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- Summer Series
- Flat-fee STT
- 50 Seat Frenzy
- New Player Lucky Dollar
- $1,000 New Player Freeroll
- EmpirePoker.com $300k Sunday
- Steps Challenge
Brighten your bankroll with a $3,000 summer sizzler
We could all do with extra cash now that summer’s on the way, so we’re giving you the chance to boost your bankroll simply by playing on Empire Poker.
With our Summer Series, play a set number of raked hands in a 24-hour period and you’ll get entry into a special daily qualifier the following day. Put in a good performance and you’ll make it to a weekly tournament with a $500 prize pool.
Rank highly in the weekly competition and you’ll secure a seat at our Summer Series final at the end of the month – which has a cool $3,000 prize pool!
Here’s the full Summer Series structure:
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Daily Summer Series Qualifiers at 15:15 ET (Europe). |
Daily Summer Series Qualifiers at 20:15 ET (Canada). |
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Weekly Summer Series |
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750 Raked Hands |
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The Summer Series will begin on Monday 2nd June 2008.
The more raked hands you play, the higher up into the action you can get.
Experience the Summer Series and win the cash that will make this a month to remember.
Good luck.
Please review the specific terms for this promotion here.
Please click here to read our standard terms and conditions
Please review the specific terms for this promotion here.
Flat-fee STT
As a big-game hunter, you want to get the most out of your bankroll. At Empire Poker, you’ll be ahead before you even high-card for the button: We’ve slashed the charges for all single-table tournaments over $200 to a flat $10 fee.
No matter how high the stakes, the fee will be just $10. The more you play, the more you save, so you’ll get much more value from your bankroll.
To celebrate, we’re introducing a complete range of high-end STTs with buy-ins all the way up to $5,500. So with a fee of just $10 – far less than any other poker room - you’ll be getting tremendous value.
Take advantage of this great offer today: Visit the Tournament Lobby and start saving.Be part of the $1 million thriller in Manila
Beautiful coral reefs, tropical forests, world-class nightlife: The Philippines has it all. That’s why it’s the perfect place to host this year’s inaugural Asian Poker Tour (APT) event, which takes place from May 27 through June 1.
Four hundred poker players from around the globe will be competing for $1 million - and Empire Poker will be giving 11 lucky winners a chance to join the action.
Our $6,000 prize packages include the $2,500 main event fee, seven nights at the world-class Dusit Thani Manila Hotel, and $2,500 in spending money so you can get out and enjoy everything the Philippines has to offer.
To win your dream ticket to Manila, check our qualifiers schedule below and see how you can play your way to the prize for as little as $1:
$4 APT Manila sub-qualifier Daily For every 10 players an entry is awarded into next $35 APT Manila Satellite Qualifier |
$1 APT sub-qualifier
speed rebuy Daily For every $35 in prize pool an entry is awarded into next APT Manila Satellite Qualifier |
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$35 APT Manila satellite qualifier Daily For every 10 players an entry is awarded into next weekly $320 APT Manila Satellite |
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$300 + $20 APT Manila satellite Twice weekly For every 20 players an APT Manila package worth $6k is awarded. |
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Start your Asian adventure today: Register now.
See you at the tables.
Please note:
- The APT Manila satellite and qualifiers start from April 23
- The $6,000 prize package includes:
- Double-occupancy room at the Dusit Thani Manila Hotel, including breakfast and taxes
- $2,500 buy-in to the main event
- $2,500 spending money
- There is no cash alternative to the main prize, and a maximum of 11 packages will be awarded for this event
- Please read our standard terms and conditions
Win the chance to play at this year's WSOP®
It's every player's dream to take a shot at the World Series of Poker®. There's the giant prize pool: Last year's winner Jerry Yang took home more than $8 million after beating 6,358 other players. Then there's the chance to join the former WSOP® champions in the poker history books.
And, of course, you'll love the amazing Las Vegas experience the WSOP® guarantees. It's simply the nuts!
This year's WSOP® Main Event is going to be huge: The action's taking place in the Rio's gigantic Amazon Room, and the field will be so large that the first day is being split into four starting days! To make sure you grab your seat, play in our early WSOP® qualifiers, where you could win a package worth $13,500, including:
- Your buy-in to the Main Event, worth $10,000
- $2,000 spending money
- Accommodation in a luxurious five-star Las Vegas hotel, worth $1.500
- Transfers from the hotel to the venue
Choose your route to the WSOP® with our qualifier tournament structure. Qualifiers start at just $1.
You could be bringing home a coveted bracelet - and millions of dollars - this July. Good luck!
® “World Series of Poker” and “WSOP” are registered trade marks of Harrah's License Company LLC. No license, affiliation, sponsorship, or endorsement is claimed, or should be inferred from the use of these trademarks here. Empire Poker is not licensed by or otherwise affiliated with Harrah's License Company LLC or the World Series of Poker, in any way.
50-seat Frenzy
It's never been easier to claim your seat in the $300K Guaranteed Sunday: We've got 50 seats up for grabs every Saturday in our 50-seat Frenzy.
There are three ways to qualify for the 50-seat Frenzy:
| 1. | Play in one of our daily country-specific freerolls, where the top 10 players will win a seat in the 50-seat Frenzy. |
| 2. | Play in our two $2 Saturday morning 50-Seat Frenzy qualifiers. |
| 3. | Buy in directly for $15 |
Claim your place in the 50-seat Frenzy today: It's the tournament you just can't miss.
