Online poker room Everest Poker has joined the million dollar tournament league with the announcement this week of a competition with a $1 million guaranteed prize pool.
“This is our biggest event yet, and I’m tremendously excited to roll it out and see what happens,” said Jonathan May, Everest Poker property manager.
Spanning nine months, the Everest Poker Avalanche involves both online play and live poker games. The tournament features a three-round structure that allows players at all levels to join in. Round 1 satellites are designed for players looking for little up-front risk: buy-ins are $3+.30 or $11+1. Round 2 satellites are ideal for players that are more confident in their ability and wish to save time – the buy-in is $56+5.
For players with big bankrolls that want to skip right to the top, Everest Poker is offering two choices: monthly Round 3 satellite events with a $530+30 buy-in as well and the Online Avalanche Finale for $5000+300.
“The Online Avalanche Finale will be held on September 17, 2007 at 15:00 GMT,” May added. “That’s when the real fun starts. The ten finalists from these tables win a trip to play the live final table at an as yet secret location, where their share of the $1million awaits them.”
Everest Poker.com is targeted on the international poker playing community. Recognising the many non-English speaking poker enthusiasts around the world, the company has built poker software fully localised in 11 different languages and offers customer support in 15 languages, with local poker initiatives through partnerships and participation in national, European and worldwide tournaments. Everest Poker is owned by Ultra Internet Media and powered by Grand Virtual-GigaMedia software.