Three-day online poker tournament to narrow 4,000 online qualifiers to 10 finalists

Thursday, December 1st, 2005

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica -- Four thousand qualifiers in the Million Dollar Free Roll presented by PlayersOnly.com (SBT.L) and ParadisePoker.com will be reduced to 10 finalists over three days of online tournament play beginning December 3rd.

Those top ten players will then compete face-to-face in the Bahamas beginning December 15th. One player will leave the table a million dollars happier! It doesn’t stop there though -- another $150,000 will be awarded in prizes for the top 500 finalists.

Since August, PlayersOnly.com poker players have had a special table set aside for them in the mega Million Dollar Free Roll Tournament presented with their partner in poker, ParadisePoker.com. There is NO Direct entry into the $1,000,000 main event. Players must win their seat through one of three free daily heats.

After three days of eliminations this weekend, the top 10 players will win an all-expense paid trip to the exotic paradise island of the Bahamas for the final event.

“We’re watching a couple of PlayersOnly.com poker players that have done well in qualifying tournaments. We’ll be really excited if one of them takes the big prize from one of those hardcore Paradise Poker players!” said PlayersOnly.com Brand Manager Tim Williams.

“You think it’s hot in the Bahamas now?” added Williams who’s in the midst of publishing the annual PlayersOnly.com Calendar Girls Calendar, “We’re sending a couple of the Players Only girls along to the Bahamas – that should really heat up the final heats!”

Any PlayersOnly.com player can take still take a seat at the special Million Dollar Free Roll Tournament table and take a shot at making it to the Top Ten. Qualifying heats continue until Wednesday, November 30th.