WagerLogic's Caribbean Poker Classic A Big Hit
Published: Friday, December 24, 2004 Online-Casinos.com
CARIBBEAN POKER CLASSIC A BIG HIT
Inaugural tourney pays out big and attracts 157 players
WagerLogic's first ever Caribbean Poker Classic concluded last week and appears to have been a a major hit with pros and online poker players alike
The cross-licensee land-based poker championship event was held on the beautiful Caribbean island of St Maarten after 157 entrants from around the world – 110 online qualifiers and 47 $5,100 buy-ins – descended on the island to bask in the sun and battle for an exciting prize pool in excess of $750,000.
The Caribbean Poker Classic title went to John Earle, a Betfair qualifier from Essex who won a cash prize of $213,205. He defeated Aleksander Vathne, a William Hill qualifier from Norway, in heads up play to take the prestigious title. Aleksander walked away with $137,061 for second place. Sharbel Koumi, representing Littlewoods, placed third and took home $83,760.
The Caribbean Poker Classic also featured a pro-am tournament held on December 9th where three World Series of Poker champions and three European champions faced off against three Internet hopefuls. This specially televised event included world-renown poker players, Chris Moneymaker, Robert Varkonyi, Russ Hamilton, Steve Vlader, Xuyen Pham and Simon Trumper. Steve Vladar took first place and won the $50,000 prize in that competition.
The Caribbean Poker Classic was an opportunity for WagerLogic licensees like William Hill Poker, Bet Fair Poker, Interpoker, Littlewoods Poker.com, Classic Poker, UK Betting Poker, The Ritz Club London, Caribbean Sun Poker, Total Bet Poker and Poker Plex to gain experience in a major land-based poker competition. The entire event was televised and is scheduled for broadcast in January 2005.
