Satellite winners from Intertops head to Austria

Online satellite tournament winners from Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes Poker are on their way to Austria next week where they'll compete in the prestigious Main Event of the European Poker Championship in Velden. Video reports from the tournament, featuring interviews with the players, will be online beginning 27 July.

The online poker players each won a $4,000 prize package that includes €2,700 buy-in to the EPC main event (27-30 July), accommodation at a premium hotel close to the casino and cash for travel expenses.

This year the EPC Velden prize pool is estimated to be over €700,000 (over $770,000). Players from all over Europe (especially Germany and Italy) will play tournaments and cash games on more than 40 tables at the exclusive lakeside resort.

Sven, one of the online poker champions on the Intertops team, is a German tennis coach. He plays mostly online but has played a few live tournaments — smaller tourneys, not big buy-ins. This is his second European Poker Championship, and he looks forward to returning to the Austrian spa resort for another poker holiday.