Paddy Power Poker marketers have released details of their latest innovative promo, branded Paddy Poker Face that will give one skilled and lucky online poker player a $200 000 opportunity to become a poker professional for one year.
The new tournament promotion will run over the next seven months on Paddy Power Poker.com, and gives one lucky player the opportunity to live their dream as a professional poker player for whole year.
The package includes salary, tournament buy-ins and expenses and is worth around $200 000 in total. To qualify players will need to compete through a series of tournaments. Every month sees a $600 buy-in grand final with a guaranteed prize package of $12 500, and there are numerous feeder events on a daily basis where players can qualify for the monthly final. Each package awards the player a seat in the ‘Poker Face’ tournament at the Golden Nugget, Las Vegas on 7 May 2007.
This Poker Face grand final guarantees one player a package to help him or her turn professional for one year and breaks down as follows:
. $70 000 salary for a year
. $30 000 travel and accommodation allowance
. $100 000 in tournament entries
Additionally, each player at the final table in Las Vegas will win a $12 500 package to compete in the World Series of Poker main event in 2007.
Paddy Power spokesmen pointed out that unfortunately the company cannot accept bets from US residents.