The Betfair Poker Live in London takes off February 17th, 2012, but you don't need to sit around and wait for it – join Betfair Poker today, play Betfair Poker Live satellites and win a tournament package for just a couple of bucks.
The direct buy-in to the Betfair Poker Live is $600+$50, but there are dozens of online tournaments and freerolls running on Betfair Poker giving away seats and packages to the London event. Don't miss your chance to play the big live tournament - qualify online in a small buy-in or even a free satellite and then join some of the world's best poker players at the tables in London this February.
Betfair Poker also encourages all those who are planning to enter the Live event in London to set up a real money Betfair Poker account – should the player with a funded Betfair online poker account end up winning the big Live tournament, they will be instantly rewarded with a $1,400 package to the next Betfair Live event. This also goes to the player who will bust out just before the final table – they will receive a $120 satellite ticket to the online Betfair Live satellite final. This of course, goes without saying to all those who will qualify for the Live tournament via online satellites, but if you're thinking of simply going to London and paying that $600+$50, you should get a Betfair online poker account – just in case.
The 171 players that attended the last Betfair Poker Live London event, which took place earlier this year, gathered a prize pool of £39,000. After two days of Main Event action it was Finland's Arttu Pitkakangas won the tournament and collected the first place cash prize of £7,630.
Want to be the next Betfair Poker Live London winner? Start playing Betfair Poker online and win your ticket to the tournament's Main Event! The 2012 event is going to be even bigger in both the player numbers and cash prizes so you've got everything to play for – all you need is a Betfair Poker account, good poker skills, a little bit of luck and you're already half way there.
The first step towards playing the Betfair Poker Live in London is setting up a Betfair online poker account – download Betfair Poker via Pokerworks, register and start playing those freerolls and satellites giving away packages to the live tournament. Want an extra treat? Make your first deposit and enjoy a bonus of up to $2,500! At Betfair Poker you can choose from a variety of first deposit bonuses depending on how much you're willing to put into your real money account the first time and how much free money you want. At Betfair Poker it's all up to you – make your own choices.
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