Every 200,000 hands in the countdown to 1Billion is a "Countdown hand", while every 5million hands is a "Jackpot Hand". Cash players who participate in one of these hands can win prizes up to $14,000. The winners of the Jackpot hands also win ECOOP II tickets.
All players participating in the final 100 hands leading up to the Billionth hand gain entry to a special $10,000 freeroll. And that's not all:
The Billionth Hand
If you're fortunate enough to be part of the Billionth hand, not only will you get a seat in the $10,000 freeroll, but you will also receive $30,000. If you happen to WIN the 1 Billionth hand, you will be awarded $50,000, and have a $2,500 bounty put on your head for the $10,000 freeroll.
Starting at cash table hand ID 950,000,000, PaddyPower Poker will give out cash prizes to Countdown and Jackpot hands
Countdown Hand Bonus
| Table Stake | Winner Takes | Participants In Hand Split |
| Micro | $65 | $65 |
| Low | $250 | $250 |
| Medium | $1000 | $1000 |
| High | $3,500 | $3,500 |
Jackpot Hand Bonus
| Table Stake | Winner Takes | Participants In Hand Split |
| Micro | $250 | $250 |
| Low | $1000 | $1000 |
| Medium | $4000 | $4000 |
| High | $14,000 | $14,000 |
Table Stake Definitions
| Table Stake | Fixed Limit | NL / PL |
| Micro | $0.02/$0.04 - $0.10/$0.20 | $0.01/$0.02 - $0.05/$0.10 |
| Low | $0.25/$0.50 - $1/$2 | $0.10/$0.20 - $0.50/$1 |
| Medium | $2/$4 - $5/$10 | $1/$2 - $2/$4 |
| High | $10/$20 and up | $3/$6 and up |
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LAPT = Poker Tour of the Americas
Vega's Latin American Poker Tour Expands to 'Poker Tour of the Americas'
The Latin American Poker Tour has decided to break new ground for itself, and take the tour in a new direction according Vega's CEO Michael Herron.
The PTA was contemplating the idea of starting a second tour to focus on North America, but decided to merge the idea into their existing LAPT tour. PokerStars has recently began its own LAPT, and in the spirit of avoiding confusion, Vega re-branded their tour the PTA - Poker Tour of the Americas.
The Company is currently negotiating with venues in several Latin American countries, including Puerto Rico, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, and Costa Rica. New potential Tour stops include venues in the United States and Canada, with a season ending Tournament of Champions to crown the champion of the "Poker Tour of the Americas."
With all the new venues on board, the PTA will become one of the world's largest poker tours, and should draw the attention of many, if not all of the biggest names in the game. All PTA tournaments will be structured as invitational events with players able to win seats though satellites online or live.
The tournaments are planned to be aired throughout North and South America with Vega acting as the executive producer for the programming.
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Mike Sexton Chosen to Headline the World Open IV
Even with Sexton being the headliner, the PartyBets.com 16/1 favorite for the event is the recent Irish Open winner Neil Channing, while Sexton is going for 28/1 for the win.
A PartyBets.com spokesman said: "There was no choice but to make Neil Channing favorite to win considering his form but he does have a strong heat featuring his pal Mick McCool. 16/1 may be far too short a price to back for the man they used to call 'Bad Beat'".
The $8000 buy-in event will put 72 players in the running for a first prize of $250,000. Each winner of the 12 heats will move on to the semi-final stage. The runners up from the 12 heats will do battle in "last chance" turbo heats for the remaining two semi-final spots.
Last year's event was won by a 45-year-old former Sidcup betting shop owner Anthony Hardy. His final table win saw him triumph against Ian Cox, Ram Vaswani, David Rudling, Ian Frazer and eventual runner-up Ian Woodley.
The Matchroom Sport organised event will be broadcast on Channel 5 in the UK later this year and distributed internationally. Other familiar faces to look out for this year include recent PartyPoker.com European Open IV winner Nick Slade, Theo Jorgensen, Ian Frazer, Ross Boatman, Marty Smyth, Roberto Romanello, Jon Kalmar, Jon Magill, Thomas Bihl, Roy Brindley, Surinder Sunar, John Tabatabai, Pippa Flanders and Liam Flood.
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Second Annual Harman SPCA Charity Event
The tournament itself is a No-Limit hold'em with a recommended donation of $300+30 to participate. There are optional $200 re-donations for extra chips during the first three 20min rounds, and a $200 last chance add-on.
The winner of the event takes home a seat for the 2008 WSOP Main Event, but will have to wade through a field thick with poker superstars. Preceding the tournament, a red carpet reception will be held inside The Venetian Poker Room from 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Poker Players Confirmed for the event include:
Daniel Negreanu, Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, Howard Lederer, Phil Hellmuth, Jerry Yang, Marco Traniello, Jamie Gold, Hoyt Corkins, Amarillo "Slim" Preston, TJ Cloutier, Todd Brunson, Barry and Allyn Shulman, Erick Lindgren, Gavin Smith, Quin Do, Russ Hamilton, Lacey Jones, Roy "The Oracle" Winston, Freddy Deeb, Kristy Gazes, Antonio Esfandiari, Joe Hachem, Carmel Petresco, Daniel Alaei, Brad "Yukon" Booth, Barry Greenstein, Joanne "JJ" Liu, Layne Flack, Chau Giang, Cyndy Violette, Chris Ferguson, David Chesnoff, David Williams, Chad Brown, Vanessa Rousso, Lynette Chan, Huckleberry Seed, Jennifer "Jenocide" Leigh, Joe Sebok, Eric Mizrachi, John Phan, Jeff Madsen, Scotty Nguyen, Dan "Who's Your Daddy" Fleishman, Men "The Master" Nguyen, Steve Zolotow, defending champion Kirk Morrison, and many more.
Robert Williamson III will host a live auction during the breaks between tournament rounds, including official Burton Snowboards autographed by attending athletes, "The Simpsons Movie" memorabilia donated by Nancy Cartwright (voice of Bart Simpson), and personal items signed by poker professionals Jennifer Harman, Howard Lederer, TJ Cloutier, and Doyle Brunson.
Along with the live auction, a silent auction will be held by Triumph sports allowing participants to bid on a variety of mainly sport oriented memorabilia:
"Pete Rose & Jennifer Harman" dinner package with all proceeds going to the Nevada SPCA, a Joe Montana "Stephen Holland" limited edition framed giclee print, a Muhammad Ali & Joe Frasier limited edition framed photo, an "I'm sorry I bet on baseball" official baseball autographed by Pete Rose, as well as official helmets and memorabilia signed by Dan Marino, Dick Butkus, Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, Emmit Smith, Bill Parcels, Phil Simms, LT Adams, Joe Montana, Joe Namath, John Elway, Ladainian Tomlinson, Fred Biletnikoff and Jim Plunkett.
The tournament is open to the public, but seating is limited. Please visit www.nevadaspca.org to reserve your poker tournament seat today, or call Lisa Wheeler at (702) 327-7250.
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PokerStars.com EPT San Remo, Day 3: Minieri to Head Final
31 players returned to Casino San Remo for Day 3 of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour San Remo championship, including WSOP bracelet holder Todd Brunson, Italian superstar Dario Minieri, and chip leader Jason Mercier, an American...
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