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BRITISH POKER PLAYER JAKE CODY WINS EPT DEAUVILLE FOR €847,000

Jake “neverbluff67” Cody from Rochdale in the UK has won EPT Deauville for a first prize of €847,000
after besting a record-breaking field that included two former world champions and 13 EPT champions.
The 21-year-old online pro, who recently cashed in Galway at the new PokerStars UK and Ireland Poker
Tour, was playing his first ever EPT. He beat Romanian Teodor Caraba after a two-hour heads up
battle.
Cody, who also wins a seat to the EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo in April, said: “This is so
overwhelming. It’s the sort of stuff I dreamed about with my mates just a few weeks back. I feel like I
should be asleep as I can’t believe this is happening.”
Canadian Mike “Timex” McDonald, who won EPT Dortmund in Season 4, had hopes of becoming the
first ever EPT double champion but was eliminated in third place. Team PokerStars Pro and PCA
champion Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier, also in the running for a second EPT victory, was knocked out in
ninth place.
A total of 768 players entered the EPT Deauville main event at Casino Barrière, generating a total prize
pool of €3,686,400. A hundred players won their seats to the event on PokerStars.
Team PokerStars Pro and former world champion Peter Eastgate made his second final table
appearance, coming eighth for €70,000 while fellow pro Luca Pagano again broke his own record by
achieving his 14th EPT cash – and third this season. He was knocked out in 72nd place for €10,900.
Other Team PokerStars Pros to make the money were Dario Minieri, from Italy, and Vadim
Markushevski from Belarus.
Martin Kabrhel from the Czech Republic also made poker history when he beat Frenchman Antony
Lellouche heads-up to win the €20,000 EPT High Roller event for €250,000. Kabrhel has now won side
events at the last three EPTs in Europe – the €2k in Prague, the €2k in Vilamoura and EPT Deauville.
Kabrhel has now earned at least €400,000 at EPTs and Lellouche more than €900,000.
French player Audrey Guyonvarch won the €220 Ladies Event for €5,800. The 89-strong field included –
thanks to French anti-discrimination laws – four men. Dagmara Aleksandrowicz, who won the EPT
London Ladies Event, came tenth.
EPT spokesperson Kirsty Thompson said: “EPT Deauville has been a huge success yet again with a
warm welcome from Casino Barrière. We had a record-breaking turnout with 768 players and there were
some incredible performances – especially from the winner Jake Cody, Team PokerStars Pro Peter
Eastgate who came eighth and Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier – who so nearly made the final.
Congratulations also to Luca Pagano for his record 14th cash.”

The next stop on the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour is the 35,000 DKK buy-in EPT Copenhagen
event running from February 16-21, 2010 at Casino Copenhagen in the Radisson SAS Scandinavia
Hotel. For more information, please visit http://www.ept.com.

