Play Euro Poker
Poker is a game that thousands of people love to play. Today poker finds itself in a very reputable position among all other online casino games. With the numerous varieties, the skill and the strategies involved, the game offers action and excitement. Poker tournaments are taking place all over the world with thousands of people taking part in the action. Europe is not far behind in its passion for poker. In fact WSOP – World Series of Poker, one of the greatest world poker tournaments created its first offshoot World Series of Poker Europe -WSOPE to cater to the growing love for poker across the European countries and also to expand poker beyond the US and Las Vegas.
WSOP was established in 2007 and ever since been a great event enjoyed fervently by the Europeans. The first ever tournament was conducted England. There are a great number of poker rooms all over the England.
Some of the most popular names include The Gutshot, The Vic, The Sportsman, The Western and many more exclusive poker rooms. There are several poker rooms that offer low stakes as well.
The French aren’t at the same level as the English when it comes to poker. But this is because there are only two poker rooms in France that can manage a tournament of any size of importance. These two main France casinos are the Aviation Club in Paris and the Casino Barriere in Deauville. These casinos conduct poker tournaments like French Poker Tour Championship, Euro Finals of Poker, French Poker Open, Spring Tournament and the Autumn tournament to name a few. Although poker gaming may not be as big as it is in England, there are several other poker rooms all over the city that offer great games and great poker action.
The Germans have recently caught the poker bug and have seen several poker rooms sprout all over the country. The poker industry is booming and is the new big thing to hit TV. In fact the bug has bitten so bad that there are poker games are taking place every week in every urban area, the favorites being Draw Poker and well just about any of the other Western variants! A recent study by the German Poker Players Association has shown that there are 260,000 poker players across Germany who are actively involved in playing. The transformation of poker came along when it was televised. The game gained huge spectatorship and the rest was history. Germany is to host the EPT – European Poker Tournament in 2011.
Denmark is another poker crazy European country that will be hosting the EPT. Poker goes way back even before the days of Columbus in this country. Back in the day, King Hans, who ruled from 1481 to 1513, was crazy about gambling and got playing cards were imported from France and Belgium. In fact it is said that the word Poker has its origins in Danish word “pokker", meaning ‘devil’. Well that hardly bothers these poker loving people.
Denmark is known for its many famous online poker casinos players who took the world by surprise. Copenhagen has a host of Poker rooms and recently a spectacular event called Poker in the Sky took place where 22 Poker players were transported 50 meters above sea level to the top of the City Hall where they played heated poker in the clouds! Now this country adds the panache to the poker playing.
Poker is pretty popular in Spain too, but it is played differently that how it is in the US. There are numerous tournaments and a number of poker rooms all across the city of Barcelona.
