The CEREUS Poker Network is offering hundreds of thousands of dollars to players this summer through its two online poker sites, Absolute Poker and UB.com. On March 3rd, CEREUS announced its “Show Up, Get Paid” promotion that pays every qualifying player who shows up at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event at least $1,000 in cash. The online poker site also revealed a final table sponsorship promotion that’s worth up to $750,000.
CEREUS began running WSOP Step tournaments and multi-table satellites on Wednesday and is offering a Main Event bonus to anyone who qualifies for the tournament through Absolute Poker or UB.com. Players can qualify for the Main Event through the Step tournaments by investing as little as $0.10 on UB.com and Absolute Poker and the sites will also hold weekly $530 Super Satellites as well as a 25-seat Guaranteed tournament on June 6th and a 50-seat Guaranteed tournament on June 20th.
Once a player has qualified for the WSOP Main Event through the CEREUS Network, he or she is promised at least a $1,000 bonus by wearing approved branded gear at the Main Event. The more CEREUS players there are in the Main Event, the bigger the bonus will be, as the site will add $1,500 per player to the progressive prize pool. That number could grow up to $5,000 per player based on how many players take advantage of the promotion. Of the total bonus prize pool, 75% will be split among all participating players and the remaining 25% will be shared among those who cash.
CEREUS is also handing out money in the form of a final table sponsorship deal to players who go deep in the Main Event. Players will have a chance at $750,000 simply by representing UB or Absolute Poker at the final table as part of the November Nine. The 2010 Main Event kicks off on Monday, July 5th, and the final table members will return on Nov. 6th to play for the title.
For those interested in winning multiple WSOP Main Event packages, CEREUS is offering a “Win the Most Satellites” leaderboard competition that will award over $10,000 in Tournament Dollars to the top five players who win the most Main Event seats. The extra Tournament Dollars are on top of the $12,000 in cash that players will receive for each additional seat won.
This year’s World Series of Poker will get underway on Friday, May 28, with the $500 Casino Employees Event and the first ever $50,000 Players Championship. A total of 57 tournaments will take place at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. The full schedule can be found here.
For more information on qualifying for the World Series of Poker, visit AbsolutePoker.com or UB.com.
