SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 27, 2002--
Finals Scheduled to be Held Aboard a Luxury
Caribbean Cruise March 1-8, 2003
PartyPoker today announced the tournament dates for the world's
premier online-affiliated poker tournament - the
PartyPoker Million II - with its estimated
total prize pool of $1.5 million. Online players will compete
at PartyPoker in their choice of from one to three separate
semi-final qualifying events scheduled to be held August
1-4, 2002, November 21-24, 2002, and January 30 - February 02,
2003. Semi-final round winners will receive a package
valued at $7,200 which includes a cruise for two people, and a
buy-in for one player into the PartyPoker Million II tournament
finals to be held March 1-8, 2003 aboard a luxury
Caribbean cruise.
Players will compete in the PartyPoker
Million II finals for the estimated $1.5 million
prize pool by qualifying online at PartyPoker via one of the
designated semi-final tournaments, or by paying a tournament buy-in
fee aboard the ship. Tournament play will consist of Limit Hold'em
with a standard tournament elimination format. The PartyPoker Million II is an official
World Poker Tour event that is expected to be televised in spring
2003.
"The PartyPoker Million II continues to be the best value
in poker today," said Mike Sexton, the PartyPoker Host
and poker legend who helped found the PartyPoker Million tournament
series. "The PartyPoker Million II represents the future
of live, multi-player tournament poker in that it allows players
from throughout the world to qualify via the Internet for a live
championship poker tournament from the comfort of their own living
room."
Sexton claims that savvy players are already accruing tournament
bonus chips at PartyPoker to improve their odds of winning.
"This year a multiple-table tournament format will be used
during the semi-finals which will increase the value of bonus
chips - thereby rendering them invaluable for semi-final players
looking to better their chances at victory," he stated. Players
may accrue bonus points from now through January 28, 2003 by playing
in real money poker games at PartyPoker. For more information
on, or to register for, the PartyPoker
Million II tournament, please visit: http://www.partypoker.com/ppmillion2.htm
About PartyPoker
Launched in August 2001, PartyPoker is the world's premiere
destination for online, multi-player poker and is fully licensed
and regulated by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission, Quebec, Canada.
PartyPoker offers an assortment of live classic poker games
including Texas Hold `Em, Omaha Hi/Low, and Seven Card Stud, all
powered by a unique and completely random shuffling algorithm,
ensuring PartyPoker's integrity in hosting fair and honest
poker games. Please visit http://www.partypoker.com for
more information.
About PartyPoker Million Tournaments
The PartyPoker Million tournament series was
created as the flagship tournament for PartyPoker with the
direct assistance of professional poker players and industry advisors.
The PartyPoker Million I was the first online-based multi-player
poker tournament to offer a guaranteed first-place prize of $1,000,000
which was won by Kathy Liebert in March 2002. (Please visit:
http://www. partypoker.com/ppm1results.htm
for details.) The PartyPoker Million
II - with its estimated total prize pool of $1.5
million -- was the first online-affiliated tournament invited
to become an official event on the World Poker Tour. Please visit
http://www.partypoker.com/ppmillion2.htm for
more information. |
