$10 million Grand Slam tourney kicks off

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VCPOKER $10 MILLION GRAND SLAM STARTS THIS WEEK

Compelling tournament series set to award online poker’s richest prize

In a scene reminiscent of the current James Bond film, Casino Royale, the Manchester United football star Teddy Sheringham was on hand this week to launch VCPoker.com's massive $10 million Grand Slam tournament.

The football hero flashed a winning smile and poker hand to announce the debut of the big event, which kicks off on December 3. Splendidly tailored in a tuxedo surrounded by the some stunning Grand Slam Girls, Sheringham cut a dashing figure within the stylish confines of the VC Players Lounge—London’s newest and biggest poker room.

The $10 Million Grand Slam is a new tournament series guaranteeing online poker’s single richest prize. Comprised of 4 poker tournaments hosted on VC Poker.com over the course of 4 consecutive weeks, the $10 Million Grand Slam offers in excess of US$20 million in guaranteed prizes and a breathtaking $10 million first prize to the eventual Grand Slam Champion.

Inspired by the prestigious Grand Slam events in golf and tennis, the $10 Million Grand Slam seeks to crown a comparable champion in the poker realm. Poker players will vie for the overall Grand Slam title through competition in four consecutive tournaments hosted on VC Poker.com, each tourney offering its own guaranteed prize pool ranging from $50 000 to $100 000.

“Until now, the world’s best online poker players have had to compete in land-based tournaments to win a prize of this magnitude. With our $10 Million Grand Slam, VC Poker.com is proud to introduce an event that not only guarantees online poker’s richest prize to date, but also introduces a unique competition to find the world’s best player in their preferred online setting,” says group chief Victor Chandler.

With a first place prize comparable to the land-based World Series of Poker Main Event, the $10 Million Grand Slam offers player’s substantially better odds with a maximum field of 4 000 players compared to the 8000+ competing in the 2006 WSOP finale. In addition to $10 Million, $5 Million & $3 Million prizes on offer for multiple first place finishes, the $10 Million Grand Slam tournament series also offers exceptional value to those players looking to realise dreams of becoming a professional poker player.

“The $10 Million Grand Slam has a lot for poker players to get excited about," says VCPoker's marketing manager Lee Ferris. "First and foremost, we can look forward to the spectacle of the world’s best online poker players competing for $10 Million and the historic achievement of becoming poker’s first Grand Slam Champion. In addition, we’re also rewarding players who simply demonstrate consistency in their play with opportunities to win as much as $250 000 and a chance to become a professional player sponsored by VC Poker.com.”

Online satellite qualifiers have already be en running during November (see earlier InfoPowa reports) with exclusive freeroll and satellite tournaments on VC Poker.com. Poker players and fans alike can look forward to 3 December, 2006 when the first of the 4 Grand Slam Tournaments ushers in a new era for high stakes online poker tournaments.