Online Gambling News and Promotions

This month, Everest Poker is offering several poker promotions to appeal to players of all skill levels.

EPEC Online Qualifiers
EPEC Online Qualifiers run throughout February and March. Since EPEC is a freeroll, all you need is an Everest account and 10 Summit Points for a chance to compete for your share of €100,000 in one of Europe’s most popular beginner tournaments.

WSOP Main Event
Everest Poker also offer WSOP Steps Sit & Go tournaments. With the WSOP Steps, players can qualify for the WSOP 2009 Main Event for as little as $3!
Online qualification is also underway for the second season of the Spanish Poker Tour. Every week they have $100+9 direct entries where the top 5 players will each receive a $2,500 prize package to an SPT stop. $3+.30 rebuy and $11+1 satellites are now running daily.

The Spanish Poker Tour is back!
The SPT returns for its second season with its first stop in Madrid on March 19–22. Online satellites are now running daily to qualify players for as little as $3. Direct entries run every Tuesday at 20:00 GMT, with each weekly tournament qualifying five players to a stop on the SPT. These five players will each receive a $2,500 prize package, including the €1000+100 SPT Main Event buy-in, as well as accommodations and travel expenses. Players can also buy into each SPT stop directly by using their Everest Poker bankroll.

Two New Promotions for Tournament Players
This month, Everest Poker is debuting two new ongoing promotions for tournament players. Three of a Kind features a fast-paced set of three tournaments where players will not only compete for their share of each tournament’s prize pool, but also part of a progressive jackpot. These players may also enjoy their new Winner Takes All tournaments. Featuring low buy-ins of under $5, the winner doesn’t just win their share, they win everything!

Take your seat at The Everest Poker European Cup
Everest Poker is giving away €100,000 in a freeroll open to amateur poker players throughout Europe during their two-day EPEC Live Finale in the Mediterranean paradise of Sardinia.

200 players will each win a spot in the finale by qualifying through their free online and live qualifications. Online qualification tournaments will run throughout February and March.

Each qualifying player will receive a prize package valued at €1,100. The €1,100 prize package includes a seat in the Everest Poker European Cup worth €500, and three nights of hotel accommodations worth €300. €300 will be credited to your Everest Poker account for travel expenditures.

Climb your way to the WSOP Main Event
You can qualify for the WSOP for as little as $3! In the next few weeks, Everest Poker is introducing a new way to qualify for the World Series of Poker 2009 with their WSOP Steps. The first and second finishers of each Step will qualify for the next Step on the way to the WSOP Main Event and a $13,000 prize package.

These Sit & Go tournaments can be bought into at any level, and even if a player
does not finish in the top two, those who finish strong will be able to replay the Step or restart their climb from the previous step. Those who make it to Step 5 also have the option of playing for their seat at a WSOP Side Event.
Everest Poker WSOP Steps tournaments give you the chance to qualify for a coveted Main Event seat and the opportunity to play with the world’s top players. Offering low buy-ins and multiple ways to win, they anticipate the WSOP Steps will be one of the year’s most popular promotions.

EPEC is a free poker tournament open to new & beginner European poker players. It’s your chance to learn the rules of the game and meet other poker enthusiasts while also experiencing the excitement of a live poker tournament.

They’re qualifying over 200 new players through both live and online events and sending them on a three-day poker holiday in one of Southern Europe’s most beautiful destinations.

From November 2008 to February 2009, live EPEC events will take place throughout Europe. Registration and participation in these events are free. It is an excellent way to experience poker while meeting other new players.

Qualified participants of all EPEC events will receive a €1,100 prize package guaranteeing them a seat at the Everest Poker European Cup Finale. The €1,100 prize package includes the €500 tournament buy-in, three nights’ hotel accommodation worth €300 and an additional €300 (U.S. $450), to cover travel expenses.

Not only will you be playing at the two-day EPEC Finale in May 2009, you will also be competing for your share of a €100,000 prize pool!

If you do not live in a country where a live event is taking place, do not despair. Other European residents can qualify online for the EPEC Finale between February and April 2009.

Not bad for a beginner player tournament, right? Take part in this exclusive Everest Poker event and discover why poker is one of Europe’s favorite pastimes.