WSOP 09′ with PokerStars

It’s back! The biggest tournament in poker is once again on the horizon, and the race to Las Vegas is on. We are of course talking about The Big One -the 2009 World Series Of Poker* Championship!

Once again, PokerStars making it their mission to help as many players as possible reach this pinnacle event on the poker calendar through our online WSOP* satellites. In 2008, over 2,000 players qualified through our satellites, and 6 of the final 9 players were sponsored by PokerStars.com, including the 2008 Main Event winner and current World Champion Peter Eastgate, and runner-up Ivan Demidov, both now members of Team PokerStars Pro.

PokerStars‘ 2009 World Series qualifiers will be running daily from Monday, April 20, with Cash and Frequent Player Point (FPP) qualifiers available from as little as $2.20 or 40 FPP. Steps qualifiers are also available from $7.50. Go the distance in our qualifiers and you’ll win a Main Event Prize package worth $12,000, which includes your Main Event buy-in, hotel accommodations and $1,000 in cash for expenses. The World Championship begins July 3, 2009, at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

Go to the Events > WSOP tab in your PokerStars.om lobby to find a full list of all the available satellites. For more details on all qualifiers and packages, visit PokerStars World Series Main Event page.

20% Reload Bonus up to $120
To celebrate the launch of our World Series satellites, we’re offering a site-wide reload bonus of 20% up to $120†!To receive this bonus, you must make a deposit between 14:00 ET on April 21 and 23:59 ET on April 30 using the bonus code 09series.

Instant Supernova VIP status, $1 million Freeroll and more…
PokerStars also giving all qualifiers an extra incentive to reach this year’s World Series Main Event. All players who play the Main Event through winning a seat on PokerStars.com (and sign our player contract to wear PokerStars logo gear during the event) will be credited with 100,000 VIP Player Points – making you an instant Supernova VIP, or taking you one step closer to Supernova Elite VIP status, for 2009‡!

There will also be a cash bonus of $1 million for the player who cuts through the field to take first place! Plus, PokerStars will also be holding a series of live freeroll tournaments in Las Vegas along with one online freeroll, which will give away a total of $1 million in prizes to all players who won their package through PokerStars.com.

To top it all off, PokerStars will once again host an epic party in Las Vegas, giving all qualifiers a VIP+1 ticket to the hottest party in town – the perfect way to relax before getting down to business at the tables.

Qualify for the WSOP at PokerStars.com. Sign up now!