Carl 'The Cobra' Froch Launches the partypoker Power Series- Over $1,250,000 Guaranteed Each Week

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10 Nov, 2015, 09:00 GMT

LONDON, November 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

Poker for the People campaign supported by lower buy-ins and all tournaments now guaranteed on partypoker.com  

partypoker has today joined forces with four time boxing World Champion Carl 'The Cobra' Froch to unveil a thumping new tournament schedule, the partypoker Power Series. The Power Series promises to beat down buy-in levels, while pumping up guarantees to over $1.25 million per week, delivering knockout value for all levels of players.  

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The Power Series consists of four categories: Featherweight, Middleweight, Heavyweight and High Rollers which are guaranteed to the tune of $1,284,000 a week, with buy-ins ranging from $2.20 to $1,050:

   
    Tournament Categories   Buy-in          Weekly Guarantees
    Featherweight           $2.20 - $11     $194,000
    Middleweight            $22 - $55       $340,000
    Heavyweight             $109            $565,000
    High Roller             $350 - $1,050   $185,000


Alongside the launch of the Power Series, partypoker is celebrating Froch's new role as partypoker ambassador, by giving 99 partypoker contenders the chance to knock the champ out and win a share of $100,000! Players can qualify between 9th November and 6th December 2015 by playing any of the Power Series tournaments.  The top 99 places will be entered to play the tournament against Froch on Sunday 13th December at http://www.partypoker.com.

Four-time Super Middleweight World Champion Froch said: "I've been mentally preparing for this tournament just the same as any of my world title fights - I intend to win and as the Ambassador for partypoker I best not let the side down!  I love the new partypoker guarantees and hope it will attract a new audience to playing poker online - 'Poker for the People' is what we're aiming for, anyone can have a go and if you fancy your luck against me then bring it on, I'll see you at the table in December!"

Golan Shaked, partypoker Director of Games said: "The new Power Series guarantees are the next step in our Poker for the People strategy, creating a format that is easily accessible to all, with knockout value for every level of player. It's great to have Carl on board, he is one of the World's best sportsmen and bringing his competitive spirit to the poker table will be a great test for our players."

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