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Friday 23rd February 2007

Absolute Poker to Pit European Nations Against Each Other

Absolute Poker, has announced details of the European FreeRoll Showdown � a free online poker tournament that aims to find out which country is home to Europe's best poker players.

Players can register for a free tournament open to those who wave the same national flag. The top five players in each country-specific Texas Hold'em tournament will win their spot in the final European FreeRoll Showdown event on 24 March 2007.

The winner of the final Texas Hold'em tournament will walk away with bragging rights for their country plus a piece of the $1,000 prize pool. Entry to the Europe-only online poker tournament is completely free.

'There's a very distinct competitive spirit among European countries when it comes to poker,' commented David Clainer, senior vice president for Absolute Poker. 'Each European country thinks they're better than all the others. With the European FreeRoll Showdown, we're going to find out who's really on top.'

Further information is available at the Absolute Poker website.

Source: OnlineCasinoNews

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