DUBLIN, IRELAND--(Marketwire - Sept. 18, 2012) -
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Sergei Petrushin from Russia has won stop four of season IV of the European Masters of Poker which was held at Gran Casino, Barcelona, Spain at the weekend.
Sergei lifted EUR56,875 for his victory in the EUR1,100 buy-in event after almost two hours of heads up play against Josep Maria Galindo Lopez from Spain.
Heads up the two players decided to make a deal leaving EUR10,000 extra for the winner.
The final hand came when Petrushin raised 200,000 pre-flop, Galindo Lopez pushed all in and, after a countdown which saw him cover Galindo Lopez, Petrushin called.
Petrushin had Kd Qc and Lopez had Ad 8h, the board fell Kc 3c 3s 4d 2d and Petrushin's pair of kings was good enough for the title.
| The final results and payouts were: |
| 1st - Sergei Petrushin - EUR56,875 |
| 2nd - Jose Maria Galindo Lopez - EUR48,405 |
| 3rd - Joakim Rahmouni - EUR25,750 |
| 4th - Yosef Lamosh - EUR15,680 |
| 5th - Damien Collins - EUR12,320 |
| 6th - Marc Gonzalez - EUR9,520 |
| 7th - Adrian Nunez - EUR8,400 |
| 8th - Alexander Scherdin - EUR7,280 |
| 9th - Kevin Droz - EUR6,160 |
The European Masters of Poker now gears up for the final stop of the season at Clontarf Castle, Dublin, Ireland from November 16 to 18, 2012.
The main event buy in is EUR1,000 + EUR100 and players get a 45 minute clock for the first six levels and a 60 minute clock thereafter with a 20,000 starting stack.
Qualification is now underway on all poker sites on the IGT Poker network for as little as EUR2 or 200 VIP points.
There are also dozens of daily satellites feeding into the main weekly qualifiers which take place each:
| Tuesday 20:40 (CET) - EUR75 buy in with two EUR2,000 packages guaranteed |
| Thursday 20:40 (CET) - EUR75 buy in with two EUR2,000 packages guaranteed |
| Sunday 20:40 (CET) - EUR150 buy in with two EUR2,000 packages guaranteed |
September also sees a series of Iron Man VIP point freerolls, each with a EUR2,000 EMOP package up for grabs. The remaining schedule is:
| Event name: |
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VIP-Points: |
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Starting time: |
| Iron Man EMOP Dublin 3 |
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VIP100 |
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September 19, 20:15 CET |
| Iron Man EMOP Dublin 4 |
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VIP250 |
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September 23, 20:15 CET |
| Iron Man EMOP Dublin 5 |
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VIP500 |
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September 27, 20:15 CET |
For more details visit www.europeanmastersofpoker.com.
About European Masters of Poker
EMOP is a live poker tournament series running in Europe. EMOP gives the recreational player opportunity to play big international poker tournaments with affordable buy-in. EMOP chooses to cooperate with the best casinos in Europe to give the participants an unforgettable experience.
The European Masters of Poker gives the gaming operator a unique possibility to create ambassadors for and loyalty to their brand. EMOP is a wholly owned subsidiary of IGT Interactive. Please visit www.europeanmastersofpoker.com for more information.
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