Betfred.com announced last week their continued support to femenine poker with the presentation of the 3rd season of the Betfred Ladies Poker Tour. The tour will cover eight stops and will start, on April 18th at the Alea Casino in Leeds, UK then will advance to Caesars Lounge, in Calahonda, Spain and will end in London, on November 7th.
Betfred Ladies Poker Tour is the only all-female poker tour in United Kingdom and is trying to get bigger. With about 100 players per stop, the tour continues growing as more women in Europe discover and feel attracted by poker:
“We are delighted with the success of the Betfred Ladies Poker Tour in its Mansion Poker first two years and we are sure it will continue to go from strength to strength,” said Jon Wildes, the Betfred Ladies Poker Tour manafer. “It was an innovative project that has been warmly received by lady poker players throughout the UK.”
Betfred continues to add incentive to the tour: £1,500 will be injected to the prize pool of each £110 tournament. The winner of each event, will play on a 10-seat sit and go on November 21st. Leg winners will be joined by an online qualifier. The winner of this single-table tourny will earn a £20,000 sponsorship for 2010. The sponsorship pack consists of tournament buy-ins and a chance to represent them as their Ladies Poker Ambassador.
For those who are thiking in giving these series a shot, you should know that Lynne Beaumont has won the Betfred Ladies Poker Tour two years in a row and, for sure, she will try (and is capable) to win for a third time. She has claimed more than 20 cashes and amassed more than £50,000 in prize money. “Lynne Beaumont has proven herself a truly exceptional champion,” stated Wildes.
2009 Betfred Ladies Poker Tour calendar:
April 18 — Leeds, Alea Casino
May 9 — Scarborough, The Opera House
June 6 — Sheffield, Napoleons Owlerton
July 4 — Swansea, Aspers
August 8 — Stockport, Casino 36
September 5 — Birmingham, The Broadway
October 3 — Calahonda, Spain, Caesars Lounge
November 7 — London, The Western Club