Win the World Cup with PKR

LONDON, England -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- Armchair sportsmen the world over can finally realise the dream of representing their country thanks to the PKR World Cup.

While Rooney, Ronaldo and Torres do battle in South Africa, players at the next-generation online poker room PKR.com will take to the felt to play for their own shot at glory and the chance to win cash and signed football memorabilia.

The PKR World Cup will start on May 22 with a series of six tournaments that will see players score points that count towards a qualification leader board. At the end of the series, the top four point scorers will earn a place in their six man national team. The last two spots in each team will be taken by the most successful sit and go and heads up players in the qualifying period. The teams will then compete through a series of sit and go matches to see which nation really is the best.

Neil Wright, Cardroom Manager said, "Our forums are always full of banter between players from different countries, so it will be fascinating to finally see which nation really does produce the best poker players. We wish them the best of luck and look forward to crowning the winning nation in July."