EPT Barcelona: Qualifying numbers skyrocketing - and my top selection of links

We're dealing with people (Victoria Coren), places (Barcelona and New Zealand) and everything else in between.


Right, let's get going. All the links:

• EPT Barcelona: Qualifying numbers skyrocketing - "The European Poker Tour stop in Barcelona is always a monster" - [www.pokerstarsblog.com]
  
• "Pinnacle Entertainment Announces Positive Earnings, Plans to Expand Heartland Poker Tour" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]
  
• Vicky Coren gets exclusive interview with PokerStars' Rada Nadal - "That's why we're pleased to see Team PokerStars Pro and journalist Victoria Coren get a chance to sit down with Nadal, our new member of Team PokerStars SportStars, for a wide-ranging interview about his life, his games, his new pursuit of poker skills, and his decision to pull out of the Olympics" - [www.pokerstarsblog.com]
  
• You Could Win an Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS and Much More During the Betsson Summer Series Running Online Now! - "Prizes include: Xbox 260, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Ray-Ban Gold Aviator sunglasses, Kindle 3G, Nintendo 3DS and more" - [www.pokershark.com]
  
• "Luxury Swiss watch brand Slyde by HD3 will be the official watch sponsor for the European Poker Tour Season 9 Main Events and will supply specially-designed watches to EPT Main Event winners, EPT President Edgar Stuchly announced today" - [www.pokerstarsblog.com]
  
  
  
• "Nevada Gaming Policy Committee Discuss Taxes, Licensing, Liquidity and Timeline" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
• "Australia New Zealand Poker Tour 2012 kicks off" - [www.pokerblog.com]