2016 PokerNews Cup – 10th to 15th August
This was published 01-07-2016The 10th edition of the PokerNews Cup is due to kick off at the King’s Casino, Rozvadov in the Czech Republic between Sunday, 10th and Friday, 15th August 2016 and the big guarantees, low buy-ins and fantastic atmosphere is bound to attract recreational players to join the event.
The highest buy-in on the schedule is set for €250 with €260,000 in guarantees making this edition of PokerNews’ own live tournament series popularly priced.
Big guarantees and low buy-ins has been the key to the series’ success ever since it started in Melbourne back in 2007.
This year’s festival, which will run from 10th to 15th August, 2016, features 11 events with guaranteed prize pools that total €260,000.
Despite the fact that the €250 buy-in €200,000 Guaranteed Main Event is presumed to attract the largest field, the other tourneys on the schedule of the PokerNews Cup also promise a lot of action, with great guarantees and affordable buy-ins.
Last year’s festival saw tournaments such as the €100 King’s Hold’Em Championship (with a €15,000 guarantee}, the €200 PokerNews Hunt Bounty (€10,000 guaranteed) and the €115 PokerNews Pot Limit Omaha (€10,000 guaranteed) all drawing huge fields of recreational players which made the events fun and lucrative for those who know how to play their cards right and this year’s event promises to be the same.
The PokerNews Cup was created in order to make recreational players and beginners feel welcome at the table and is often said to be the best way for players to discover the world of live poker in Europe
Timothy Weltner, an online player who hails from Germany, came to Rozvadov from Berlin last year to play his first live poker tournament ever and not only won the opening event for €2,607, but played almost every event on the schedule and promised to join the festival this year as well.
Germany’s online player commented on last year’s event by saying that he was extremely happy with his results and that the opening event was his first live tournament ever and it is hard to believe that he won it. He went on to say that he loved the atmosphere at the PokerNews Cup and that he really enjoyed playing in the event.
