Carbon Poker Offers Their Own Winter Olympics

Poker News - February 5th, 2010 - Written By Bonnie

All sports talk right now revolves around the much anticipated Winter Olympics, which is set to begin on February 12th, 2010. Seeing as how Carbon Poker is one of the most entertaining online poker rooms around, they thought it would be fun to host a little Winter Olympics of their own, just to get in on all the festivities. Unlike the real Winter Olympics which awards a number of world class athletes in several categories, the Carbon Poker Winter Olympics decided to keep it fun, yet simple, by offering online players the chance to compete in two CarbonPoker Winter Olympics, the 2010 Olympic Alpine Poker Championship and the 2010 Olympic Nordic Combined Championship.

At Carbon Poker Room, p layers have the chance to win their share of $15,000 in the 2010 Olympic Alpine Poker Championship. During the entire month of February, players who participate in ring games, sng's and mtt', will accumulate VIP points during play. Players who land themselves in the top 100, will receive a number of cash and prizes. Players who make it all the way to the top 10, will think they have really earned the gold when they see what king of great rewards they receive.

The 2010 Olympic Nordic Combined Championship will consist of daily Online Poker tournaments, each having a guaranteed prize pool and some great prizes as well. The top 5 players will be awarded free entry into the "Tournament of Champions" Grand Final, which could earn them live seats at the World Series of Poker. The more you play, the more you win, which will definitely come in handy should you make it to the finals.