STARS TURN OUT IN FORCE FOR amfAR AND POKERSTARS CHARITY POKER TOURNAMENT IN THE BAHAMAS

ATLANTIS RESORT, PARADISE ISLAND, BAHAMAS, January 9, 2010 – A host of stars from the
world of entertainment and sport turned up to support the AIDS research charity amfAR at a special
poker tournament organized in the Bahamas by PokerStars.net, the world’s largest poker room.
Among the celebrities taking part were R&B singer Kelly Rowland, the former Guns N’ Roses lead
guitarist Slash, hip-hop star Nelly, 2008 Playboy Playmate Jayde Nicole, supermodel Joanna Krupa and
US talk show host Montel Williams. With half the tournament prize pool going direct to amfAR and many
players also making extra donations, the event raised well over $150,000 for charity.
Entrants in the $5k buy-in tournament also included tennis legend Boris Becker, former England
footballer Teddy Sheringham, Spanish football legend Poli Rincon, Estonian NBA star Martin Muursepp
as well as this year’s poker world champion Joe Cada and 11 other members of Team PokerStars Pro.
The winner was British oil rigger Spencer Benjafield, 24, one of five entrants who won their trip to the
Bahamas via online tournaments on PokerStars. He triumphed after beating eight players in the final:
Carlos Bernard – Tony Almeida in TV hit “24”, US talk show host Montel Williams, NHL Olympic medalist
Mats Sundin and Dutch hockey pro Fatima Moreira de Melo. As well as Team PokerStars Pros Luis
Medina, Leo Fernandez and Alex Gomes.
Benjafield, who gave a sizeable portion of his $37,500 prize to amfAR, said: “I just can’t believe it. I
never thought I would win. It’s been great meeting and playing with the celebrities and the pros. It will
take some time to sink in.”
Fashion designer Kenneth Cole, chairman of AmfAR, said: “We are very grateful to PokerStars for
teaming up with us. Thirty-three million people are living with AIDS; zero have been cured. But we
believe we will find a cure and every little bit helps. Just a few thousand dollars puts a therapist on the
ground who can treat thousands of people.”’
Team PokerStars Pro Alex Gomes, who came second, said: “Events like this are great opportunity for us
professional players to help people who really need it. Also it’s a very different kind of tournament when
you’re playing against celebrities and amateurs. It was a lot of fun.”
The amfAR event took place during the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA), a series of major poker
tournaments running January 4-14 at the Atlantis Resort and Casino in the Bahamas. More than 50
tournaments are scheduled over ten days offering millions of dollars in prize money. More than 1,529
people from all over the world entered the $10k main event making it the largest poker tournament ever
held outside of Las Vegas.
Founded in 1985, amfAR is dedicated to ending the global AIDS epidemic through innovative research.
With the freedom and flexibility to respond quickly to emerging areas of scientific promise, amfAR plays
a catalytic role in accelerating the pace of HIV/AIDS research and achieving real breakthroughs. amfARfunded
research has increased our understanding of HIV and has helped lay the groundwork for major
advances in the study and treatment of HIV/AIDS. Since 1985, amfAR has invested nearly $290 million
in its mission and has awarded grants to more than 2,000 research teams worldwide.
The event was filmed for television broadcast and also aired in a live web broadcast on PokerStars.tv.

POKERSTARS.NET SPONSORS EXCITING NEW NORTH AMERICAN POKER TOUR

PokerStars.net is delighted to announce the launch of the long awaited PokerStars.net North American
Poker Tour (NAPT).
The NAPT is the first major poker tour in North America created by poker players for poker players with
accessible buy-ins, expectations for massive prize pools and thousands of players from around the
world all competing for millions of dollars. The NAPT will start at the PokerStars.net Caribbean
Adventure (PCA) in the Bahamas on January 5, 2010.
Two further stops are already planned for the NAPT’s inaugural season, with more events to be
announced soon. The NAPT Venetian event in Las Vegas, Nevada, from February 20-24 will be the
Main Event of The Venetian’s Deep Stack Extravaganza I; and the NAPT Mohegan Sun Main Event in
Uncasville, Connecticut, from April 7-11 will be the star feature of a spectacular new poker festival there
this Spring.
Both Main Event buy-ins will be $5,000 and like the PCA will feature an exciting variety of side events
with a broad range of buy-ins to suit all players.
Joanna Krupa, famed from appearing on “Dancing with the Stars” and “PokerStars.net Million Dollar
Challenge” will be its TV host. It will feature the very best players from North America and from around
the world, including team members Joe Cada, Greg Raymer, Vanessa Rousso and Daniel Negreanu
who is among those who have been eagerly awaiting the launch of the NAPT.
“I’m really looking forward to the launch of the NAPT. PokerStars.net has done an excellent job
sponsoring meaningful tournaments around the world with the EPT, LAPT, APPT, and various other
local tours – and it’s exciting to see them coming to my home town of Las Vegas! With the addition of
the NAPT, I’ll have a chance to play some tournaments on home soil, and I’m very excited about that,”
said Negreanu
The Venetian Las Vegas and Mohegan Sun will provide perfect backdrops for each of the Main Events,
fitting destinations for what is expected to be a popular tour. The Venetian is the largest property in the
country to receive AAA’s Five Diamond and Mobil Four-Star Awards and is home to The Grand Canal
Shoppes, Canyon Ranch SpaClub, world-class gaming, exquisite restaurants and a wide variety of
entertainment. Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribe, is one of the largest, most distinctive and
spectacular entertainment, and gaming, shopping and meeting destinations in the United States.
PokerStars.net will provide the easiest possible way to qualify for the tournaments with free packages up
for grabs on PokerStars.net. Daily NAPT Venetian freerolls are scheduled on PokerStars.net and can be
found in the PokerStars.net lobby under Events/Special. Here players can win the $5,000 seat, plus
accommodation, for absolutely nothing.

