PartyPoker.com Announces Finalists In $1,000,000 Guaranteed First Prize Hold 'Em Poker Tournament -- the Largest Ever in Online Poker History

PartyPoker.com Announces Finalists In $1,000,000 Guaranteed First Prize Hold 'Em Poker Tournament -- the Largest Ever in Online Poker History

PartyPoker.com Announces Finalists In $1,000,000 Guaranteed First Prize Hold 'Em Poker Tournament -- the Largest Ever in Online Poker History

100 Players to Compete in the PartyPoker.com Million" from March 10 -- 17, 2002

SANTO DOMINGO, DR, February 11, 2002 -- PartyPoker.com, the worlds fastest growing online poker room, today announced the finalists in the PartyPoker.com MillionÔ (PPM) tournament (http://www.partypoker.com). One hundred finalists will play in the live Hold 'em poker tournament and compete for the guaranteed first prize of $1,000,000 --- the largest ever in online poker history.
The 100 online qualifying finalists will join many of the world's top poker players, as well as other paid entrants, from March 10 -- 17 on a Mexican Riviera cruise aboard a Carnival cruise ship to play for the estimated $1,500,000 total prize pool. World-renowned poker champion and founder of the Tournament of Champions, Mike Sexton, will host the weeklong tournament.
The PartyPoker.com Million is a landmark event," said Mike Sexton. This is the first time any tournament has combined online poker with live table poker to give players the chance to compete for a total prize pool in excess of $1,000,000. These 100 finalists will become a part of poker history!"
The qualifying rounds kicked off on August 1, 2001 and thousands of professional and recreational poker players have been competing online at PartyPoker.com for a portion of the estimated $1.5 million prize pool. From January 31 through February 4, over two thousand semi-finalists competed online for a chance at earning one of the 100 finalist spots aboard the cruise ship and the opportunity to play in the final rounds of the tournament. PartyPoker.com today announced the 100 winners of the semi-final rounds, who will move onto the finals and compete against many of the worlds top poker players for the $1,000,000 guaranteed first prize. The 100 finalists include qualifiers from cities and towns across the United States and also include international poker players from countries such as the United Kingdom, Canada and Sweden.
PartyPoker.com is still offering a last chance" worth $8,000 for one lucky player to join the 100 finalists on board the cruise to compete in the PartyPoker.com Million Finals. Players have until midnight on February 14 to qualify for the PartyPoker.com Million Last Chance Tournament, which will be held the following night. The winner of the tournament will be invited to the PPM finals. For more information on the PPM Last Chance Tournament, please visit: http://partypoker.com/lastchance.htm.
For complete PartyPoker.com Million tournament rules, games and regulations, please visit: www.partypoker.com/ppmillion.html.

About PartyPoker.com
Launched in August 2001, PartyPoker.com is the worlds premiere destination for online, multi-player poker and is fully licensed and regulated by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission, Quebec, Canada. As the fastest growing poker room on the Web, PartyPoker.com offers a variety of poker games like Texas Hold 'Em, Omaha Hi/Low, and Seven Card Stud, all powered by a unique and completely random shuffling algorithm, ensuring PartyPoker.coms integrity in hosting fair and honest poker games. Please visit www.partypoker.com for more information.