Here comes the 888.com World Poker Crown

888.com poker has decided to wade into offering prestigious online poker tournament series and their first venture will yield some incredible benefits for the victors.

The World Poker Crown will be the company's first and biggest global poker tournament. It will offer a prize pool of at least $3 million, with first place garnering a $1 million prize. In addition, the WPC's final event will take place in Barcelona, Spain, where the winner will be awarded a real crown.

"The WPC is a very exciting new poker tournament and the biggest we have ever offered players," said 888.com's Marketing Director Matt Robinson. "Anyone can take the World Poker Crown, win the million dollars first prize and become a poker legend."

In addition to the first prize of $1 million, 10% of the players in the WPC will receive a share of the $3 million prize pool. The direct buy-in for the WPC is $1,000+$50 but Pacific Poker is also giving players a chance to play in the final event by qualifying in a variety of online satellites with buy-ins as low as a dollar.

The final eight players will be flown to Barcelona for the final table, which will take place between May 6 and May 10. These players, and one guest each, will be given free transportation from anywhere in the world to Barcelona, as well as five-star hotel accommodation for the duration of the final event. The televised final event will air on Sky Sports 2 on May 12.

888.com is one of the world's premier online gambling brands. 888.com offers one of the best online poker rooms around in Pacific Poker. To check out a room review just click on the Pacific Poker link two paragraphs back.

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