Virgin Poker to take Vegas by storm this summer

• Virgin Poker players given the chance to win free flights and accommodation for this summer’s WSOP in Las Vegas
• Guaranteed online satellites at Virgin Poker will be running from March - May 2008

London, Wednesday 5th March 2008 – Virgin Poker is enlisting the help of its Virgin sister companies to send players to the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas this summer - for free!

Every player winning a WSOP main event seat through a Virgin Poker satellite will be flown direct from London Gatwick to Las Vegas by Virgin Atlantic. Ensuring supreme comfort for the duration of the trip, players will also be put up in a top Vegas hotel courtesy of Virgin Holidays.

Joe Legge, poker manager for Virgin Poker, said: “Virgin Poker is the only poker room in the world which has its own airline and holiday company so it made perfect sense to offer our players the chance to win the ultimate poker package for this year’s World Series. With costs often spiraling out of control to attend the biggest and best poker tournaments around the world, we wanted to give our players the opportunity to spend all their winnings on simply enjoying themselves. We are proud to be the only poker room that can offer this exciting opportunity.”

Virgin Poker will also be running a series of guaranteed WSOP satellites during March, April and May 2008 to add even more value to its WSOP offering. Tri-weekly €275 finals will each have one €8,500 WSOP prize package, including €1,500 spending money. Guaranteed satellites will run daily in the run up to the finals – offering players plenty of opportunities to win the poker trip of a lifetime.

Joe Legge commented: “Virgin Poker’s comparatively small site means there is likely to be overlay in most of the daily satellites and finals. Add this to the extra €2,000 worth of free flights and accommodation and our WSOP promotion offers huge value for anyone attempting to get to the World Series this summer.”

Virgin Poker’s WSOP satellites:

€8,500 Package + €2,000 Virgin Bonus
• $10,000 (€7,000 equiv) Main Event seat
• €1,500 spending money
• Return Virgin Atlantic flight from London Gatwick to Las Vegas
• Hotel accommodation for the duration of your stay

There will be FOUR Virgin WSOP Finals:
• €250 + €25 buy-in
• One package per 34 players entered
• One package guaranteed per final
• Wednesdays 19th March, 9th April, 30th April and 21st May at 8.30pm (GMT)

Virgin WSOP Satellites will run daily from Monday 3rd March:
• €25 + €2.50 freezeout everyday at 8.30pm (GMT)
• €10 + €1 rebuy every Saturday and Sunday at 5pm (GMT)
• One WSOP Final seat for every €250 in the prize pool
• One WSOP Final seat guaranteed in every satellite

For more information on Virgin Poker, please visit VirginPoker.com


About Virgin Games
Virgin Games (http://www.virgingames.com), a subsidiary of Virgin.com Ltd, launched in July 2004 and has quickly established itself as one of the leading gaming websites in the UK. Virgin Games comprises three distinct offerings:

• Virgin Poker, part of the Boss Media network, offers a huge array of games and content for beginners through to experienced pros – as well as the most generous loyalty scheme in the industry
• Virgin Bingo, part of the St Minver network, offers cash prizes worth thousands of pounds in the progressive jackpots, as well as featuring regular celebrity guests in the Virgin chatroom
• Virgin Casino, part of the Wagerworks network, brings consumers classic casino offerings like blackjack and roulette, as well as great feature slots like Elvis, MegaJackpots and The Wheel of Fortune

For media enquiries please contact:

Alison Wallace
Nelson Bostock Communications
T: +44 (0) 20 7229 4400
E: virgin@nelsonbostock.com

News Added: 05 March, 2008

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