Microgaming Poker Network is launching Europe's first European Championships of Single Table Tournaments.
Online qualification is now under way and will lead to a live final at the Reval Park Casino in Tallinn, Estonia, from July 17-19, 2009. The event is designed to find Europe’s top STT poker players, with a prize pool of €120,000 on offer.
The €2,200 buy-in ECOSTT live event combines the results of four individual NL Hold’em STTs. If a player gets knocked out early in round one of the ECOSTT, they have another three STT rounds to accumulate points. The highest point scorers will take part in a grand final of 18 players.
A spokesperson for Microgaming said: “We have seen a gap in the marketplace for a European event which recognises the skills needed to be a top STT player. This tournament gives players four rounds to accumulate points for a place in a grand final, rather than suffering the disappointment of getting knocked out by a bad beat on the first day of other major events offered elsewhere.”
