Poker players all over the world have been able to take part in several major poker tournaments, two of which had prize pools over five million dollars. Naturally, poker players are looking forward to some more events where they will be able to test their lot. Meeting the needs of poker fans, CelebPoker.com has announced the beginning of their autumn 2006 tournament schedule. The thing that may make any poker player happy is that some more poker tournaments have been added to the schedule.
“World Speed Championship” is the first (by the way, televised) event that has already taken place in London, England. The prize was a $5,000 package which included ?2,000 entry to the tournament and $1,200 in hotel accommodations. The final tables were held online on the 30th of July and 20th of August.
The second event, called “Austrian Classics” will take place on the 28th of September at the Concord Casino in Vienna, Austria. The prize package is $5,700, and it includes a 3,300 entry to the No-Limit Main Event tournament. Poker players will be pleased to hear that CelebPoker.com adds $1,400 in accommodation and travel money. You’ll be able to win a seat via the satellites that are held over the next 8 weeks online. That gives you an entry to one of the $410 online finals taking place on the 20th of August and 17th of September, 2006 (at 17:30 GMT).
The next event where the players will be sent to by CelebPoker.com is the Barcelona Open Main Event, the Casino Barcelona in Spain. The prize package of the event amounts to $8,000 including a 5,000 entry into the No-Limit Main Event and $1,500 in accommodation money. The tournament commences on the 13th of September and lasts till the 16th of September, 2006.
One more event will give you a chance to breath in the sea air while playing no-limit poker on board an amazing cruise ship sailing round the Mediterranean sea for 8 eight days. You dream may come true for as little as $6 online. The Poker Cruise is held between the 14th and 21st of October. The package prize of the event is $6,000 and it includes a 1,100 entry to No-Limit Tournament, the 770 Limit Hold’em events, accommodation for two people with a balcony, and $1,000 in travel and spending money. A seat can be won via the daily $6 satellites (at 12:30 am, 6:30 pm, and 8:30 pm GMT) that give a chance to enter one of the $430 online finals on the 27th of August, 2006. A daily satellite winner will enter the weekly $48 final taking place on Sunday at 6:30 pm GMT where poker players will compete for a $430 seat in the online final.
To get more information and details about all the scheduled CelebPoker.com tournaments, visit the site.