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LIVE REPORTING FINAL TABLE AT WPT MARRAKECH, PRESENTED BY CHILIPOKER COULD THE FRENCH DOMINATION OF POKER IN MARRAKECH BE OVER?

Marrakech – 30th November 2010 – The final table is set at the World Poker Tour® Marrakech Main Event presented by http://www.chilipoker.com/. WPT Executive Tour Director Matt Savage has called shuffle up and deal and the grand finale is now underway at the atmospheric Casino de Marrakech.

Comprehensive live reporting and full details on prize pools can be found at: htthttp://www.pokernews.com/live-reporting/2010-wpt-marrakech/main-event/#post-169616 (English language)

Full coverage in French language can also be found at  http://www.madeinpoker.com/wpt-2010-marrakech/index.php and http://www.clubpoker.net/

WPT MARRAKECH, presented by http://www.chilipoker.com/, November 27^th – 30^th 2010 – Final Table

Seat 1: Felix Oberauer (Austria) – 499,000
Seat 2: Dominik Nitsche (Germany) – 1,479,000
Seat 3: Patrick Muleta (France) – 244,000
Seat 4: Sebastien Homann (Germany) – 1,539,000
Seat 5: Sebastien Comte (France) – 529,000
Seat 6: Johan Williamsson (Sweden) – 693,000
Seat 7: Guillaume Cescut (France) – 956,000
Seat 8: Guillaume de la Gorce (France) – 516,000
Seat 9: Julien Labussiere (France) – 210,000

Leading the international final table are in-form Germans Dominik Nitsche and Sebastian Homann. Could the traditional French stranglehold on poker in Marrakech finally be coming to an end? First prize is €254,745, plus a $25,500 entry into the 2011 WPT World Championship at Bellagio in Las Vegas.

French stars Nicholas Levi and Roger Hairabedian ran deep and among those to fail to make the money included David Benyamine, Carlos Mortensen, Bertrand ‘Elky’ Grospellier, Alexandre Gomes, Surinder Sunar, Tristan Clemencon, Antione Saout, Guilluame Darcourt and Jean Paul Pasqualini.

The great value €4,250 buy-in + €750 fee also included five nights deluxe accommodation, breakfast and a dinner buffet. The WPT Main Event is the centrepiece of the successful Chilipoker Marrakech Festival, which kicked-off with a €500+€50 buy-in Deepstack Open on the 20^th of November.

The spectacular Casino de Marrakech has been Morocco’s casino gem since 1952 and together with the Es Saadi Gardens & Resort’s Palace and Five Star Hotel offer players an amazing experience at a fantastic time of year in the famous tourist town. Taking place right on Europe’s doorstep and convenient for traveling players, the event was the first major poker tournament to be held in North Africa. The tournament was won by France’s Christophe Savary, who took down a final table that also included Eoghan O’Dea, Ludovic Lacay and Benjamin Spindler to scoop €379,014 and a $25,500 seat to this year’s WPT Championship at Bellagio in Las Vegas.

LIVE REPORTING DAY 1A OF WPT MARRAKECH, PRESENTED BY CHILIPOKER

Marrakech – 27th November 2010 – Day 1A of the World Poker Tour® Marrakech Main Event presented by http://www.chilipoker.com/ is underway. The Main Event runs until the 30^th of November 2010 at the idyllic Casino De Marrakech. WPT Executive Tour Director Matt Savage is Tournament Director and called shuffle up and deal at 2pm local time (GMT).

Comprehensive live reporting can be found at: http://www.pokernews.com/live-reporting/2010-wpt-marrakech/main-event/ (English language)

Full coverage in French language can also be found at  http://www.madeinpoker.com/wpt-2010-marrakech/index.php and http://www.clubpoker.net/

The great value €4,250 buy-in + €750 fee also includes five nights deluxe accommodation, breakfast and a dinner buffet  and amongst those on the felt on Day 1A are Nicolas Lévi, Alexandre Gomes, Surinder Sunar, Tristan Clemencon, Antione Saout and Jean Paul Pasqualini . Waiting in the wings for Day 1B are the likes of David Benyamine, Chilipoker pro Liz Lieu, Bodo Sbrzesny and the one and only Bertrand ‘Elky’ Grospellier. Poker teams from PMU, Barriere and Winamax are out in full force. One table of death on Day 1A popular on the ever growing rail features Tristan Clémençon, Lucille Cailly, Damien Rony, Mario Cordero, Antoine Labat and  Nicolas Lévi

The WPT Main Event is the centrepiece of the successful Chilipoker Marrakech Festival, which kicked-off with a €500+€50 buy-in Deepstack Open on the 20^th of November. Roger Hairabaidan is the man in form from these events and is looking to continue his run of form in the WPT.

