BetClic Poker joins Everest Poker Network

Leading gaming operator BetClic Poker joins the Everest Poker network, one of Europe’s most popular poker rooms. This will ensure a continued growth and the best player experience within the Everest Poker network.

“We are thrilled that BetClic Poker joins the Everest Poker network. The growing Everest Poker Network is a popular and trusted place to learn an experience the fun of playing poker online. BetClic Poker will bring poker knowledge, passion and liquidity to our network and this will ensure the best experience for all players involved.”-says Tarquin Henderson, Head of Poker and Casino at BetClic Everest.

The month of September and October are full of new and exciting promotions. A quick overview of upcoming and ongoing promotions:

Improved Tournament Schedule
Players can enjoy a completely new tournament schedule that includes a range of games and buy-ins for beginners and pros alike.

Some of the highlights:
- Increased overall guaranteed prize pool to more than $1.25 million a month.
- Players can take a seat in the $75,000 Big Prime on October 2—that’s $25,000 more than the regular Sunday guarantee.

New players are invited to play in The Daily Grand Freerolls. They will get free access to 30 daily $1,000 freerolls with their first deposit!

Existing players will have four different ways to qualify for the same freerolls! They can win their way in by meeting a specific Summit Points requirement, referring a friend, playing free feeders, or they can simply buy in with Summit Points.

Live Event Offer – Escape to St. Maarten
Players can compete to win a 7-day poker holiday to the Caribbean! Weekly Escape to St. Maarten Direct Entries award $6,500 packages that will cover a trip for two to the Dutch side of St. Maarten. Players who win will play the St. Maarten Open, a $2,000 buy-in tournament organized by Thomas Kremser of TK Poker Events.

Survivor
All poker players are eligible to compete in Survivor this September. The player who earns 25 Summit Points a day for the longest period of time gets to claim $2,000 cash for being the last man (or woman) standing!

Visit Everest Poker’s Promotions Page for all the details.

Escape to St. Maarten with Everest Poker

Win an amazing 7-day poker holiday for two

Popular European poker site Everest Poker, known for its personal and localized approach with players, is hosting online qualifiers for this year’s St. Maarten Open. The first-rate tournament is being organized by TK Poker Events with an estimated prize pool exceeding $200,000. The St. Maarten Open will run from November 25–December 2, 2011.

Score a Caribbean Escape worth $6,500
Players who win a 7-day poker holiday through Everest Poker will travel to the Dutch side of St. Maarten to enjoy breathtaking Caribbean beaches, fun island excursions, exclusive parties and the thrills of a world-class live poker event. Each $6,500 Escape to St. Maarten Package includes one $2,000 seat to the St. Maarten Open Main Event, 7 nights at the stunning Sonesta Maho Beach Resort and $3,100 cash to cover flights and travel expenses for two people.

Thomas Kremser, CEO and Chairman of TK Poker Events, had this to say about the upcoming event: “My team cannot wait to host a great group of Everest Poker players for the St. Maarten Open this November. We are busy preparing for what will surely be an unforgettable week of amazing weather and poker."

Play Weekly Online Qualifiers
Online qualifiers for the St. Maarten Open are open now and running through November 7 at Everest Poker. Daily satellites start at just $5 and advance players to weekly Direct Entries with a package guaranteed every Monday. Discover your poker paradise—win a $6,500 package to St. Maarten for two with help from Everest Poker.

Find out more here: http://www.everestpoker.com/en/promotions/live/escape-to-st-maarten

Everest Poker International Cup 2011 - Watch the videos!

First time ITM! Ready for some cashes and aiming for the St. Marten Packge next:
Online qualifier Mathias Puzich from Berlin in Germany is giving us a short inside of his EPIC experience here in Alicante.The EPIC Finale was his first ITM result in a big tournament and he's now looking forward to the online qualifications for the St. Marten Open that are currently being run Everest Poker. Good luck Mathias!

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A tournament winner who didn't know it yet:
We have talked to Hanh Tran - the EPIC 2011 Champion - during the tournament. He was already very optimistic and smelling his chance. Hanh Tran has qualified in an live event in the Montesino in Vienna and therefore has some live experience already.

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EPIC - more than a poker tournament!
Enjoy some impression from the beautiful surroundings durings the EPIC finale 2011 and listen to Katie Doyle from Everest Poker about this extraordinary live event.

