888poker is offering several ways for players to win extra cash this holiday season. The online poker room is continuing its free $8 promotion – all new players will be given $8 to play with when they register – and the site is also featuring two Christmas promotions that give players a chance at even more free cash.
All you have to do to receive your free $8 is register for a new account; the money will be waiting for you when you finish. New and existing 888poker players will also have a chance to win thousands of dollars in free cash in the following holiday promotions over the next couple weeks. Note that the site does not accept USA players:
Cash Games: Hit the 888s
Hit a pair of eights or higher and win seats into one of the $888 Xmas Freeroll events. Quad eights will get you into an $8,888 freeroll on January 8th.
Tournaments: Holiday Hold’em
Every player gets a gift by participating in 888poker’s 8 x 8¢ tournaments. You can win up to $1,000 in vouchers for the 888poker Rewards Store plus a free seat in the $50,000 Challenge Tournament. The 8 x 8¢ tournaments run on December 20th, December. 22nd, December 27th, December 29th, and January 3rd. Here’s a look at the prizes for the top finishers:
1st: $1,000 Rewards Store voucher and a seat in the $50,000 Challenge
2nd: $500 Rewards Store voucher and a seat in the $50,000 Challenge
3rd to 5th: $200 Rewards Store voucher and a seat in the $50,000 Challenge
6th to 10th: $100 Rewards Store voucher and a seat in the $50,000 Challenge
11th to 30th: $50 Rewards Store voucher and a seat in the $50,000 Challenge
31st to 100th: Free seat in the $8,888 Holiday Freeroll
In addition to the holiday promotions, 888poker invites new players to double their cash with a 100% up to $400 Welcome Bonus on their first deposit. The bonus will be awarded in 40 increments of $10. The wagering requirements are 10 points to release $1 of bonus money, so players will need to hit 100 points in order to release each of the $10 portions. The bonus will be open for 90 days.
New depositors will also earn an entry into the “$50,00o First Depositors’ Challenge“. Make your first deposit as a new member between Thursday and Wednesday in any given week to qualify for this tournament the following Friday at 7:00pm GMT. The top 20 finishers each get a seat in the $50,000 Sunday Challenge at 8:35 pm GMT.
There is also a $1,000 Depositors Freeroll available each week for players who make a deposit on the site. All you have to do is make a deposit between Friday and Thursday in any given week and you’ll be eligible for a chance at the $1,000 prize pool.
888poker is part of the 888 Network. According to online poker tracking site PokerScout.com, the 888 Network has a seven-day running average of 1,260 cash game players and a peak of 1,950 at the time of writing. The site has seen a 40% traffic increase over the past few months after introducing new software.