April Poker Specials at Bet365
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
New Players
Bet365 Poker has updated its New Player bonus, giving new customers the chance to earn a fantastic $500. The bonus is redeemed through continued play at the tables and the accumulation of Merit Points. As an added incentive, Bet365 Poker also offers new players the chance to play in an exclusive $100,000 WSOP* Freeroll tournament where players can win a package to Las Vegas for zero outlay.
Tournament Players
There will be a host of promotions throughout April tailored to the tournament specialists, including Last Man Standing, where the ultimate heads-up players can win a trip to Las Vegas, Beat The Pro and the ever popular Tournament Leaderboard Challenge.
Cash Players
April is set to be a great month for players looking to build their bankrolls on the cash tables. Bet365 Poker will be running huge $500,000 Cash Race throughout April. Players will have the opportunity to win cash prizes and entries into the biggest events in poker: The World Series of Poker* in Las Vegas and the online series of tournaments, ECOOP IV.
Hottest Promos of the Month
$500,000 Cash Race
1st – 30th April
Play on the cash tables this month to claim your share of more than $500,000 in prizes. Huge amounts of cash, three WSOP* Packages and 13 ECOOP IV Main Event seats are on offer.
Bet365 Poker is running two independent races each with a big cash prize-pool, which add up to a spectacular total of $440,000. The first race starts on 1st April and the second on 17th April, with both lasting for two weeks.
Their third race gives you the chance to qualify for both the WSOP* and ECOOP IV Main Events. Packages and Tournament Tokens worth over $60,000 in total are on offer.
This race runs from 1st until 30th April alongside the other two races, so your play on the cash tables can help you to win prizes on three different leaderboards.
The $500,000 Cash Race also offers you the opportunity to qualify for their $100,000 WSOP* Freeroll. Bet365 Poker is giving away seats in a special satellite to this event.
One in five players will win a prize in this exclusive tournament and the top five finishers qualify for the WSOP* Main Event. This satellite could be your first step towards Las Vegas and poker glory.
$100,000 WSOP Freeroll: Tournaments
1st April – 31st May
Bet365 tournament players have eight different ways to qualify for the $100,000 WSOP* Freeroll. Enter the brand new WSOP* Beat The Pro event and take on bracelet winner Jesper Hougaard to win your seat.
Bet365 Poker is also offering entry to the $100,000 WSOP* Freeroll as a consolation if you finish on the bubble in the WSOP* Last Man Standing or WSOP* Main Event Super Satellites.
ECOOP IV
25th May – 7th June
Now with over $4,500,000 guaranteed across 14 events, ECOOP returns for a fourth run. Compete for glory in all forms of poker and win huge cash prizes in this high profile tournament series.
All event winners will be awarded an ECOOP IV Championship bracelet to celebrate their achievement.
You can now exchange your Merit Points for ECOOP IV Tournament Tokens. Get Your Rewards with the bet365 VIP Scheme and play top level tournament poker.
Beat The Pro
Date To Be Confirmed
How often do you get the chance to play against a two-time WSOP bracelet winner for a buy-in of just $11? Now you have that opportunity.
Take on Jesper Hougaard, the first player in history to win WSOP events on both sides of the Atlantic and a WSOP winner in London as recently as September 2008. On top of regular prize-money, the player that knocks Jesper out of this tournament will claim a special bounty reward!
Beat The Pro tournament details:
* $10+$1 No Limit Hold’em Rebuy.
* $1,000 guaranteed prize-pool.
* Win a $100+$9 Tournament Token by knocking out Jesper (Nickname: ‘Pieforyou’).
* Win a $50+$5 Tournament Token by knocking out either bet365 bounty (Nicknames: 365Bounty1 and 365Bounty2).
* Tokens won may be used in the tournament of your choice.