On top of the first place cash prize, a WPT title and a permanent place in poker history as WPT Marrakech Champion, the Main Event winner will receive a $25,500 entry into the 2011 WPT World Championship at Bellagio in Las Vegas.

The spectacular Casino de Marrakech has been Morocco’s casino gem since 1952 and together with the Es Saadi Gardens & Resort’s Palace and Five Star Hotel offer players an amazing experience at a fantastic time of year in the famous tourist town. Taking place right on Europe’s doorstep and convenient for traveling players, the event was the first major poker tournament to be held in North Africa. The tournament was won by France’s Christophe Savary, who took down a final table that also included Eoghan O’Dea, Ludovic Lacay and Benjamin Spindler to scoop €379,014 and a $25,500 seat to this year’s WPT Championship at Bellagio in Las Vegas.

About World Poker Tour

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FIVE STAR POKER CHALLENGE WIN YOUR SHARE OF $5,000 EVERY SINGLE DAY IN DECEMBER

Gibraltar — 24^th November 2010 — The Five Star Poker Challenge is the new and easy way of giving players at http://www.partypoker.com/ the chance to win big money for the whole of December. Earn five points and the next day get entry into a $5,000 freeroll!

A PartyPoker.com spokesman said: “The premise of the promotion is extremely simple; all a customer has to do is earn five points and the next day they will get entry into a $5,000 freeroll. There’s a $5,000 freeroll every single day in December, providing 31 chances to win some serious cash. That, however, is just the start of the Five Star Poker Challenge. Qualify for five daily $5,000 freerolls and PartyPoker.com will reward the customer with a seat at a very special $50,000 finale on 2nd January, 2011, where we’ll put up a fantastic $50,000 prize pool.”

The promotion also includes Five Star Poker Challenge Jackpots:

• Win two daily $5,000 freerolls = $5,000
• Win three daily $5,000 freerolls = $50,000
• Win five daily $5,000 freerolls = $500,000

For more information see: http://www.partypoker.com/news/items/five_star_poker_challenge.html The Five Star Poker Challenge promotion will run from 00:00 ET on 30th November and ends 14:00 ET on 2nd January, 2011.

MARK THE DATES! NEW WORLD POKER TOUR® EVENTS ANNOUNCED FOR EUROPE

London – 22nd November 2010 – The World Poker Tour® is pleased to announce the dates for two new televised tournaments in Europe in 2011 – WPT Venice and WPT Vienna – as well as the first WPT National Series Event. Make a note in your diaries!

WPT Venice, presented by http://www.partypoker.it/, will be televised and globally distributed by the WPT. Taking place at the luxurious Casino de Venezia between 3^rd – 8^th February 2011, the Main Event buy-in is set at €3000 + €300. The Italian casino is famous for its water views so make sure you don’t pass aces as the gondolas pass by! The €10,000 High Rollers takes place 7^th – 9^th February 2011.  Don’t miss your chance to become a global TV poker superstar.

WPT Vienna, presented by http://www.partypoker.com/, will take place at the glamorous high end Montesino in the Austrian capital. The €3,200+ €300 Main Event will run from 25^th – 29^th March 2011, with a €15,000 High Rollers running 28^th – 30^th March 2011. Both events will be televised and distributed as part of a package of 16 shows from international WPT events.

Another date for the diary includes the WPT National Series: Paris – the http://www.acfpoker.fr/ EFOP Diamond Championship at Aviation Club de France. The €5,000 Main Event takes place between 9^th – 15^th February 2011. A €10,000 High Rollers is also scheduled to take place at France’s spiritual home of poker from 14^th – 16^th February 2011.  WPT National Series: Paris is the first of the newly announced WPT branded event series in Europe, exciting World Poker Tour stops where players do not qualify for Player of The Year Points or a WPT World Championship buy-in.  More WPT National Series events are expected to be announced throughout 2011.

WPT President Adam Pliska said: “The World Poker Tour is excited to announce these new dates in Europe. We are looking forward to returning to Venice, debuting our WPT National Series and High Rollers event in Paris and taking the Tour to Vienna for the very first time. The future is exciting and these international events give players even more chances to compete on poker’s premiere stage.”

