he agreement runs through 2013 and builds upon the existing relationship, under which Copag earlier this year became the official equipment sponsor of the Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) for Seasons 4 and 5, as well as the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure and Brazilian Poker Tour for 2011 and 2012.
The new expanded sponsorship agreement begins immediately on the following PokerStars-sponsored live tours and events:
• Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) – Seasons 5-7
• Australia New Zealand Poker Tour (ANZPT) – Seasons 3-5
• Belgium Poker Series (BPS) – Seasons 1-3
• Estrellas Poker Tour – Seasons 3-4
• Eureka Poker Tour – Seasons 1-3
• France Poker Series (FPS) – Seasons 2-3
• Macau Poker Cup and Macau Millions at the PokerStars Macau poker room
• Russian Poker Series (RPS) – Seasons 2-4
• UK & Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) – Seasons 3-4
• The 8th Annual PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA)
“Our network of live tours and events touches tens of thousands of live poker players on five continents each year, and we’re pleased that each one of them will have the opportunity to touch and play with Copag cards,” said Jeffrey Haas, Managing Director of GPTL. “Having high quality cards in play is essential to creating a great player experience, and we’re proud to be working with Copag.”
Marta Mateus, International Business Director of Copag, echoed those sentiments, saying: “We are very proud of this strong partnership and glad for the opportunity to have our playing cards in the most important poker events worldwide. When we started working on the international market years ago we dreamed of an opportunity like this. The quality of our products and service to our customers has enabled us to achieve this great partnership.”
