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Dates Announced for the PartyPoker.com Million II Tournament27 June 2002SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic--(Press Release)-- PartyPoker.com today announced the tournament dates for the world's premier online-affiliated poker tournament - the PartyPoker.com Million II - with its estimated total prize pool of $1.5 million. Online players will compete at PartyPoker.com 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.com Million II tournament finals to be held March 1-8, 2003 aboard a luxury Caribbean cruise. Players will compete in the PartyPoker.com Million II finals for the estimated $1.5 million prize pool by qualifying online at PartyPoker.com 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.com Million II is an official World Poker Tour event that is expected to be televised in spring 2003. "The PartyPoker.com Million II continues to be the best value in poker today," said Mike Sexton, the PartyPoker.com Host and poker legend who helped found the PartyPoker.com Million tournament series. "The PartyPoker.com 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 tournaent bonus chips at PartyPoker.com 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.com. |