Casper Hansen Wins World Poker Tour Spanish Championship

Mr. Casper Hansen has been proclaimed 'World Poker Tour Spanish Championship's' winner, celebrated in the Casino of Barcelona from May 21 to May 27. Thanks to this victory, Hansen has obtained the first prize of 400.000 Euros and a ticket for 'WPT World Championship' valued at $25.000. The runner up of 'World Poker Tour Spanish Championship' was the Swedish Stefan Matsson, who received a prize of 220.000 ?.

Top 5 Finshers:
1.Casper Hansen: 400.000?
2.Stefan Mattsson: 220.000?
3.Thiago Nishijima: 112.300?
4.Andres Vidal: 87.400?
5.Guy Sitbon: 75.000?
6.Martin Lundenius: 62.300?

What is the World Poker Tour?
The WPT is an international circuit of great poker tournaments which most of them are broadcasted. Thanks to the mass media, the WPT is every time more popular. For the 1st time the viewers can see the cards of the players during the broadcasting. This way they can learn the different playing ways of each participant to follow the evolution of their favourite professionals and identify themselves to them. The same as it happens with other sports, this broadcasted tournament of high level, generates supporters and awaken the curiosity of the non-initiated spectators, doing that the spectator dedicates part of his time to investigate and learn new techniques about the game.

With more than 100 million players all over the world, they are more people who play poker rather than golf or tennis. It is calculated that over 15 million of people play poker daily and over 10.000 do it in Spain. Because of this, the Casino of Barcelona has made that important effort to get near the best poker show in our country for the second consecutive year. The games are being disputed in the poker Texas Hold´em no limit way ( a player can bet everything in a single round), which is the most extended way in the world and most of the international tournaments are played this way.

About the Peralada Group
The Peralada Group which is present in some entertainment activities and also in industrial sectors like the game, vine growing, culture (International music festival of Peralada), hotels and wellness, golf, plastic industry or the automobile industry, it has a great experience in the poker tournament organization. With more than 120 events per year ? including three tournaments ? the Peralada Group, and overall the Casino of Barcelona, is a well-recognized leader in the high level of poker events and takes remarkable place in the game sector in Spain.

About WPTE
WPT Enterprises, Inc. ( Nasdaq: WPTE) is a company compromised with the creation of goods and entertainment of the international brands, excluded because of the development, and the commercialization of television programs about playful things. WPTE is the creator of World Poker Tour, a television show about some important poker tournaments which have studied tour broadcasted in the USA on the new channel GSN in March 2008. WPT has a licence to broadcast globally.

WPT also has a betting web side to bet on line with real money which prohibit the bets of the players in USA and other jurisdiction where they are prohibited. Nowadays WPTE gives its licence to companies in the business of learning and equipment of the poker complements, edition, electronic, leisure and wireless, home leisure/DVD, games for casinos and items to the trade of corporate sponsorships.

WPTE is a subsidiary by Lakes Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq: LACO). You can find more information about the WPT Spanish Championship in:

http://www.worldpolertour.com
http://www.casino-barcelona.com
Sylvie Belange: sylvie@grupperalada.com / +34 93 511 97 50

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June 4, 2008
Posted By Susan Torres
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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