Partygammon.com Million rofl

[Gildwulf]

LOL does anyone even know how to play backgammon?

Who would play 12.5k to play something only grandmas know how to play?


First PartyGammon.com Million Announced Get ready for backgammon's biggest prize pool!
PartyGammon.com is making history with the first backgammon tournament ever to feature a guaranteed $1 million in prize money! Qualify online exclusively at PartyGammon.com and you could win one of 64 tournament prize packages worth $12,500.

The tournament will take place from January 21 through January 25, 2007 at the famous Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas, where the World Championships of Backgammon was held at the peak of its popularity between 1975 and 1978.

The winner of the PartyGammon.com Million will receive a massive $500,000, and the remaining prize pool will be distributed to the runner up, the two semi-finalists, and the four quarter-finalists. The top four players in the Consolation Tournament will also receive significant cash prizes. Plus, there will be plenty of side action to add to the atmosphere, including mini jackpots and an exciting Super Jackpot.

In keeping with this exclusive setting, many of the world's top players will attend the event, as well as plenty of international celebrities. We'll even be filming the event and distributing it to major television channels throughout the world.

Event details
When: Jan. 21 – 25, 2007
Where: Atlantis Resort, Bahamas
Entry fee: $9,500
Registration fee: $500 (includes Gala dinner)
Number of players: There is a maximum of 128 players
64 direct buy-ins
64 online qualifiers