Drastic step occurs after negative reporting of the media
and restraint of the exhibitors

Viennese Neustadt / Austria. The Pokerexpo2700 planned for November is
called off. The negative reporting of the last days over Europe
the biggest Cardroom, the poker Royale, team to not
unimportant part in the conversion the Pokerexpo is integrated, has
with lasting effect on the poker fair lost color. The noticeable restraint
potential exhibitor after false alarms about the economic one
Now situation of the poker Royale, led to the refusal of the Pokerexpo. Of her
international tournament plan the presence of top stars prevents, one is
other reason. Many professionals are with the tournaments of the 
European a pokerTour in Warsaw ntegrated, 
at the same time with the Pokerexpo take place.

" I regret this step very much, however, is in the topical situation
a refusal of the Pokerexpo the only logical and in the thing
logical measure, around damage of the house and from our partners
to keep away ", says Kurt Haindl, Geschäftsfüher of the poker Royale and
one of the initiators of the Pokerexpo2700."

Haindl appears full understanding for the fact, that the suppliers,
in the end, by her presence contribute to the success of the fair,
overcast hold. Indeed, the resulted uncertainty would resolve
and convert into positive reactions, however, now one has to come too nails
Do to heads. Haindl: " The Pokerexpo costs an amount of money. Hence
if the planning security stands with us, firstly! " It is topical
not given what leads consequently to the refusal of the fair.

Since it would not be sufficient, if merely the Pros of poker stars
and 888.com arrive to the Pokerexpo and a huge number of chip and
To map manufacturers her products introduce, around the visitors to
arouse enthusiasm.

" A fair lives on the variety of the exhibitors and this is to
not to guarantee topically time ", explains Haindl. The chance
a wide general public poker as a sport and the branch as
to present dynamic branch of industry, has been let out.
" The Pokerexpo would have been for it an ideal platform ", according to Haindl,
indeed, does not exclude wants, that next year renewed
Approach is taken.

All partners the Pokerexpo2700 and the poker Royale, become
suitable information in a contemporary way receives. Already performed ones
Payments for state rents to Pokerexpo2700, become to the exhibitors
immediately refunds.

The team of the poker Royale is drawn off from the Pokerexpo2700, around itself
fully on the conversion the poker Royale master (from the 14th to the 23rd November)
to concentrate. Climax becomes the Main event (Buy-In: 2,500 euros  
200 euros of fairy) with a prize pool of at least 250,000 euros.