Intertops Poker, Juicy Stakes present online satellite tournaments

(PRESS RELEASE) -- Once again Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are teaming up to give online poker players a chance to win their way to a big-money, live poker tournament in a truly exotic location. Two online satellite series this month will send winners to $500,000 GTD tournaments in the Caribbean: the $500K Punta Cana Poker Classic and the $500K PPC Aruba World Championship.

An online poker tournament that begins July 4, Independence Day, will send the winner to the $500K Punta Cana Poker Classic, Oct. 25 to 31. Players can win their way to the online satellite final in daily Step 1 and Step 2 tournaments that begin on Monday, July 4th. PPC Aruba satellites begin the following week, July 11.

The $5000 prize package awarded to the winner of the Punta Cana Poker Classic Satellites Final on July 11 includes $1650 buy-in to the Main Event and six nights at the luxurious five-star Meliá 'The Level' Resort. The Punta Cana Poker Classic gives players lots of time for fun in the sun and, with a full schedule of tournaments, plenty of opportunities to win some cash.

The $4000 PPC Aruba World Championship package includes $2400 buy-in to that Main Event and accommodation at one of the island's top resorts. Both packages include accommodation, travel expenses and Intertops or Juicy Stakes gear as well as dinner and a night out with the Intertops or Juicy Stakes team.

Online Satellite Tournament Schedules

$500,000 Punta Cana Poker Classic

Step 1 ($2+$0.20)
1 Step 2 ticket awarded
July 4 - 9, 3 p.m., 6 p.m., 8 p.m., 10 p.m. and midnight GMT

Step 2 ($10+$1)
1 ticket to Final awarded
July 5-10, 2 p.m. GMT

Last Chance Tournament ($1 + $0.10)
1 ticket to Final awarded
Sunday, July 10, 11 p.m. GMT

Final ($100+$10)
1 $5000 prize package awarded
July 11, 1 p.m. GMT

$500,000 PPC Aruba World Championship

Step 1 ($2+$0.20)
1 Step 2 ticket awarded
July 11 - 16, 2 p.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m., 8 p.m. and midnight EDT

Step 2 ($10+$1)
1 ticket to Final awarded
July 11-16, 10 p.m. EDT

Last Chance Tournament ($1 + $0.10 )
1 ticket to Final awarded
Sunday, July 17, 7 p.m. EDT

Final ($100+$10)
1 $4500 prize package awarded
July 17, 9 p.m. EDT

"There's a bunch of guys that play a lot of our satellites," said Intertops' poker manager. "Lots of rivalries. We've taken Tim O'Keefe out of the mix though – he's a sponsored player now so he'll be with us in Austria this summer and in the Caribbean this fall, but this time someone else can win the prize packages!"

Tim and other winners of previous online satellite tournaments have shared their poker adventures abroad on the Living the Dream poker blog.