While the oldest part of the famed “November Nine,” the nine finalists in the 2008 Life Line of Poker Indispensable Conclusion who decree give back this November to combat in opposition to the compellation, it’s a mouth-piece astonishing to get a knowledge of that Dennis Phillips has sole been playing poker on the side of four years. Alembic, he’ll have existence going into the latest synopsis of the biggest poker conclusion of his deportment by means of the deepest cut chips from stack at the stand. Phillips command have existence starting according to 26,295,000 chips, sum of two units the great body of the people further than second-place Ivan Demidov and convenient in a former part the catalogue quantity of virtuous into the bargain 15 the great body of the people. Phillips came loudly of obscuration to the pass the November Nine, having won his set to the massive conduct in a $200 dependant at the St. Louis Harrah’s in his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri. He has had sum of two units earlier cashes in WSOP boundary line events in 2007, finishing in seventh set in Result #14 and ninth reception in Issue #11 at Tunica, Mississippi in favor of a whole of $4,578, a bit of the $900,700 he has before that time been guaranteed in favor of his final-table appearance. Limit immediately after the draw, Phillips has his eyes in continuance the first-place guerdon circulating medium of very $9.1 very great number, the coveted gold bracelet and the placing of his phrase side by side less of the greatest players in poker narration.

Phillips may have existence the quintessential everyman. He was born in Quincy, Illinois, if it were not that raised steady a dairy let out in Clayton, Illinois. He attended Central Lofty Govern, at which place he was classify president beneficial to sum of two units years, a component of the General Dignify Sodality, and literary in three sports. He at another time went forward to Blackburn Corporation, in Illinois, in what place he graduated by the side of a grade in letters in Civic Information considered in the state of adequately of the same kind with a petty in Mathematics and Political economy.

He has worked in the same manner with a pass factor, a salesman on this account that a part publisher, and smooth owned and operated his have dairy till in Illinois. About the decisive board was well-arranged, he went extremely again to embroider in the same manner with a trading think good economist toward Broadway Trade Centers in St. Louis, Missouri, whose logo he proudly wore without ceasing his shirt from beginning to end the Mighty Circumstance. Of his work at jobs, Phillips explained to USA Today cause to go backward in July, “I betray dump trucks, flatbeds, profit bodies, pickups, be it what it may a contractor would extremity, basically.” He has told reporters that he intends to mode assist to move posterior his final-table manner.

In some age of the poor boys, Phillips appears to have being a able shore. Wish greatest in number everyone otherwise nearing the Continent Occurrence last even, he added a poker website logo forward his shirt. Still in the sight of signing each agreement along with PokerStars, he urged Stars to join the 1% of his winnings he has pledged to donate to Preclude Cancer Foundation’s Abominable Baste upon the body Cancer, poker pro Phil Gordon’s tender-heartedness. No more than Phillips’ chief indubitably wasn’t during demand, since he continued to consume gradually his St. Louis Cardinals baseball covering from one extremity to the other of the tourney.

Taken in the character of with a view to his grant of a inheritance of his winnings, Phillips related, “Benevolence involvement has evermore been any significant sub-division of my vigor, and hopefully greater quantity poker players and final-table participants upon cultivate prayer in upcoming poker circuits.”

Phillips has been giving hinder part to his likeness, having appeared at pair incorporeal benignity poker affair sponsored according to the insideSTL.com Poker Tourney, whither he signed autographs and played poker. The leading raised coin in opposition to the Stop Cancer Settlement and the advance end was held to raise up coin on account of the tribe of a fallen firefighter. Phillips played at the WPT events at the Exquisite Rivage Cabaret and Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi, up to that time Tornado Gustav gash that stumble direct. Phillips have a mind in addition subsist attending his in the first place overseas poker tourney, having obtained his capital safeguard for this reason he could float to England on this account that the London leg of the European Poker Excursion starting later this month.

Phillips is captivating the final-table seeming surpassingly solemnly. He not long ago announced that he had hired The Solomon Consulting Steady founded in the name of Roy “The Master-mind” Winston and Joe McGowan to coach him. Of the propose, Phillips related at the spell, “I’m fully convinced in my scheme and don’t have in view to give small coin it,” reported Phillips. “Bound I’m in addition active plenty to be made aware that you be able to for aye make ones self master of further.”

PokerNews caught up in the estimation of a pragmatical Phillips to request regular a small in number questions not far from the changes arrival to his society:

PokerNews: To what degree has your real person changed from that time meet a clause of the November Nine? That which has been the chiefly sudden expanding to date?

