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GETTING TO THE 2006 WORLD SERIES OF POKER...
ONLINE POKER SITE PROMOS / QUALIFIERS

2006 World Series of Poker
 June 25 - August 10, at the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino
Official 2006 WSOP website
Is it your destiny to play in the biggest poker tournament in the world? Last year alone, through various promo tournaments and satellite qualifiers, PokerStars sent over a thousand players to the 2005 WSOP. And that was just from one online poker site.
If you're looking for a way into the big show, and you don't want to pay the $10,000 buy-in, there are plenty of options for you to make your best efforts playing poker online. Of the sites reviewed at ThePokerResource.net, we've compiled a list of online poker promos and qualifiers to help pave your way to the 2006 WSOP. Most sites will have some kind of 2006 WSOP promo, and some have yet to announce their schedule of tournaments/qualifiers. You can click on the poker site links below, which will take you to their review pages for download, bonus info and full review details. Also, for complete details or the fine print regarding any of the promotions/events below, please check the relevant poker site.
From past WSOP promos to current ones, some sites do stand out with more extensive prize opportunities and WSOP entry giveaways.
OUR TOP PICKS FOR 2006 WSOP PROMOS:

 
Single Table Tournament Qualifiers (now thru June 2006)
 
Bodog's WSOP Stages begin with buy-ins as low as $1.10 or 75 Bodog Poker Points. Make your way through all five Stages and win a $12,500 World Series of Poker prize package.
Each Semi-Final prize package consists of the $10,000 buy-in plus $2500 in cash for travel and accommodations.
Multi Table Tournament Qualifiers
 
In addition to the $10,000 Main Event this year, Bodog is proud to offer qualifiers to many of the other events at the World Series of Poker. To give our players the ultimate flexibility, we offer qualifying tournaments to win buy-ins ranging from $1000 to $5000 and let the winning player determine which WSOP event they wish to play in! The buy-in for each event can be made with Real Money or Tournament Credits (T$). All WSOP Stages pay out in T$.

 
WSOP Freezeout Super Satellites (monthly, starting April 29th)
 
Two WSOP prize packages guaranteed.
Three ways to enter the Super Satellites:
1. Buy in directly for $198 + $19.80
2. Win a Single Table Tournament, Buy in $24.20 + $2.42
3. Win a seat in a daily multi-table tournament @ 20:00; buy-in $3 + $0.15
WSOP Rebuy Super Satellites (every Saturday at 22:00 GMT)
 
Two WSOP prize packages guaranteed.
Four ways to enter the Super Satellites:
1. Buy in directly for $198 + $9.90
2. Win a Single Table Tournament, Buy in $23.10 + $2.31
3. Win a seat in a daily multi-table tournament @ 22:00; buy-in $3 + $0.15
4. Win a seat in a daily MTT feeder to the 22:00 $3 @ 19:30; buy-in only $0.01
WSOP Wired Freeroll (Saturday, April 29th at 21:00 GMT)
 
Two WSOP prize packages guaranteed.
Place in the top 18 players in any of our WSOP Wired multi-table tournaments and you’ll be invited to play in the April WSOP Wired Freeroll.
The WSOP Wired events are standard $10 and $5 multi-table tournaments held daily at 01:30 GMT and 21:15 GMT.
The $12,500 WSOP prize package consists of $10,000 buy-in + $2,500 expenses.

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Full Tilt Poker
$1 Million WSOP Main Event Seat Giveaway
 
Full Tilt Poker will hold five monthly $200K WSOP 20 Seat Freerolls. The top 20 finishers in each tournament will each win a seat to the Main Event in Las Vegas. 20 seats a month for five months – that's a total of 100 seats worth $1 Million! There are three ways to enter the monthly freerolls: 1) Earn 10,000 Full Tilt Points for that month (and you get to keep the points!). 2) Earn WSOP points in qualifying WSOP satellites marked in orange. Be one of our top 50 WSOP point earners for that month and you'll gain entry to the freeroll. 3) Daily Freerolls that can lead to a free seat in our monthly $200K 20 Seat Freerolls.
WSOP Main Event 100 Seat Guarantee
 
After just two weeks, more than 80 players have satellited into this $500 + $35 tournament. This giant event will take place at 6PM ET on Sunday, July 16th, and at least 100 players are guaranteed to receive a $12K prize package, which includes the entry fee to the WSOP Main Event, $2,000 in spending money, and a rack of Full Tilt Poker gear.
Weekly $1,000 WSOP Main Event Seat Qualifier
 
Every week, a $1,000 WSOP Main Event Seat Qualifier where your chances of winning a spot at the Big Dance are higher than in any other tournament offered by Full Tilt. This event is designed so that, for every 12 players who enter, one will walk away with a WSOP Main Event seat! Play for your WSOP Main Event seat every Monday at 9PM ET from now through July 10th. Satellites start at just $4 + $.40, or you can buy in directly for $1,000 + $60.
Weekly WSOP Main Event Guarantees
 
