Sunday, June 15, is a huge day for players trying to get into the World Series of Poker main event through online qualifiers, because that’s the day that both Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars will hold tourneys where a combined guaranteed 350 main-event seats will be awarded. (That’s the same number of players who played in the 1998 WSOP main event, the year Scotty Nguyen won.)
PokerStars will hold a World Series of Poker main-event qualifier wherein a guaranteed 200 $12,500 main-event prize packages will be won. The $370 buy-in tourney takes place June 15 at 4:30 p.m. ET, and PokerStars will soon be running satellites into this event. The prize package is valued at $12,500. Those interested can take advantage of a PokerStars deposit bonus from Card Player.
At 6 p.m. ET the same day, Full Tilt will hold a $535 buy-in, 150-seat guaranteed tourney. Satellites for this even are now running, and 252 players have already registered. With Full Tilt’s flexible qualifying system, players of all bankrolls can try to get into this event, and Card Player readers can take advantage of a Full Tilt deposit bonus offered through Card Player. This prize package is valued at $12,000.
