PokerStars launches Lamborghini Gallardo promotion

(PRESS RELEASE) -- PokerStars today announced a new series of freeroll tournaments to allow poker players from across the globe to compete for the chance to win a Lamborghini Gallardo supercar, as well as over $1 million in added value.

A series of daily freerolls will allow players to qualify for nine weekly finals, each with $100,000 added to the prize pool. The top 2,000 players from each weekly final will progress to the Grand Final, where players will battle across the virtual baize to compete for a $250,000 prizepool.

The top 5,000 players at the Grand Final will each receive a share of the quarter of a million dollar prizepool and the winner will also receive a Lamborghini Gallardo, worth around $200,000.

Satellites for the Lamborghini Freeroll tournament start on July 25 and run until September 25 with weekly finals throughout August and September. Qualifiers will then contest the Grand Final, which will be held on October 3rd.

Timings and Further Information:

Daily Satellites: July 25 to September 25

Freeroll tournaments for up to 10,000 players will take place every two hours during this period with the top 18 players from each tournament qualifying for the weekly finals.

Weekly Finals: August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, September 5, 12, 19, 26

The weekly final will have a $100,000 prize pool and will have a maximum capacity of 10,000 players. The top 2,000 players in the weekly final will receive prize money and progress to the grand final at the end of the promotion.

Grand Final: October 3

The grand final will award $250,000 in prize money to the top 5,000 players and will award a Lamborghini to the winner.