Hollywood Poker to Host $12,000 Team PokerNews Aussie Millions Freeroll

PokerNews.com (http://www.pokernews.com) and Hollywood Poker (http://www.pokernews.com/hollywood-poker.htm) have announced a $12,000 Aussie Millions Freeroll which will take place on September 23 15:00 EST. The winner will receive a $12,000USD package and will play in the 2007 Aussie Millions Main Event in Melbourne, Australia in January.

(PRWEB) July 27, 2006 -- Hollywood Poker and PokerNews.com are going to host a $12,000 Team PokerNews Aussie Millions freeroll on September 23 15:00 EST. The winner of the freeroll will receive a $12,000USD package that consists of entry to the 2007 Aussie Millions Main Event, 10 nights accommodation at the Crown Promenade hotel, and approximately $2,800 in spending money.

The winner will also get to be a part of Team PokerNews, and receive exclusive benefits such as Team PokerNews gear, the opportunity to meet Team PokerNews professionals such as Tony G, and invites to special team functions.

To be eligible for this freeroll, players must download Hollywood Poker through the dedicated links at PokerNews.com, create a new account and make a deposit. You must then earn 300 poker points before September 20 00:00 EST to be able to qualify. Players must have all requirements fulfilled before September 20 00:00 EST (download, register, deposit, and earn 300 points) to receive an invitation to register. Players that have previously downloaded Hollywood Poker through PokerNews.com will be able to play in this freeroll as long as they accrue 300 points before the required date.

PokerNews.com is sending 22 players to this year’s WSOP as part of the Team PokerNews promotion, and helped give away over $250,000 in WSOP packages. Expect Team PokerNews to be even bigger at the 2007 Aussie Millions next January.

About Aussie Millions
The 2007 Aussie Millions will be held at Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia from January 6-19. The six-day Main Event, which commences on January 14 and will be filmed by Fox Sports Net, is expected to generate a prizepool in excess of AUD$5,000,000. Taking place in the middle of the Australian summer, and located alongside the Yarra River, the Aussie Millions has previously attracted a number of prominent players such as Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, Phil Hellmuth, Scotty Nguyen, Erik Seidel and many more.

About PokerNews Ltd
PokerNews Ltd incorporates PokerNews.com (http://www.pokernews.com) which is considered to be the independent online poker authority, having been picked by Forbes as "Best of Web" for the Poker category. PokerNews features daily news, reviews of the major poker rooms, live feeds of tournaments available online as well as special bonuses and freerolls, and is available in a number of different languages. PokerNews Ltd has also recently launched PokerNewsCasino (http://casino.pokernews.com), PokerNewsSportsbetting (http://sportsbetting.pokernews.com), PokerNews Bingo (http://bingo.pokernews.com) and PokerNewsBackgammon (http://backgammon.pokernews.com) and will look to establish these sites in the PokerNews.com tradition.

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