Hanh Tran is the 2011 Everest Poker International Cup Champion

Alicante, September 10, 2011. At the Casino Mediterraneo in Alicante, Spain, 41 poker players from 12 nationalities, battled it out for the $75,000 (€50,000) prize pool at the Everest Poker International Cup Finale. The fifth edition of the EPIC offered amateur players a chance to experience the thrill of live poker in one of the world’s largest freerolls. Online qualifiers for this unique free promotion, featuring a total prize pool of $125,000, ran in July and August. $50,000 was awarded through online Direct Entries, and the remaining $75,000 (€50,000) was reserved for the prize pool at the EPIC Finale this weekend.

Congratulations to Hanh Tran from Austria and Goran Zoraja from Serbia who finished first and second, respectively at the final table of the Everest Poker International Cup. Hahn will take home €15,000 and Goran €10,000. Hanh Tran qualified for the Everest Poker International Cup at an exclusive live event at the Montesino Casino in Vienna, Austria.

“Everest Poker organized a very nice tournament. The combination of a beautiful beach resort and a poker tournament is great; the hotel and service was really good and the Everest Poker staff helpful and friendly. The professional structure by TK Events was especially brilliant. I was down to only 4 big blinds on a certain point. But thanks to the deep stack structure, I worked my way up to the final table. Thank you Everest Poker!”- Hanh Tran, Everest Poker International Cup Champion, 2011.

Pay out of the Everest Poker International Cup 2011
Place Name Nationality Prize €
1 Hanh Tran AT 15,000
2 Goran Zorajan SB 10,000
3 Nicolas Thiercy FR 6,000
4 Xavier Aretzic FR 4,000
5 Francisco Pinto Duarte PT 3,250
6 Marc Negron FR 2,500
7 Tan Kalak DE 1,750
8 Uwe Matthias DE 1,250
9 Gábor Boda HU 850
10 Antonio Fuentes Lopez ES 600
11 Krzysztof Dembek PL 600
12 Matthias Puzich DE 600
13 Thomas Wisniewski PL 600
14 Zoltan Kelemen HU 600
15 Joachim Weimer DE 600
16 Pedro Silva PT 600
17 Even-Marten Korberg EE 600
18 Georg Vogl DE 600

About EPIC
The Everest Poker European Cup has been a flagship promotion for Everest Poker since 2006, with live qualifiers and online tournaments feeding into exciting Live Finales in locations like: Barcelona, Vilamoura, Sardinia and the Canary Islands. This year, the world-class tournament was open to the world—making this international event truly EPIC!

EPIC Finale 2011 results

Hanh Tran from Austria is the Champion of the EPIC finale 2011!

Hanh was riding the rollercoaster during the event and found himself even down to 4 big blinds. Towards the end of the tournament he was eliminating one after the other and gathering more and more chips.

In the final hand Hanh has Jd 6d and Goran from Serbia holds K 7.

The flop comes with 6-10d-4d

Turn: J

River: 2

Hanh is taking home the titel and EUR 15,000!

01. Hanh Tran (AT): € 15,000
02. Goran Zorajan (SB): € 10,000
03. Nicolas Thiercy (FR): € 6,000
04. Xavier Aretzic (FR): € 4,000
05. Francisco Pinto Duarte (PT): € 3,250
06. Marc Negron (FR): € 2,500
07. Tan Kalak (DE): € 1,750
08. Uwe Matthias (DE): € 1,250
09. Gábor Boda (HU): € 850
10. Antonio Fuentes Lopez (ES): € 600
11. Krzysztof Dembek (PL): € 600
12. Matthias Puzich (DE): € 600
13. Thomas Wisniewski(PL): € 600
14. Zoltan Kelemen (HU): € 600
15. Joachim Weimer (DE): € 600
16. Pedro Silva (PT): € 600
17. Even-Marten Korberg (EE): € 600
18. Georg Vogl (DE): € 600

Pictures from the Final Table

Hanh Tran, AT

Xavier Aretzis, FR

Goran Zoraja, SB

Nicolas Thiercy, FR

Tan Kalak, DE

Francisco Sergio Pinto Duarte, PT

Uwe Matthias, DE

Gábor Boda, HU

Marc Negron, FR

EPIC 2011 - Final Table

Level 14
Blinds 1,500 - 3,000 Ante 200

1. Xavier Aretzic 97,500 chips (FRANCE)

2. Zorras Goran 30,700 chips (SERBIA)

3. Francisco Pinto 111,200 chips (PORTUGAL)

4. Gabor Boda 53,500 chips (HUNGARY)

5. Nicolas Thiercy 37,800 chips (FRANCE)

6. Marc Negron 66,400 (FRANCE)

7. Uwe Matthias 37,800 (GERMANY)

8. Tan Kalak 87,400 (GERMANY)

9. Hanh Tran 94,300 (AUSTRIA)

Payouts of the EPIC 2011 Finale

We are in Level 13
Blinds: 1,200 - 2,400 / Ante: 200

We have 13 players left in the tournament. This is the pay-out structure:

