SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 11,
2002--
100 Players to Compete in the ``PartyPoker.com Million'' from
March 10 - 17, 2002.
PartyPoker.com, the world's fastest growing online poker room,
today announced the finalists in the PartyPoker.com Million(TM)
(PPM) tournament (http://www.partypoker.com). One hundred finalists
will play in the live Hold `em poker tournament and compete for
the guaranteed first prize of $1,000,000 --- the largest ever
in online poker history.
The 100 online qualifying finalists will join many of the world's
top poker players, as well as other paid entrants, from March
10 - 17 on a Mexican Riviera cruise aboard a Carnival cruise ship
to play for the estimated $1,500,000 total prize pool. World-renowned
poker champion and founder of the Tournament of Champions, Mike
Sexton, will host the weeklong tournament.
``The PartyPoker.com Million is a landmark event,'' said Mike
Sexton. ``This is the first time any tournament has combined online
poker with live table poker to give players the chance to compete
for a total prize pool in excess of $1,000,000. These 100 finalists
will become a part of poker history!''
The qualifying rounds kicked off on August 1, 2001 and thousands
of professional and recreational poker players have been competing
online at PartyPoker.com for a portion of the estimated $1.5 million
prize pool. From January 31 through February 4, over two thousand
semi-finalists competed online for a chance at earning one of
the 100 finalist spots aboard the cruise ship and the opportunity
to play in the final rounds of the tournament. PartyPoker.com
today announced the 100 winners of the semi-final rounds, who
will move onto the finals and compete against many of the world's
top poker players for the $1,000,000 guaranteed first prize. The
100 finalists include qualifiers from cities and towns across
the United States and also include international poker players
from countries such as the United Kingdom, Canada and Sweden.
PartyPoker.com is still offering a "last chance" worth $8,000
for one lucky player to join the 100 finalists on board the cruise
to compete in the PartyPoker.com Million Finals. Players have
until midnight on February 14 to qualify for the PartyPoker.com
Million Last Chance Tournament, which will be held the following
night. The winner of the tournament will be invited to the PPM
finals.
For complete PartyPoker.com Million tournament rules, games and
regulations, please visit: http://www.partypoker.com/news/partypoker_million/index.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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