Full Tilt Pokers Melbourne Poker Championship Satellite

Keeping their tradition of sending poker players to the biggest live tournaments in the poker galaxy, Full Tilt Poker is showing their support for this year's Melbourne Poker Championship event, by offering an affordable satellite to this huge live event.

Coming up on Sunday March 16th at 4 p.m. EST, Full Tilt Poker will host a $50+$5 buy-in satellite event to the Melbourne Poker Championship. The lucky winner of the satellite will receive a prize package worth an impressive $1,500! The prize money will more than cover the $1,100 to buy-in to the Main Championship event, which will be held on May 25th at the beautiful Crown Poker Room in Melbourne. The lucky winner will however be responsible for travel and accommodation expenses.

The 2008 Championship event schedule will start on Sunday May 11th and promises to be huge, with 12 Tournaments being offered throughout the 15 day event. With such a wide range of events and buy-ins being scheduled, players should have no problem finding an event tailored just for them; from the $115 buy-in PokerPro No Limit Hold'em Deep Stack Tournament, to the $5,200 buy-in High Stakes Hold'em event. Plus, there will be a wide variety of daily satellites with buy-ins starting at only $25, proving the 2008 Melbourne Poker Championship has an event to suit every player's bankroll.

Full Tilt Poker wants to send you to Melbourne, for your chance to be crowned the next Poker Champ and claim your share of the $500,000 prize pool. Get ready, to play March 16th for your chance to be in Melbourne in May!