Pokernews Cup, Alpine, March 21-28 2009 - nr Salzburg

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In a world first, PokerNews will host the 2009 PokerNews Cup Alpine atop the scenic mountains of Austria… in a five-star luxury spa and resort hotel with some of the best and most dramatic views Europe has to offer. Aside from the opportunity to showcase your talent in a world class tournament, players will be able to take advantage of the ski season and indulge in a variety of snow sports made available to all residents of the resort. A full schedule of activities is available at your finger tips including invites to lavish dinners, parties, massage sessions, spa treatments, golf sessions and so much more. As you can already tell, this is set to be so much more than a poker tournament. Stay tuned to PokerNews.com for further details as they come to hand…

Schedule/Structures Structures for each event will be released in the coming weeks.

Date	Time	Event	Tournament	Cost (Buy-in + Entry Fee)
Sat 21 Mar	19:00pm	1	No Limit Holdem Welcome Event	€100+€10
Sun 22 Mar	19:00pm	2	No Limit Holdem w/rebuys	€50+€5/€50 rebuys
Mon 23 Mar	19:00pm	3	No Limit Holdem w/bounties	€100 + €10
Tues 24 Mar	19:00pm	4	Pot Limit Omaha	€270+€30
Wed 25 Mar	19:00pm	5	High Rollers Pot Limit Omaha	€10,000+€100
Thu 26 Mar	19:00pm	6	NLHE Main Event Day 1	€1375+€125
Fri 27 Mar	16:00pm	6	NLHE Main Event Day 2	€1375+€125
Fri 27 Mar	19:00pm	7	No Limit Holdem	€100+€10
Sat 28 Mar	14:00pm	6	NLHE Main Event Final Table	€1375+€125
Sat 28 Mar	19:00pm	8	Farewell No Limit Holdem w/rebuys	€100+€10/€100 rebuys

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Re: Pokernews Cup, Alpine, March 21-28 2009 - nr Salzburg PokerNews Cup Alpine 2009 Announced! 2008-10-29 The UK PokerNews Team Throughout the year PokerNews hosts tournaments in some amazing locations. We make sure to pick locations that have local attractions and adventures to engage in to enhance experience and provide for a synergy of stellar poker and fun. The PokerNews Cup Alpine is being set in the magical mountains of the Austrian Alps in Saalback-Hinterglemm (click for satellite view). PokerNews strives to deliver a stirring experience overall for our players. PokerNews CEO Damon Rasheed explains "It is our aim to take poker tournaments to the next level by providing qualifiers and guests with more than just a poker tournament, as such, PokerNews is delighted to have the next leg of the PokerNews Cup held at The Alpine Palace, the most exclusive venue to ever host a poker tournament." Damon practices what he preaches and delivers another great event. Everyone should play some Freerolls then pack some skis, snowboards and tournament strategy books! This series of tournaments at the will showcase eight events in total and will be running from March 21-28. The climax of the series will be the €10,100 High Rollers Event which will attract some stars! The bread and butter of this series will be a €1,500 Main Event which is sure to attract some great players from across Europe. In addition to the tournaments there will be some special activities available such as spa passes, ski passes and more... and don't forget about the spectacular resort players will be staying in! the view up there is unforgettable. There is going to be over €400,000 in packages given out to our players. Packages will include helicopter transport from the airport to the resort, a ticket to the main event, accommodations, ski passes, spa passes, top of the list for VIP parties and some cash for travel. Our pro reporting team will also be on hand to relay the details to the world! This is a trip you don't want to miss trying to win for free.