And exactly what is the MMOP? It's bwin's exclusive series of poker tournaments at premier sporting live sporting events around the globe, with each tournament stop sending a player to the finals where they'll try to claim the ultimate prize.
$100.000:
The winner will walk away with a poker pro sponsorship deal for the bwin Poker team worth $100,000 in buy-ins for the top poker tournaments around the world for an entire year.
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Seven MMOP tour stops are scheduled throughout 2009. Magic Moments stops have already occurred at premier events such as Real Madrid, AC Milan and the MotoGP – and those are just a few of the highlights. Seven stops, seven private televised poker tournaments, and one winner at each even, with each event winner moving on to the seven-handed final table in November in Vienna!
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The sixth stop of the MMOP will come to the EuroBasket 2009 – the European Championship of Basketball: A VIP weekend with the stars of Europe’s Basketball.
EuroBasket 2009:
Strong teams like Spain, Greece and France met in Poland at the European Championship of Basketball. Right in the audience there were sitting seven poker players, who enjoyed seats for the final round at the "Tribune of Honor“, a get-together with the basketball stars, and the bwin royal treatment that all players get to experience at bwin live events.
Spain made its way through the EuroBasket Finals 2009 to claim the crown, with France, Greece and Serbia crushed by more than 20 points!
The exciting atmosphere in the basketball hall at the final games
While the teams went to their half-time break, the bwin poker players celebrated as a part of the half time show – at the free throw contest in front of the packed arena.
The stars of the half time show
“Epi” Juan Antonio San Epifanio Ruiz – former professional basketball player – hosted an exclusive basketball training session with the players and provided insight into the world of Europe’s professional basketball.
Basketball training session
Which player (depending on their sizes) is the former basketball pro?
Not everyone is a friend of mixing poker terms with terms of other sports – but anyway:
Is there an equal favorite on the felt, like Spain was on the court?
Will we see a poker-overtime (like the very long play at the last MMOP stop)?
Who will grab the second-to-last ticket?
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