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 Poker Plex will be running a special Freeroll on 21 June at 20:30 BST, open to all winners of packages to the WSOP Main Event. The Freeroll will be played out until 21 players remain. These 21 players will all win a ticket to play a live tournament in Las Vegas (location pending) on July 9th. The tournament will feature a ‘Winner takes all structure’ with an amazing prize of $20,000, and in addition, bounties will be placed on the 6 additional players to join the tournament: Antanas ‘Tony G’ Guoga, Montel Williams, Marty Smyth, Neil Channing, Jamie Gold and an additional bounty TBA. Players who will kick out any one of the bounties will win a $13,000 package to WSOP 2010 Main Event. A player that will kick out more than one bounty will have any additional bounty put over his head. About our bounties: Antanas "Tony G" Guoga – Tony G is a well known figure in the world of poker. Taking down titles such as the WPT Bad Boys of poker in 2006 and the Betfair Asian Poker Tour Singapore event in 2006, he netted a total tournament wins in excess of $3,000,000. Known for his aggressive play, he is one of the leading figures in today’s poker world. Montel Williams – Montel Williams is an Emmy Award-winning talk-show host. His show was the longest running talk show in U.S. history, with 17 years and 3,000 shows in its past. Montel is a poker enthusiast and is known as one of the most outspoken representatives of poker player rights in the USA. Marty Smyth – Marty Smyth is one of the most successful players on the tournament poker circuit. Marty won the Irish Open in 2007, taking down the largest field of a European event at that time. He won first place in the prestigious $10,000 buy in Pot Limit Omaha (PLO) of the WSOP, netting $859,532 and winning the coveted bracelet. After making back to back finals in the Poker Million (in 2006 and 2007), he won the event in December 2008, pocketing $1,000,000, and securing the 2008 player of the year award. Neil Channing – A well known cash player in trade and a regular at London’s high stake games, Neil Channing has shown great results on the tournament series. Besides cashing in on 14 WSOP events (7 in 2008 alone), Neil won the 2008 Irish Open, cashing in on €801,400. He placed a £500 bet on himself winning the tournament at 100/1, netting an additional £50,000. Jamie Gold – A well known TV producer and talent agent, Jamie joined the professional tournament circuit in 2005. After cashing in on several events, Jamie managed to pocket the most coveted prize of all in 2006 – the WSOP main event bracelet. Jamie cashed in on a record $12,000,000 after beating the biggest ever field of 8,773, beating Paul Wasicka in the heads up match. Jamie is a regular in NBC’s “Poker After Dark” & GSN’s “High Stakes Poker”. Bounty tournament structure: 30 minute levels, 5 minute break every hour Terms and Conditions Apply |
| Last Updated ( Wednesday, 03 June 2009 12:18 ) |