January 29, 2006
"I was never a real good pacificpoker player," Binion told a biographer, contrasting himself with friends who made a living at the game. "They know the pacificpoker room, and know the percentages, and somebody can have a hand, and all this money in." He continued: "They got to know how many cards is gone, and how many chances he's got to make it, and this, that and the other. I can't do that. I don't know that end of it." One of the United Kingdom's oldest online gaming sites (pacificpoker .com) is finally set to introduce its first major tournament. Pacificpoker, one of the world's best-known and oldest betting institutions (71 years) is finally stepping up its game to meet the modern tournament-demand that is dominating today's play pacificpoker market.
The William Hill Grand Prix will take place between the 17th and the 25th of October and offers a 450,000 (pounds) prize pool, with first-place cashing out with 150,000. The William Hill Grand Prix differs from many of today's modern pacificpoker com tournaments in that it has removed the traditional tournament-style blinds in hopes of improving the action at the event. According to a recent press release, the purpose of this change in play is to bring back the technical side of the pacificpoker game that can be neglected during blind structured events that are made designed for speed.
The structure of the poker tournament will feature seven heats of eight pacificpoker .com players, consisting of eight online qualifiers and 48 top international pacificpoker professionals, who will pay the 6 thousand pound entry fee. The winner of each heat will earn a spot at the final table and the semi-finalists (runner-up from each heat) will have an additional chance to make the finals by winning at a table specifically designated for the semi-finalists. In the end, eight finalists will compete for the top prize.
This event is sure to draw some attention as a deal between William Hill and Presentable, Ltd., one of the U.K.'s top pacificpoker com television production teams (responsible for the successful Late Night Pacificpoker) will bring the action to viewers on Sky TV in early December of this year. William Hill is currently running event-qualifier pacificpoker tournaments on its online site and will be putting up the entry for the eight online winners. What he did know was how to create a secure, seductive home for games of skill and chance, and to take a fair cut for his trouble.
