An online poker player from Athens wins $200,000 in the popular poker room’s $1,000,000 Guaranteed event, a month and a half after winning a prestigious ECOOP tournament.

Winning an online poker multi-table tournament is difficult enough in itself, but taking first prize in two huge events within a very short period of time is quite a remarkable achievement.

Athanasios Ntalakas, a regular player at Titan Poker for the past two years, bested 1,675 other starters on January 10, 2010 and took home the first prize of $200,000 in the $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize tournament, a monthly event at the popular online poker room.

Back on November 23, 2009, Athanasios, whose home is Athens, Greece, won the first prize of $52,000 at the first event of Titan Poker’s European Championship of Online Poker (ECOOP V). That tournament, also a Texas Holdem No Limit Freezeout, carried a $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool and was the opener of the fourteen-night series.

Commenting on his win at the $1,000,000 Guaranteed tournament, Athanasios said the Final Table was "by far the toughest" he had ever played. "People were not afraid to put their chips in the middle and put you to the test constantly by 3-betting and shoving. I was fortunate to win my big flips and even when I was low in chips my friends were encouraging me. Finally, I made it to Heads Up with Neil Channing with a 2:1 deficit. Steadily I managed to acquire the same chips and at the final hand I was lucky to outdraw Neil. It was a tough heads-up match against a great opponent."

"My experience so far at Titan Poker is amazing and I will continue playing for a long time and also give it a try at satellites for a live event," Athanasios said.

Athanasios, who is primarily an online poker player, added, "My win at the $1,000,000 Guaranteed is by far my biggest poker accomplishment, but my excitement was the same as when I won the 1st event of ECOOP V. Winning is a great feeling and I am looking forward to the future for similar successes."

At his previous win in November, Athanasios outlasted 1,240 other starters in an online tournament that lasted 9 hours and 17 minutes. In addition to his cash prize, he was awarded with a prestigious Tag Heuer automatic chronograph series Carrera watch, engraved with his nickname and the name of the online tournament that he won.

Online poker players will compete for the honor of representing Titan Poker at the €500,000 Guaranteed Prize tournament, part of Europe’s most exclusive live poker series.

Titan Poker the leading online poker room in Europe, has launched a series of online poker satellite tournaments to determine the winning players that will participate on its behalf at the ECPokerTour Barcelona €500,000 Guaranteed Prize tournament in Spain next March.

The ECPokerTour Barcelona €2,500 + €250 Main Event will be held at the Gran Casino de Barcelona. The tournament will take place over three days from March 19th – March 21st, 2010.

Players winning an ECPokerTour Barcelona package at Titan Poker (value $7,000) will receive the Main Event buy-in; 4 nights’ accommodation at Hotel Arts in Barcelona, including breakfast for each qualifying player and his/her guest; entry to a special players’ Welcome Party and dinner; and funds for flights and spending money.

Super Satellite tournaments are staged at Titan Poker every Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday night, each awarding winning players with the ECPokerTour Barcelona package. Qualifier satellite tournaments are being staged round the clock with buy-ins starting as low as $1+$0.10.

Veteran poker players and novices alike are invited to download Titan Poker’s user-friendly poker software and participate in one of the satellites to vie for a seat at the exclusive ECPokerTour Barcelona tournament.

ECPokertour’s last major event was staged at the at Casino di Venezia in Vittoriosa, Malta between November 13 and November 15 this year, with previous tournaments held in Salzburg and Madrid.

Titan Poker regularly awards its players with seats at the world’s most well-known live poker events, including the World Series of Poker, the ECPokertour, the Aussie Millions, and the Asian Poker Tour.

The popular online poker room will award more than $120,000 in total prizes in a two-month series of races, tournaments and special promotions celebrating the New Year.

To celebrate the coming 2010 New Year, Titan Poker, the leading poker room in Europe, is awarding its online poker players with $2010 in daily prizes as part of its 2010 New Year Promotion, which will run during December and January.

More than $120,000 in total cash prizes is on offer, and there’s something available for every type of player, including cash game enthusiasts, multi-table tournament regulars, and sit n’ go tournament fans. TitanPoker.com will stage races during the two months based on player activity at the tables, in addition to special nightly tournaments and events, each awarding $2010 in prizes to the top players.

Newly signed-up players can also win their share of the prize money, as some of Titan Poker’s special 2010 activities will be targeting only recently registered players. To participate in the action, players are encouraged to download the user-friendly and graphically pleasing Titan Poker software (and start playing as soon as possible).

Titan Poker stages innovative and exciting promotions and tournaments, and awards seats to the major poker tournaments around the world, including the World Series of Poker, the Asian Poker Tour, the ECPokerTour, and the Irish Open.

