National Poker League plans on Paris

Undeterred by French legal ambiguities, the National Poker League's 2007 Global Circuit Tour kicks off with The Paris Open in France on May 13 at the Cercle Gaillon casino near the Arc de Triomphe, according to an announcement this week.

The inaugural poker tournament for 2007 will be televised around the world reaching over 500 million households, and poker fans in the United States will be able to see the action via syndication and on the WGN Superstation in addition to the INHD High Definition Network. Closer to home, French viewers will be tuning in to TF1, Jet Sports, Eurosport and TV Monte Carlo, all of which have agreed to broadcast the six, one-hour episodes.

The Paris Open will feature several Euro 4 000 + Euro 200 buy-in events over the period May 13 - 20, culminating in the final televised table on May 22. With a healthy prizepool, NPL is expecting a good mix of British, American, Spanish, Moroccan, Asian and Eastern European players.