Online Poker Goes to College with the North America Online College Poker Championship
An organization named “LifeofSports” has partnered up with popular online poker site Cake Poker to present the North America Online College Poker Championship.
This unique internet poker tournament is open to college and university students only, and only those residing in North America (U.S, Canada, Mexico). According to LifeofSports it is the only tournament like it currently in existence in North America.
The top prize is a year’s free college tuition along with a bonus vacation to Cancun, Mexico, a grand prize worth about $20,000.
Cake Poker will be hosting regular freerolls to award contenders seats in the main event. The 3 top placers in each freeroll tournament will win a shot in the May 2009 finals.