The 19th City of Venice International Backgammon Tournament is set to take place starting November 29th and run until December 2nd. The event will be held in ca ‘vendramin calergi, which is a historical 1500 palace on the gran canal. The city center is the home of the casino of Venice.

The GammonEmpire online backgammon website will be offering players the chance to attend the historic event by winning seats from satellites and Sit & Gos. The Sit & Gos will begin on October 14th until November 9th and will have different styles of play. Players can choose the Italy tour Sit & Go tournaments to: play against 15 other players with a buy-in of 2.75 Euros, play against 7 other players with a buy-in of 5.5 Euros or to play only against 3 other players with a buy-in of 11 Euros.

Players can participate in the satellite tournaments to gain a free entry into another tournament. The winner of each satellite will move on to a higher stage. Players can also enter into the “Italy” tournament for 44 Euros and bypass the satellites.

These tournaments will take place from October 20th until November 10th, every Saturday. A special tournament will be held and 32 players will be paid from the $1000 prize pool. The winner of the tournament will win 120 Euros and could possibly win a seat at the Venice tournament. The winner will be contacted by the customer support team on GammonEmpire.

The winner will receive a package that contains: the flight, five days and four night’s accommodations, 50 Euros of spending money per day and a free entry to the backgammon event of the 19th City of Venice International Backgammon Tournament.


- 2008-09-03