01. € 15,000
02. € 10,000
03. € 6,000
04. € 4,000
05. € 3,250
06. € 2,500
07. € 1,750
08. € 1,250
09. € 850
10. € 600
11. € 600
12. € 600
13. € 600
14. Zoltan Kelemen (HU): € 600
15. Joachim Weimer (DE): € 600
16. Pedro Silva (PT): € 600
17. Even-Marten Korberg (EE): € 600
18. Georg Vogl (DE): € 600

EPIC Finale 2011: more pictures from the Alicante

German Georg Vogl is the first one to finish ITM

Georg Vogl shoves preflop all-in with AdJc.
He is called by a player with AsQh.
Also Tan Kalak from Germany calls with AhTd.

On the flop comes Jh 2h X

Tan completes his Flush of hearts with turn and river and kicks-out his fellow German.

Georg finishes 18th and is the first player ITM. He wins EUR 600.

The bubble popped

Level 12
Blinds 1,000 - 2,000 / Ante 200
Average 34,166

The bubble has just popped here in the Casino Mediterraneo in Alicante.

French Jerome Russo who was really short goes all-in holding KJs. Small blind and big blinds both call.

Flop comes with QQ9

SB and BB both check.

Turn: 10

SB bets 2K, BB calls.

River: K

SB bets 8K, BB folds.

SB shows 99 (full house on the flop), Jerome show KJ with a straight.

Quick revenge for Hanh Tran

Austrian Hanh Tran who has just suffered from a bad beat got his revenge shortly after.
He has 44 and faces his opponent who holds pocket tens. Winning with runner-runner flush he doubles up and now has 28K.

Meanwhile Dutch Yi Ren Hu got eliminated from the tournament.
He had QK with QQ8 on the flop.
Another player held pocket 88. So a set vs the lethal full house.

Christopher Muelling is out, bad beat for Hanh Tran

Level 11
Blinds 800 - 1,600 Ante: 200
23 players left in the tournament

Christopher in the BB with 10h9h
Krzysztof Dembek from Poland has Ac9c.

Krzysztof bets 3K and gets called by Christopher.

The Board comes with Kc8h3d

Both players check.

Turn: 9s

Krzysztof bets 4K, Christopher shoves all-in and Krzysztof calls.

River: 9h

Krzysztof wins with the higher kicker

Christopher Muelling from Germany qualified for the EPIC finale in a local live freeroll in the North of Germany. In Luebeck's JokerPokerLounge he succeeded against 60 other players and secured himself a package to this EPIC finale.

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Hanh Tran from Austria who was already very short managed to fight his way back by winning several small pots without any showdown. A short stack shoves all-in, Hanh with AK calls without hesitating. The short stack has K6. Hanh is clearly in the lead. However, the first card on the flop is the 6 that saves Hanh's opponent. Now Hanh is down to 13.6K.

German-spaking players are having a hard time after the break

Level 9
Blinds: 500-1,000 / Ante: 100

28 players left in the tournament.

Hanh Tran, known as tournament director in the Austrian Montesino, lost further chips in the first hand after the break. He calls an all-in from a short stack with pocket nines. The short stack holds AK and hots on the board. Hanh has now 10K left.

The German online qualifier Lars Bollhagen was down to 7K after the break. Time to get active.
Dutch Yi Ren Hu pushes all-in with KdTd. Lars with AdQh in the big blind smells his chance and decides to call.

On the board: Kc2c8c 5s 9h

This was Lars when he was still optimistic.

More images from the tournament area

Short Break at the EPIC Finale

Level 8
Blinds: 400-800
Ante: 45

Average: 19.838
31 players left in the tournament

Here we have some chipcounts for you:

French players:
Philippe "59fifou" Delebarre (14k)
Samuel "jahguide" Derrien (22k)
Marc "SpS-Zen" Negron (16,5k)
Steven "BeckhamOM83" Comte (OUT)
Jerôme "@LeRoss@" Rosso (7k)
Simon "DjRamon91" Claudepierre (17k)
Xavier "@@@XAV@@@" Aretzis (19k)
Isabelle "Zzabou1987" Gornay (12k)
Alain "awartelle41" Wartelle (OUT)
Guillaume "chguil75" Mayeux (10,5k)
Nicolas "V-nome" Thiercy (34k)
Frederic "Kholmax" Cingal (8k)

This is how Steven Comte git kicked out of the EPIC finale.
Steven was down to 10k when he decided to push all-in. He was called by a player who showed AcKc and dominated Steven's hand which was KsQc.

