Ultimate Bet want you to become a Millionaire at the 2008 Aruba Poker Classic from 27 September-4 October at the Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino. The Prize Pool is estimated to be $4 Million with a guaranteed first prize of $1 Million. Online qualifyers will be available to help you win your seat to Aruba to rub shoulders with the rich and famous.
Interpoker has increased their sign-up bonus for every new poker player to $500 / £250/ €340.
Betfred Poker is giving you the chance to win a seat at the WSOP main event, in Las Vegas, Nevada in July 2008. The main event winner in 2007 walked away with $8,200,000. Betfred's WSOP Main Event package worth $14,000 includes: $10,000 buy-in to the Main Event, 10 Nights accommodation (2 July - 12 July), $3,650 for flights, spending and accommodation and $350 for registration fees. Qualifiers until 15 June.
William Hill Poker have 34 Las Vegas trips to be won. Trips can be won via qualifying through daily satellites with weekly finals running until 15 June. There are two prize types, a $12,000 Vegas Package and a $6,000 Vegas Lite Package. There are 17 of each to be won. The prizes includes seven nights at the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino, a set amount of cash to cover travel and expenses ($12,000 for the main package, $6,000 for the Lite)). The trip will be from 2 July 2008-9 July. Plus, all winners will receive an invitation for two to a private welcome reception on the first evening, at a secret location in Las Vegas.
PaddyPowerPoker is gearing up for the Billionth Hand to be dealt on paddypowerpoker. In celebration hundreds of cash prizes will be given out. Cash table players could win prizes of up to $14,000 by playing in Countdown and Jackpot hands, leading up to the Billionth. The Countdown hands occur every 200,000 hands, while the Jackpot hands occur every 5,000,000 hands, plus Jackpot hands will also win ECOOP II tickets. Players reaching the final 100 hands leading up to the Billionth Hand gain entry to a special $10,000 Freeroll. The winner of the Billionth Hand gets a most likely life changing $50,000 cash prize and tickets to all ECOOP II tournaments. Other participants in the hand will share $30,000.
Play with Littlewoods Poker and you could win a $12k Vegas holiday package. Your prize includes $12,000 cash funded to your player account for travel and expenses, plus they will give you a free hotel stay for seven nights! Your room will be reserved at the Rio All Suites Hotel & Casino, from 2-9 July. There is one holiday to be won each week.
At Blue Square Poker you could win a seat at the European Championships of Online Poker II (ECOOP II). ECOOP II is a 10 day festival of poker beginning on 23 May. There's $3,600,000 Guaranteed overall to crown Europe’s finest online poker player. The 10-day competition will have 10 daily tournaments of differing types of game and buy-in amounts each with a guaranteed prize pool in excess $100,000 and a ECOOP II championship bracelet on offer culminating in the $1,500,000 guaranteed tournament on 1 June. There will also be a championship leaderboard over the course of the ten events and those elite players who make the top 100 in the overall leaderboard will battle it out in a freeroll for another $50,000 an exclusive ECOOP bracelet and the title of 'European Champion of Online Poker'.
PokerRoom.com and the WTCC (World Touring Car Championships) announce the Race Trophy. Play poker at PokerRoom and you could qualify for one of six all-expenses paid live semi-finals held at WTCC events around the world. First prize from these semi-finals is one of only six seats at the televised $500,000 guaranteed Race Trophy final in Vienna. Race 1 was in Brazil, Race 2 was in Spain, Race 3 - is in the Czech Rep, and qualfiers run 3 May - 29 May, Race 4 - UK, qualifiers 31 May - 10 July, Race 5 - Germany qualifiers 12 July - 15 Aug, Race 6 - Italy, qualifiers 17 Aug - 19 Sept. The Race Trophy Grand Final will be in Austria on 29 November with a guaranteed $500,000 to be won and a first prize of $285,000.
Be part of Team Virgin at the WSOP main event by playing at Virgin Poker. Not only do you get a Main Event seat, you also win €1500 spending money, return flights from London Gatwick to Las Vegas, and Hotel Accommodation for the duration of your stay. You can qualify through Virgin Super Guaranteed Satellites (four seats to be won), finals taking place on 19 March, 9 April, 30 April, 21 May. There are also Las Vegas Bumper Satellites with a prize package including €3000 spending money, finals being played on 23d March, 20 April. All flights depart on 2 July and return on the 11 July (unless you are still at the WSOP table, in which case Virgin Poker will pick up your tab!)
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