About The Venetian Las Vegas (NAPT Venetian February 20-24, 2010):
The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino, the largest property in the country to receive AAA’s Five Diamond
Award and Mobil Four-Star, is one of the world’s most luxurious resort and convention destinations. Recreating
Venice’s legendary landmarks, the resort offers unmatched service and quality for leisure and
corporate guests. Located in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, The Venetian features The Grand Canal
Shoppes, an indoor streetscape complete with gondolas and singing gondoliers, the Canyon Ranch
SpaClub, world-class gaming, exquisite restaurants, and a wide variety of entertainment such as
Phantom-The Las Vegas Spectacular, Blue Man Group, David Spade and Wayne Brady on its premises,
as well as extensive convention and corporate services. For additional information, visit
www.venetian.com and follow on twitter @venetianvegas.

About Mohegan Sun (NAPT Mohegan Sun, April 7-11, 2010):
Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribe, is one of the largest, most distinctive and spectacular
entertainment, gaming, shopping and meeting destinations in the United States. Situated on 240 acres
along the Thames River in scenic southeastern Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is within easy access of New
York, Boston, Hartford and Providence and located 15 minutes from the museums, antique shops and
waterfront of Mystic Country. More information is available by calling 1.888.226.7711 or visiting
mohegansun.com.

Happy New Year From PokerStars

Time to reload for the New Year
It’s a pretty good way to see in the New Year – a 25 per cent “New Year Reload” for PokerStars (http://www.pokerstars.com)
players; a little extra firepower at the start of 2010. It’s not just a reload bonus but a re-useable one, allowing two further
deposits within 60 days of the first made between January 1st and 10th. That means it’s all available from today, up to $150 or
€100, the first time incidentally that an offer like this has been made in Euros on PokerStars. To take advantage of the offer
players should use the promotional code “2010” – fairly easy to remember. For more details check out Pokerstars.com.
Tournament world records shattered
Whenever PokerStars (http://www.pokerstars.com ) targets a new world record it’s never long in coming. Last week PokerStars
planned its biggest tournament ever, aimed at beating the previous record of 65,000 players in a single tournament. Well they
did just that last Sunday (http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/2009/the-world-record-ceiling-has-been-raised-062635.html ),
smashing the record and setting a new high of 149,196 players in a single tournament, more than double the previous best. To
put that in perspective that’s Wembley stadium filled with another 60,000 waiting outside; or a tournament 23 times bigger than
the World Series main event won this year by Team PokerStars Pro Joe Cada (http://www.pokerstars.com/team-pokerstars/joecada/).
Of those 149,196 players, each of whom paid $1 to buy in, 30,000 recorded cash finishes taking a share of the prize
pool to which PokerStars added $150,804. There were winners from Jordan to Jamaica, Lichtenstein to Christmas Island, but it
was German player oskar69 who took first place, winning $50,000. During this record breaking tournament, PokerStars also
smashed another world record – they recorded 463,008 players online simultaneously on Sunday, 27th of Dec during the world
record breaking tournament.
Happy PCA everyone
Kids count the days until Christmas; poker players do the same for the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
(http://www.caribbeanpokeradventure.com/). Well the stockings may be gone but this week marks PCA Eve. This weekend
players bound for Paradise Island in the Bahamas, to take part in the 50-event poker festival, will be checking their passports,
flights and reservations ahead of a winter trip into the sunshine. The PCA (http://www.caribbeanpokeradventure.com/) is finally
upon us, underway on Tuesday 5th January when the $10,000 buy-in main event begins. That marks the start of ten days
packed full of poker, including a $25,000 buy in high roller event and the World Cup of Poker (http://www.pokerstars.com/wcp/).
It should be the best PCA ever, with more events and more prize money as well as the same sun and sand. Not a reindeer or
Christmas tree in sight. For details, news and results as the festival begins check out the PCA website
(http://www.caribbeanpokeradventure.com/).