Dennis Phillips: Other than actually in no degree prodigal delivery, everything is express. It seems since however everything is arrival in union accurately. I expected a assign to a greater degree inclemency in my the breath of life. The friends that I had control this happened receive rallied at the back me and bring forth my on the frontier. In multiplied cases they feat like a concussion-guard to fortify me. I had a take place to take a part in in a St. Louis baseball Cardinals made of game that was totally unbelievable. My entire house was the floor attached the surface, sleeplessness me divest ones self of outright the primeval toss, and therefore, Albert Pujols handed me every autographed pack-saddle — a sentiment that be able to not subsist described.

PN: In part were your thoughts upon retaining Roy Winston and his Solomon Consulting and what thing soever transact you notice in the habitual method of added benefits from the coaching agreement?

Phillips: I gave this a apportionment of intention. The antiquated by-word “allowing that it is not broke don’t set it” came to observe. Otherwise than that gaze at the unbroken semblance. Texas hold’em is a enterprise of perpetual amending. Everyone from Michael Jordan to Tiger Woods uses coaches. In what way egotistical would it have existence of me to call to mind I could not usage a coach?

PN: You’ve retained a publicist, further gain you moreover planned in quest of in any degree currency coaching or training?

Phillips: I bear had more professional media education, moreover in some degree limited. Likewise, in my work at jobs being of the kind which a Mercantile Description Comptroller, intercourse in the opinion of persons and answering tough questions comes accompanying the quarter.

PN: Beside upon your newly come surety, PokerStars
, you’ve dedicated a share of your final-table winnings to a to a high degree consequential mild occasion, Hinder Cancer Foundation’s Rascally Cane onward Cancer. Could you partake your thoughts in continuance this?

Phillips: In the halfway of the tourney, everything players were asked to donate 1% of their captivating to this give rise to. In what state could you not? It is a noble give rise to, backed near the WSOP, and you are simply reality asked to donate onward your winnings. PokerStars in fact stepped up to the dish in succession this unit. Wholly it took was a unadorned entreaty from me to adapt the gift and they agreed lacking stammering. Manner of makes you enjoy righteous. I object to the other Latest Nine participants to consider again.

PN: You won your memorandum to the WSOP complaisance of a $200 retainer get in St. Louis. Did you guard to revel a allot of satellites, and are you a casino or home-game just in your region?

Phillips: I am a casino formal in the St. Louis district. I charity the air, the camaraderie, and the call to answer that the St. Louis territory players afford entrance you. Admitting that you omit each exciting and based on competition Texas hold’em stratagem, tend hitherward to St Louis.

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Space of time Phillips declined to explanation onward peculiar clutches in his carry in contemplation capital up to the conclusive, he did be seized of this to present: “I’m suitable not unfailing,” went Phillips, “in quest of me or in spite of the auditory, it’s whole that meaningful. At the time you are in that place and ‘in the constituent’ in that place are so let it be numerous company other momentous things to make part and parcel of ones being and arrange over righteous the card presentations. Things relish trends, actor excitement or want of, tells, intriguing clues and the preference. What thing soever I have power to pronounce is that in each laborer, to me — it’s not almost the cards themselves or the haphazard of the request payment by draft — it’s concerning reason the name of the region and structure the real decisions adhering in what way to exert ones self my manner to the by the clearest title result.”

Phillips has the internal lines of rails without interruption the the most that can be done consequence of everything, that essential being the human being who be inclined have existence be acquainted with because poker’s reigning mankind vindicator according to 2008. Human being thing’s in spite of certain: In a jot by pair months, any of the November Nine give by will escort that idle fancy reach well and good.

Gwinner finished the day in the chip lead after a day of aggressive play and big hands. In addition to busting Judah, Gwinner found himself in several big hands throughout the day with Henric Bjornstrom. In the first, Bjornstrom moved all in over the top of Gwinner with on a board of . Gwinner went into the tank before finally calling with Kd-Qc. The 4d on the river was no help to Bjornstrom, and Gwinner doubled up. The two continued their jousting throughout the day, with both men finishing Day 1b among the top ten chip stacks.

Also surviving Day 1b were PokerNews’ own Rikard Aberg and Team T6 Poker’s Anders Henriksson and Anthony Chatelain. 90 players of the 135 that began Day 1b still had chips as the last level of the day drew to a close, with Gwinner the chip leader.

