Full Tilt Poker Announces “Main Event Mania”™: Three Ways to Win an Additional $10,000,000 at World Series of Poker Main Event

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) April 9, 2005 -

The biggest cash prize in any sporting event just got bigger. Full Tilt Poker announces “Main Event Mania”™, the richest poker giveaway ever. With the World Series of Poker only two months away, Full Tilt Poker ups the ante by announcing an unprecedented $10 million giveaway.

By qualifying for the WSOP Championship on http://www.fulltiltpoker.com and then winning the Main Event, Full Tilt Poker will award the first place winner an additional $10 million cash prize.

This year, the WSOP Main Event is expected to award the biggest cash purse in history, estimated to be a $60 million prize pool. The first place winner is expected to take home as much as $10 million. Those who win a qualifying seat through http://www.fulltiltpoker.com can add another $10 million to their winnings and walk away with up to $20 million.

In addition to the $10 million giveaway, Full Tilt Poker is holding a tournament with the most guaranteed seats to the WSOP Championship ever offered on a single day. On June 19th, the top 30 finishers in Full Tilt Poker’s biggest tournament ever will win seats at the WSOP Main Event to be held July 7th, 2005.

For those looking to get into the World Series of Poker for free, Full Tilt Poker is holding the biggest WSOP Freeroll ever offered by an online poker site. Players who rack up 10K Full Tilt Points between April 10th and June 10th will automatically be entered into the biggest online Freeroll in history. The top 10 finishers in Full Tilt Poker’s WSOP Freeroll on June 18th will be on their way to the WSOP Championship.

In addition to these unprecedented offers and events, Full Tilt Poker is holding weekly tournaments where the winner will be guaranteed a seat in the World Series of Poker Main Event.

With its 30 Seat Main Event Guarantee, the 10 Seat Main Event Freeroll, and weekly WSOP Main Event Seat Guarantee, Full Tilt Poker offers three ways to win a seat in poker’s richest tournament. While many people will qualify for the WSOP Main Event online, only those qualifying at http://www.fulltiltpoker.com will be eligible for the $10 million “Main Event Mania”™ cash prize.

“I know that players have many options when choosing where to win their way into the WSOP Main Event,” said Howard Lederer, one of the most successful poker players in the world. “But with this amazing $10 million incentive, I can’t imagine why one would try to win their seat anywhere else but http://www.fulltiltpoker.com.”

On http://www.fulltiltpoker.com players can sharpen their skills with the Team Full Tilt pros as they prepare for the big game. Team Full Tilt is the group of world-renowned poker champions behind Full Tilt Poker, who as a group have 23 World Series of Poker bracelets. These champions include: Chris “Jesus” Ferguson, Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer, Erick Lindgren, Erik Seidel, Andy Bloch, Phil Gordon (Co-host, Celebrity Poker Showdown,) Clonie Gowen, John Juanda, Jennifer Harman and others.

About Full Tilt Poker

Full Tilt Poker™ software was developed by TiltWare LLC, a software development and licensing company based in Los Angeles, Calif., and licensed to Kolyma Corporation, A.V.V. which is regulated and licensed by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission in Canada. “Team Full Tilt,” is a select group of the world’s finest professional poker players, including Chris “Jesus” Ferguson, Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer, Erick Lindgren, Erik Seidel, Andy Bloch, Phil Gordon (Co-host, Celebrity Poker Showdown,) Clonie Gowen, John Juanda, Jennifer Harman and others. With innovative graphics, superior customer service and a safe, secure interface, the software is geared to enhance and personalize the online poker experience. Users of all skill levels can download the software at http://www.fulltiltpoker.com and can play for fun or for real money where online games of skill are permitted by law.

Contact:

Michele Clayborne

EMC-PR (care of Full Tilt Poker)

310-451-1152

emc-pr@verizon.net

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