April 25 2011, Barry Carter

There has never been a better time to join PartyPoker, and we have some of the best reasons why, as always, in the PartyPoker Weekly.

The Gladiator Returns

Throughout May we have the return of the Gladiator. A month-long points challenge, which can not only earn you big money, it can also guarantee you a World Series of Poker Main Event package.

The more days you earn points, the bigger your prize. There’s up to $4,000 in cash to be won and anyone who wins a cash prize will also claim a seat in a $25,000 freeroll, giving you even more chances to win.

Don’t forget to opt-in to play in the Gladiator.

Fast Track to Palladium VIP

Were you a VIP at another poker room and have decided to move to PartyPoker? If you email proof of your former VIP level to vip@palladiumlounge.com and earn 1,000 points within 15 days, your account will be upgraded to VIP status.

Spring Million Facebook Giveaway

Coming up on April 28, Facebook fans will fight it out for one of ten Spring Million tickets worth $600+$40 each. The Facebook Fan Spring Million Freeroll starts at 2000 CET on April 28 and the only way to play is with the password, which you can get by liking the PartyPoker Facebook Fan Page on the day of the tournament.

The Best Bonus in Online Poker

PokerNews has the best PartyPoker bonus in the world, and you can benefit whether you have money to deposit or are starting from scratch.

Just to remind you, you can get $50 for free when you sign up for a PartyPoker account via PokerNews, follow our walk-through guide and use bonus code PN50Free. You don’t need to deposit a cent or give any of your bank details. This bonus is exclusive to PokerNews. But if you want to get an even bigger bonus, you can use our Party Free $50 bonus alongside our exclusive reload bonus, to get $100 for just a deposit of $50. Not only do you benefit from this, but the redemption requirements are much easier via PokerNews than anywhere else.

If you were to sign up for a PartyPoker account anywhere else, you would have to deposit $100 to get a $100 bonus. Then, to release that bonus, you would need to earn 600 Party Points. However, with PokerNews, you can get the same bonus for half the deposit and nearly half the points target. Just follow our step-by-step guide.

If you experience any problems with this or any of our promotions, please contact our Ticketed Promo Support System.

April 24 2011, Barry Carter

Download 888 Poker to play in an exclusive small stakes league to win a $4,500 package to the World Series of Poker. The top ten league finishers after five events will play for the package in a final on May 30. The first league event is a freeroll on April 25 at 2000 EST (in Australia).

PokerNews and 888 Poker have come together to send one lucky Australian player to the WSOP for a fraction of the price. Our $5,000 Australian WSOP League is a series of micro-stake and freeroll events, which score points on a leaderboard.

The top ten players after five events will do battle in a single table tournament freeroll on May 30 at 2000 EST (in Australia) with a $4,500 WSOP side event package to the winner and $500 to second place.

All Events at 2000 EST Australian Time
April 25: Freeroll
May 2: 8c+1c
May 9: $1+$0.10
May 16: $3+$0.30
May 23: $5+$0.50
May 30: $5,000 Final (Top Ten League Finishers)

League points are scored accordingly:

Playing in an event will also award 3 points per event, playing every event will award an additional 10 league points. So make sure you play every single event to give yourself the best possible shot at the final.

The Palazzo Hotel

The $4,500 Package Includes:

$1,000 entry to the WSOP Event #54 on July 2 or 3
$1,100 for travel
8 nights at the Palazzo Hotel
888 Poker Live Event Merchandise Kit
Special VIP event on July 7

There has been a big trend recently for side-event qualifiers to the World Series of Poker, and it is easy to understand why. The packages are treated much more like a holiday rather than like the hard grind of a championship event, and you will get to make the most of eight nights in one of the party capitals of the world.

The only requirement in this series is that you have a PokerNews referred 888 Poker account. There is no need to deposit to play in this series, however, if you do, you will also qualify for an exclusive first-deposit bonus of 100% up to $888.

Like the look of this? You can also participate in our exclusive $9,000 Risk Free WSOP promotion on 888 Poker which awards a further two $4,500 packages through a series of daily, Australian friendly timed, freerolls.