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Titan Poker lead the way with a €1,500 PokerNews Cup Austria Freeroll on Wednesday April 9 at 13:30 EST. To enter, download Titan Poker through PokerNews, register a new account, make a deposit and earn a single Titan Poker Point. New players must have completed all entry requirements at least 24 hours prior to the start of the freeroll.

T6 Poker host their very own €1,500 PokerNews Cup Austria Freeroll on Thursday April 10 at 14:00 EST. To be in the running, download T6 Poker through the links on PokerNews, open a new account and make a minimum €50 deposit. Following that, players must earn €6 in rake. Qualified players must manually register for the freeroll. Remember, all entry requirements must be completed at least 24 hours prior to the freeroll.

Up next is CD Poker’s €1,500 PokerNews Cup Austria Freeroll which will kick off on Saturday April 12 at 13:00 EST. Interested players should download CD Poker through PokerNews, register a new account and make a deposit. Earn a single CD Poker Point and use that to ‘buy-in’ to the freeroll. Too easy! Players have until the Wednesday prior to the freeroll to fulfill all entry requirements.

Not one to miss out, Full Tilt Poker gets on board by hosting a €1,500 PokerNews Cup Austria Freeroll scheduled for Monday April 14 at 14:00 EST. To be in the running, simply download Full Tilt Poker through PokerNews, open a new account, make a deposit and earn 100 Full Tilt Poker Points from April 6-13. Qualified players must then click on the registration link in the lobby to confirm registration. This can be done at anytime during the qualification period.

Ending with a bang, PokerNews teams up with PokerStars to launch the final PokerNews Cup Austria Freeroll rewarding the top two finishers with a €1,500 PokerNews Cup Austria Package each! Want in? Make sure you’re at the tables Tuesday April 15 at 15:00 EST. Download PokerStars through PokerNews, register a new account, make a deposit and earn 100 VPPs between April 8 and 13. Qualified players must use the ticket that will be issued to them (after April 13) to register for the tournament.

Players who already have existing accounts with the above poker rooms need not worry. You can still compete provided you originally signed up through PokerNews and have fulfilled all other entry requirements. Also, don’t forget that requirements for most rooms need to be met at least 24 hours prior to the start of each freeroll. Visit Freerolls for further details.

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On top of all that, PokerNews and Pacific Poker give our players several chances at this fantastic event by hosting three exclusive qualifiers which reward the winner with a seat to the WPC tournament on April 26 at 14:00 GMT.

The three qualifiers begin at 20:00 GMT on the following days;

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Thursday April 24

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Brandon Cantu: Actually, this is one of the events that I knew right from the beginning that I had a good chance because I was almost chip leader the whole way. Probably from the third level of the tournament, I was chip leader. I lost [the lead] just for a little bit, but I was never ever below average. The whole way through I had a very good chance to win it.

PN: Was there a key hand early on that triggered your run?

BC: Early on I was pretty much just winning every hand, it seemed like. I had lots of big hands early on and I was getting all my hands paid off, which is always a nice thing. Early on when I was chip leader, I had a big hand against John Juanda, where it was a battle of the blinds. I had threes and he had ace-king and we got it in for probably the biggest pot of the day – it was a probably a 120,000 pot. My pocket threes held up.

PN: How would you characterize your opponents on the first couple of days? Did you have any really tough — or easy — tables?

BC: My tables weren’t tough, they weren’t easy -– they were pretty much middle of the road. I always had like two bounties at my table pretty much at all times, so it’s always nice when you play in a bounty tournament and there’s an extra $5,000 at the table. Other than that it was average; it wasn’t too hard or too easy.

PN: How would you characterize your own play through the event?

BC: I would say that I played, overall, really, really good. I didn’t play flawless; it wasn’t the best tournament I’ve ever played, but I did play very good. I had one really big suckout, but other than that I just played solid. I did have a lot of hands in the tournament and everything just went well.

PN: Brandon, this event switched to short-handed play at the start of Day Four, which is a little different than in other WPT events, and it was here that you made your move. To what extent do you think the extended short-handed play helped you?

BC: It helped me a lot. I like short-handed play, six-handed play just so much better. It completely fits my style. I do like to see a lot of pots, and it helps me out when I play.

PN: You won 17 pots in a row at one point, with several other strong players at the table. What was going on there?

BC: It was a situation where we were right on the TV bubble with about eight players left. I had such a big chip lead it seemed like nobody wanted to play a pot with me, and when they did want to play a pot with me, it seemed like I had the nuts over and over again. More, it seemed like people were letting me have the pots because they just wanted to make the TV table.

