PKR Poker’s ‘Main Event’ Proves to be Very Popular
This was published 19-03-2011PKR Poker’s new promotion, the Main Event, is proving to be extremely popular with online poker players. Last weekend’s first Main Event saw 1,400 players land at the site in a bid to enjoy the inaugural meeting of this promotion. The event was spread over two nights of non stop poker action so as to accommodate players who want to enjoy quality poker but need to get up for work the next day. The Main Event was played over Sunday and Monday night with a buy in of $35. Players were given a 10,000 starting stack and 30 minute blind levels.
“These tournaments showcase the innovative and affordable choice we provide to our players,” said Simon Prodger, the Marketing Director of PKR Poker. “By continually evolving our schedule, we have ensured old favorites such as the Masters and new additions like the Main Event offer every player a great value poker experience.”
As noted by Prodger, the ever-popular PKR Masters featured a $100,000 prize pool last weekend. The event kicked off at 8 pm on Saturday evening and was eventually won by Twister86, a poker player from Luxembourg who pocketed over $26,000 for his efforts.
The new Main Event started off with a $25,000 guaranteed prize pool, but with 1,403 players taking part in the competition, that number was soon pushed up to $44,896. The player, known as McLash80 who hails from Ireland, eventually went home with top prize of $8,441.
“Congratulations to the weekend’s winners,” said Prodger.
PKR players added their comments about the new Main Event, with the majority of them being extremely positive. Miragedrum, for example, wrote: “Excellent tourney guys. Very well put together,” while almackpool said: “Enjoyed this immensely as it’s right up my street.” Rocafella summed it up by saying: “Brilliant tourney. The praise is deserved. Look forward to the next one.”