The countdown to the World Poker Tour Marrakech, Main Event presented by http://www.chilipoker.com/ continues apace. The Main Event, overseen by WPT Executive Tour Director Matt Savage, takes place from 27^th – 30^th November 2010 at the idyllic Casino De Marrakech with the unique and great value package of a €4,250 buy-in + €750 fee also including deluxe accommodation, breakfast and a dinner buffet. Casino de Marrakech has been Morocco’s casino gem since 1952 and together with the Es Saadi Gardens & Resort’s Palace and Five Star Hotel offer players an amazing experience at a fantastic time of year in the famous tourist town.

POWERHOUSES OF POKER CONFIRMED FOR WPT® MARRAKECH, PRESENTED BY CHILIPOKER, 27th – 30th NOVEMBER, 2010 GREAT VALUE AS UNIQUE €5,000 PACKAGE GETS YOU BUY-IN, ACCOMODATION AND BREAKFAST

London – 15th November 2010 – The countdown to the World Poker Tour® Marrakech Main Event presented by http://www.chilipoker.com/ continues apace. The Main Event takes place from the 27^th to the 30^th of November 2010 at the idyllic Casino De Marrakech. Players can expect to receive a unique experience only available in Morocco as well as great value – the €4,250 buy-in + €750 fee also includes five nights deluxe accommodation, breakfast and a dinner buffet.

The latest news is a confirmed  rare appearance outside of the US from French poker legend David Benyamine and entries from Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier,  Liv Boeree, WPT Bucharest winner Guillaume Darcourt, Liz Lieu and poker teams from PMU, Barriere and Winamax. Recent WPT Amneville winner Sam El Sayed will also be in attendance aiming to notch up back-to-back WPT titles. WPT’s Executive Tour Director Matt Savage will take the reins as the on-site Tournament Director.

In 2010, sponsors Chilipoker are adding more spice making the WPT Main Event the centrepiece of the Chilipoker Marrakech Festival, which kicks-off with a €500+€50 buy-in Deepstack Open on the 20^th of November. Alexandre Dreyfus, CEO of Chilipoker said, “We look forward to welcoming the poker world to this unique venue for what is sure to be a magical Marrakech experience. We were so encouraged by last year’s turnout and flawless organization that we have built the 2010 Chilipoker Marrakech Festival around the WPT Main Event. Casino de Marrakech’s unique €5,000 WPT all-inclusive package offers players fantastic value. You don’t see so many tournaments like this!”

On top of the first place cash prize, a WPT title and a permanent place in poker history as WPT Marrakech Champion, the Main Event winner will receive a $25,500 entry into the 2011 WPT World Championship at Bellagio in Las Vegas.

Online qualifiers are running at Chilipoker.com and Chilipoker.fr now. For more information and full details on all events in the Chilipoker Marrakech Festival see: http://www.chilipoker.com/wpt-marrakech/index.php?&Itemid=6367.

Casino de Marrakech has been Morocco’s casino gem since 1952 and together with the Es Saadi Gardens & Resort’s Palace and Five Star Hotel offer players an amazing experience at a fantastic time of year in the famous tourist town. Last year’s inaugural WPT Marrakech, presented by Chilipoker, was a huge success and a complete sell out with 416 runners from 32 different countries. Taking place right on Europe’s doorstep and convenient for traveling players, the event was the first major poker tournament to be held in North Africa. The tournament was won by France’s Christophe Savary, who took down a final table that also included Eoghan O’Dea, Ludovic Lacay and Benjamin Spindler to scoop €379,014 and a $25,500 seat to this year’s WPT Championship at Bellagio in Las Vegas.

WIN A DREAM HOLIDAY AND GUARANTEED ENTRY INTO WPT CELEBRITY INVITATIONAL!

Gibraltar – 16^th November 2010 — http://www.partypoker.com/ is offering customers the opportunity to indulge themselves in the world of the rich and famous by winning a four-day dream holiday to Los Angeles, including a seat in the prestigious WPT Celebrity Invitational at the Commerce.

A PartyPoker.com spokesman said: “Win one of our amazing prize packages and we’ll make sure you live it up in one of the coolest cities on the planet. Last year we took package winners on a tour of Hollywood and Beverley Hills as well as organising a fun-filled day at the world-famous Universal Studios – and this time it could be you experiencing the A-list lifestyle. As well as the sightseeing you’ll also get a seat at the exclusive WPT Celebrity Invitational. This event is packed full of celebrities and big names from poker but we’ve made sure our winners will have their place among the elite for a chance to win a major slice of the $200,000 prize pool.”

