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Purple Lounge Poker Takes Sweden by Storm -- Poker Tour a Roaring Success

London (PRWEB) July 31, 2007 -- The much anticipated Purple Lounge Swedish poker tour got off to a great start this weekend with the first four tournaments being a huge success with locals as well as the keen poker players that qualified for the live stages of the tour.

The first tournament was played in the North of Sweden in Skeleftea, at Club Balzac and the atmosphere was relaxed although there was no doubt that everyone was keen to secure their place the grand final.

The winners on the evening were:

First Place: Per-Arne Strang

Second Place: Nils-Johan Sjoquist

Third Place: Michael Jauving

Fourth Place: Linus Edstrom

It was a great game to kick off the tour with a slow, structured tournament; all players had a starting stack of 2500 chips, giving them plenty of play to fight for the four places. After some excellent skill at the table and a few nasty out-draws, including A4 hitting 44 against AA, the final hand came down to the best pre-flop hand holding up. Per-Arne was the chip leader and ended up all-in with K10, which held up to knock out Nils-Johan with the Q3. Here is how it looked:

Kh10c (Per-Arne)

Qs3h (Nils-Johan)

Flop: Js 8d 5h

Turn: 4c

River: 10s

The next stage of the tour took the team to Sundsvall, again in the North. Club 360 hosted the evening. The standard of play was fantastic and there was an upset when later on in the evening Pia Sjodin knocked out her son Michael and eventually went on to take first place.

The final qualifiers were:

First place: Pia Sjodin

Second place: Thomas Jonasson

Third place: Andres Salinas

Fourth place: Daniel Bladh

This tournament started off as a battle with a couple of early exits. Many of these players hadn't experienced live play before and did well to adapt to the pressure of playing live as well as the slower pace. It was an exciting heads-up -- Pia was the chip leader but it looked like the poker gods were with Thomas as he kept surviving the all-ins. Everyone thought he was definitely out of the game with the penultimate hand, but he managed to river that all important Heart:

10c Jh (Thomas)

Jd Js (Pia)

Flop: 3h Kh 8h

Turn: 2c

River: 5h

Pia finally took him out with the better rag:

As 9h (Pia)

Ah 5s (Thomas)

Flop: 7c 6d Jd

Turn: 4c

River: 6h

The third leg was held at Gavle in Club Hang Loose and again there was stiff competition for the coveted seats at the grand final, to be played in Stockholm later this year. First place went to Andre Sjodal, and his victory was that much sweeter as he should have been out much earlier when he found himself all-in with an A6 facing an A7. The 6 came on the flop and surprisingly his opponent managed to carry on without breaking anything. The final hand was a typical rag race, but Andre took the 3rd Jack just to be sure.

Kd Jh (Andre)

Kc 7s

Flop: Js 6h Jc

Turn: Ah

River: Qd

Eventually the final result was:

First Place: Andre Sjodal

Second Place: Jonathan Brynielsson

Third Place: Jan Pettersson

Fourth Place: Christoffer Hagman

The final tournament was the busiest, with Swedish poker star Bo Sehlstedt playing in Stockholm for a place at the final. Bo has experienced huge success to date, picked up $18,000 at the 2005 World Series of Poker and going on to collect $34,636 in 2006, his biggest poker achievement to date.

It was a great spectator game with pocket 77's and pocket QQ's both hitting the set on the flop and a set on the flop losing to a flush on the turn and then hitting back with a full house on the river when the board paired -- I could go on. The game was tough and full of surprises and the final hand was no different:

QsQh (Danny)

Ac10h (David)

Flop: 4h Ad 5c

Turn: Qd

Flop: Qc

The final results were:

First Place: Danny Wu

Second Place: David Walden

Third Place: Jan Lernfelt

Fourth Place: Bo Sehlstedt

The tour continues next month and promises to be just as exciting, kicking off at Halmstad, and continuing at the university town of Gothenburg before the final date at Stromstad.

Halmstad - 17 July 2007

Göteborg - 19 July 2007

Strömstad - 21 July 2007

Everyone is welcome along to the tour, even if not playing poker! Simply email pokertour @ Purple-lounge.com for more information.

About Purple Lounge (www.purple-lounge.com)

Purple Lounge poker room and casino offers a sophisticated online gaming experience with a luxurious feel. The site is for discerning gamblers seeking an alternative to run-of-the-mill gambling sites and traditional Vegas glitz. And it isn't simply a gambling site. Purple Lounge has an exclusive agreement with Quintessentially, the world's leading private members club, offering a whole range of lifestyle services, access to the inaccessible and great discounts and insider information for players all around the world.

Since the launch of Purple Lounge in November 2005, it has successfully acquired over twenty-thousand non-US registered players. Purple Lounge attracts a wide range of players, bridging the gender and age gap, appealing to men and women, young and old. Following an ongoing period of growth, month on month trading results have continued to demonstrate an upward trend into June 2007. For more information, visit: www.purple-lounge.com.

For more information about Purple Lounge, please contact:

Diana Booty, Purple Lounge

+44 (0)207 758 3373

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