World Series of Poker Europe Location Announced.
August 5, 2008
Casino at the Empire Will Host 2008 WSOPE.
“We are eagerly anticipating World Series of Poker Europe this year,” said Ty Stewart, World Series of Poker Director of Marketing. “We have enhanced the schedule to provide more variety and game play, greatly broadened the worldwide television exposure and have brought the event under one roof to better the player experience for this prestigious and premiere event.”
Along with those comments came the announcement of where the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe would be officially be held at. And after several months of speculation, it was revealed the Casino at the Empire would be the WSOPE’s newest locale. The casino, which is located in a nice London hotspot, was also used to host a few of last year’s WSOPE festivities.
This year’s World Series will undoubtedly attract some of the best players in the world, all of them looking to take down defending champion and online poker wiz kid Annette ‘annette15′ Obrestrad.
In another surprise announcement, ESPN will also be covering the events live - with most of the coverage being viewable at ESPN360.com.
The first of 4 events will begin on September 19th, so keep your calendars open and ready. The WSOPE will need proper railing….




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