09/03/10 -
PokerStars and Ukash offer the chance to play poker with world champions at the European Poker Tour in San Remo
Ukash has joined forces with PokerStars, the world's largest
poker site, to offer first-time Ukash users in Europe a chance to
win a seat at the European Poker Tour event and an all-expenses
paid trip to San Remo to play poker with world champions and scores
of top professionals.
This year, in response to the event's growing popularity, the
EPT San Remo will take place over seven days from 15 - 21 April,
and one lucky Ukash customer can win the chance to play at the
tournament, along with flights, accommodation and spending
money.
Consumers across Europe who deposit Ukash for the first time at
PokerStars during the month of March and enter the promotional code
UKASHSR, will be entered into a free roll at the end of the month
to win the seat. There will also be 1500 Euros added to the prize
pool.
Last year, the final table of the EPT Main Event in San Remo was
one of tension and unpredictable aggression. Constant Rijkenberg, a
20-year-old student from Amsterdam, beat Finland's Kalle Niemi
heads-up after six hours of play to claim €1,508,000 and the
EPT champion title. A total of 1,177 players competed, creating a
total prize pool of €5,713,300.
Mark Chirnside, Chief Executive Officer, Ukash, said: "This is
an exciting chance to offer Ukash users a once in a lifetime
opportunity to play poker alongside poker's elite. By partnering
with PokerStars to offer first-time Ukash depositors such a
valuable prize, we hope to show players across Europe the benefits
of using Ukash as they join the millions of consumers who already
use cash to bet online."
Ukash, the world's largest prepaid cash-issuing estate, is a
service for the millions of PokerStars players in Europe who prefer
to place bets online with cash.
Quote from PokerStars: "Providing Ukash as a payment method on
PokerStars has introduced a new demographic to our site - the cash
customer. Thousands of our players benefit from using Ukash an easy
system for depositing money when betting online, and we look
forward to working with Ukash to give one lucky customer the chance
of a lifetime - to play poker alongside the world's best."
Globally, Ukash is available at more than 320,000 physical
issuing points and spans 29 countries.
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