From now thru July 13th, Full Tilt Poker will host at least two, $200 + $16 WSOP Main Event Guarantee tournaments per week, and you can satellite in starting at just $4 + $.40 or 50 Full Tilt Points.
$10 Million WSOP Main Event Mania
 
If you qualify for the WSOP at Full Tilt Poker, we'll pay your entry fee, and if you go on to win a spot at the final table, we'll reward you with $50K. Finish in the top three, and we'll give you $100K. Win the whole tournament, and we'll hand over $10 million in addition to your Main Event top prize.
King of the WSOP
 
With so many great ways to win a WSOP Main Event seat at Full Tilt Poker, there's no doubt players will win more than just one. And, if that happens to you, you'll keep your largest prize package, and the cash value of all your other WSOP prize packages will be deposited into your Full Tilt Poker account. Full Tilt Poker is going to give the King the royal treatment at the Main Event, including first-class airfare to Las Vegas, a free upgraded suite at the Rio, and 24 hour per day access to a limousine. When the King of the WSOP begins their one-year reign, Full Tilt will also crown the avatar of his or her choice.

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Pacific Poker
WSOP 2006 Qualifier
 
Every Saturday at 16:00 PPT (GMT -4), $125 + $10 - Win a seat to the World Series of Poker 2006. Prize packages include main event buy-in + travel expenses. Daily sub-satellites and satellites are running now where buy-ins start at only $2 + 20¢.

 

Paradise Poker
$1,000,000 WSOP Giveaway
 
Paradise Poker has also announced a $1,000,000 WSOP give away. In addition to the regular satellites that are being run, there are also WSOP Packages being given away through special tournaments through Paradise Poker Players Club, Players Club Leaderboard, and the Masters. The tournaments will be free (based on using Club Points), making it easier than ever for Players to make it to the main event.

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PartyPoker
Regular Qualifiers
 
EVERY day at 9.00 p.m. (ET) you can buy-in directly to the $215 ($200 + $15) tournament, or you can qualify via SEVEN other methods from the $55 Single table Sit & Go Tournaments to the Qualifier to the World Series of Poker $6 ($5 + $1) Multi-table Special Tournament.
Gateway Qualifiers
 
Gateway Qualifiers are an open door to Vegas! Limited to 22 and 44 players respectively, winners will get a full PartyPoker.com $11k package!
Generous Freerolls
 
20 Players will be able to qualify EVERY Saturday via our Satellite with the overall winner going into the World Series of Poker H.O.R.S.E. (Hold’em, Omaha, Razz, Seven-Card Stud, Stud-Eight-or-Better) event worth $50,000.
PartyPoker Steps method
 
Rise through five Regular Steps from a buy-in of just $10 ($9 + $1) and you could win a full PartyPoker.com $11k package! Or try our Quick Steps for even faster routes to Vegas for a buy-in of just $60 ($55 + $5)!

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PokerRoom
WPT/WSOP RACE
 
Starts March 6 - Enter the WPT/WSOP Race for a shot of winning cash and tickets into our weekly WPT and WSOP $620+30 multi-table satellites. The WPT/WSOP Race offers players a of all levels a great shot at making Team PokerRoom.com and to play with the best for millions of dollars.

Play our special WPT/WSOP Sit and Go Tournaments to win cash just like in a basic Sit & Go tournament PLUS entry into the WPT/WSOP Stages!
The WPT/WSOP Race consists of 4 Sit & Go Stage tournaments. In each stage, tickets to the next stage are on the line! If you manage to win your way through all the four stages of the Race you will be able to pick up a ton of cash on the way as well as tickets to our weekly WPT and WSOP Team PokerRoom.com multi-table Satellites.
QUALIFIER 1. WEEKLY WSOP SATELLITE – Starts March 13
 
There are several ways to qualify for the weekly WSOP Satellite. Do note that the WSOP Satellite and the WPT Final Satellite tickets are interchangeable:
Qualifier 1.A. Complete the four stages of the race and you will be able to pick up a ton of cash on your way to qualifying for the WSOP Satellite or the WPT Final Satellite.
Qualifier 1.B. Multi-Table Tournament Qualifiers
Qualifier 1.C. Sit & Go Qualifiers
QUALIFIER 2. ACE OF ACES LEADERBOARD
 
If consistency is your game, then the Ace of Aces Leaderboard presents an excellent opportunity for you to grind your way into the WSOP Main Event. The monthly winner of the leaderboard - consisting of 12 big-stack tournaments - wins a $13,500 WSOP package.

