AUTHOR: Jerry "Jet" Whittaker
TITLE: Everest Poker Announces Avalanche Round 3 Winners
DATE: 4:41 AM
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Everest Poker today announced the winners of the second Round 3 Everest<br>Poker Avalanche Event. The poker tournament was held on 24 February and the<br>top twenty players not only walked away with $5,300 but a seat at the<br>Everest Poker Avalanche online finale. The online finale will be held on<br>September 17th at 15:00 GMT at the online poker room.  &quot;After the online<br>finale is finished, the real fun begins,&quot; said Jonathan May, Everest Poker&#39;s<br>property manager. &quot;The final ten players from the last online event are<br>going to each win a trip to play holdem poker at a live final table at an<br>undisclosed location.&quot; The top twenty finalists are as follows: franpat from<br>France, henry850 from France, Pacino06 from France, cobinus from France,<br>droopy from France, Homer_S. from Germany, Jokey5000 from Germany, Zoupette<br>from France, ghemon73 from Italy, adosso from Italy, pharus from The<br>Netherlands, CABJ from Spain, Maxilata from Spain, IntruitionNEW from<br>Norway, gitan75 from France, S.U.S. from Germany, WALDI49@ from Germany,<br>xokolate from Iberia, duke 007 from Germany. Spanning nine months, the<br>Everest Poker Avalanche involves both online play as well as live poker<br>games. The tournament features a three-round structure that allows players<br>at all levels to join in. Round 1 satellites are designed for players<br>looking for little up-front risk: buy-ins are $3+.30 or $11+1. Round 2<br>satellites are ideal for players that are more confident in their ability<br>and wish to save time - the buy-in is $56+5. For players with big bankrolls<br>that want to skip right to the top, Everest Poker is offering two choices:<br>monthly Round 3 satellite events with a $530+30 buy-in as well as entrance<br>to the Online Avalanche Finale for $5000+300.
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