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German-speaking players:
Mathias Puzich: 40K
Chrisopher Muelling: 16K
Tan Kalak: 40K
Hanh Tran: 21K
Georg Vogl: 15K
Joachim Weimer: 27K
Uwe Matthias: 28K
Lars Bollhagen: 7K

Mario Hellmich from Germany got eliminated from the tournament.
He was very short with only 3BB and shoved with KQ.

The Polish player Krzysztof Korbecki called from the big blind. He was holding 96 off.

Krzysztof was very lucky and hit the full house on the board: 962 6 8

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Some news from the floor:

Karim Sediri from Belgium just lost half of his stack before the break and is no down to 9,500. He went all-in with AK and was called by a player with AJ, who hit a Jack on the board.

Even-Marten from Estonia in the other hand, not just his first time playing live poker but also his first time flying,managed to double up before the break. Set of nines vs. JJ. His new chipcount is 34K.

Maria May Pintor from Spain was eliminated from the tournament with QQ vs. AA. Now we only have 1 women left, Isabelle Gornay from France.

Pedro Silva from Portugal lost a big pot against Antonio Fuentes and is now down to 7,000.
Pedro with KK called Antonio who is all-in with A9. There is a 9 on the flop and a A on the turn.

We just met Goran Zoraja from Serbia who updated us about his chipcount which is 25K.

EPIC 2011: Three players out

Level 6
Blinds 150-300 / Ante 25

Just after our lunch break, we lost three players.

Diego Ortega from Spain, Ricardo Pazulla from Germany and Béla Kondás from Hungary.

Ricardo Pazulla was kicked out by fellow German player Joachim Weimer.
Joachim was holding the nut flush and Ricardo the second nut flush.

Béla Kondás from Kaposvar, Hungary is unfortunately out of the EPIC Finale but looks back at a great adventure!

Béla Kondás won his ticket to the EPIC finale in an exclusive Hungarian free roll outlasting 300 players. He not only won the ticket to the EPIC finale but also won a Roadtrip with Peter Majoros (Majka) our Everest Poker sponsored player.
Together with Peter and his friends, the 57 year old Béla Kondás drove all the way from Budapest to Alicante. Béla has been playing online poker at Everest Poker since three years and today played his first Live Tournament ever.

We wish Béla and Peter Majoros + friends a great Roadtrip back!

Béla Kondás playing at EPIC 2011

Peter Majoros (Majka) ready for the Roadtrip!

EPIC Finale 2011 - Pictures from the poker floor

Tournament director Gerard Serra

The trophies

The tournament area

Philipe Delabarre (FR)

Yi ren Hu (NL)

Imre Zucs (HU)

Samuel Jahguide (FR)

Lars Bollhagen (DE)

Francisco Sergio (PT)

Krztystof Dembek (PL)

Goran Zoraja (SB)

Jerome Rosso (FR)

Simon Claudepierre (FR)

Antonio Fuentes (ES)

Grzegorz Mielniczuk (PL)

Jorge Viegas (PT)

Xavier Aretzis (FR)

Even-Marten Korberg (EE)

Pedro Silva (PT)

Frederic Cingal (FR)

Nicolas Thiercy (FR)

Mathias Puzich (DE)

Guillaume Mayeux (FR)

Jonathan Greig (UK)

Alain Wartelle (FR)

Uwe Matthias (DE)

Christopher Muelling (DE)

Mario Hellmich (DE)

Krzysztof Korbecki (PL)

Diego Ortega (ES)

Tan Kalak (DE)

Hanh Tran (AT)

Thomas Wisniewski (PL)

Isabelle Gornay (FR)

Bela Kondas (HU)

Steven Comte (FR)

Joachim Weimer (DE)

Georg Vogl (DE)

Karim Sediri (BE)

Zoltán Kelemen (HU)

Ricardo Pazulla (DE)

Gábor Boda (HU)

Marc Negron (FR)

Carmen Pintor (ES)

The Finale of the Everest Poker International Cup is starting

Shuffle up and deal at the Casino Mediterraneo in Alicante!

