The annual Master Classics of Poker tournament, set to be held in Amsterdam at the start of November, is going great guns with 2,080 entry tickets already sold.

This 16th edition of the Master Classics of Poker will be held at the Holland Casino in Amsterdam, and is one of Europe's largest and best known international poker tournaments.

The world's best poker players from countries such as the USA, France, the United Kingdom, Russia, Austria and Germany and from Scandinavia will play poker for big money prizes from Friday 2 to Saturday 10 November.

In addition to well-known Dutch poker players such as Jorryt van Hoof, Marcel Lüske, Rob Hollink and Noah Boeken, the event has attracted international poker stars, including Erich Kollmann, Martin Vallo, Simon Trumper and Mickey Finn.