DUBLIN, Ireland, July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Five years ago, Full Tilt Poker began with one goal: to provide the bestonline poker experience in the world. In those five years, Full Tilt Pokerhas achieved and expanded on the vision to provide a community where pokerenthusiasts can Learn, Chat and Play with the Pros, win big and improve theirgames.

Players from across the globe can celebrate Full Tilt Poker's FIVE bycompeting at http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/five for more than US$1 million incash and prizes. FIVE runs until July 19th, 2009 and will include a number ofspecial, one-time promotions.

        FIVE:        - 5X Happy Hour: Players can earn Full Tilt Points five times      faster by playing in 55 hours of 5X Happy Hour. FIVE kicks off with a      special 24-hour, 5X Happy Hour starting at 00:005 ET on July 14th    - Birthday Money Sunday: Full Tilt Poker is upping the guarantees      on all of its Big Money Sundays tournaments on July 19th to end FIVE       with a bang; players can win their share of US$500K guaranteed in The       Sunday Brawl at 14:00 ET, US$1.5 million guaranteed in The US$1,000,000       Guarantee at 18:00 ET, and US$250K guaranteed in The Sunday Mulligan at       19:05 ET    - US$5K Every 5 Hours: Players can win part of a US$5K guaranteed prize      pool every five hours for just five Full Tilt Points during FIVE; US$5K      Every 5 Hours start at 00:05 ET on Tuesday, July 14th and run through      20:05 ET on Sunday, July 19th    - 5X Bust-Out Bounty: Any player who knocks out a member of Team      Full Tilt in a tournament during FIVE will receive a special 5X Bust-      Out Bounty worth five times the tournament buy-in    - Refer 5 for US$275: Players who refer five friends during FIVE can      earn a US$275 cash bonus, on top of the new Refer-A-Friend program       rewards

Full Tilt Poker is home to the best players in the world, includingchampions such as Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer, Chris Ferguson and Gus Hansen.Players can join Team Full Tilt and Full Tilt Poker Pros in celebrating FIVEat http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/five.

About Full Tilt Poker

Full Tilt Poker is the host of a worldwide virtual poker cardroomservice. It is not in the business of betting or wagering and does notparticipate in the games as a player. It merely provides a service to thosewho wish to test their skills against others for fun, prizes or money. It isduly regulated and licensed by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission and in theUnited Kingdom by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission. With innovativegraphics, superior customer service and a safe, secure interface, thesoftware is geared to enhance and personalize the online poker experience.Although virtual poker is legal where the games are hosted and played, it maynot be legal where individual players are located. Players at all skilllevels may download the software at http://www.fulltiltpoker.com but it istheir responsibility to determine if participating in the games is permittedunder the laws of the jurisdiction where they are located.