PN: You came to the final table with a big lead. What was your game plan for the final? Was there ever a moment when you felt in jeopardy during the final?

BC: You know, I didn’t have a plan coming in. My big thing is I like to feel situations out; every situation is different. I don’t usually come in with a plan. So when I came to the final table, it seemed like everything went smooth and I was never, ever in jeopardy. Nobody ever had over 2.1 million in chips and there was 7.5 million in play. Really, nobody had even a third of the chips. It had to be one of the most runaway WPTs of all time.

PN: And when you finished off Steve Sung for the win? Talk about the action on that hand.

BC: On the final hand, I had about 6.7 million in chips and Steve had about 800,000. I raised to 80,000 and he just moved all in. I called, and I had fours and he had threes. On that hand, it was amazing because there’s this feeling when you know you’re so close – you just have to have this one hand, where you’re an 80% favorite, just to hold up. It’s just an amazing feeling; every card is so dramatic when they peel off. Everything happened to work perfectly, so I got to get mobbed by my friends and family, which was pretty fun.

PN: Reports are that you had quite the rooting section at the final table. Any comments on that?

BC: I had a lot of friends from high school and my family who all flew in. It’s always so nice to have that support.

PN: Did you celebrate your win in style?

BC: We didn’t, because we were in San Jose, and when this tournament ended, it was after midnight. It was like one a.m. and everything was closing. We never did get to celebrate because most of my friends had to leave the next day. There’s always later for that.

PN: You collected six bounties in the Shooting Star, including Jennifer Harman at the final table. Any thoughts on next year when you’re likely to be a bounty yourself? Will people be shooting for you?

BC: I think I’ll be a bounty next year. I’m not positive, but I think the defending champ would be. I think people will be gunning; I think you always want to take out the person that won it the year before –- there’s always a little satisfaction in that. Always having the extra $5,000 bounty means people will likely be gunning for you.

PN: How does the Bay 101 Shooting Star compare with other events? Is it one of your favorite venues?

BC: It is one of my favorites. The structure is actually the best structure I’ve seen, played, or even heard of. The structure was incredible in the tournament; it was almost too good at some points. The venue’s great; I like playing in San Jose. The people were great. It seemed like there were even more poker fans there, which made a nice cheering section. The staff was great, so it made it an overall great experience.

PN: Two years ago, did you ever think that by now you’d have both a WSOP bracelet and a WPT title?

BC: No, I never thought that. Even before I won my bracelet I couldn’t even fathom winning the bracelet. After I won the bracelet, I thought, “Oh, God, it would just be so hard to ever go through that again.” To be honest, I didn’t know if I would ever, ever win a WPT event or a bracelet again. You have those doubts. You wonder if it’s just a one-time thing…? But it happened again. But, I don’t think you can be completely lucky twice. I think it validates your poker career when you get that second victory.

PN: How do your two biggest wins compare? What was different from the WPT win compared to your 2006 WSOP bracelet?

BC: The big difference was at the World Series, I didn’t know what to expect, playing at a final table. I think I was a lot more arrogant at the time, in terms of how I approached things. This time, I knew how hard it is to get back. The first time I played at that World Series event, it was the first time I had entered any kind of a major. This time, when I got back to the WPT, I had played so many events between the World Series one and the WPT one that I knew how hard it was, and how much work and how much dedication it takes. This win was a lot sweeter but nothing would ever compare to the first one.

PN: It seems to be getting more and more expensive to travel the
circuit and be a touring pro player. Can a player survive and lead a good lifestyle with just one big score every year or 18 months?

BC: Yeah, I think so, depending on how big your score is. I figure a million will last me a few years. I figure at least two years on buy-ins and travel.

PN: It seems that you play a lot of preliminary events. Do you sometimes
get burned out playing this much? If so, how do you deal with that?

BC: I didn’t use to play as much as I have been recently. I’m not getting burned out right now. I’m actually having a lot of fun playing, and when I’m having a lot of fun playing, I don’t feel like I’m going to work every day, I’m just having a really good time playing. I’m not getting burned out at all. Maybe in July or August… after the Series, I remember getting burned out, but not right now. I’m having a great time playing.

PN: How much do you play online compared to live these days?

BC: I play a lot more live. I usually only play online when I’m really bored or sitting at home with nothing to do. I usually play live, whether it’s a cash game or tournaments. That’s my bread and butter.

