Poker Million V

The surging popularity of poker is not a strictly American phenomenon. This pop-culture sensation reaches across oceans and is in style just about everywhere in the civilized world. With this far reaching rise of the sport come high profile tournaments across the globe. One of the most recognized of these international events in the United Kingdoms "Poker Million" tournament.

This European tourney is being run for the fifth time and is highly accessible to both the professional player and the amateur who spends most of their time playing on the internet. There are three paths that lead to a seat at Poker Million V. Players can either qualify online, by playing regional satellites, or by being an invited professional.

For those who want to qualify online, starting on March 5th, Ladbrokespoker.com will be staging sixteen $150,000 Guaranteed Poker Million Weekly Finals. In each of these events, the top two finishers will win one of the 72 available spots on the televised Poker Million V tournament. They will also take home a piece of the $105,000 of cash prizes in the prize pool.

Other players may want to qualify by playing regional satellites. Between March and June of 2006 Ladbrokespoker.com will be holding a series of regional satellites. These will be held across Europe, so keep looking to Ladbrokespoker.com for details.

The third method of acquiring a seat at this tournament is to be an invited professional. That is a very small community of players and the 72 seats will be taken by a mix of professionals who are recognized in the sport and those who have qualified through other means.

Poker Millions V will be televised on the United Kingdom's "Sky Network". For those who are serious poker players and would like a change of scenery from Vegas and Atlantic City, this is the tournament to attend.