This Sunday sees the long-awaited $1 million guaranteed Birthday Million at PartyPoker.com in celebration of the poker operator’s upcoming seventh birthday. Players can qualify for as little as $1 or 15 PartyPoints for the landmark tournament, which takes place on Sunday Aug. 10 at 12:45 ET.
Alternatively, players can buy-in directly to the event, which features a championship-style blind structure, for $640. Players will also be treated to a host of celebratory events in the run up to the $1 million Birthday Million, details of which will be announced shortly.
A host of celebratory tournaments take place this week, including:
Aug. 5 – Magic Hand
Every 77,777th hand, the lucky player holding the winning hand and his tablemates will share up to $300
Aug. 6 – $777 tournaments
Seven tournaments paying out $777 to 77 players every two hours between 8 a.m. ET and 8 p.m. ET.
Aug. 7 – Surprise Tournaments
Twenty surprise tournaments over 10 hours with cash prizes and qualifier seats for the Sunday $1 million Birthday Million tournament. Tournaments will appear in the lobby just 15 minutes before they start
Aug. 8 – $1,000,000 Birthday Party Qualifiers
Scores of additional qualifiers for the Sunday $1 million Birthday Million
Aug. 9 – $7,777 Tournament and Super Saturday $1,000,000 Birthday Party Qualifiers
Players who earn 77 PartyPoints during the birthday week celebrations can take part in a $7,777 tournament with up to 150 seats available for the Sunday $1 million Birthday Million
“There is no doubt this is a party not to miss,” said a spokesman for the company. “It is not often you go to someone else’s birthday celebrations with the chance of walking away with a share of $1,000,000. It will definitely feel like a birthday and Christmas all rolled into one for our big winners.”
More details of the event can be found here, and players can qualify for the event at PartyPoker.com.
