Hollywood, CA (August 21, 2008) – HollywoodPoker.com (http://www.hollywoodpoker.com) is once again proud to present online poker players with a guaranteed $1,000,000 at the GRAND Tournament, scheduled for August 29th through August 31st. The payout for this renowned monthly tournament has been increased to an incredible $1 million, yet again to satisfy the overwhelming demands of online poker fans after having a taste of this super-sized poker tournament in May.
The prestigious GRAND Tournament takes place at the end of every month and adopts a three-day flight structure. Players will enter the tables with $10,000 in their chip stack and blinds will increase every 30 minutes, allowing players multiple opportunities to manoeuvre chips and make their way through the tournament.
To qualify for the GRAND Tournament, players may buy-in at $1,000+40 or advance through seven (7) daily qualifiers available at the site, two (2) of which are exclusive GRAND Qualifiers with buy-in at $50+4 AND $150+12 respectively, providing players the chance to get their hands on a first class ticket straight to the GRAND!
"We bring online poker players yet another great opportunity to win BIG. The GRAND has been a long time favourite here at the site and now with the payout raised to a generous $1,000,000, we're sure it will surpass expectations again!" commented HollywoodPoker spokesperson, Vince Van Patten on this special installation of the GRAND Tournament.
HollywoodPoker is proud to be part of the GRAND community and is continuously striving to ensure players are provided with every opportunity to do great in poker — in line with the site's mission, as it expands internationally.
More information on the GRAND Tournament and HOLLYWOODPOKER-LIVE Premium Packages to European live poker events can be found at the HollywoodPoker.com website (http://www.hollywoodpoker.com).
About HollywoodPoker.com
HollywoodPoker.com (http://www.hollywoodpoker.com) is "Where The Stars Come To Play!'' HollywoodPoker.com delivers the broadest range of online poker games, regular tournaments with over $14 Million in prize pools including the $750,000 monthly GRAND. Membership to this exclusive club includes a chance to win some of the millions of dollars up for grabs in tournament prize pools as well as access to three exclusive celebrity bounty events every week.
Over 200 celebrities can be found on HollywoodPoker.com. Celebrities that have played in recent events include James Woods (Shark), Vince Van Patten (World Poker Tour), Jason Alexander (The Grand), Dennis Quaid (Smart People), Jon Favreau (Iron Man), Joshua Malina (Big Shots), Mimi Rogers (The Loop), Willie Garson (Sex and the City: The Movie), Stephen Collins (7th Heaven), Seth Meyers (Saturday Night Live), Kelly Hu (In Case of Emergency), Meat Loaf (Urban Decay), and many others.
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