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PokerStars
For the past three years, PokerStars has astonished the poker world with the volume and caliber of players they've sent to the World Series of Poker. The tradition began with Chris Moneymaker winning in 2003, and followed by Greg Raymer winning in 2004. This year, PokerStars will be awarding more than $5 Million in free WSOP prize packages. Starting March 11, you can play in cash satellites, Frequent Player Point freerolls or even use your Tournament Leader Board or VIP Club status to win your $12,000 WSOP prize package.
 

Each $12,000 PokerStars WSOP Prize Package Includes:
• $10,000 WSOP Main Event buy-in (July 28-August 10, 2006)
• $1,000 spending money
• Hotel accommodations - Minimum 9 nights, July 27 - Aug. 4, or $1,000 in cash*

*Reserved for players who agree to wear PokerStars logo gear for duration of WSOP Main event.
Cash Satellites
 
Cash Satellite Path: starting as low as $3 (rebuy) to a weekly $615+$35.
Cash Direct Path: starting at $2+$0 (turbo/rebuy) daily to $30+$3 (rebuy) daily.
Shootout Path: starting at $5+$.50 (turbo/rebuy) daily to $150+$10 daily.

Special Event: On Sunday, July 16 at 4:30pm ET the Sunday Million is stepping aside to give you 150 chances to go to the World Series of Poker. That is a minimum $1,800,000 guarantee! Satellites for this $370 buy-in, No Limit Hold'em event, start at only $5.50.
Frequent Player Point Freerolls
 
1,000 FPP Path: Daily 100 FPP satellites awards 1 entry per 10 players to 3 weekly (Tuesday, Thursday, Friday) 1,000 FPP tournaments, each awading 1 WSOP prize package.

4,000 FPP Path: You can choose between daily satellites of 40 FPP or 400 FPP to weekly 4,000 FPP tournament awarding 2 WSOP prize packages.
PokerStars VIP Club Freerolls - 100 $12,000 WSOP Prize Packages Guaranteed
 
PokerStars will award 100 WSOP prize packages, a $1,200,000 value, to VIP Club members. A series of exclusive VIP Club freerolls will be held every Sunday. Each freeroll will have a minimum VIP Club Star level requirement and 500 FPP buy-in. As with all of their VIP Club perks, each star level is welcomed to play in all freeroll tournaments equal to and below their star level. See PokerStars website for more details.
10 WSOP Prize Packages Guaranteed for Tournament Leader Board Points Leaders
 
Top 100 TLB players from April 1-30, 2006 play Sunday, May 7 at 2:00pm ET, for 2 WSOP prize packages.
Top 100 TLB players from May 1-31, 2006 play Sunday, June 11 at 2:00pm ET, for 2 WSOP prize packages.
Top 100 TLB players from June 1-30, 2006 play Sunday, July 9 at 2:00pm ET, for 2 WSOP prize packages.
Top 150 TLB players from January 1, 2006 - June 30, 2006 play Sunday July 16, 2006 at 2:00pm ET for 4 WSOP prize packages.
WSOP Frequent Player Point VIP Club Direct Buy-ins*
 
With the new PokerStars VIP Club you can now use your Frequent Player Points (FPP) to buy-in directly into select 2006 World Series of Poker events. Please see their list of WSOP events available for direct buy-in using your FPPs. Note that in order to qualify you must meet the minimum VIP Club status.
Direct buy-in for WSOP Main Event Package: Cost 700,000 FPPs - Must be a Supernova VIP.
*Reserved for players who agree to wear PokerStars logo gear for duration of WSOP Main event.
PokerStars WSOP Final Table Incentives
 
Not only can PokerStars be your way into the 2006 WSOP, but if you succeed to the final table, they will also award the following prizes:
Final Table Appearance = $100,000
2nd or 3rd Place = $250,000
First Place = $1,000,000

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UltimateBet / Green Tie Poker
$100+9 Super Satellites
 
Play in $100+9 Super Satellites on Sunday to win a seat to the 2006 World Series of Poker. Winners will receive their $10,000 buy-in to the WSOP Main Event, plus a $2,000 allowance for travel and accommodations. Plus, if you’re one of the first 150 players who qualify for the WSOP Main Event, you will be automatically entered to play in our Ultimate World Series VIP Freeroll.
$200+15 Direct Entry Super Satellites
 
For the WSOP prize package worth over $12,000, you can directly buy-in to this tournament for $210+15, or register for $3.30 satellites.
Ultimate World Series VIP Freeroll
 
All players who win a seat to the 2006 WSOP through UltimateBet will be automatically entered into this exclusive freeroll event. Three UltimateBet VIP packages will be given away, which includes: First class flight to Las Vegas; deluxe accommodations during your Main Event stay; $25,000 of buy-in money for use at any other WSOP events of your choice; Exclusive Ultimate Poker Player Pack including an iPod, Bose headphones & Hellmuth Oakleys; $5,000 travel allowance for other events.

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