Party time at the PCA
As if 50 events wasn’t enough PokerStars (http://www.pokerstars.com) is also providing some outdoor entertainment at the
PCA (http://www.caribbeanpokeradventure.com/), throwing a huge party on the 9th January, midway through the festival, set to
match that of the World Series in Las Vegas last summer. R&B star Kelly Rowlands (http://kellyrowland.com/) will be performing
at the party making it a night to remember (http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/2009/pca-preps-for-parties-kelly-rowland-
062673.html ), with entry reserved exclusively for PokerStars players – more than 900 so far – and their guests. To be held at
the magnificent Paradise Harbour it all starts at 9pm and shuttle buses will run all night from the Atlantis Resorts Coral and
Royal Towers ensuring nobody misses out. Entry is guaranteed with a wristband available at the PokerStars welcome desk in
the conference centre. Be sure to pick yours up. It’s a night nobody will want to miss.
PokerStars Online Pros unleashed
Team PokerStars Pro (http://www.pokerstars.com/team-pokerstars/) has long dominated the live game and now PokerStars has
unleashed a new branch to its player stable, with Team Online (http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/2009/pokerstars-announcesteam-
pokerstars-onl-062598.html ). After a two month search for online poker talent, one that involved applications from 2,000
players, PokerStars has selected 23 players, 20 men and three women, to form Team PokerStars Online. Picked from countries
all over the world 18 countries are represented by players specialising in all games and stakes. Among the more recognisable
ones are EPT regular Anders “Donald” Berg and Steve “stevesbets” Jacobs, notable for beating Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier
(http://www.pokerstars.com/team-pokerstars/bertrand-grospellier/) to the WCOOP $25,000 heads-up bracelet in 2008. When
you log into PokerStars they’ll never be far away and that’s just a start. They’ll be more players added throughout 2010.
Newest stop on the EPT confirmed
After the launch of the European Poker Tour’s (http://www.ept.com) season six calendar only one question remained
unanswered – just where would the German event take place? Would the EPT return to Dortmund or head to pastures new?
Now PokerStars have answered that by announcing that the tour will head to Berlin for the first time
(http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/2009/ept-announces-new-stop-in-berlin-062601.html), the German capital, in March 2010. It will
be the biggest event ever held in Germany, with up to 1,000 expected in the historic city where a brand new facility will host the
tournament on the prestigious Marlene-Dietrich-Platz at Potsdamer Platz – a two story glass palace. Yes, you read that right. As
well as Germany’s contingent of Team PokerStars Pros (http://www.pokerstars.com/team-pokerstars/), complete with German
tennis legend and PokerStars SportStar Boris Becker (http://www.pokerstars.com/team-pokerstars/boris-becker/), players from
all over the world will descend on Germany. What’s more PokerStars guarantee that the EPT Berlin winner will win at least €1
million. For more information on Berlin and all other stops on this year’s EPT, go to www.ept.com .

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