“These packages are sure to be popular. We don’t know how many of the 14 packages we’ll give away in each weekly satellite so remember, once they’re gone they’re gone and the promotion will be over. “

PartyPoker.com’s Los Angeles packages include:

o   Four nights’ hotel accommodation

o   $2,000 spending money

o   Our world-renowned hospitality throughout your stay in Los Angeles

o   Guaranteed entry to the WPT Celebrity Invitational

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There are a wide range of daily qualifiers that run until the 19^th December or until 14 packages are given away. Daily freerolls mean there is the chance to win the trip to LA for free!

The WPT Celebrity Invitational is the curtain raiser for the LA Poker Classic and takes place on the 18^th – 19^th February 2011 – the event is overseen by WPT Executive Tour Director Matt Savage. The event is strictly invite only. Amongst the celebrities spotted in the field in 2010 were Ricki Lake and Terri Hatcher, with reality star Trishella Cannatella and poker pro Thor Hansen making the final table. Amateur Leron Washington took the $100,000 first prize.

Full information can be found at: http://www.partypoker.com/news/items/wpt_celebrity_invitational.html

Please note that players have to be 21 to take part in the WPT Celebrity Invitational.

TONY G ADDS MONEY TO THIS SUNDAY’S BIKE RIDE AT PARTYPOKER.COM THE CLOCK CALLER NEEDS TO SORT HIS OWN CLOCK!

Gibraltar – 10^th November 2010 – Tony G went AWOL recently but has added extra prize money to the Sunday Bike Ride at http://www.partypoker.com/ at the NEW TIME of 17.00 ET on the 14^th November – only 25 points to enter.

In his latest blog he explains how you miss your first showcase online tournament for your major sponsor, how he is more sorry for this than Roblgate and why there’s a bush cricket with bigger balls than Phil Hellmuth. Also, new audio options are added for the Sunday Bike Ride – now you can talk trash with him as you play. Whatever you do, don’t overplay King Jack! For the details see: http://www.partypoker.com/blog/tony-g/hard-cash-is-the-way-forward.html and http://www.partypoker.com/blog/partypoker-software/how-to-tony-guoga-fy-your-partypoker.html.

The PartyPoker.com World Open VI kicks off at 11.55pm tonight on Channel 5 in the UK. Defending champ Phil Laak features in the first heat. The trailer is online at: http://www.partypoker.com/blog/world-open-vi/partypoker-world-open-vi-trailer.html

SAM EL SAYED WINS INAUGURAL WPT® AMNÉVILLE, PRESENTED BY PARTYPOKER.FR RECORD NUMBER OF RUNNERS FOR WPT IN EUROPE AND BIG CROWD

Amnéville — France – 10th November 2010 – Switzerland’s Sam El Sayed is the champion of the inaugural €3200 + €300 World Poker Tour® Amnéville Main Event, presented by http://www.partypoker.fr/. 543 players took part in the event at the Seven Casino d’Amnéville, breaking the record for most runners in a WPT® tournament in Europe. More than 200 people came to support the finalists and their local heroes – railing the action well into Sunday morning.

The final table was a predominantly French affair with five players from France taking part in a tense and entertaining final table of eight players that lasted more than 12 hours. The most notable name to make the tournament’s finale was French whizz Jean-Paul Pasqualini, easily the most experienced player who is causing a stir in the European rankings. However it was Switzerland’s Sam El Sayed who scooped first prize of €426,425, a WPT Champion Tiffany bracelet, the first WPT Amnéville winner title and a seat for the 2011 $25,000 WPT World Championship at the Bellagio, Las Vegas. The runner-up was France’s Franck Pepe, who took home €229,613 and a €10,000 seat for the prestigious 2011 WPT Grand Prix de Paris.

El Sayed was delighted with his win: “It’s amazing to win this tournament – I think I picked my spots well. Now the plan is to wake up every morning and continue to play poker. Next stop is WPT Marrakech at the end of November.”

Full details on all the action and video interviews can be found at: http://www.partypoker.com/blog/featured/wpt-amneville-final-table-live-updates.html. Comprehensive French language coverage can also be found at: http://www.partypoker.fr/blog/.

Christophe Schanne, Seven Casino director, explained: “We are delighted with the record turnout for the inaugural WPT Amnéville, presented by http://partypoker.fr. There are so many people I would like to thank at Seven Casino – it has been one big team effort. This weekend there was nearly double the amount of people coming through our doors than they would normally. People asked where’s Amnéville and doubted you could have an event here- they know now where Amnéville is!”