41 players from 12 different countries have entered the finale of the Everest Poker International Cup 2011. The finalists will today be playing for a total prize pool of Euro 50,000. With a starting stack of 15,000 in chips and 30 minutes levels the tournament starts at the blinds 25/50.

France
Zzabou1987, ISABELLE GORNAY
awartelle41, Alain wartelle
chguil75, GUILLAUME MAYEUX
V-nome, Nicolas THIERCY
Kholma, Frederic CINGAL
@@@XAV@@@, Xavier aretzis
59fifou, Philippe Delebarre
jahguide, Samuel DERRIEN
BeckhamOM83, Steven Comte
@LeRoss@, Jérôme Rosso
DjRamon91, Simon Claudepierre
SpS-Zen, Marc Negron

Germany
RicocheP, Ricardo Pazulla
caipimann, Uwe Matthias
007Looser007, Gorg Vogl
enatz, Joachim Weimer
burle25, Lars Bollhagen
TiKey007, Tan Kalak
JPLAdmin, Christsoper Mülling
Matze44 Mathias Puzich
Marcho007, Mario Hellmich

Spain
alacran009, diego ortega
13trezze13, antonio fuentes lopez
Irethrien, Carmen Maria Pintor

Poland
deadman85, Grzegorz Mielniczuk
imDonkurNuts, Thomas Wisniewski
Gdakiel, Krzysztof Dembek
gnattt, Krzysztof Korbecki

Portugal
KikoP9, Francisco Sergio Pinto Duarte
Dias718, Jorge Viegas
Dostex, Pedro Silva

Hungary
8.Bela, Béla Kondás
Gabor-970, Gábor Boda
methosraven, Zoltán Kelemen
Imobe, Imre Sz?cs

Other Countries
Zordra, Goran Zoraja (SB)
Pgremlin, Yi Ren Hu (NL)
Picachu72, karim sediri (BE)
Silverstar, Duc Hanh Tran (AT)
clickalot1, Jonathan Greig (UK)
Korberg, Even-Marten Korberg (EE)

The Pay-outs
1) EUR 15,000
2) EUR 10,000
3) EUR 6,000
4) EUR 4,000
5) EUR 3,250
6) EUR 2,500
7) EUR 1,750
8) EUR 1,250
9) EUR 850
10) EUR 600
11) EUR 600
12) EUR 600
13) EUR 600
14) EUR 600
15) EUR 600
16) EUR 600
17) EUR 600
18) EUR 600

EPIC Finale Players Party

We kicked-off the EPIC with a blast!

The beautiful Isla Marina right at the beach of Alicante was the perfect location to welcome our finalists & friends for this great party.

Players could enjoy the beautiful sunset, tasteful dinner and cocktails!

The Everest Poker International Cup Finale is ready for take off!

Play the first amateur cup envied by the pros

Leading European poker room Everest Poker is ready for the Cup Live Finale in Alicante. EPIC 2011 offers amateur players a chance to experience the thrill of live poker in one of the world’s largest freerolls. Online qualifiers for this unique free promotion, featuring a total prize pool of $125,000, ran in July and August. $50,000 was awarded through the online Direct Entries, and the remaining $75,000 (€50,000) is reserved for the prize pool at the EPIC Finale on September 10.

$75,000 EPIC Live Finale
This weekend, the Grand Finale of EPIC will take place in sunny Alicante with its beachfront views and beautiful weather. 50 finalists from all over the world will enjoy the hospitality of Everest Poker in Costa Blanca, the fun and thrills of a first-rate poker tournament and, of course, have their shot at the $75,000 (€50,000) prize pool!

To ensure a fantastic structure and a smooth poker event, Gerard Serra and his team of professionals at TK Events will organize and direct the Live Finale.

Gerard Serra on EPIC: “I am thrilled about EPIC returning to Spain for its fifth season. All of us at TK Events look forward to this tournament every year, and I am especially excited for another great weekend of poker and sunshine in Alicante! ”

Follow the action from home here on the Everest Poker Blog

About EPIC
The Everest Poker European Cup has been a flagship promotion for Everest Poker since 2006, with live qualifiers and online tournaments feeding into exciting Live Finales in locations like: Barcelona, Vilamoura, Sardinia and the Canary Islands. This year, the world-class tournament is open to the world—making this international event truly EPIC!

www.EverestPokerInternationalCup.com