NICOSIA, Cyprus -- 3 WSOP Champs, 3 European Champs & 3 Internet Hopefuls Also Face off During a Special Pro-Am Tournament
WagerLogic Limited, a global leading provider of online gaming software announced today that its licensees' first ever Caribbean Poker Classic(TM) has proven to be a major success with pros and online poker players alike. This cross-licensee land-based poker championship event was held on the beautiful Caribbean island of St Maarten and concluded on December 11th. 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(TM) title went to John Earle, a Betfair qualifier from Essex who won a cash prize of $213,205 and sports the event's first championship gold bracelet. 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(TM) 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.
"WagerLogic licensees' Caribbean Poker Classic(TM) was a huge hit, attracting some of the biggest names and most skillful unknowns in land-based and online poker play," said A.J. Slivinski, WagerLogic's Managing Director. "The CPC was a great inaugural event for WagerLogic licensees, which combined the best of Internet and land-based poker action, and further strengthened their market position in online poker. The CPC has marked its place as a major stop on the poker tournament circuit and promises to offer even bigger cash prizes and excitement next year."
