A new TV show will be launched soon by Full Tilt Poker. The show will be called "Full Tilt Poker Pro Battle" and it will allow players qualified online to confront (The Professional) team Full Tilt pros. The winner of the season may face Gus Hansen in a duel.
Team PokerStars pros will also show. Among the players to have confirmed their presence: Alexander Kravchenko, Ivan Demidov, Maksim Lykov and Eugene Katchalov.
The qualifications are only open to the following countries: Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Georgia, Armenia, Tajikistan, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova.
It is 12 packages that will be set with a value of $ 3000 each. The press release gives no details on the format of the competition, but we know that the winner will confront Gus Hansen and the chance to add $ 100,000 to his earnings.
"We love finding more ways to poker to the general public and it is the ambition of Full Tilt Poker Pro Battle" stated Sarne Lightman, marketing director of Full Tilt Poker. "An international audience will see professionals compete for big prizepools but qualified on Full Tilt may also demonstrate their talent".
For more details on this issue, you can consult the official communiqué issued by Full Tilt Poker.
The recordings of the show will take place in Kiev during the second half of the month of November.
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