The Everest Poker Avalanche has returned! We listened to our player feedback, and created an even better tournament for 2008. The guarantee will still be $1,000,000, but with an improved qualification structure we’ll give a better chance for more players to qualify.

What’s unchanged from last year is the fabulous finale: the last 10 players – plus 1 guest each – will be flown to play the final table live. This years location is a fabulous cruise launching in Barcelona, stopping in Nice and Ibiza! The cruise dates are May 29th – June 2nd, and once on board players will be pampered on the luxurious cruise and play for their share of $1,000,000!

How to qualify:

The Avalanche is truly a tournament for everyone, catering to players of all skill levels and bankrolls:

• Enter a Round 1 satellite if you're seeking great value with little up-front risk. They run several times a day with buy-ins of only $3+.30 and $11+1.
• Players looking to save time can jump into our nightly Round 2 satellites for just $100+9.
• Do you have a big bankroll and want to skip right to the top? Then enter our weekly Round 3 satellites for $500+30, or the Avalanche Online Final for $3000+150.

The Avalanche Online Final will be held on May 10th, 2008, at 15:00 GMT, and will stop when ten players remain. These ten finalists will win a trip to play the live final table during our cruise!

Payout Structure:

We have made the payout structure attractive to all players. Not only is the Avalanche winner guaranteed at least $200,000, but we will be paying out 100 places. It’s a player friendly structure that will leave many players with a sizable cash prize.

Place(s)	% Payout	Guaranteed Minimum Payout
1	20.00%	$200,000
2	12.00%	$120,000
3	9.00%	$90,000
4	7.00%	$70,000
5	4.50%	$45,000
6	3.50%	$35,000
7	2.50%	$25,000
8	1.75%	$17,000
9	1.25%	$12,500
10	1.00%	$10,000
11-20	0.95%	$9,500
21-30	0.70%	$7,000
31-40	0.60%	$6,000
41-60	0.40%	$4,000
61-80	0.20%	$2,000
81-100	0.15%	$1,500

Keep checking this page throughout the year. We’ll be posting updates regarding the payout structure, qualifiers, promotions, final table location and more!