The Euro City Poker Tour, sponsored by Titan Poker, has been hailed as the most prestigious new tournament series on the 2009 European poker circuit. The inaugural ECPokerTour event, the ECPT Madrid, opened at the lavish Casino Gran in Madrid in May 2008 and closed to critical acclaim. Players were treated to a unique taste of Spanish food and culture while playing for the coveted 40,000 Euro Grand Prize and first ever ECPokerTour title, claimed by young Canadian player Greg Metzak in a nail-biting finish to the landmark event.

The stage is now set for the second ECPokerTour tournament, the ECPokerTour Salzburg, which will be staged at the new Alpine Palace Card Casino from April 3rd to 5th, 2009. Exquisite five-star casino settings and larger prize offerings are just the beginning. Players can expect a dazzling display of international talent from around the world as the world-class competition attracts the best in the game and heats up the felt in the popular winter ski destination of Salbaach-Hinterglemm.

Titan Poker is awarding qualified players with sensational $4,000 prize packages which include four nights’ accommodation at the adjoining five-star Alpine Palace Resort Hotel, meals and airport transfers, and generous flight and spending allowances. An exclusive VIP welcome party and special entertainment will greet players on the first evening of arrival. The resort also boasts an extensive health and spa complex, complete with 400 square meters of indoor and outdoor spas, pools and treatment rooms to help players unwind and recharge after a hard day at the tables.

Titan Poker is offering players three chances a week to win luxury ECPokerTour Salzburg prize packages with its ECPokerTour Salzburg Super Satellites, staged every Sunday, Wednesday and Friday until March 25th 2009. Players can qualify with direct buy-ins starting at $40+$4, or win super seats at any of Titan Poker qualifying Sit ‘N’ Go and satellite tournaments for as little as $0.55 + $0.05.

Monte-Carlo, 5th December 2008. The “Sociète de Bains de Mer” and Extreme Gaming Pro Ltd have initialized and signed an agreement for the purpose of creating a Texas Hold’em Poker Tour of International proportion.

The SBM Monte Carlo group is already a pioneer in this field, as it has already created a Poker Room on Sun Casino where tournaments of the upmost standard are held.

Extreme Gaming Pro is a company that operates in the online gaming sector through its site Xpropoker, which has constructed an optimal reputation in its relative market as a result of the numerous tournaments hosted on the site.

The combined forces of these two companies have now created a Tour comprised of a series of Poker Texas Hold’em live events. The Tour is called “Monte Carlo Poker Tour” and its events will span out across the most elegant Casinos in Europe. Qualifications for the Tour may be achieved via online and live.

The Sociètè Bains de Mer will host specific events of the Tour, including the Grand Finale, in its most prestigious venues.

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Avid poker players at online poker room Titan Poker won huge cash prizes and presigious jewelled bracelets as the European Championship of Online Poker (ECOOP III) drew to a close after fourteen exciting poker tournaments.

A total of $4,717,900 was awarded to winning poker players during the 14 events, nearly $600,000 more than the $4.15 Million that was guaranteed in prizes at ECOOP III.

The series concluded with a $1,500,000 No Limit Texas Hold’em Main Event, which was won by player Intruder123, who took home a prize of $315,000. Second place at this final tournament was player piccajo with a prize of $165,000, and third place went to player jornxx, who won $120,000.

After the online tournament, which lasted over 15 hours, player jornxx said he was “happy with his winnings” and vowed to continue to play poker at Titan Poker and “win some more.”

Players from Titan Poker won 4 ECOOP III bracelets during the series. Italian hairdresser Lorenzo Savallo, kick started the winning tide with his $24,518 success at the ECOOP #2 $100,000 GP. Three days later, young Canadian player ‘ch0ppy’ followed suite with prize winnings of $91,770 after a hard-won triumph at the ECOOP #5 $350,000 GP.

Talented Titan Poker player Jochum Weenik, 22, from the Netherlands, won a $100,000 first prize at the ECOOP III #7 $500,000 GP.

A fourth ECOOP III bracelet was won by player dfabio, who took home $59,400 when he beat out 899 players in ECOOP III Event number 10, a No Limit Texas Hold’em Freezeout event with six-player tables.

Titan Poker’s first ECOOP, which was staged last December, saw players competing over ten days for their share of $2,500,000 in cash prizes. ECOOP II followed in May this year with a grand total of $3,600,000 in guaranteed prizes over ten nights of tournament play.