Everest Poker wants to see to it that every European who desires to learn the game of poker has the opportunity to do so. In an effort to teach Europeans how to play poker, Everest Poker, home of the largest online poker school, has organized a 27-event educational poker tour. This is one of the biggest live free poker tournaments that taking place in Europe. The live events run parallel with many more online events to make up the Everest Poker European Cup (EPEC).
The tournament first started in 2006 and has been successful every year since, providing the experience of poker to many Europeans for the very first time. Players can learn such skills as bluffing and reading opponents in a not-so-intimidating environment alongside other amateurs, many who are at the same level of experience as themselves. But once the tournament is complete, these novel players have real-life experience and will actually be ready for a live game at a land-based casino. This tournament is the easiest way for new European poker players to encounter the excitement, firsthand, of live poker without losing their life savings.
This tournament also provides a sense of community for Europeans where they can make friends and discuss strategies in a learning environment instead of a competitive one. There are, however, prizes to keep the players interested. The ultimate goal of the smaller events is to make it to the main event to be held within one weekend at an unannounced resort. Only 200 lucky winners will get to make it as far as the three-day final event, but many will have made friends along the way, and enjoy the camaraderie that this tournament instills all the way to the final two players. These 200 will battle it out until they each have their fair share of the 100K-euro prize pool.
The EPEC will cover 11 European countries throughout November and December. At each stop, players will be introduced to live poker via free tournaments, poker tutorials, and quite simply the buzz of a live poker tournament. As poker becomes a more serious sport and more often a serious career, it’s nice to have a place for recreational poker players to gather without the stress and pressure that big-money tournaments can place upon players.
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