A new online poker championship is being offered exclusively for students, seeking out the best Texas Hold'em player studying at universities across the U.S. Prizes include scholarships of various monetary values as well as all-expense-paid vacation packages for the final championship to be held in Cancun, Mexico in March. At the final championship, $10,000 of the prize pot will also be donated to charity.

The competition is sponsored by online poker room RoyalVegasPoker.com, and the game's format will resemble that of its sponsor. The tournament is free to enter, and players bet with "virtual chips" that are free of charge. Information on the tournament can be found at www.collegepokerchampionship.com. The site also offers the downloadable software necessary to take place in the weekly satellite games as well as basic poker terminology and guidelines.

Source:  Poker777 Staff

Monday, 24 January 2005