Big news from the world of online poker concerns VC Poker, who will stage its biggest online poker tournament ever on 7 September, with a guaranteed .5 million prize pool on offer including a minimum of 0,000 to the winner.

Over 100,000 hopefuls, including VC Poker patron and snooker champion Ken Doherty, are expected to try their hand at qualifying for the main event by entering one of the many satellite tournaments exclusive to vcpoker.com and vcpoker.ie.

In addition to a wide range of cash buy-in satellite tournaments offering the chance to qualify for the main event for as little as .30, VC Poker is also offering a free chance to win this life changing prize with an exclusive “free buy-in to the Main Event” offer available to new players registering with the site on or after 1 July.

On top of that, players earning 2,500 action points between 1st and 5th July will go straight through to a special .5 Million GP Satellite on 15th July whilst players with 350,000 action points will earn the right to a heads-up qualifier with the winner progressing directly to the Grand Final.

Lee Ferris, VC Poker Marketing Manager, said: “From our recently concluded European Championship of Online Poker II to our highly popular World Series of Poker satellites to our newly announced .5 Million GP event, VC Poker is ensuring that this will be a summer of poker to remember."

"In giving players around the world a free chance to play for a half-a-million prize, we are offering an exceptional opportunity to win a life changing amount of money for no money down. That’s value.”