NEW YORK – (PRESS RELEASE) – Only four days remain for players to qualify for a lucrative $15,000 WSOP Freeroll event being sponsored by leading online poker guide PokerListings.com and top Internet poker room Pacific Poker. The $15,000 private WSOP Freeroll will be held on Sunday, March 5, 2006, and will send first place winner to the 2006 WSOP Main Event at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas in August to compete for the $10 million first place prize against some of the world's best players.
This offer is open to all first time depositors who have signed-up at Pacific Poker via PokerListings.com links since December 7, 2005, and who deposit a minimum of $100 and then wager at least $2,000 by February 28, 2006. The $12,500 WSOP prize package includes the $10,000 Main Event buy-in and $2,500 in cash for travel and accommodation. Players 2-20 will split an additional $2,500 in cash.
"We are thrilled to be sending one of our many skilled readers to Las Vegas this summer to compete against the world's best players," said Staffan Rydin, editor in chief of PokerListings.com. "This $15,000 WSOP prize package is one of many top notch bonus deals offered by PokerListings.com, and we are proud to host such exclusive events boasting small playing fields and incredible prizes."
PokerListings.com and Pacific Poker are also giving their players the chance to benefit from a world-exclusive $100 sign-up bonus at 60% match. Players must deposit $167 in order to qualify for the full bonus amount.
