Sportingbet, the parent company of Paradise Poker, is celebrating its 10th birthday in 2008. It’s rewarding its loyal poker players with €275,000 in promotions, including €150,000 in freerolls. The site, which does not accept players from the United States, will surely be busy during the month of October, when the bulk of the €275,000 will be given away.
The promotion is split into four parts. The first is called the “10th Birthday $10K Added.” From the 1st through 10th of October, Paradise Poker will be running 10 tournaments, each with an €11 buy-in and €10,000 added to the prize pool. The times of each tournament vary by date (all are GMT):
Wednesday, 10/1 at 17:10
Thursday, 10/2 at 18:10
Friday, 10/3 at 19:10
Saturday, 10/4 at 16:10
Sunday, 10/5 at 17:10
Monday, 10/6 at 21:10
Tuesday, 10/7 at 17:10
Wednesday, 10/8 at 18:10
Thursday, 10/9 at 19:10
Friday, 10/10 at 20:10
On October 10th, Paradise Poker will hold a €10,000 freeroll with a 10 raked hand entry. You’ll notice the date of this tournament is 10/10. Keeping with the theme, the online poker room will offer a €100 bonus for any person who finishes in 10th place in any of the following tournaments between October 11th and October 31st. All times given are GMT:
€4,500 Guaranteed Rebuy at 10:00
€3,000 Guaranteed at 13:00
€3,000 Guaranteed at 15:00
€10,000 Guaranteed at 17:00
€3,500 Guaranteed at 18:30
€4,000 Guaranteed at 20:00
€7,500 Guaranteed at 21:00
€3,500 Guaranteed at 22:00
€3,000 Guaranteed at 23:00
€3,500 Guaranteed at 01:00
Finally, Paradise Poker is rounding out Sportingbet’s 10th birthday celebration by offering €150,000 in freerolls. Between October 5th and November 30th, the site will run a €5,000 freeroll every week. The top 100 players in each tournament will advance to the final, which will be held on December 7th. That tournament has a prize pool of €100,000. Moreover, the top 50 “bubble boys” from each week will square off in a €5,000 freeroll on the 7th. It’s shaping up to be a pretty lucrative next two months for many members of Paradise Poker.
The online poker site also hosts a €1,000 New Player Freeroll, which runs weekly on Saturday at 18:00 GMT. The tournament is specifically designed for players who have deposited on Paradise Poker during the previous seven days. The site also offers a €100,000 Guaranteed tournament every Sunday at 19:00 GMT. The buy-in is €130 and plenty of satellites are available. A €55 buy-in tournament with a €25,000 guaranteed prize pool runs Monday through Friday. The site hosts a total of €3 million in guarantees every month.
Paradise Poker’s marquee tournament is a €250,000 Guaranteed event that runs on the first Sunday of every month. The tournament is richer than the largest offered on Bodog, Ultimate Bet, and Absolute Poker. The buy-in is €320 and daily direct satellites start at €11. Finally, the site is sending some of its members to the Master Classics of Poker in Amsterdam on November 11th. The next online final occurs on October 19th and has a €400 buy-in.
