Poker prizes just keeping getting bigger and better, it appears
from the most recent announcement by Full Tilt Poker.com. The US company
has launched the richest poker giveaway ever just two months prior
to the World Series of Poker with an unprecedented $10 million promo.
Players who qualify for the WSOP
Main Event by playing on Full Tilt's site and then going on to win
the Main Event, will get an additional $10 million cash prize from
the company over and above their winning purse.
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.
There will also be an opportunity for players to sharpen their skills
with the Team Full Tilt pros in preparation for the big game. Team
Full Tilt, who as a group have 23 World Series of Poker bracelets
includes: 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.