CoralPoker.com Speed Classic Airs On The Poker Channel

CoralPoker.com has joined forces with The Poker Channel to sponsor The CoralPoker.com Speed Classic, which forms part of the World Speed Poker Open, a televised tournament with a prize pool of over £144,000.

Mark O’Donnell, a spokesman for CoralPoker.com, explained, "Speed Poker is a much faster version of the standard Texas holdem and players get just fifteen seconds to decide their next move. This results in faster poker game with more hands per hour, all of which makes the games more tense and exciting, especially for the viewers."

The winner of the CoralPoker.com Speed Classic will go through to the semi-finals, with the top three finishers in each semi-final then going straight to the final, to play off for a first prize of £50,000.

The CoralPoker.com Speed Classic features a field of world renowned poker personalities including Roland DeWolfe (England) – winner of the 2005 WPT Grand Prix De Paris, Tiffany Williamson (USA) – the highest placed female in the 2005 World Series of Poker, Mikael Thuritz (Sweden) – reigning World Speed Poker Champion, Ashley Alterman (England) – online qualifier and poker journalist, Dominik Kofert (Germany) - online qualifier and David Penly (England) - online qualifier and poker pro.


Notes to Editors:
Coral Eurobet (www.coraleurobet.com), based in the United Kingdom and Gibraltar, is one of the World’s leading betting and gaming companies, providing sports betting and a wide range of gaming products, including online poker, online arcade games and online casinos, to customers in over 120 countries across the globe. In addition to its online business, Coral Eurobet operates over 1200 betting shops in the UK, a significant telephone betting business and two of Britain’s leading greyhound racing stadia.