Bodog Poker celebrating Super Bowl with two tournaments
30 January 2009
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The Super Bowl is the biggest weekend in all of sports, and Bodog Poker is celebrating this year's big game with two big tournaments that will have online poker players battling it out on the virtual turf for some seriously super cash prizes and VIP packages to the LAPT event in Punta del Este, Uruguay.
First, on Saturday, Jan. 31 at 4:00 pm EST, Bodog will host a $125 + $10 buy-in Special Flight Club Semifinal that will award one $6,000 LAPT Punta del Este package for every 48 players who enter the tournament, with at least one package guaranteed. The $6,000 Flight Club package includes the $3,700 buy-in to the LAPT Punta del Este Main Event and $2,300 for travel and accommodation.
On the big day itself, just as the pre-game coverage is starting at 4:00 pm EST, Bodog will host its Super Bowl Special tournament with $20,000 in prize money added. So tune out the talking heads on television and tune into the amazing value Bodog Poker is offering for this event. By juicing the prize pool of this $100 + $9 buy-in event with an extra $20,000 in prize money, your buy-in becomes worth more the instant you sit down at the table.
"The Super Bowl's always a great excuse to party, but it's an even better excuse to make some serious cash at Bodog's online poker tables," says Bodog Poker Pro Evelyn Ng. "With killer prize packages to the LAPT on Saturday and $20,000 in added money on Sunday, this is your chance to get great value for your tournament dollars and score big at Bodog just ahead of the Big Game. Don't miss out... I know I won't."
Below are more details on Bodog Poker's special Super Bowl tournaments:
Name: Special Flight Club Semifinal
Date: Saturday, January 31 at 4pm EST
Buy-in: $125 + $10
Prizes: One player for every 48 entries will win a $6,000 Bodog Flight Club Prize Package to the LAPT Event in Punta Del Este, Uruguay from March 18 to 20. Prize package includes $3,700 buy-in to the Main Event and $2,300 for travel and accommodation. At least one prize package is guaranteed!
Chips: 3,000
Levels: 15 minutes
And on Super Bowl Sunday, Bodog will replace the "$100,000 Guaranteed" with:
Name: Super Bowl Special - $20K Added
Date: Sunday, February 1st at 4pm EST
Buy-in: $100 + $9
Bonus: Bodog will add $20,000 to the prize pool.
Chips: 2,500
Levels: 15 minutes
For more details on the Bodog Poker Flight Club, and to see the qualifying schedule, visit: http://poker.bodoglife.com/tournaments/flight-club-overview.html.
30 January 2009
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The Super Bowl is the biggest weekend in all of sports, and Bodog Poker is celebrating this year's big game with two big tournaments that will have online poker players battling it out on the virtual turf for some seriously super cash prizes and VIP packages to the LAPT event in Punta del Este, Uruguay.
First, on Saturday, Jan. 31 at 4:00 pm EST, Bodog will host a $125 + $10 buy-in Special Flight Club Semifinal that will award one $6,000 LAPT Punta del Este package for every 48 players who enter the tournament, with at least one package guaranteed. The $6,000 Flight Club package includes the $3,700 buy-in to the LAPT Punta del Este Main Event and $2,300 for travel and accommodation.
On the big day itself, just as the pre-game coverage is starting at 4:00 pm EST, Bodog will host its Super Bowl Special tournament with $20,000 in prize money added. So tune out the talking heads on television and tune into the amazing value Bodog Poker is offering for this event. By juicing the prize pool of this $100 + $9 buy-in event with an extra $20,000 in prize money, your buy-in becomes worth more the instant you sit down at the table.
"The Super Bowl's always a great excuse to party, but it's an even better excuse to make some serious cash at Bodog's online poker tables," says Bodog Poker Pro Evelyn Ng. "With killer prize packages to the LAPT on Saturday and $20,000 in added money on Sunday, this is your chance to get great value for your tournament dollars and score big at Bodog just ahead of the Big Game. Don't miss out... I know I won't."
Below are more details on Bodog Poker's special Super Bowl tournaments:
Name: Special Flight Club Semifinal
Date: Saturday, January 31 at 4pm EST
Buy-in: $125 + $10
Prizes: One player for every 48 entries will win a $6,000 Bodog Flight Club Prize Package to the LAPT Event in Punta Del Este, Uruguay from March 18 to 20. Prize package includes $3,700 buy-in to the Main Event and $2,300 for travel and accommodation. At least one prize package is guaranteed!
Chips: 3,000
Levels: 15 minutes
And on Super Bowl Sunday, Bodog will replace the "$100,000 Guaranteed" with:
Name: Super Bowl Special - $20K Added
Date: Sunday, February 1st at 4pm EST
Buy-in: $100 + $9
Bonus: Bodog will add $20,000 to the prize pool.
Chips: 2,500
Levels: 15 minutes
For more details on the Bodog Poker Flight Club, and to see the qualifying schedule, visit: http://poker.bodoglife.com/tournaments/flight-club-overview.html.