Largest Prize Pool In Backgammon History
Published: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 Online-Casinos.com
LARGEST PRIZE POOL IN BACKGAMMON HISTORY UP FOR GRABS
Newly launched PartyGammon gets right into the bigtime with a winner's prize 5 times higher than the current world championship
With characteristic marketing vigour and big bucks, Party Gaming's latest online gambling venture went into top gear this week with a tournament offering the largest guaranteed prize pool in the history of backgammon.
The PartyGammon.com Million at the famous Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island in The Bahamas will take place on January 21st-25th , 2007. Half of the field of 128 players will be filled by online qualifiers and the other half from players who directly buy-in to the tournament.
The location will be familiar to long-time backgammon enthusiasts as the venue where the World Championships of Backgammon was at its pinnacle of popularity between 1975 and 1978, when the legendary Paul Magriel reigned as the leading champion. That event has now moved to Monte Carlo, but the US$500 000 guaranteed first prize of the PartyGammon.com Million is estimated to exceed this year's World Championship top prize five times over!
Anticipated to become the game's most glamorous event, many of the globe's top champions and international celebrities will attend the PartyGammon.com Million, designed to complement the flourishing new era of popularity in the game. The PartyGammon.com Million will be filmed for television and then distributed to key television networks around the world.
"This is a milestone in the game of backgammon. It takes the game to a new level," said PartyGammon.com spokesman Warren Lush. "For veteran players and champions, there will finally be a tournament worthy of their talents and with prize money to match. New players are coming to the game just as it makes a huge leap onto the worldwide stage with this US$1 million televised event."
Sixty-four players will qualify through online tournaments on PartyGammon.com. Online qualifiers started on July 10 2006. Those wishing to fill the other 64 spots by buying-in for the US$10 000 entry fee are advised to reserve and pay for their seat as soon as possible - all seats to the event will either be pre-sold or won online.
The tournament's first prize is a mouth-watering US$500 000 while the remaining half million dollars will be distributed to other finishers in the main and consolation event.
PartyGammon is making a real occasion of the tournament. Players will arrive on January 21 2007 to a lavish Welcome Cocktail Party, followed by an exciting exhibition match between two former World Champions. The following morning guests will attend a motivating lecture by a top player, who will also answer questions on game strategy. Beside the Main Event, there will be plenty of side action. The Grand Finale on January 25 2007 will be followed by a Gala Dinner and the Awards Ceremony.
Atlantis Paradise Island is a luxurious, exotic and renowned resort which features a 34-acre waterscape, the world's largest outdoor aquarium, 11 exhibit lagoons with over 200 species of tropical fish, cascading waterfalls with a rope suspension bridge, Predator Lagoon with sharks, barracudas and stingrays, including a 100-foot viewing tunnel, and a lazy river ride for rafting. Atlantis Paradise Island is one of the Bahamas' most spectacular resorts, filled with activities sure to thrill and delight everyone.
