$5,000,000 Poker Tournament
Wow, this is huge stuff. Poker room.com is guaranteeing a $5,000,000 prize pool for a poker tournament. The winner is guaratneed $1,000,000. Buy-ins start at a buck.
This Poker Classic tournament will be taking place in Barcelona Spain on the 30th of September and the 1st of October 2006. Check their website for more details.
PokerRoom's First Deposit Offer
Right now when you make your first deposit at
Poker Room, you'll receive a 20% matching deposit bonus worth up
to $100. (Deposit $500 to get the maximum bonus.) (Please note that
this seems to be their standard first deposit offer, and it isn't
likely to change.)
A minimal deposit of just $10 will qualify you to play in several
different tournaments and ring games. I'm not a fan of playing free
poker, because I think it's pointless, so I'm glad that Poker Room
has options for folks with a very low starting bankroll. Here are
some of the tourneys and ring games you can play with a small first
deposit:
- You get 1 free ticket to the Shark Cage tournament.
- You get tickets to 2 multi-table tournaments, which follow
as the next two on this list.
- A $4000 Guaranteed multi-table tournament.
- A ticket to the$1 Lucky Dollar tournament.
- A ticket to one $5 + $0.50 SnG tournament. (Sit and go, or
single table tournament.)
Poker Room's Shark Cage Beginner Players' Tournament
The Shark Cage is an invitational tournament for new depositing
players at PokerRoom.com. The idea is to give new players a chance
to take things slowly in an early tournament, familiarize themselves
with the software and how the tournament play works, and all without
the stress of playing with a lot of experienced players. ("Shark"
Cage is probably being used in an ironic sense.)
Poker Room's Tournament Ticket Vendor
Poker Room has a player points system, and now with their new
Tournament Ticket Vendor, you can spend those player points just
like cash in order to sign in to multi table tournaments.
WPT Qualifiers
Poker Room is holding daily qualifier tournaments for the World
Poker Tour tournament which is being held at the Bellagio December
12 to 16. These are 3 stage tournaments with direct buy-in's
avaialble at each stage. Stage 1 only costs $5.50 to enter. Stage 2
costs $42 + $3, and Stage 3 costs $400 + $20.
Ongoing Promotions at Poker Room
The following promotions are ongoing at PokerRoom.com, and
they've been going on for as long as I can remember:
- Team PokerRoom.com - Win tournaments as a member of
Team PokerRoom.com, and you can travel to major poker events.
Winners of these tourneys receive travel, hotel, and tournament
entry fees.
- Guaranteed Tournaments - PokerRoom.com has regular
tournaments where they guarantee the size of the prize pot
before hand, regardless of how many players and how many
buy-ins. These guaranteed prize pools range from $4k to $50k.
- Royal Money - PokerRoom.com offers a special bonus to
any player who hits a royal straight flush on any real money
Texas holdem ring table. The payout equals 100 times the big
blind of the table limit being played, and the maximum bonus is
$5k.
- Refer a Friend - Invite your friends to play at
PokerRoom.com and get a $50 bonus for each referral.
- Player Points Payback - $1000 is split amongst the
top 50 Player Point earners each month.
- Player Points Freeroll - Two tournaments and a
qualifier every week.
- T-Shirts! Every week Poker Room gives away a t-shirt
to the biggest play money winner of the week.
This page was last updated on April 26, 2006.
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