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Sep 14th, 2006 - 18:20:01 |
Win Your Tuition
Absolute Poker recently announced its six spring finalists in the free ‘Win Your Tuition’ competition. The six finalists are David Wood, Jim Pappas, Kyle Garis, Justin Rausch, David Wilke and Jamie Webster. These lucky students will now go on to play in a live tournament final in the VIP room of Crobar Club. Crobar is one of the hottest dance venues in NYC, and there will be a free party for college students on the final night of August 8th.
The Win Your Tuition tournament has been run by Absolute Poker since 2005, and is a twice-yearly event. It promises students a chance to win their college fees for an entire semester, as well as other great prizes such as laptops and Ipods. Entry into the tournament is free, and is open to any students with good academic records enrolled in that particular semester.
This spring’s tournament began back in January, and has been the biggest yet with over 10,000 students participating from hundreds of colleges around the world. The game is Texas Hold’em, and it gives students the chance to compete in a real international poker tournament without the high costs involved. The tournament has grown so much so quickly that it is now one of the biggest tournaments in the world, and is even bigger than the World Series of Poker, although without the high prize money!
This years finalists are sure to have a great time in the final, whether they win or lose. If they win, then their name will be added to the third lucky winner after Derek Dilberian and Jeremy Olisar won the first two tournaments in 2005.
As well as their increasingly popular Win Your Tuition Tournament, Absolute Poker are known for their work with college students, and run a number of tournaments and programs specifically for students. This might be because the founders of Absolute Poker, the world’s fourth largest online poker destination, met and developed their passion for poker in college. They now want to give something back, which is why they run this tournament as well as a number of company internship positions at their headquarters in Costa Rica. In a game that revolves around money, it is nice to see people giving something back to their community and remembering what it was like to be students themselves.
The final promises to be spectacular, and for the winner it could be the start of a brilliant poker career, or just the ticket they need to finish their studies and be successful in their career. Whatever happens, it seems sure that the Win Your Tuition tournament will continue to go from strength to strength each year, and help students pay for their education whilst having fun and playing poker.
By Poker News
Jun 16, 2006, 20:53
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