The $50,000 SnG Decathlon is Back! Strap on those Winter Boots and Get Playing!

Between February 10th and February 16th, you can compete for your slice of $50,000 in the Winter SnG Decathlon! All you have to do is play in all 10 of the SnG Tournaments that are part of the Decathlon, earn points for your place in those tournaments and keep your ears open, as the winner will be on their way to the Irish Open after winning a package worth $8,000!

Each tournament has a buy-in of $0.85 + $0.15 and remember that only your FIRST entry into the tournaments will get you points, so practice first, then make your move for points! All of the details and prizes are listed below, so get the information and get started - it's the $50,000 Winter SnG Decathlon!

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€14,500 EMOP Lisbon Challenge

A three tournament long ranking challenge with 10 packages to EMOP Lisbon is arranged in the end of February. The ten players that performs best overall during these three tournaments will be the winners. In order to qualify for the EMOP Challenge you have to reach the minimum VIP-point requirement between the 1st (00:00:00 CET) and 21st (23:59:59 CET) of February.

Each EMOP Lisbon package includes €1,100 buy-in and €350 for travel expenses. Players that are qualified will be registered automatically.

VIP-requirements:

Heart: VIP5000 = 10000 in starting chips

Diamond: VIP3000 = 5000 in starting chips

Club: VIP2000 = 3000 in starting chips

Spade: VIP1000 = 1500 in starting chips

EMOP Challenge dates:

EMOP Challenge 1 - 23rd Feb 19:30 CET

EMOP Challenge 2 - 25th Feb 19:30 CET

EMOP Challenge 3 - 28th Feb 19:30 CET

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€220,000 Spring Endurance Challenge

Earn VIP-points during 20 consecutive days and get your share of the €220,000 prize pool. Decide on which level(s) you wish to compete in and make sure to reach the daily requirements every day during the 20 day Endurance challenge.

The prize pool will be distributed to all the players that endure and earn the required VIP-points every day (00:00:00 CET to 23:59:59 CET), however the more total VIP-points you earn on that level during the race period, the bigger your share will be. The prize pools for each Endurance challenge will increase and you will get extra VIP-points in the third and largest race if you have managed to qualify for a prize in the first and/or second race. It is only play on Texas NL and all Omaha PL variants, including Omaha 5C and H/L, that count towards the daily requirements.

Endurance periods:

February: 9th Feb to 28th Feb

March: 12th Mar to 31st Mar

April: 11th Apr to 30th Apr

Irish Open 2010

There’s a showdown in Europe’s poker capital

The Irish Open is the European tournament of choice for poker pros and guarantees poker

action of the highest quality. Every year, the very best of the poker world get together to

battle it out for the coveted winner’s title. And for the first time, bwin users can be part of

the action!

Up for grabs are $8,000 Irish Open Packages

There are at least 32 exclusive packages up for grabs in different qualification tournaments.

The $8,000 Irish Open 2010 Package includes:

· $5,300 Main Event buy-in

· $2,000 for travel costs/spending money

· $700 for accommodation

Travel dates: 02.04. to 05.04.2010.

There are three routes that lead to Dublin

There will be plenty of opportunities to qualify for the Irish Open 2010 from 17.01. to

21.03.2010. In addition to the traditional route, there are two new bwin tournament

formats.

· $300+20 Qualifier Route

The traditional route: make it through to the Irish Open in 2 tournaments. Qualifiers

start from $2. There are at least 9 guaranteed packages.

· Bounty Hunter

3 chances to clean up: 1 package is on offer for the winner of the Grand Final. The

top 6 head hunters will then get a second opportunity to win a package in a private

tournament. There will also be $30 for every opponent they take down. What more

could a poker fan want? There are at least 18 guaranteed packages

· Lucky Steps Freerolls

This is a brand-new format: the name of the game is “All in” for every hand. One

hand will decide. This is pure excitement with 5 guaranteed packages.

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