualify?

Via online qualifications:

Everest Poker will run daily satellites with a $3+.30 and $11+1 buy-in and 5 Direct Entries with a $100 +9 buy in. We guarantee 10 seats of $2,500 per each one of these satellites!!!
Starting March 5th, every Wednesday at 20:00 GTM, you participate to these weekly Direct Entry Tournaments.

Via live qualifications:

The main event will start on Friday but, you can obtain your Tournament’s entry through a super satellite at the Casino de Aranjuez with a €100+€10 buy in, on thursday April 17th. Saturday we will start a side event of two days with a €400+€40 buy in and, Sunday we will run a Tournament with a €150+€15 buy in and a €25 Bounty for each player that you eliminate, so no one will be left without playing in this fun Tournament.

The main event’s structure will provide 15,000 in chips to start and 45 minutes levels.

Soon you will be able to find more information and the circuit’s schedule in www.thespanishpokertour.com

The First phase:

Where: Gran Casino de Aranjuez. Plaza de la UNESCO, 1 28300 Aranjuez (Madrid, SPAIN)
When: April 18,19 and 20 (Friday, Saturday and Sunday)