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InterPoker to host snow castle tournament

2006-03-13 12:45:00

InterPoker will host a tournament in the artic ice fields of Finland in its latest addition to the Extreme Poker Challenge.

The event follows on from the first Extreme Poker Championship, which took place 30 feet underwater off the shores of St Kitts in the Caribbean.

And now the reigning champion, Juha Helppi, is returning to his native Finland to defend his title in another extreme poker tournament.

The event will take place at the world's largest snow castle in Kemi on March 29th. It will feature three online qualifiers facing the well-known poker pros Rob Varkyoni, Juha Helppi and Pete "The Beat" Giordano.

Peter Marcus, InterPoker spokesperson, said: "By opening up the tournament to internet qualifiers, we are giving online players a chance to make poker history, as well as the celebrity status of achieving the title 'Extreme Poker Champion'.

"While Juha undoubtedly has the home field advantage in this tournament, there is always the possibility that a competitive and talented US professional or one of our InterPoker online qualifiers will take the title from Juha."

The Snow Castle was built in December 2005 and is constructed out of 60,000 cubic feet of snow and ice.

Juha Helppi spoke of his excitement at the venue: "The snow castle is very beautiful and very cold – just like the city where I grew up. I will be right at home in the castle, and aim to take advantage of home field advantage in every way possible."

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