Ladbrokes Poker Million is the biggest televised tournament in Europe and the only televised tournament with a $1,000,000 first prize. The six players at the Final Table will be competing for over $1.7 million, which includes $855,000 added prize money from Ladbrokes.
70 of the 72 finalists are regulars at Ladbrokespoker.com and 66 qualified online at Ladbrokespoker.com.
15 of the 16 Poker Million 2005 programs were recorded over 2 weeks in March (1 Celebrity Heat, 12 Heats & 2 Semi-Finals). They are now being broadcast weekly on Tuesday nights on Sky Sports.
Live Final
The climax of Poker Million 2005 is the live final, which will be broadcast on Friday August 19th.
This year, 500 Ladbrokes poker players will share in the excitement of the Live Final of Ladbrokes Poker Million 2005, where one Ladbrokes poker player will walk away with the $1,000,000 first prize.
Ladbrokes Poker are holding the Live Final Party at the London Metropole Hotel, which will have the Final broadcast displayed on large screens which can be viewed from your table, so you will miss none of the action.
Sky will be integrating coverage of the Party with their Live Final broadcast, to capture the all the excitement as the six Ladbrokes players fight to a winner, as well as to interview pundits and spectators. The climax of the Party will be a free raffle for a Ladbrokes Cruise 2006 Package worth $11,000.
