Qualify For the World's Heads Up Championship
August 08, 2008 - Thomas Clarke
(Credit: pokerwire) 
You could be playing in the beautiful Gran Casino Barcelona alongside some of the best players in the world thanks to Ladbrokes Poker. 
Ladbrokes Poker is giving you the chance to join last year's World Heads-Up Champion Jeff "JaffaCake" Kimber at this year's event. They are adding a $6,000 package to the Jaffacake tournament prizepool, giving you the chance to take on some of poker's best Heads-Up players in one of Europe's most vibrant cities.
As well as taking the guaranteed first prize of $13,440, the winner of the Heads-Up Championship will receive a package that includes a seat in the 2008 World Heads-Up Championship plus expenses. The World Heads-Up Championship will take place from Monday 20th October at the Gran Casino in Barcelona.
From August 4th you will have the opportunity to secure one of the 128 seats in JaffaCake's Heads-Up Championship tournament. Round one of the Championship tournament will take place on September 9th. There will be a round every night up until Sunday Sept 14th when the semi-finals and final will be played out.
There will be a random draw for the JaffaCake Heads-Up Championship tournament once the 128 seats are filled.
How to Buy In or Qualify
You can buy-in directly to the Championship tournament for $300 + $30
Or you can qualify for the JaffaCake Heads-Up Championship tournament through satellites as outlined below:
32 Player Heads-Up Sit and Go Satellites $15 + $0.50 Entry
1st – Entry to JaffaCake Heads-Up Championship
2nd - $75
3rd - $37.50
4th - $37.50
16 Player Heads-Up Sit and Go Satellites $30 + $1 Entry
1st – Entry to JaffaCake Heads-Up Championship
2nd - $75
3rd - $37.50
4th - $37.50
8 Player Heads-Up Sit and Go Satellites $100 + $5 Entry
1st – Entry to JaffaCake Heads-Up Championship
2nd - $235
3rd - $117.50
4th - $117.50
Satellites will run between August 4th and September 5th.
Tournament Information
All players taking part in the Championship event will be emailed table numbers for round 1 when the draw is made. The draw will be made on Sunday 7th September. Details of the draw will also be available on the website, click here.
Payout Structure for JaffaCake Heads-Up Championship
Top 8 paid
1st - $13,440 plus World Heads-Up Package
2nd - $7,680
3rd - $3,840
4th - $3,840
5th – 8th $2,400 each
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