After a pair of successful runnings, bwin is ready to unveil their third season of the Nations Cup. This particular event allows players from across the globe to show their national pride, competing with their fellow countrymen in an effort to prove who’s the best.
Here’s how it works. bwin has provided a $50,000 prize pool for different regions around the world. These various divisions include Europe, Canada, South America, Australia (and its neighbors), plus a few more. So, besides the winnings earned by finishing in the money in the company’s series of tournaments, players will also be competing for their slice of an international pie.
In order to get in on this action, users will need to log onto the bwin servers and seek out the “Scheduled Tournaments” area. From here, they can select from a wide range of different games and times, with buy-in’s between $1 and $22. Each time a player enters into one of these events, they’ll earn points which will then allow them to be ranked on their national leaderboard. These will then be used to calculate the portion due to each region. According to bwin, “The more points you and your fellow countrymen earn, the larger your share of the winnings will be.”
After the action is concluded, the top finishers from each nation’s leaderboard will split the winnings according to their status. Action begins on May 2 and runs all the way through May 25.
While it’s sad that American consumers cannot participate in this event, it certainly proves that online poker is an international powerhouse. The far reaching nature of the game cannot be denied, so long as games like this continue to attract gamers from all corners of the planet.