SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2002--
2,504 Players to Compete for $1,000,000 First Prize; The Largest
Ever in Online Poker History
PartyPoker.com, the world's fastest growing online poker room,
today began the semi-final rounds of the PartyPoker.com Million(TM)
Tournament (http://www.partypoker.com). 2,504 semi-finalists from
around the globe will compete to win one of the 100, all expense
paid, finalist spots onboard the PartyPoker.com Million cruise
this March. Finalists will play in the live tournament in an attempt
to win the guaranteed first prize of $1,000,000 -- the largest
ever in online poker history. The online semi-finals begin today
and run through Monday, February 4, at which time the 100 finalists
will be announced.
The PartyPoker.com Million finals will take place from March
10-17, 2002. The 100 online qualifying finalists will join many
of the world's top poker players, as well as other paid entrants,
on a Mexican Riviera cruise aboard a Carnival cruise ship to play
for the $1,000,000 guaranteed first prize. World-renowned poker
champion and founder of the Tournament of Champions, Mike Sexton,
will host the weeklong tournament.
``The PartyPoker.com Million is the greatest value in poker history,''
said Mike Sexton. ``This is the first time a tournament will combine
online and live table poker to give recreational poker players
the opportunity to compete for one of the largest prize pools
ever assembled for a poker tournament. The PartyPoker.com Million
is a truly unique event and I am looking forward to what will
be an exciting week of poker.''
The semi-finals will consist of two rounds of play beginning
at 8 p.m. EST. Round 1 consists of 200 tables, and winners from
this round advance on to Round 2, consisting of only 20 tables.
Each player is given $1,000 - $3,000 in chips in Round 1, depending
on bonus points accrued from earlier play, and $1,000 in chips
for Round 2. Semi-finalist winners advance on to the cruise March
10-17 to compete for the $1,500,000 total prize pool. For complete
tournament rules, games and regulations, please visit: http://www.partypoker.com/ppmillion.html.
Launched in August 2001, PartyPoker.com is the world's premiere
destination for online, multi-player poker and is fully licensed
and regulated by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission, Quebec, Canada.
As the fastest growing poker room on the Web, PartyPoker.com offers
a variety of poker games like Texas Hold `Em, Omaha Hi/Low, and
Seven Card Stud, all powered by a unique and completely random
shuffling algorithm, ensuring PartyPoker.com's integrity in hosting
fair and honest poker games. Please visit http://www.partypoker.com
for more information.
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