LadbrokesPoker.com's B Day is Poker Player WSOP D Day

Ladbrokes Poker will be dealing its billionth hand in June. Ladbrokespoker.com is celebrating this fact with players by running a $300,000 freeroll. Twenty WSOP packages worth $14,000 will be awarded to the top finishers the next 200 runners-up will be given the chance to play for a $14,000 ladbrokes WSOP package. in the $109 Daily Final. To be elegible for the freeroll players have to earn 50 Player Points on the same day that the hand is dealt.

London, UK (PRWEB) May 15, 2008 -- Ladbrokes Poker, will soon deal its billionth hand! Wanting to celebrate this momentous occasion with its players they will run a Billionth Hand Freeroll tournament and give away 20 Ladbrokes WSOP packages to the top finishers in the tournament. The next two hundred runners-up will be given a second chance to play for a $14,000 Ladbrokes WSOP package in the $109 WSOP Daily Final.

To guarantee your invitation to play in this massive Freeroll tournament and a chance to win a Ladbrokes WSOP package, you'll have to earn 50 Ladbrokes Player Points on the day the billionth hand is dealt (00.01 - 24.00 BST).

The Billionth hand will be dealt sometime during June, which is just before our 100+ Team Ladbrokes players head for The Rio in Las Vegas to compete in the WSOP main event. It's a very exciting promotion and at $300,000 is excellent value. We're keen for as many of our players as possible to celebrate our B Day online with us.

Edward Ihre MD of Ladbrokes Poker said: "The Billionth hand will be dealt sometime during June, which is just before our 100+ Team Ladbrokes players head for The Rio in Las Vegas to compete in the WSOP main event. It's a very exciting promotion and at $300,000 is excellent value. We're keen for as many of our players as possible to celebrate our B Day online with us."

WSOP Main Event Finishing Position/Sponsorship Package
1st - $1,000,000
2nd or 3rd - $500,000
4th to 9th - $250,000
10th to 27th - $50,000
28th to 100th - 2009 Ladbrokes WSOP Package

Ladbrokespoker.com Satellite schedule
Thursday - Tuesday
Buy in: $11 $11
Start times: Daily at 16:15, 17:15, 19:00, 21:30, 22:45.
Blind structures: Mixture of Rebuy, Turbo Rebuy, 2nd Chance Express.
GTD Seats: 1 GTD seat to the next Daily Final at 19:45.
Daily Final
Thursday - Tuesday
Buy in: $100 $9
Start time: Daily at 19:45 (GMT).
Blind structure: 15 Minute Blinds, 1 Rebuy and Add-On..
GTD Seats: 1 seat GTD to Wednesday's Weekly Final at 19:45.
Wednesday
Buy in: $100 $9
Start times: 19:00 (GMT).
Blind structure: 2nd Chance Express, 1 $100 rebuy in first 5 mins.
GTD Seats: 1 seat GTD to Weekly Final at 19:45
$1 Turbo Rebuy Super Sat into above at 17:15 Wednesday.
Weekly Final
Buy in: $1,000 $90
Start times: Every Wednesday at 19:45 (GMT).
Blind structure: 20 Minute Blinds,
GTD Seats: 1 x GTD $14,000 WSOP PACKAGE

Advertising covering note

Notes to editor

Due to the current Advertising Act S.33, Ladbrokes Poker is unable to advertise foreign gambling other than 'lottery' to EEA offline medias.
Our lawyer's arguments centre around whether the ancillary advertising of a WSOP seat as a prize is 'encouraging' an increase in the use of WSOP facilities as the real driver is encouraging play on the EEA based poker site.

However, Ladbrokes can advertise foreign gambling (e.g. WSOP) to Non-UK offline media's as we are official partners with Harrah's for this year's WSOP's in July.

For further information, please click on the below link: http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/client/mediadetail.asp?mediaid=322

For further information please contact:
Samantha Alleyne
PR Manager
Ladbrokes
0208 515 5440
07976 180 201

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