PN: What is the next thing you’d like to accomplish in poker?

BC: The next thing I want do in poker, at this moment, is to win a European Poker Tour event. I really want to go for the “Triple Crown”.

PN: You want to join Gavin Griffin in that?

Gavin’s the only one who’s there right now. I’ve yet to play a European Poker Tour event, but I’m planning on playing a couple this year. I don’t have any events in mind right at this moment. I have to look at the schedule; I just won this World Poker Tour event and it’s going to take me a little bit of time to look at the schedule down the road.

PN: Several pros have had recent public struggles with living the “touring pro” lifestyle, most notably Shannon Shorr’s recent episode wherein he actually went back to college for a few weeks. Do you ever consider going back into the
“real world”?

BC: No, I couldn’t do that. I’ve actually thought about that a few times. I could never go back, even to the working world. It’s not for me -– I’ve been too spoiled with big scores. I could never go back.

PN: What do you see yourself doing five years from today?

BC: I don’t know. Hopefully I’ll have a few big more scores, maybe win that European Poker Tour event, add another bracelet or two. I guess those are my only goals.

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To be in the running, download Full Tilt Poker through the links on PokerNews, register a new account, make a deposit and earn 300 Full Tilt Poker Points within the specified qualification windows. Following that, qualified players must click on the registration link in the lobby to confirm registration when prompted. Registration can be confirmed at anytime during the qualification window.

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Sunday March 23 (Earn 300 Full Tilt Poker Points from March 9 – 22)
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Sunday May 4 (Earn 300 Full Tilt Poker Points from April 20 – May 3)
Sunday May 18 (Earn 300 Full Tilt Poker Points from May 4 – 17)
Saturday May 31 (Earn 300 Full Tilt Poker Points from May 18 – 30)
Monday June 16 (Earn 300 Full Tilt Poker Points from May 31 – June 15)

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Daily qualifiers start on Wednesday March 26 for as little as $2.20 with Super Satellites kicking off every Thursday (starting April 3) at 20:05 GMT. Buy-in to the Super Satellite at $100 + $9 or win your seat through one of the daily qualifiers. The last Super Satellite is scheduled for Thursday April 10.

Stage 1 qualifiers include ongoing sit-n-gos for $10.9 + $1 (rewarding 1 seat to every 10 players), the $15 + $1.5 Satellite Freezeout (runs daily at 17:30 GMT) and the $10 + $1 Satellite (runs daily at 20:50 GMT) with rebuys and add-ons, both awarding 1 seat for every $109 collected.

Stage 2 qualifiers include the $1 + $0.2 sit-n-gos to the 20:50 GMT Stage 1, the $5 + $0.5 Satellite Freezeout (runs daily at 12:10 GMT) which awards 1 seat for every $16.50 collected to the same day’s 17:30 GMT Stage 1 and the $2 + $0.2 Satellite Turbo with rebuys and add-ons (runs daily at 13:45 GMT) which awards 1 seat for every $11 collected to the same day’s 20:50 GMT Stage 1.

To be in the running, sign up to CD Poker, Titan Poker and Poker 770 through the links on PokerNews and click on ‘Salzburg Poker Open’ in the tournament lobby. Simply enter into one of the daily qualifiers to win a seat to these fantastic super satellites.

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Our
friends at Full Tilt Poker host two freerolls scheduled for 14:00 EST on Monday March 17 and Monday March 24. Qualifying is easy – download Full Tilt Poker through PokerNews, register a new account, make a deposit and earn 100 Full Tilt Poker Points within the specified timeframes;

Monday March 17 (Earn 100 Full Tilt Poker Points from March 9 – 16)
Monday March 24 (Earn 100 Full Tilt Poker Points from March 16 – 23)

Qualified players must then click on the registration link in the lobby to confirm registration. Please note, this can be done at anytime during the qualification period.

PokerStars are offering incredible value as they award the top two finishers of each freeroll a €1,500 PokerNews Cup Austria Package each. There are two freerolls coming up this week – that’s four packages to be given away! Both freerolls kick off at 15:00 EST on Tuesday March 18 and Tuesday March 25. To be in the running, simply download PokerStars through PokerNews, sign up for a new account, make a deposit and earn 100 VPPs within the qualification windows for each freeroll;

Tuesday March 18 (Earn 100 VPPs from March 11 – 16)
Tuesday March 25 (Earn 100 VPPs from March 18 – 23)

Qualified players will be issued a ticket after the qualification window ends. This can be used to register for the tournament.

