Four more of the best poker players in the world have been picked for the first ever Caesars Cup in the United Kingdom next month. Aside from well-known poker pro Phil Ivey, team captain Daniel Negreanu has picked 11-time world series of poker Phil Hellmuth and 2008 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event champion John Juanda to represent Team Americas.
Meanwhile, captain Annette Obrestad has picked world poker tour and European Poker Tour title holder Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier and World Series of Poker bracelet winner Dario Minieri to a Team Europe poker roster that already includes 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Peter Eastgate.
Patterned after golf's Ryder Cup, the Caesars Cup is a made-for-TV poker tournament taking place on September 26th, 2009 during the 2009 World Series of Poker Europe. The poker event pits the best European poker players against North America's best poker players in a battle for international poker bragging rights.
09/10/2009, Thursday
Matthew Dorst