* Tallinn is a swinging town, they say...
The charming 15th century Baltic coastal town of Talinn (population 400 000) is proving to be something of a magnet for European gambling groups and poker competitions, it seems.
Major upcoming poker tournaments planned for this Spring are :
March 24-26 2006 : William Hill Baltic Open
William Hill has announced its first Baltic Open, to be held in the beautiful city of Tallinn, Estonia between 24th-26th March 2006.
The main event will have a prize pool estimated to be around Euro 240 000, to which William Hill Poker will be adding Euro 25 000, and the poker tourney counts as a ranking event toward the European Poker Rankings.
Online satellites will guarantee at least 20 packages, each winning a Euro 2 200 seat and Euro 1,000 expenses.
Then, on May 19-21 2006 : the Ladbrokes Tallinn Challenge 2006
Ladbrokes Tallinn Challenge 2006 will be played on the 19th- 21st of May. After the success of the previous Tallinn Challenge in December, Ladbrokes has decided to go bigger, better and Nordic this time. The prize pool is $300 000 based on maximum participants of 150.
The venue will again be the Reval Park Hotel and ....
..... Casino and Ladbrokes has added a $36 000 seat sponsorship that will take the winner to the Ladbrokes Poker Million Final.
The Tallinn Challenge package players receive for winning the weekly Monday final includes a $2 000 freeze out tournament buy-in, two nights accommodation for two, entertainment, breakfast and dinner buffet. In addition to the main event a wide range of cash games and side-tournaments will be offered. The maximum number of entries to the main event is 150.
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