The online casino Red Kings has announced that they will be holding six weekly events that will run until the 6th of June. Each of these events will have a prize package for the upcoming World Series of Poker up for grabs. If this is something that you would like to get your hands on then keep reading for the details.
Red Kings have stated that each of the prize packages that is up for grabs will be awarded for their six online finals events and these packages are worth $16,000 each. $13,000 of this prize package will cover the buy in and hotel accommodation for the World Series of Poker and the additional $3,000 is to cover travel expenses and provide the winners with some spending money.
Red Kings have also stated that they will be holding a free $5,000 World Series of Poker warm up event tournament on the 5th of July so make sure that you don’t miss out on this either.
According to Jenny Clarke who is the Live Events Manager for Red Kings, there is always a huge interest in the World Series of Poker among the players at Red Kings and because of this they have added more online finals to satisfy the requests that they receive from their players. As well as the six extra qualifiers for seats at the main event of the Las Vegas extravaganza, Red Kings are also offering their players the chance to win packages into the side events 51 and 56. Each of these packages is worth $10,000 and consists of the $7,700 buy in fee and accommodation and there is also $2,300 for travel and spending money.
If you successfully qualify for the main event of the World Series of Poker or for one of the two side events you will get to join the Team Red Kings in Las Vegas and this is a really great prize. Being part of a team really does appeal to a lot of players and it makes them feel more confident knowing that they are going to be well looked after. Also you never know how far you will go in the event or how much money you will take home either.
These are great prizes that are up for grabs and if you are a player on the Red Kings website and you want to be in with the chance of winning a seat at the World Series of Poker then you need to make sure that you visit their website to find out all the details of when these qualifiers will take place.
Until next time,
Gamble Wisely
Full Tilt Poker have just announced that they have launched their Steps Tournaments promotion. This promotion gives all their players the chance to win a seat that is worth $12,000 at the main event of the upcoming World Series of Poker and all it will cost players is approximately $3.30.
The steps tournaments on the Full Tilt Poker website play just like their regular competitions with the exception being that players compete for tickets into the next level of the series. This promotion will award tickets into a variety of satellite tournaments including those for the main event in the WSOP. Players can also buy in at any step they choose and they can purchase tournament tickets from the Full Tilt Poker website. Each tournament ticket is worth a specific buy in amount and it can then be used to take part in any of the tournaments that are running on the website.
The main event for this year’s World Series of Poker will begin on the 5th of July and it takes place in the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is a $10,000 buy in no limit hold’em championship and the final nine players should be known by the 17th of July. Once the final nine are known the tournament will stop and then recommence from the 6th to the 9th of November in front of a live audience and it will also receive special primetime coverage from ESPN.
If you fancy getting your hands on a seat in the World Series of Poker then you really need to make sure that you visit the Full Tilt Poker website and start taking part in their Steps Tournaments. Who knows, you could be one of those nine finalists playing for the big cash prizes in November.
All the details for the upcoming satellite tournaments and the terms and conditions for play can be found on the Full Tilt Website. If you want to take part in any of the tournaments you need to make sure that you are a depositing member of this online poker website so make sure that you sign up for your free account today.
Until next time,
Gamble Wisely
Full Tilt Poker is one of the leading online casinos and they have a really great promotion up for grabs for their members. Full Tilt Poker is offering their players the chance to take home a share of the winnings from next month’s World Series of Poker (WSOP). That’s right Full Tilt Poker is offering you the chance to get a share of sponsored pro Phil Ivey’s winnings when he takes part in this world poker tournament.
The main event of the World Series of Poker which is now in its 40th year will begin on the 7th of November. Phil Ivey is placed 7th going into this competition but he is the third favourite to win. His odds at Paddy Power and Ladbrokes are 5/1.
Full Tilt Poker is calling this great new promotion the Piece of Ivey Promotion and what they are doing is allowing players to play in two special freeroll competitions where a percentage of Ivey’s winnings is up for grabs. All you have to do to win your seat in the freerolls is to win the cash games on their website or take part in tournaments and be in the money winners. You have until the 5th of November to get your seats for the freerolls that will take place on the 7th of November.
The first of the freeroll competitions is a nine player sit and go tournament and up for grabs is five percent of Ivey’s winnings. This five percent is split into three percent for the winner followed by one percent each for the second and third player. The second event is $50,000 games and the winner will take home this prize and get one percent of Ivey’s World Series of Poker winnings.
Phil Ivey is a Full Tilt Poker pro and if he is crowned the champion of the WSOP he will win about $1.26 million which means the person who gets three percent of this will get $355,000 and the people who get one percent will get $85,000 each.
This is a really great promotion and all the details and the terms and conditions are available on the Full Tilt Poker website.
Until next time,
Gamble Wisely
If you follow the World Series of Poker (WSOP) you will know that the final nine competitors have now been announced. Better news is that the American sports network ESPN is going to be broadcasting four of the remaining events.
ESPN have stated that they will begin their coverage this Tuesday with a two hour review of the $40,000 buy in no limit hold’em tournament from 8pm New York time. This tournament was held to commemorate WSOP’s 40th anniversary.
On Tuesday the 4th August ESPN will be broadcasting all of the action live from the WSOP Champions Invitational which will start at 8pm. This is a two hour programme that will also have Norman Chad and Lon McEachern commentating. They will even include the presentation of the Binion Cup and a new car.
On August 11th ESPN will be airing the Ante Up For Africa charity tournament which again will be a two hour special starting at 8pm. This is the very first time that this tournament has been featured and viewers are in for a real treat as they get to watch some top celebrities including Adam Sandler, Brad Garrett, Charles Barkley, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, and Ray Romano share the poker tables with some of the best poker players in the world.
From the 18th August ESPN will be broadcasting from 8pm with all the action from the WSOP’s main event. This will start with the coverage of the four day one competitions and the coverage will continue every Tuesday up until the 15th September when the events from Day TwoA will be aired. Day TwoB will be on the 22nd of September and all the action will continue until November 3rd when Day Eight will air.
On November 7th the main event will take place in Las Vegas with the nine remaining players and the final two will go head to head on November 10th. ESPN will be running a 1 hour preview show on the nine finalists which will be followed by 2 hours of final table action where the winner will be chosen.
It’s an exciting few months for poker fans so be sure to tune in so you don’t miss the action.
Until next time,
Gamble Wisely
