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RedKings Summer French League of Poker Begins 1 JulyWed, 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: 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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