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French poker players can win a spot on the Direct Poker television program in satellite tournaments starting on February 10.
Montreal, QC (PRWeb) February 9, 2007 – Everest Poker www.everestpoker.net today announced that satellite tournaments for a chance to play on the upcoming Direct Poker television program on France's Direct 8 digital channel would begin on 10 February, 2007.
"Everest Poker's success in France has been amazing and we can't wait to give our local players the chance to compete on television," said Jonathan May, Everest Poker program director.
Direct Poker is an hour-long weekly program in which players participate in a single-table speed poker tournament. Speed poker is a variation in which players only have 15 seconds to act per turn. Over 100 players who qualified via the internet join the pool of competitors looking to get their chance at win €25,000 and a World Series Of Poker 2007 ticket. Direct Poker is hosted by the much-beloved comedic actor Patrice Laffont. More information about the program is available at http://www.direct8.fr/emissions/direct_poker/.
"By offering our players the chance to participate and win, Everest Poker is going to show that it's one of the best places to learn to play poker online," May added. Players interested in learning more and competing for a chance to play on the Direct Poker program can visit http://www.everestpoker.net/fr/promo/directpoker.html for details.
About Everest Poker
Everestpoker.net is the first site dedicated to the international poker playing community. Recognizing the many non-English speaking poker enthusiasts around the world, Everest Poker has built the only poker software fully localized in 11 different languages. In addition, Everestpoker.net offers poker players customer support in 15 languages, and is involved with local poker initiatives through partnerships and participation in national, European and worldwide tournaments. Everest Poker is owned by Ultra Internet Media. For more information, please visit: www.everestpoker.com
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