EUR 3,000 Casinos Austria Poker Tour Sponsorship

Innsbruck may not sound much like an exotic location (especially not for European players) but wait till you get a load of what it hosts on May 10th-11th, 2008: a live poker tournament sponsored by Casino Austria, which will probably feature a prize pool in excess of €5 million.

It’d be great to take part in it, wouldn’t it? And how great would it be if someone else were to pay for the whole thing instead of you? After all, the buy-in to the tourney is EUR 1,900 + EUR 100, and that is no small change by any standards.

Well, there is a possibility to gain a full or a half sponsorship during February and March, by playing on one of several online poker sites in on the gig. What you need to do is sign up to one of these sites (follow our links in the table below), and fulfill their rake requirements.

The packages will be worth EUR 3,000 each, and will include the buy-in and EUR 1,000 for expenses. These are the sites you can play at for the sponsorship, and the conditions you’ll have to fulfill:

Poker Room	Rakeback	Full Sponsorship rake requirement	Half Sponsorship rake requirement
FatBet	50%	EUR 15,000	EUR 10,000
Poker Heaven	30%	EUR 15,000	EUR 10,000
Poker Nordica	30%	$ 15,000	$ 10,000
Betfair	30-37%	£ 7,000	£ 5,250
Purple Lounge	VIP	$ 15,000	$ 10,000
Betsafe	30-50%	$ 15,000	$ 10,000
RedStar	33%	$ 15,000	$ 10,000
PKR	30%	$ 15,000	$ 10,000
Whitebet	VIP deal	39,000 PP	19,000 PP
Ultimate Bet	30%	$ 15,000	$ 10,000
Absolute Poker	30%	$ 15,000	$ 10,000

Players qualified for the sponsorship package may be required to wear special apparel assigned by the sponsor.

Packages are not transferable. They’re not cashable either under normal circumstances, but if the beneficiary comes up with a plausible excuse, EUR 1,500 may be paid out. In case there are no seats available, EUR 1,500 will be paid out to qualified players.

If someone qualifies for half sponsorship, he’ll need to present the receipt for the seat he’s bought in the C.A.P.T., in order to claim the money.