Poker Million - The Institution

The FA Cup Final, the Grand National, even the Queen’s Speech, some things take place just once a year but for many they remain vivid in the memory for years to come.

That sentiment rings true for the Poker Million, which has become something of a British tradition. In poker circles, with its enormous prize-pool, innovative party and live coverage, it is simply unique.

Sadly we have to concede poker remains a minority sport, yet to those who list it amongst their favourite pastime the Ladbrokes-sponsored competition is a constitution.

The profession of previous Poker Million winners reads like something from a children’s nursery rhyme. You know the one… the butcher, baker, candlestick maker. And 2007 winner Joe "The Elegance" Beevers may have had all the luck in the world, most notably when his pocket 2’s prevailed against the pocket 6’s belonging to Liam Flood, but these are the ingredients which give us all hope, the belief we too can win a million in front of the television cameras.

Once the Word Series of Poker was THE competition to play. Naturally Ladbrokes offers one of the most attractive online qualifying packages for that annual Las Vegas adventure but battling through a field of six thousand and finishing amongst the top five is the only way to become a dollar millionaire? Surely overcoming 72 payers in a 6-seater shootout format has to be considered much easier fishing.

So with the dust yet to settle on the 2007 Poker Million trophy, which looked like a miniature of Superman’s North Pole retreat, get yourself ready for Poker Million VII which will be taking place early in 2008 but not before a host of online qualifying opportunities are delivered to you the Ladbrokespoker.com faithful.