World Poker Tour President Adam Pliska said: “We’d like to congratulate Sam Al Sayed on his win and all the players that made the final table – we look forward to welcoming him to Bellagio for the WPT World Championship. The tremendous efforts made by the Seven Casino and the truly impressive attendance record at the inaugural WPT Amneville, presented by PartyPoker.fr, cement it as a must-attend stop for players for the future.”

The inaugural WPT Amnéville (2nd -6th November), presented by PartyPoker.fr, was the first major event hosted at Seven Casino d’Amnéville, a sparkling new casino complex located in the historic town in the north-east region of France. Amnéville is just a short distance from Metz, Nancy and Luxembourg and only 90 minutes from Paris by train. Due to its border position it is convenient for travel from Germany, Belgium and The Netherlands. Amongst those who took part were Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier, recent WPT London Poker Classic champion Jake Cody, Arnaud Mattern, Nicholas Levi, Bruno Fitoussi, Isabelle Mercier, WPT Bucharest winner Guillaume Darcourt, Ludovic Lacay and Roger Hairabaidan.

THE DONKEY SQUAD IS COMING TO TOWN! TONY G’S SUNDAY BIKE RIDE STARTS THIS WEEKEND

Gibraltar – 3^rd November 2010 – Tony G’s Sunday Bike Ride makes its debut on PartyPoker.com this weekend at 08.00 ET (14.00 CET, 13.00 GMT, Midnight AST) on Sunday 7^th November. Take on Tony G in a $1,500 tournament! Entry  into Tony G’s Sunday Bike Ride is just 25 points.

Tony has had a special picture taken to mark the start of the Sunday Bike Ride. Here he discusses what he has been up too and how he is planning to make the online felt come alive to the sweet music of trash talking. Tony G talking through your computer – surely that’s too much! See it in his preview blog post here: http://www.partypoker.com/blog/tony-g/the-debut-of-my-sunday-bike-ride.html

Tony said: “That’s right, guys; it’s time to feel the full force of Tony G! I’m now hosting my own bounty tournaments here at PartyPoker. Join me every Sunday at 08:00 ET (14.00 CET, 13.00 GMT, Midnight AST) in a $1,500 tournament and give me your best shot. I’ll obviously be sending most of you “on yer bike” but if you do manage to knock me out, there’s a tasty prize in it for you – a seat in the Monthly Million. When the obvious happens and I win the tournament, I’ll give the seat to whoever comes second. It would be unfair for me to play the Monthly Million too; you guys wouldn’t stand a chance against Tony G when there’s that much money on the table.”

Entry  into Tony G’s Sunday Bike Ride is 25 points. If you want to register, look in the Lobby under the ‘Tournaments’ tab. Players who do decide to take on the Lithuanian crocodile will also be entered into a leader board based on their performance that will last for three months. The top nine players from the leader board will get the chance to take Tony on in a Sit & Go tourney for the chance to win a $10,000 WPT package.

More information can be found at: http://www.partypoker.com/news/items/sunday_bike_ride.html

WPT AMNEVILLE UNDERWAY – LIVE REPORTING 270 RUNNERS TAKE TO THE FELT FOR DAY 1A

Amneville – 2^nd November 2010 — Day 1A is underway of the inaugural €3200 + €300 WPT Amneville Main Event, presented by http://www.partypoker.fr/, and has attracted a healthy total of 270 runners. English language live updates can be found at:  http://www.partypoker.com/blog/wpt-amneville/wpt-amneville-live-updates.html with French language updates found at: http://www.partypoker.fr/blog/partypoker-fr/coverage-live-officiel-du-wpt-amneville-j-1/.

The inaugural WPT Amneville is the first major event hosted at Seven Casino d’Amneville, a sparkling new casino complex located in the historic town in the north-east region of France. Amneville is just a short distance from Metz, Nancy and Luxembourg and only 90 minutes from Paris by train. Due to its border position it is convenient for travel from Germany, Belgium and The Netherlands. Amongst those taking part on Day 1A include recent WPT London Poker Classic champion Jake Cody, Arnaud Mattern and Nicholas Levi.

On top of the first place cash prize, a WPT title, a championship bracelet and a permanent place in poker history as the first WPT Amneville Champion, the 2010 Main Event winner will receive a $25,500 entry into the WPT World Championship at Bellagio. The runner-up will also receive a €10,000 buy-in to the 2011 WPT Grand Prix De Paris at the Aviation Club.

Day 1B follows tomorrow with the final table taking place on Saturday. Organizers Seven Casino d’Amneville have kindly offered all registered players free tickets for a concert by French legend Jean Michel Jarre at the Galaxie Arena next to the casino on Saturday night.

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