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RedKings Summer French League of Poker Begins 1 July

by PokerPages.com
Wed, Jun 25th, 2008 @ 12:00am

RedKings.fr continues to grow and expand into French speaking markets with the announcement of a Summer French League of Poker, with over $10,000 in cash and prizes and the crowning of the July RedKings French King/Queen of Poker. The League launches 1 July.

"France is a nation full of good Poker players and we aim to provide them with an exciting new alternative for playing poker online," said a company spokesperson. "RedKings is one of the fastest growing online poker rooms in Europe and the League will help cement our position in France and all French speaking communities around the world."

A series of great freerolls and money-added buy-ins will see players battling it out on the leader board for 10 amazing prizes:

  • Week 1 opens with a $500 Freeroll to warm the players up ! Scoring starts with 2 x $200 added $5+$0.50 buy-ins with league points allocated to the top 25 finishers.
  • Week 2 sees 2 more $5+$0.50 buy-ins, the first with $300 added and the second with $400 added. The top 25 finishers in each of these tournaments will get double points to really push players up the leader board!
  • Week 3 starts with their last $5+$0.50 buy-in -- with a huge $500 added. The League then closes with a massive $1000 Freeroll for all players who have played at least 2 of the league buy-ins. Each of the tournaments in the final week come with TRIPLE points!
  • The prizes include a Nintendo Wi, a Playstation 3, a football shirt and Big prize Tournament tickets.

    The spokesperson added "This League is just the start of our French focus for the remainder of 2008. Our plans for bigger and better tournaments will be rolled out later in the year and we fully expect our existing total monthly tournament guarantees of $15,000,000 to be exceeded."

    THERE'S MORE

    All players will be able to use a special new Poker bonus code BILLETS where they can play for a 4 x $100 stepped bonus at a competitive rate of 8x over 60 days. All players completing this bonus will also gain free access into an exclusive Freeroll where they can win tickets to see the favourite football team of their choice live.

    RedKings (www.redkings.fr ) uses the hugely popular French software from Ongame, and is known for its prompt pay outs and fantastic French customer service.

    For more details about the Summer French League of Poker see: http://www.redkings.com/fr/FrenchPokerLeague.html

     

     
     

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