On March 3, 2006, the first live satellite for the Everest Poker European Championship was held in Munich, Germany, with new Everest Poker player Wolfgang Hierl emerging as the winner.
Hierl, who registered on EverestPoker.com just two days before the tournament, joined over 120 poker players in Munich to compete for a seat in the final of the Everest Poker European Championship.
A one-of-a-kind pan-European championship, the Everest Poker European Championship consists of live freeroll satellites throughout Europe and online satellites at EverestPoker.com, all leading up to the final event with a 50,000€ prize pool.
Hierl is the first winner on the German leg of the tour, being run in conjunction with the German Poker Players Association. He will join other satellite winners from France, Sweden, the Netherlands, Spain, Norway, Denmark and Italy. All qualifiers for the final event will have the 500€ buy-in paid for, and each qualifier will also receive 400€ for travel expenses.
"The next several weeks will be very exciting," said Karin Schmidt, Everest Poker's German Marketing Manager. "Our turnout in Munich was greater than we expected, and I anticipate that more buzz will build with upcoming live satellites in Troisdorf, Landau, Nuremburg and other German cities."