Iraq War Vet Next Up on PokerStars Million Dollar ChallengeSecond Installment Premieres This Sunday on Fox |
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The PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge debuted last Sunday, and according to PokerStars representatives, it was the most-watched poker program this year. This Sunday on Fox, a new contestant is getting a shot at $1 million, and that person is Sergeant First Class Denny Luna.
Luna, a 20-year Iraq war veteran, is currently serving as an operations NCO for the Army National Guard’s 2120th engineer company out of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, with 151 soldiers under his command. His future goals include retiring from the Army and becoming a teacher and mentor to young children. A successful run on this show could help him do just that.
For the first round, Luna will face a celebrity such as Super Bowl Champion Jerome Bettis, four-time NBA Champion John Salley, UFC champion Tito Ortiz, or Playboy Playmate Jayde Nicole. If he wins, Sgt. Luna will receive a vacation to the Bahamas.
If he wins the first round, he’ll move on to face a Team PokerStars.net pro and play for $25,000. During the first two rounds, Luna will get coaching advice from Daniel Negreanu. Should Luna win two matches, he’ll have to decide whether or not to take the $25,000 and walk away or risk it for a chance at $100,000 in a heads-up match against Negreanu. If he then wins the match against Negreanu, he will keep the money and also play in a sit-and-go against other $100,000 winners for a chance to play Negreanu one more time for $1 million. The episode will premiere on Fox after the NFL, but check local listings as it will air before NFL action in some markets.
PokerStars is also offering an extra incentive to watch the show by running a $20,000 viewer’s freeroll. A special password will be announced this Sunday for viewers to gain access into an exclusive online freeroll tournament with a first-place prize of $20,000.
Contestants can win their way onto the show by finishing in the top 10 in one of the four daily freeroll tournaments on PokerStars (8 p.m., 9 p.m., 10 p.m., 11 p.m. ET). The qualifiers must then submit a 60-second video about themselves and include why they deserve to star in the new show. Officials at PokerStars will review the tapes, and select the winners. Each person selected will receive round-trip airfare and accommodations to the show’s taping in Los Angeles for themselves and two friends.
Freerolls onto the show will run until Nov. 25, so there is still plenty of time left to qualify. If you don’t have an account, start one today with CardPlayer’s exclusive PokerStars deposit bonus.
Comments
agoramilio
over 2 years ago
holy promotion of underage gambling batman!
SevenKidsPoppy
over 2 years ago
Gambling? Repeat after me: "Poker is a game of skill. Poker is a game of skill. Poker is a game of skill."
For bragging rights only (no money involved), my five kids who are double-digit years old play all poker games -- badugi, hold'em, lowball, omaha, stud, and all their variants, limit, pot limit, and no limit.
Poker is a game that is enjoyed by friends and families.
Come to think of it, I'd be great for that show...
SevenKidsPoppy
over 2 years ago
Red Alert -- If Yankees-Angels is postponed today due to rain, then 'Stars' Million Dollar Challenge will be preempted.
If that happens, could CardPlayer please let us know if it will be shown at all this weekend or simply shifted to next weekend?
Thanks in advance.
SevenKidsPoppy
over 2 years ago
Major League Baseball has already stated that if today's game is rained out, then it will be played on Sunday slightly after 4 p.m. Eastern Time.
RealZionKid
over 2 years ago
Great job reusing the article from last week and tweeking a few names and words... Great reporting CARDPLAYER
woo52
over 2 years ago
I Know Denny Pesonally and he is not 20, he is a 20yr vet and a solid player. Dont be surprised if he makes it to head up with Daniel.