From March 23^rd to 29^th the Montecasino in Vienna will be hosting a series of tournaments to suit all bankrolls. There’s a €300+40 No Limit tournament to kick things off on the 23^rd, followed by the Main Event at €3,200+300 running from 25^th till the 29^th and if your bankroll runs to it – a High Rollers Event from 27^th – 29^th at a cool €15,000+300 attracting big names from all over Europe and across the pond.

If that all sounds fantastic – but a little out of your price range – help is at hand. There are satellites running now on Partypoker.com starting at as little as… well nothing! You can freeroll into qualifiers, or buy into satellites ranging from $1, $6 or $40 in order to qualify for the big satellite – or if you like – buy in direct. Every Sunday there’s a $350+25 satellite where 1 player in 20 will walk away with a $7,000 package covering your buy-in to the Main Event, $1,400 in spending money and 5 night’s accommodation along with all the usual extras!

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We have therefore gathered all the current tournaments together here.

A lot of finals seem to be on the Sunday of each month, although there are daily finals as well for many packages.

All of these events have multiple ways you can satellite in, usually from as little as $1, and sometimes for absolutely nothing via a freeroll.

There are some pretty awesome places that you can win trips to including Sao Paulo, Macau, Copenhagen and many more.

The best thing about these packages is that as well as winning a seat for the tournament, you also receive cash for a hotel and for your travel so in essence it’s free holiday that you can win thousands of pounds on.

Here then is a list of what amazing packages you can win over the next few months on Poker Stars.

EUROPE

UKIPT Nottingham 11-14th February – Dusk Til Dawn Poker Room

Package worth £955.

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IPT Malta – 17-21st February 2011 –  Portomaso Casino  -

Package worth €2700 .

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EPT Copenhagen – 21-26 February 2011 –  Casino Copenhagen

Package worth €6,329.

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UKIPT Manchester - 10-14th March 2011 – G Casino -

Package worth £950

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Eureka Poker Tour Prague- 17th-20th March 2011  -Card Casino -

Package worth €1300

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Rest of World

ANZPT Perth-   23-27th March 2011 – Burswood Casino

Package worth $3866 incl Hotel.

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Macau – February and April- Lisboa Casino

Variable packages available now.

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USA and Americas.

LAPT Brazil - Feb 16-20 – World trade Center, Sao Paulo.

Package worth $4213 incl Hotel and travel expenses.

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NAPT Los Angeles 5-10th March 2011 – Bicycle Casino

Package worth $6150 incl expenses.

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As you can see there is a lot of choice, and you can get help to qualify in the form of a $600 free bonus when you first deposit.

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The packed schedule will once again feature the €550 main event with a €125,000 guaranteed prize pool , as well as a range of side events. These will include a NL Hold’em Freezeouts, Turbo, 6 Max and an Omaha Hi Freezeout to ensure all tastes are catered for.

There will also be no shortage of cash game action, with all stakes available in the 24-hour card room.

The fourth leg of Season Two will take place from March 2nd – 6th in the Card Casino Prague, the biggest and best poker room in the Czech Republic.
The second season of this tour has proved to be even more popular than the first with a lot more venues and larger fields.

Online satellites are running everyday that award guaranteed €1,100 prize packages. Each prize package includes entry to the main event and €550 in travel and accommodation spending money. Find your way to Prague! Qualify from as little as €1 today.

The play in these satellites is very soft and it is ridiculously easy to bag yourself a package .

If you have not been to Prague you won’t know what you’re missing. Cheap beer and beautiful architecture being two of the most famous selling points.

If you are not already a member of Paradise Poker then you can also qualify for an amazing 200% first deposit bonus up to a max of €1000

Click here for more details on the bonus and tour.

This modern city, named after Charles Darwin is situated in the far north of Australia, and is a great base for further adventures, either in South East Asia, or by taking the new Ghan train to Alice Springs or Adelaide.

The package that PokerStars is offering is worth $3615 and includes travel, hotel accommodation and a seat in the tournament, which takes place between 25th and 30th October 2010 at the Sky City casino.

The tour kicks off in September on the sunny Algarve, which presents a great chance to get in a last sunny holiday before the grim winter takes hold. The tour also takes in events in London, Copenhagen, Prague, Madrid and Bulgaria which is an interesting mix of cities to visit.

Paradise will also be running the Paradise Poker Tour league, which adds extra value to the tournaments, and rewards players who play in multiple events. You will be awarded points for finishing in the top 50 of an event, and if yopu finish the season top of the pile you will pick up an extra €10,000 and entry to every tour event in the next tour.

