888 Poker Holding 2009 WSOP Play Off Series
As the 2009 World Series of Poker gets closer more and more online poker rooms are offering player’s options to earn a seat at various WSOP events. 888 Poker began their 2009 WSOP Play Off Series this weekend and it will continue each weekend until the end of the month of May.
Players have the opportunity to earn a $17,000 prize package to the WSOP to play against the best names in poker. All players have to do is play at 888 Poker and enter the $10 plus 1 buy-in tournaments. The tournaments take place every Sunday morning at 5am AEST with tournaments taking place on the 17th, 24th and 31st.
The top ten players will earn points that will help them make it to the private free roll that will be held on June 7th. The top ten will earn the following points:
1st place – 600
2nd place – 550
3rd place – 500
4th place – 450
5th place – 400
6th place – 350
7th place – 300
8th place – 250
9th place – 200
10th place – 150
Players who do not make the top ten will still earn points but it will only be fifty. At the end of the month the ten players with the most points will play in the private free roll which will begin at 5am AEST. The player who wins the private free roll will earn the large WSOP Main Event package which includes accommodations for ten nights, $2,500 in cash for travel expenses and $2,000 in spending money. The winner will also earn an invite to the 888 Poker VIP party.
The free roll will feature a prize pool of $17,000 with $3,000 added from 888 to bring the total prize pool to $20,000. This is an excellent opportunity for internet poker players to earn a seat to the WSOP Main Event for little money.
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