Play Against the Million Dollar Men - Only at PokerStars!
Sep 28, 2008By: G.L. Hodges The poker world is anxiously awaiting the conclusion of the WSOP final table action and PokerStars has a great new promotion in anticipation of this milestone event!
PokerStars has announced the Million Dollar Men (MDM) team, who together compromise six of the nine final table players of the World Series of Poker. The MDM team consists of: Dennis Phillips, Ivan Demidov, Peter Eastgate, Ylon Schwartz, Darus Suharto and David ‘Chino’ Rheem.
To celebrate this event where the final table will be dominated by players representing PokerStars, there will be huge cash prizes on the line…and you are invited to win your share!
As the countdown to the final table to be held on November 9th begins, PokerStars will be offering their players the following:
• Over $360,000 in cash and prizes to be given away – FREE!
• The chance to win a share of the MDM’s actual WSOP Final Table winnings!
• Special tournaments where you can go toe to toe with the MDM in special tourneys that will award e thousands of dollars in cash!
Maybe you won’t be in Las Vegas in November to catch the action in person, but you can get in on the MDM action on PokerStars – where you could walk away with big bucks in the MDM Freerolls!
The Million Dollar Men Freerolls will offer over $360,000 in cash! And to get your share, just play in the daily Round 1 freeroll qualifiers to be held from September 28th to October 17th on PokerStars at:
• 11:10 ET
• 14:10 ET
• 17:10ET
• 20:10ET
• 23:10 ET
Win one of these freerolls and you could find yourself playing against the MDM in the final for a whopping $100,000 first place payday!
But wait, there is more! You can also win a share of the MDM when they play the WSOP!
In PokerStars “Win a Share Tournaments” you could win a piece of the MDM’s WSOP winnings, PLUS a share of $600,000 in cash! For six weeks beginning October 5th, PokerStars will host a tournament every Sunday 16:00 ET with a $100,000 prize pool. The top 100 finishers in these Win a Share tournaments will win a 0.01% share of the winnings of one of the Million Dollar Men! Each tournament corresponds to one of the MDM players and being in the top 100 gives you a share of that particular player. Why not play in all six tournaments and give yourself even more chances to win a huge cash windfall?
The schedule of the Win a Share tournaments is as follows:
• Sunday, October 5 at 16:00 ET - David ‘Chino’ Rheem
• Sunday, October 12 at 16:00 ET - Darus Suharto
• Sunday, October 19 at 16:00 ET - Ylon Schwartz
• Sunday, October 26 at 16:00 ET – Peter Eastgate
• Sunday, November 2 at 16:00 ET - Ivan Demidov
• Sunday, November 9 at 16:00 ET - Dennis Phillips
You can qualify for these tournaments in the following ways:
• 500 Frequent Player Points (FPP) gets you a direct buy-in
• First Time Deposit – players making their first deposit using the code *MDM *will receive a free ticket to the tournament of their choice.
• 10 FPP and 50 FPP satellite qualifiers
Finally, you could see yourself facing off against the MDM!
The MDM have shown what they are made of by besting over 6,800 players and you could be next, courtesy of the special “Outlast the MDM” tournaments. These events will feature thousands of dollars in prizes and bounties and is a $5.50 buy-in on October 7th. And best of all - you could find yourself sitting at the table with all six of the Million Dollar Men! Plus, if you best them all, you’ll win extra cash!
As an added event, PokerStars will be holding a “Tournament of Champions” where the MDM will go up against former World Champions Greg Raymer, Chris Moneymaker, Joe Hachem and Tom McEvoy. This will be some great poker action to watch and participate in, so don’t miss it – only at PokerStars!
