Pokerroom.com Ashes tournaments

The Ashes is without a doubt the biggest sports story of the winter and at www.pokerroom.com poker players with a passion for cricket have the chance to win exclusive trips to the sold-out Boxing Day Ashes Test between Australia and England.

The site is holding four weekly tournaments from 30 October – 25 November, and entrants can compete for, or purchase, a place in a weekly final where the winner will claim an all-expenses-paid trip for two to the Melbourne Test Match.

A tournament ticket for each weekly qualifying tournament costs $ 12, with players competing for a place in the final to be held each Saturday. Alternatively, tickets for each final can be purchased for $ 108, providing an opportunity to compete directly for Ashes packages worth approximately £ 6,000 each.

The tournaments will be taking place on the following dates:

Qualifier: 30 October – 3 November Final: 4 November
Qualifier: 6 – 10 November Final: 11 November
Qualifier: 13 – 17 November Final: 18 November
Qualifier: 20 – 24 November Final: 25 November

“The Ashes is one of the biggest events in sports, where two great rivals compete in a contest of skill and mental strength – two of the characteristics displayed by the best poker players,” commented Karin Klein, bwin spokesperson for PokerRoom.com. “With the Fourth Test sold out months ago we’re expecting some great contests on www.pokerroom.com in November to win seats at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Boxing Day.”

The four tournament winners will travel to Melbourne on 23 December 2006, receive tickets to all five days of the match, and return to the UK on 2 January 2007.