August 30 - Earlier this week, leading online casino 888.com announced that the
UK Poker Open 2006 (which it sponsors) will be hosted in the UK town of Maidstone from September 5th to October 8th.
Until the start of the UK Poker Open 2006, 888.com will be hosting UK satellite
qualifiers every Sunday at its online poker room, Pacific Poker. Each Sunday
qualifier has a $100 plus $5 buy-in.
Online poker players at Pacific Poker can win seats
to the UK Poker Open 2006 through Sunday qualifiers at 888.com which each have a $100 plus $5 buy-in.
Pacific Poker will also be offering players daily super satellites where players can win their way
for FREE into the Sunday qualifiers.
Said 888.com promotions manager, Mike Herea, 'We are looking forward to hosting
the UK Poker Open 2006 because it will give many of our online poker players the
opportunity to experience the excitement and nail-biting energy of live high
class poker.
'In addition, player's will get the opportunity to meet and play with some of
the world's best poker professionals at probably one of the most popular poker
tournaments in Europe,' he said.
The 888.com UK Poker Open 2006 brings together a great mix of live and online
poker players who will all be competing to get their hands on the lion's share
of the lucrative $500 000 prize pool.
Poker fans can catch all the
UK Poker Open 2006 action and excitement daily at 11pm on
Challenge TV during the event.
Visit 888.com today for
more information on how to qualify to play at
the UK Poker Open 2006.