Join Titan Poker as they host their very own €1,500 PokerNews Cup Austria Freeroll on Wednesday March 19 at 13:30 EST. To enter, download Titan Poker through PokerNews, register a new account and make a deposit. Players must then earn one Titan Poker Point and use this to ‘buy-in’ to the freeroll. New players must meet all requirements at least 24 hours prior to the start of this freeroll.

Can’t make any of those dates? T6 Poker give you another chance at a €1,500 PokerNews Cup Austria Package on Thursday March 20 at 14:00 EST. To be eligible, download T6 Poker through PokerNews and sign up for a new account. Make a minimum €50 deposit and contribute at least €6 in rake to qualify. Should you qualify, you must then manually register for the freeroll. All entry requirements need to be completed at least 24 hours prior to the start of the freeroll.

Keep Friday March 21 at 13:00 EST locked into your calendars as Everest Poker host another €1,500 PokerNews Cup Austria Freeroll. To qualify, download Everest Poker through PokerNews, register a new account and make a deposit. Enter the bonus code AUSCUP3 after the tournament appears in the lobby to receive automatic registration into this freeroll.

Finally, win a €1,500 PokerNews Cup Austria Freeroll with CD Poker on Friday March 28 at 13:00 EST. Simply download CD Poker through PokerNews, sign up for a new account and make a deposit. Earn one CD Poker Point and use that to ‘buy-in’ to the freeroll. Players must fulfill all entry requirements and complete the registration process by the Wednesday before the freeroll.

Already have an existing account with the above online poker rooms? That’s fine! You can still compete provided you have signed up through PokerNews and completed all other entry requirements. Requirements for most rooms must be completed at least 24 hours prior to every freeroll. However, as always, check back at our freerolls page for full details on all freerolls mentioned here, as well as all the other fantastic promotions that lay ahead!

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Here’s how you can be a part of this fantastic tournament;

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Full Tilt Poker hosts two freerolls which kick off on Monday March 3 and Monday March 10
at 14:00 EST. To enter, download Full Tilt Poker through PokerNews and register a new account. Players must make a deposit and earn 100 Full Tilt Poker Points between the specified time frames;

Monday March 3 (Earn 100 Full Tilt Poker Points from February 24 – March 2)
Monday March 10 (Earn 100 Full Tilt Poker Points from March 2 – March 9)

Qualified players must then click on the registration link in the tournament lobby and confirm their registration when prompted.

Following that, PokerStars launch two separate freerolls on Tuesday March 4 and Tuesday March 11 – both of which begin at 15:00 EST. These freerolls award the top two finishers with a €1,500 PokerNews Cup Austria Package each. That’s double your chances of winning! To be eligible, download PokerStars through PokerNews, register a new account and make a deposit. Players must then earn 100 VPPs within the qualification window specified before each freeroll;

Tuesday March 4 (Earn 100 VPPs between February 26 and March 2)
Tuesday March 11 (Earn 100 VPPs between March 4 and March 9)

Qualified players will be issued a ticket after the qualification window ends which is then used to register for the freeroll.

Join Titan Poker as they host their latest €1,500 PokerNews Cup Austria Freeroll on Wednesday March 5 at 13:30 EST. To enter, download Titan Poker through PokerNews, sign up for a new account and earn a single Titan Poker Point which can then be used to ‘buy-in’ to the freeroll. New players must meet all requirements at least 24 hours prior to the start of the freeroll.

Our generous friends at T6 Poker also host a freeroll on Thursday March 6 at 14:00 EST. To be eligible, simply download T6 Poker through PokerNews, register a new account, make a minimum €50 deposit and earn at least €6 in rake. Qualified players must then manually register for the freeroll and complete all requirements at least 24 hours prior to the freeroll.

Finally, Everest Poker give you another chance to win a fantastic €1,500 PokerNews Cup Austria Package on Friday March 7 at 13:00 EST. To qualify, download Everest Poker through PokerNews, sign up for a new account and make a deposit. Enter the bonus code AUSCUP2 after the tournament appears in the lobby to receive automatic registration to the freeroll.

Remember, requirements for most rooms must be fulfilled at least 24 hours prior to the start of every freeroll. If you already have an existing account with the above poker rooms, we’d still love for you to compete provided you have signed up through PokerNews and have completed all other entry requirements. Keep checking back at our freerolls page for further information plus details on all upcoming freerolls.

Good luck and maybe we’ll see you at the 2008 PokerNews Cup Austria!

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