Big Money In Prima's Monte Carlo Millions
Published: Friday, July 08, 2005 Online-Casinos.com
BIG MONEY IN PRIMA POKER'S MONTE CARLO MILLIONS
And three new microgaming poker rooms join the network
The Prima Poker Network powered by Microgaming guaranteed the largest
prize pool in European poker tournament history this week with the announcement
that its Monte Carlo Millions tournament will offer a US$3 million prize pool
with US$1 million designated for the champion.
Poker's best and brightest players will fill the 120 seats available at the
luxurious Sporting d'Hiver in Monte Carlo, Monaco from November 20-23 this year.
The tournament attracts top professional, celebrity and online players from
around the world by bringing together the enchantment of the French Riviera,
the extravagance of Monte-Carlo and the excitement of poker.
In 2004, the Monte Carlo Millions played host to such poker idols as Phil Ivey,
Howard Lederer, Dave Ulliot, Chris Ferguson, Phil Laak, Tony Bloom, Mel Judah,
and The Hendon Mob.
Seats at the Monte Carlo Millions are acquired in only one of two ways: by personal
invitation from world-renowned Tournament Director, Matt Savage, or by winning
a satellite tournament. The online tournaments are available now on Prima's
network of card rooms through Monte Carlo Millions
Prima also announced the addition of three new card rooms, bringing the number
of poker card rooms on the network to 39: BoylesportsPoker, an independent
betting and gaming company from Ireland; 24poker; and Purple-Lounge.
These card rooms represent growing interest in poker from the online sports
betting, entertainment, and technology sectors, which seek to take part in the
$10 billion online poker industry.
Prima Network staffers were busy this week showcasing the power of network poker
to interested parties at The Wynn in Las Vegas, during the World Series of
Poker.
In their presentations, Prima explained that many start-up card rooms struggle
to obtain a critical mass of players to guarantee 24-hour action. The Prima
Poker Network instantly provides new operators with everything required
to launch a successful card room including: top online poker software, thousands
of online players from day one, superior marketing support, the largest variety
of poker games for all levels of play, and some of the largest weekly prize
pools on the Net.
