GIBRALTAR, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

On April 14^th, 2013 at Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia the 3^rd Caesars Cup event took place. Thousands watched the action online via the Live stream available on several sites including 888poker.tv.

For the first time in its history, the event featured a semi-final match-up first. Team Europe, the inaugural winner of the event in 2009, squared off against Team Asia-Pacific. Europe won two out of three rounds to go on to face Team Americas (the defending champion) in the finale. An entertaining 3^rd round Heads Up match took place between Team Americas' WSOP ME Bracelet Winner, Greg Merson and Team Europe's 'WSOP Last Brit Standing' Sam Holden. Sam took down Merson for the Caesars Cup win with pocket 8s against Merson's Qh 4c.

Sam Holden, Team 888poker Ambassador, stated, "It was fun playing on a Team with so many great European poker players. I'm glad I could help secure the win for Europe by beating Merson in our heads up match. He is a tough opponent. It was a challenging round against the champion".

This year's Cup brought the best of the best in professional poker from across the world. Check out the teams:

Team Asia-Pacific

JOE HACHEM (Captain)
JACKIE GLAZER
SHANE WARNE (Team 888poker)
RICHARD YONG
ANDREW HINRICHSEN
JEFF LISANDRO

Team Europe

SAM TRICKETT (Captain)
MARVIN RETTENMAIER
SAM HOLDEN (Team 888poker)
DOMINIC NITSCHE
PHILIPP GRUISSEM

Team Americas

PHIL IVEY (Captain)
DANIEL NEGREANU
PHIL HELLMUTH
ANTONIO ESFANDIARI
GREG MERSON

To watch all the action from Caesars Cup including Sam Holden's win for Team Europe, check out ESPN this fall. To find out the TV schedule details go to wsop.com.

About 888poker:

888poker.com, is the fastest growing online poker brand in the industry, hosting thousands of poker enthusiasts the world over at any given time. 888poker strives to provide quality entertainment by providing a safe, fun and secure poker environment. Customers play on state-of-the-art software with 3D, Pokercam and Teams features.

As part of the 888poker experience, players also enjoy an 888poker Rewards Program, 888poker Online Shop and access to My.888poker.com Community. For further information, go to:

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ABOUT THE WSOP

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is the largest, richest and most prestigious gaming event in the world, awarding millions of dollars in prize money and the prestigious gold bracelet, globally recognized as the sport's top prize. Featuring a comprehensive slate of tournaments in every major poker variation, the WSOP is poker's longest running tournament in the world, dating back to 1970. In 2012, the event attracted 74,766 entrants from 101 different nations to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and awarded more than $222 million in prize money. Interested in Online Poker? Visit WSOP.com to learn about the World Series of Poker and how you can participate. For more information on the World Series of Poker, please visit our website at http://www.WSOP.com.

ABOUT CAESARS INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT, INC. (CIE)

Caesars Interactive Entertainment is the largest online, mobile and social gaming company focused on casino entertainment (a subsidiary of Caesars Entertainment, the world's largest gaming company). CIE owns the World Series of Poker, Playtika, a social games developer of popular titles including Slotomania, Bingo Blitz and Caesars Casino, and also licenses its brands in legal real money gaming jurisdictions including the United Kingdom, France and Italy. CIE is actively pursuing further expansion and acquisitions to build upon its capabilities and product portfolio. http://www.caesarsinteractive.com

SOURCE 888poker.com