Good luck.
New Player Lucky Dollar
Make a real money deposit now and experience the best online tournament action for just $1!
When: 2:35 p.m. ET, every day
Game: No-Limit Hold'em
Buy-in: $1+$0
Eligibility: On the day you make your first real money deposit, you will be eligible for the New Player Lucky Dollar tournament that we hold on that day. You will also be able to participate in the New Player Lucky Dollar tournaments being held over the next six days. For example, if you open an account on June 22, you will be able to participate in all the New Player Lucky Dollar Tournaments that will be held every day until June 28.
To register: Click on the 'Tournaments' tab in the Lobby and find the 'New Player Lucky Dollar' Tournament. Click on 'Register'. Registration closes five minutes prior to the start of the tournament. Registration will be first come first served.
Prizes: The prize pool will be paid out according to our standard tournament payout structure.
Remember: Registrations for the New Player Lucky Dollar tournaments will close five minutes before the tournament starts. Eligible players must complete their own tournament registration.
Good luck!
$1000 New Player Freeroll
Play the $1000 New Player Freeroll! You could win big... and it won't cost a penny to enter.
When: 16:50 ET (Eastern Time), Every Wednesday
Game: No-Limit Hold'em
To Register: Click on the 'Freeroll' tab on the Tournament Lobby, click '$1,000 New Player Freeroll' and then click the 'Register' tab. Registration closes five minutes prior to the start of the tournament. Registration will be on a first-come-first-served basis.
Remember: Registrations for the $1,000 New Player Freeroll will close five minutes before the tournament starts. Eligible players must register; they will not be registered automatically. Good luck!
EmpirePoker.com $300k Sunday
When: Every Sunday (12:45 ET)
Game: No-Limit Hold'em
Daily Multi -Table Tournaments - NEW daily guaranteed qualifiers now available
$3 Multi Table Qualifier Rebuy |
$11 Multi Table Qualifier |
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$11 Multi Table Qualifier Rebuy |
$215 $300,000 Guaranteed Sunday 12:45 ET |
$23 Multi Table Qualifier Speed |
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$3 Multi Table Qualifier Rebuy |
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Weekend Multi - Table Tournaments
$11 Multi Table Qualifier |
$23 Multi Table Qualifier Speed |
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$215 $300,000 Guaranteed Sunday 12:45 ET |
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$23 Multi Table Qualifier Speed |
$12 Multi Table Qualifier Turbo |
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Single-Table Tournaments – available on demand 24/7
| $215 $300,000 Guaranteed Sunday 12:45 (ET) |
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| $66 Sit & Go Qualifier (6 seats) Available 24/7 |
$26 Sit & Go Qualifier (10 seats) Available 24/7 | $26 Sit & Go Speed Qualifier (10 seats) Available 24/7 | $120 Sit & Go Qualifier (2 seats) Available 24/7 | |||||||
| $3 Sit & Go Qualifier (10 seats) Available 24/7 |
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Multiple entries to the $300K Guaranteed tournament will not be refunded.
Winners of any $300K Qualifiers that finish after registration has closed for the $300K Guaranteed Tournament happening that week will be registered for the $300K Guaranteed Tournament happening the following week.
Freerolls issued to players cannot be sold or transferred.
Steps Challenge
We've got a treat in store for fans of Sit & Go tournaments: The EmpirePoker.com Steps Challenge.
The idea is simple. Buy in to any of the six levels and place first, second, or even third in some levels, to move up to the next step. Place further down and you can still win a chance to try either the same level or a lower level step again.
You don't even have to win to do well in the Steps Challenge.
Here's how it works:
Tournament structure
There are six levels, each one consisting of a 10-handed no-limit Sit & Go
tournament. All levels are available 24/7 and will start once 10 players are
seated.
Step
1 - $3 |
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| Rank 1-2 | Rank 3-4 | Rank 5-10 | |
Entry into Step 2 |
Try again Step 1 |
Drop out | |
Step
2 - $10 |
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| Rank 1-2 | Rank 3-4 | Rank 5-7 | Rank 8-10 |
Entry into Step 3 |
Try again Step 2 |
Try again Step 1 |
Drop out |
Step
3 - $30 |
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| Rank 1-3 | Rank 4 | Rank 5-7 | Rank 8-10 |
Entry into Step 4 |
Try again Step 3 |
Try again Step 2 |
Drop out |
Step 4 - $70 |
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| Rank 1-3 | Rank 4 | Rank 5 | Rank 6-7 | Rank 8-10 |
Entry into Step 5 |
Try again Step 4 |
Try again Step 3 |
Try again Step 2 |
Drop out |
Step 5 - $170 |
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| Rank 1-2 | Rank 3-4 | Rank 5-6 | Rank 7-8 | Rank 9-10 |
Entry into Step 6 |
Try again Step 5 |
Try again Step 4 |
Try again Step 3 |
Drop out |
Step 6 - $500 |
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| Rank 1 | Rank 2 | Rank 3 | Rank 4 | Rank 5 | Rank 6-10 |
| $2,000 | $1,000 | $700 | $500 | $500 | Drop out |
Good luck and we'll see you at the tables.
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Step
1 - $3
Entry into Step 2
Try again Step 1
Step
2 - $10
Try again Step 1
Step
3 - $30
Step 4 - $70
Try again Step 2
Step 5 - $170
Step 6 - $500