Russian wins first title of EMOP season II as qualification gets underway for next leg in Gran Canaria in January 

Russian Vladimir Mefodichev has won the first leg of the European Masters of Poker season II at the Grand Casino, Ljubljana, Slovenia, topping the field of 253 opponents to take down the €58,190 top prize.

The three-day, €1,000+€100 buy-in event attracted players from all over Europe and the final table consisted of players from France, Germany, Sweden, Greece, Denmark (x2), Romania, Israel, Russia.

Heads up took 20 hands and Mefodichev and his opponent Mihai Sorin Nedelcu from Romania saw just four flops. The final hand saw Nedelcu raise to 240,000, Mefodichev push all-in, and the Nedelcu call. The Romanian had 8-8 and the Russian had K-J suited. The board fell K-5-3-Q-Q and Mefodichev was crowned champion. 

The final table payouts were:

1: Vladimir Mefodichev — €58,190
2: Mihai Sorin Nedelcu — €34,914
3: Jeremias Fjellgren — €22,770
4: Anders Kjaerulff — €14,168
5: Steffen Uhldahl — €11,132
6: Andreas Chalkiadakis — €8,602
7: Sylvain Lanternier — €7,590
8: Christopher Brammer — €6,578
9: Avi Cohen — €5,566

The tour now gears up for its second stop – Casino Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain – from Jan. 28 to 31, 2010.

Qualification for the €1,000+€100 buy-in main event in Gran Canaria is now underway on all poker sites on the Entraction network for as little as €2 or 200 VIP points. There are 32 daily satellites feeding into the main weekly qualifiers which take place each:

Tuesday 20:40 (CET) – €100 buy in with five €2,000 packages guaranteed

Thursday 20:40 (CET) – €100 buy in with five €2,000 packages guaranteed

Sunday 20:40 (CET) – €200 buy in with eight €2,000 packages guaranteed

Players should also look out for monthly special promotions from EMOP premium partner sites 24hPoker.com, C4A.com, NoIQPoker.com, Pokerihuone.com, Pokerdassi.com, and Potraiser.com

In season I over 1,000 players took part in EMOP events across European destinations, battling for prize pools which totaled more than €1.6 million. In excess of 1,400 players are expected to attend main events during season II.

For more details visit www.europeanmastersofpoker.com.

About European Masters of Poker

EMOP is a live poker tournament series running in Europe.  EMOP gives the recreational player  opportunity to play big international poker tournaments with affordable buy-in. EMOP chooses to cooperate with the best casinos in Europe to give the participants an unforgettable experience. Partners in the Entraction poker network will send at least 200 qualifiers to  each event . The European Masters of Poker gives the gaming operator a unique possibility to create ambassadors for and loyalty to their brand. EMOP is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Entraction Group. Please visit www.europeanmastersofpoker.com for more information.

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