Ladbrokes Poker has announced that the LEOCOP, Europe’s favorite online poker tournament, will kick off this weekend with more than $500,000 in added money. The Ladbrokes European Online Championship of Poker will feature a total of 16 events with at least $10,000 added to every tournament prize pool. The LEOCOP IV will kick off at 19.00 on Sunday, October 26^th with the $150 + $15 Buy-In Event #1 with $10,000 added to the total prize pool and will culminate on November 9^th with the $1000 + $100 Main featuring a stunning $250,000 added.

For the first time since the tournament was first introduced, LadbrokesPoker.com will run a LEOCOP Leaderboard where the ten best ranked players will share in an additional prize pool of $14,000. All 80 players will also be welcomed to participate in a special online LEOCOP Masters tournament on November 22^nd for a $120,000 Poker Million VII semi final seat and a chance to win up to $1,000,000 (minimum $20,000 guaranteed). The winner of this event will play in a televised tournament against the Boatman brothers, World Series of Poker bracelet winner Ciaran O'Leary and Ladbrokes Pro and Scandinavian Online Player of the Year Jonas Danielsson for a place in the six-seat final held on December 12^th.

"Ladbrokes represents all that is good in European poker at present, excellent value tournaments and an undeniable community element that makes this a great event to participate in. This festival ticks a number of boxes for the savvy player, smaller fields for bigger money, start times that suit people based in Europe and so many poker variants that you'll find something to satisfy your poker needs." said Edward Ihre, Ladbrokes Poker MD.

Satellites for each LEOCOP events will be available for as little as $1 every day before each event. For more information on the LEOCOP IV schedule, please visit LadbrokerPoker.com