Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008

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WSOPE draws near

Roland De Wolfe: Just one of the many professionals to come from London, England.

By Sean Lind

Players around the world are getting excited about the World Series of Poker Europe, set to begin Sept. 19.

The WSOPE is presented by Betfair.com - its online poker room is the only place to win a seat online. This Sunday Betfair.com is running a super-satellite awarding 21 Main Event packages worth £16,000 each.

On top of the four bracelet events, there are three side events scheduled to run. With seven events total, as well as a full room of cash games, all players will be more than content while playing at the Empire Casino in London, England's Leicester Square.

The four WSOP bracelet events are as follows:

Sept. 19 - Event 1 - £1,500 - No-Limit Hold'em Day 1a (3-day event/2 opening days)

Sept. 22 - Event 2 - £2,500 - H.O.R.S.E. (3-day event)

Sept. 24 - Event 3 - £5,000 - Pot Limit Omaha (3-day event)

Sept. 27 - Event 4 - £10,000 - WC No-Limit Hold'em (5-day event/2 opening days)

You can expect to see many of the world's biggest names in poker playing in the WSOPE events, including players from the WSOP Main Event final table, who have confirmed their presence at the event.

For more information about Betfair.com and how to sign up for the super-satellite, visit Betfair Poker. If you want to buy directly into any of the WSOPE events, you can do so at any LCI venue in the UK and all Harrah's venues in Las Vegas.

Betfair.com is one of the U.K.'s leading bookmakers and online poker rooms. Quick-paced games full of loose money are two of largest attractions of the room. Many of the players in the Betfair.com poker room are sportsbook customers, playing poker for a good time. This keeps the number of fish in the room high, and the sharks fed.

Players who sign up through PokerListings.com receive a 100% match first deposit bonus of up to $1,500.

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