Everest Poker European Cup location revealed

MONTREAL, Quebec -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- Everest Poker today announced that a location had been chosen for the final event in the Everest Poker European Cup. The Everest Poker European Cup is a freeroll tournament that allows players from all over Europe to compete for a €100,000 prize.

"This year's final event will be held in one of Europe's most prestigious holiday destinations: the Algarve in Southern Portugal." announced Everest Poker property manager Jonathan May. "Players will experience some of our famous hospitality while playing at one of Europe's biggest live freeroll tournaments."

The Everest Poker European Cup is a series of live and online qualification tournaments held across the continent. Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Belgium, Norway, Switzerland, Austria and Portugal will be the host countries for the live events. Online qualifiers will also occur for each country on Friday evenings at 19:00GMT. Last year's tournament brought together 100 players from the continent together to compete for €50,000 while this year's final doubles not only the number of players, but the total amount available to winners.

"The casino's only 25km from Faro International Airport and we've booked hotels right next to it for all the finalists" added May. "It's going to be a spectacular weekend that's sure to be one of the most talked-about poker events of this year!"