WORLD POKER CROWN TOURNEY LAUNCHED
22 February 2008
888.com pushes the boat out with a $3 million
guaranteed prize pool
Gibraltar-based 888.com has launched a major online
poker tournament branded the World Poker Crown.com that
offers a guaranteed prize pool of $3 million, a third of
which will go to the ultimate winner.
The group's Pacific Poker subsidiary is the vehicle for
the tournament, which will begin on February 20 and run
until May 10.
In addition to the first prize winner's purse of $1
million, 10 percent of the players in the WPC will win a
share of the significant prize pool. The direct buy-in
for the $3 million Guaranteed is $1000+$50 but Pacific
Poker is giving players a chance to play in the final
event by qualifying in a variety of online poker
satellites with buy-ins as low as $1.10+$10¢.
The top 8 players will be invited to play in the final
televised offline event in Barcelona, Spain between May
6 and May 10.
These players, accompanied by a partner, will be given
free transportation from anywhere in the world to
Barcelona as well as 5-star hotel accommodation for the
duration of the final event. The televised final event
will air on Sky Sports 2 on May 12.
888.com's marketing director, Matt Robinson, said the
World Poker Crown is one of the biggest online
tournaments ever held and anyone can win. "The WPC is a
very exciting new poker tournament and the biggest we
have ever offered players," he said.
Online Casino News courtesy of
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