I played in the first event last season in London, and have also travelled with Paradise to the WSOP in Vegas, and they provide excellent hospitality at all their events, with hotels, parties and many more add-ons to make sure any package won with Paradise is a memorable one.

For more details on Paradise Poker Tour, and to receive a 100% first deposit bonus click here.

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Some excellent forward planning on PokerStars’ behalf means that this event takes place during the world famous Edinburgh festival as well, so you can combine your poker trip with some comedy, theatre or music. I spent a month in Edinburgh during the festival many moons ago, and it was one of the most debauched months of my life. Lots of 5am drinking sessions, stand up comedy shows, crazy gigs ensued.

If you have never been I suggest you take full advantage of this tournament and start trying to qualify now. In fact that is exactly what I am going to once I have finished this article. Poker Stars are running their usualy vast array of satellites to this tournament, and you can qualify for free. Also with hotels being at such a premium during the festival, the fact that this package includes your prebooked accommodation makes this by far and away the best way to experience the festival, whilst taking in some poker as well.

The event is a £500 No Limt Hold em and will have a prizepool of over £250,000 if the other tournmaments are anything to go by, with the winner taking home at least £50,000. I will be busting a gut trying to qualify for this, as Edinburgh is an amazing city anyway, and when the festival is on it is truly magical, so add a poker tournmament to that equation, and you have an immense experience all round.

To learn more about qualification and to recieve a $600 bonus from Poker Stars click here.

Tallinn is the capital of Estonia, a port town, situated on the Gulf of Finland. It is fast becoming a popular destination for weekend breaks with its great nightlife, superb restaurant options and beautiful Medieval architecture.

Tallinn is actually a UNDESCO world heritage site as it is one of the best preserved examples of a medieval trading port.

The tournament takes place in the Swissotel and is the first time the EPT has taken place in Tallinn. The Baltic Poker Tour , also sponsored by Poker Stars visited last year, and was such a success that it was upgraded to be included on the prestigious European Poker Tour.

The entry is €4000 and the packages are worth €6000, which includes 7 days accomodation at the Swissotel and €770 for expenses.

You can win a package using various satellites which start from as little as €5.50.

To learn more about qualification and information on receiving a $600 bonus when you sign up to Poker Stars , please click here.

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“I feel great to have won after coming second in London,” said the new champ.
“The last 15 players in this tournament were a lot tougher than those in London and it was important for me to finish in the top three places and be second in the Tour League. This was one of the three best cashes I’ve had since I started playing poker, so I’m really pleased with the result.”

The winning hand was an interesting one, as the cash went in with Marek holding a flush draw against Muff’s top pair with Queen/Ten on a Qd Jd 4C board. Marek had an Eight and Seven of diamonds.

However the turn was a 6, which meant he had a gutshot as well to go with his flush draw, and it was this gutshot which duly hit with the 5 of clubs seeing Muff’s hopes taking a dive.

Now preperations and qualification will be beginning for the next Paradise Poker Tour, and the next leg is very soon, in Algarve Vilamoura.

To see qualification details for this event and how to recieve a €1000 welcome bonus please click here.

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The Casino has an Art Deco feeling whilst feeling modern and vibrant inside and has a very classy atmosphere,  like the sort of casino you expect to see in a Bond film and is a superb setting for the pinnacle of poker tournaments.

The EPT takes place from August 29th to September 5th 2010 and qualification is running now, including the chance to win your seat for free. There is a main final every Sunday with one $12k package gtd and there are entry satellites for this all week long.

The WPT is one of the most recognisable and prestigious tournaments on the circuit and there is sure to be a lot of attention round this maiden UK tournament, which comes a close 2nd to the WSOP in terms of exposure.

if you join Party Poker through using the bonus code BREAKS100 then you will receive a $100 bonus on your first deposit as a 100% match of your inital deposit. E.G deposit$ 75 and receive $75 free.

Click here for more details.

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One of the cheapest ways to qualify is using your Frequent Player Points, or FPPs. You are awarded these for playing any type of poker game on Poker Stars, and can then use these to enter the FPP Megapath, which as well as sounding like a heavy metal band, is also a really easy way to qualify for the PCA.

It runs like a Steps system, so you win seats to the next round, with 9 rounds in all before you get to the Final. Usually 1 in 3 will qualify for the next round , so it really isn’t too hard to move up the ladder.

As well as this route, there are also Cash satellites, with a $700 satellite every Sunday, with one seat guaranteed. There are various smaller satellites into this Sunday final as well, starting from as little as $3.03 .

To find out more or to enter, download the software, and then in the lobby look under EVENTS> PCA to find all the sats.

You also receive a superb free $600 bonus when you first deposit.

Click here for more info, and to receive your $600 bonus.

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