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World's Largest Limit Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tournament
1 Aug 2004
Field to reach 700 in PartyPoker.com Million IV; World's Largest
Limit Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tournament Expected to Boast $7 Million
Prize Pool.Field to reach 700 in PartyPoker.com Million IV; World's
Largest Limit Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tournament Expected to Boast $7
Million Prize Pool.More Than 100 Have Already Qualified for
$12,600- Buy-In Package Aboard Holland Americas ms Oosterdam. The
Largest Cruise Ship Ever Chartered Solely For Poker Will Tour The
Mexican RivieraCURACAO, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES (PRWEB) August 1, 2004
-- One whale of a tournament is waiting for the 700 fortunate souls
who will make the field in the 2005 Partypoker.com Million, setting
sail from San Diego harbor on Saturday, March 19, 2005. The prize
pool for the worlds largest limit Texas Hold Em poker tournament is
likely to reach $7 million. The tournament will be filmed for
airing on The Travel Channels World Poker Tour. Partypoker.com
Million IV will shatter the record set in the PartyPoker.com
Million III earlier this year--a tournament that had a $3.82
million prize pool and 546 players. PartyPoker.com Million IV will
again pay the winner a million dollar prize, but with such a hefty
prize pool, many others deep into the field can expect to see a
handsome return. Cruising to a victory is only half the fun. All
the participants will enjoy the luxurious amenities of Holland
Americas ms Oosterdam and the charms of the two ports of
callMazatlan and Puerto Vallarta. The ms Oosterdam is one of the
premium cruise ships in Holland Americas elegant fleet. Guests
experience a dazzling array of restaurants, nightclubs and
entertainment options. The ship features a spa and salon, a
fully-equipped fitness center, Internet connectivity and spacious
staterooms. Cond Nast Traveler and Travel & Leisure give it
five stars. More than 100 players have already earned a spot in the
The PartyPoker.com Million IV by going to PartyPoker.com and
competing in preliminary tournaments. Winners who qualify in those
preliminary satellite tournaments receive a $12,600 packagewhich
includes the $10,200 buy-in to the finals, a cruise for two and
spending cash. PartyPoker.com hosts over 100,000 online poker
players daily, offering them a safe, secure and friendly
environment to play poker. Players will begin the tournament on the
first day with $10,000 in chips and play till they lose or until
they make the Final Table on the fifth day. That final table of six
players will be filmed for airing on the hugely popular World Poker
Tour television series. Players closing in on the PartyPoker.com
Million IV championship will be sweating out bets and bluffs that
risk hundreds of thousands per hand. The PartyPoker.com Million IV
is the fourth installment of the fabulously successful tournament.
In March, Erick Lindgren vanquished the field and used his $1
million victory in the PartyPoker.com Million to springboard into
position as the World Poker Tours Player-of-the-Year and leading
money winner for 2004. A construction worker from Olympia, WA,
Chris Hinchcliffe, took third place for more than $400,000 in what
he termed a life changing experience. Both players entered the
tournament by winning PartyPoker.com satellite tournaments. Howard
Lederer, of Las Vegas, a World Champion and two-time winner of 2003
World Poker Tour tournaments, captured Partypoker.com Million II
and the year before, Kathy Liebert of South Gate, CA, became the
first woman ever to win $1 million in a single poker tournament by
conquering the inaugural event. Launched in August 2001,
PartyPoker.com is the worlds largest multi-player poker room
offering players a safe, secure and friendly environment to play
poker. With more than one million satisfied users, PartyPoker.com
is the market leader in the popular and fast growing online poker
games market. PartyPoker.com is fully licensed and regulated by the
Kahnawake Gaming Commission, Quebec, Canada. The site typically
hosts more than 45,000 simultaneous players playing an assortment
of live classic poker games including Texas Holdem, Omaha, Omaha
Hi/Low, and Seven Card Stud and single and multi table tournaments. |
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CD:
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Playtech | Software:
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