In addition, Titan Poker is preparing to launch the fifth season of its extremely popular European Championship of Online Poker (ECOOP V), a fourteen-night online tournament series starting November 23, awarding a total of $4,550,000 in guaranteed prizes and culminating with a $1,500,000 Guaranteed Prize Main Event tournament on December 6, 2009. Poker players, veterans and novices alike, are still able to win their ECOOP seats at any of Titan Poker’s ongoing qualifier satellite tournaments, being staged round the clock with buy-ins starting as low as $1+$0.10.

Upcoming Online Poker Events at Titan Poker for Week of November 22 2009

$250,000 Guaranteed
Sunday, November 22, 2009, at 19:00 GMT
Buy-ins = $300 + $20
Satellites available.
Win part of a huge guaranteed prize pool for an amazingly low buy-in!

Irish Open 2010 Super Satellite
Sunday, November 22, 2009, at 19:30 GMT
Buy-ins = $250 + $18
Satellites available

$7,200 Prize Package includes entry to the Irish Open 2010 Main Event tournament in Dublin, accommodation, flights and spending money in March-April 2010.

Win your seat at the longest running No Limit Texas Hold’em poker tournament in Europe, the exciting Irish Open!

$500 Birthday Bash
Monday, November 23, 2009, at 19:00 GMT
Buy-ins = 100 Points
Happy Birthday! Tournament is restricted to players with birthdays during the month.

New Players $1500 Freeroll
Wednesday, November 25, 2009, at 20:10 GMT
Free entry to targeted new players who earned more than 100 Points between November 16 and November 22.

International Team Poker League (ITPL) Super Satellite
Wednesday, November 25, 2009, at 19:35 GMT
Buy-ins = $50 + $5
Re-buys and Add-on available.
Satellites available.
$6,000 Prize Package includes entry to the International Team Poker League (ITPL) event in Las Vegas and 5 nights accommodation and travel expenses in January 2010.

Friday $100,000 Guaranteed R/A
Friday, November 27, 2009 at 20:00 GMT
Buy-ins = $100 + $9
Re-buys and Add-on available.
Satellites available.
Here’s your chance to win a share of a huge guaranteed prize pool for a low entry fee!

$50,000 GP Freezeout
Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 19:30 GMT
Buy-ins = $100 + $9
Satellites available.
Win cash in our huge Saturday night tournament!

International Team Poker League (ITPL) Super Satellite
Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 21:00 GMT
Buy-ins = $200 + $15
Satellites available.
$6,000 Prize Package includes entry to the International Team Poker League (ITPL) event in Las Vegas and 5 nights accommodation and travel expenses in January 2010.

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Upcoming Titan Online Poker Events for a Week

$250,000 Guaranteed
Sunday, November 8, 2009, at 19:00 GMT
Buy-ins = $300 + $20
Satellites available.
Win part of a huge guaranteed prize pool for an amazingly low buy-in!

Irish Open 2010 Super Satellite
Sunday, November 8, 2009, at 19:30 GMT
Buy-ins = $250 + $18
Satellites available

$7,200 Prize Package includes entry to the Irish Open 2010 Main Event tournament in Dublin, accommodation, flights and spending money in March-April 2010.

Win your seat at the longest running No Limit Texas Holdem poker tournament in Europe, the exciting Irish Open!

$500 Birthday Bash
Monday, November 9, 2009, at 19:00 GMT
Buy-ins = 100 Points
Happy Birthday! Tournament is restricted to players with birthdays during the month.

New Players $1500 Freeroll
Wednesday, November 11, 2009, at 20:10 GMT
Free entry to targeted new players who earned more than 100 Points between November 2 and November 8.

International Team Poker League (ITPL) Super Satellite
Thursday, November 12, 2009, at 19:35 GMT
Buy-ins = $50 + $5
Re-buys and Add-on available.
Satellites available.
$6,000 Prize Package includes entry to the International Team Poker League (ITPL) event in Las Vegas and 5 nights accommodation and travel expenses in January 2010.

Friday $100,000 Guaranteed R/A
Friday, November 13, 2009 at 20:00 GMT
Buy-ins = $100 + $9
Re-buys and Add-on available.
Satellites available.
Here’s your chance to win a share of a huge guaranteed prize pool for a low entry fee!

$50,000 GP Freezeout
Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 19:30 GMT
Buy-ins = $100 + $9
Satellites available.
Win cash in our huge Saturday night tournament!

International Team Poker League (ITPL) Super Satellite
Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 21:00 GMT
Buy-ins = $200 + $15
Satellites available.
$6,000 Prize Package includes entry to the International Team Poker League (ITPL) event in Las Vegas and 5 nights accommodation and travel expenses in January 2010.