Everest Poker Announces Tournaments for Seats at World Series of Poker Main Event

The online poker room is hosting a series of biweekly tournaments for seats at the upcoming World Series of Poker Main Event, held at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on 6-17 July, 2007.

Montreal, QC (PRWEB) May 22, 2007 -- Everest Poker http://www.everestpoker.com today announced that the online poker room was beginning a series of biweekly tournaments that gave players the chance to win a seat at the upcoming World Series of Poker Main Event. This year's WSOP Main Event lasts 11 days and will be held at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas beginning on 6 July.

"The World Series of Poker Main Event is a massive tournament for any player to be a part of," said Jonathan May, Everest Poker property manager. "Getting there is not easy at all, and that's why we're very eager to see how our players perform."

The first direct entry tournament for seats was held on 19 May 2007 at 15:00 GMT. Further tournaments will be held on a biweekly basis, with the next occurring on 2 June. Buy-in for these direct entry poker tournaments is $100+9. Seats in the biweekly tournaments can also be gained through daily satellite tournaments featuring a low buy-in of $11+1.

"Players who win a seat at the WSOP Main Event get a complete package. Everest Poker covers the $10,000 it'd take to get to walk through the door as well as their travel expenses," May added. "We even make sure you get Everest Poker gear!"

In addition to the World Series of Poker Main Event, Everest Poker sends players to poker tournaments around the world as well as sponsoring their own major events. Every Sunday, the poker room hosts a $100,000 guaranteed holdem poker tournament for its players and the Everest Poker Avalanche, a tournament culminating in a $1,000,000 guaranteed prize is currently in full swing.

To join Everest Poker and play poker free online, download the free Everest Poker software from http://www.everestpoker.com/dload . More information about Everest Poker's tournament offerings is available through RSS and XML feeds at http://www.everestpoker.com/tournament/current-schedule.html .

About Everest Poker

Everestpoker.com is the first site dedicated to the international poker playing community. Recognizing the many non-English speaking poker enthusiasts around the world, Everest Poker has built the only poker software fully localized in 11 different languages. In addition, Everestpoker.com offers poker players customer support in 15 languages, and is involved with local poker initiatives through partnerships and participation in national, European and worldwide tournaments. Everest Poker is owned by Ultra Internet Media. For more information, please visit: www.everestpoker.com

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