WPT® Returns to Las Vegas for Special $1 Million Guaranteed Tournament
Extensive and exclusive qualifiers are now online at partypoker.com for a brand new WPT experience, “partypoker presents: WPT500 at ARIA Resort & Casino” in Las Vegas. Where this differs to your typical online qualifier for a live event is you can lock up as many as six entries to have a crack at the $1,000,000 prize pool!
Taking place July 1-6, inside the famous ARIA’s Poker Room, this all-new $500 + $65 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament not only features the guaranteed prize pool of at least $1 million but also a top prize of $200,000 or more guaranteed to the winner. Best of all it is possible to qualify online for this live event from as little as just $1.
There are options to qualify online for a main package that includes accommodation. Secured that? Then top-up by winning buy-ins through seat-only satellites! These seat only satellites are also suitable for those who plan to be in Las Vegas at that time but do not need the extras. The online qualifying options are:
$1,700 WPT 500 package
$500 + $65 WPT500 buy-in. $500 travel and spending money. Four nights’ hotel accommodation and hospitality.
$565 WPT500 buy-in only package
$500 + $65 WPT500 buy-in only.
For full information and terms and conditions see the WPT500 qualifier details.
Players are able to qualify through online satellites being run on most of the bwin.party Group’s global sites including Belgium (bwin.be), Denmark (partypoker.dk), France (partypoker.fr) and Italy (GiocoDigitale.it). The very first online seat was awarded last weekend on partypoker.fr where 26-year-old Killian Braud from Quiberon, France picked up his WPT500 package.
“I’m super excited as it is the first time I have ever been to the US and Vegas,” said Killian. “I have previously played on the WPT in France and Brussels but going stateside to the WPT500 is taking it to a new level. I now aim to secure more buy-ins and hope to meet ARIA’S Phil Hellmuth and teach him a French poker lesson!” he added.
Team partypoker’s Mike Sexton said, “These online qualifiers are great because you can win a main package including accommodation or choose to qualify for just a seat if you are already in town and have somewhere to stay. I’m one for firing a number of bullets and it is great you can choose to secure as many as six buy-ins – there are many chances to win big money at the WPT500 at ARIA!”
“partypoker presents: WPT500 at ARIA Resort & Casino” will feature five Day 1’s, scheduled between July 1-5, 2014, with Day 2 and the final table on July 6. Each Day 1 flight starts at 12 p.m. with one re-entry per day permitted. Registration will be open daily until 4:30 p.m. Players who play multiple Day 1’s will have the opportunity to carry their biggest stack forward to Day 2. On July 6 at 9 am there will be a special last chance $500 + $65 turbo heat with fast and furious 15-minute levels.
**Pokerfest: Micro Turbo Edition is back running from May 23 – June 1 – the 10-day online poker series is packed with 42 fast and furious tourneys and $115,000 in guaranteed prize pools. That’s 42 chances to win big cash prizes with micro buy-ins!**