Barcelona, Spain, is a beautiful city with one of the richest histories in the world, and now poker players can take a trip there, take in the sights, and, of course, play some poker — all for as little as $2.22, courtesy of PokerStars.
PokerStars, the sponsor of the European Poker Tour, is giving its players a cornucopia of options to snag an entry into the EPT Barcelona, the kick-off event for season 5 of the EPT. The site is running numerous qualifiers for its $16,700 prize package, which includes the tournament buy-in (€8,000+€250), hotel accomodations, and money for expenses. The qualifiers start at $2.22 or 111 Frequent Player Points (FPPs), and PokerStars also offers step sit-and-go satellites starting at $7.50 or 500 FPPs. To find the satellites, open up the lobby in the PokerStars software, click “Events” and then “EPT.” The EPT Barcelona event itself is set to be held Sept. 10-14 at Casino Barcelona.
Those interested can sign up for PokerStars now and receive a first-time PokerStars deposit bonus through Card Player. For those who already have accounts at PokerStars, the site is running a promotion called PokerStars 2X, and, as part of that promotion, it is offering a 40 percent reload bonus, up to $240. Use the bonus code “2X” when reloading. Those who use that code also receive an entry into a special freeroll tournament giving away seats into September’s 2008 World Championship of Online Poker main event.
