World Series of Poker - R3,500,000 All Africa Poker Tournament

The Three and a Half Million Rand All Africa Poker Tournament will be held from 26th February to 1st March 2009 at Swaziland's Piggs Peak Hotel and Casino. The Tournament is a re-buy tournament which guarantees a prize pool of R3,500,00!
The Main Event prize winner will receive One Million Rand and one of nine 2009 World Series of Poker Packages to the value of R150,000. Team All Africa Poker will head off to Las Vegas where the WSOP will be held in mid 2009.

The All Africa Poker Tournament R25,000 Buy-in, (R22,000 going to the prize pool and R3,000 for accommodation/food and beverage package) includes One Main Event AAPT seat, a 5,000 starting chip stack, Three nights accommodation at Orion Piggs Peak Hotel & Casino for the player and one partner as well as all drinks and meals in the poker room.
There are unlimited re-buys and one add-on. Re-buys are R5,000 for 5,000 chips and the Add-on is R7,500 for 12,500 chips. 120 seats are available.
For players who share a room with another player participating in the tournament there will be a R2,500 rebate for each player.


The Main Event starts at 8pm on Thursday, 26 February 2009 and the prize pool is as follows:

1	R 1 Million + WSOP package valued at R150,000
2	R400,000 + WSOP package valued at R150,000
3	R250,000 + WSOP package valued at R150,000
4	R150,000 + WSOP package valued at R150,000
5	R125,000 + WSOP package valued at R150,000
6	R225,000
7	R150,000
8	R125,000
9	R100,000

There will also be a R350,000 Guaranteed Shootout Tournament with a R3,500 Buy-in for each sit & go. Sit & Go’s start as soon as sufficient players have been knocked out of the Main Event. There will be ten Sit & Go’s and the R350,000 Guaranteed Shootout tournament will commence once all the Sit & Go’s have been completed. The Prize pool will be finalized once the Sit & Go’s have been completed There will also be cash games through out the tournament.

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