Internet’s leading online poker room, Bodog.com recently declared that it would be sending a total of 700 players from its tournaments to the main event of the World Series of Poker 2006 (WSOP). The tournament is extremely popular with online gamblers and players all over the world and attracts the best players from different countries. The main event at the WSOP is estimated to have a prize of $10 million.

The online poker room would qualify 40 players every week for the main event at the WSOP. The players have to register at Bodog.com for the first stage of the tournament by paying just $1.10. Those who qualify all the five stages at Bodog will get a chance to go the WSOP. Bodog has 30 tournaments on Saturdays and hosts another 10 on Sundays. The buy-ins for the tournaments range from $67.50 to $270.

"We have had a spectacular reaction from our players and the poker industry," said Calvin Ayre, the CEO of Bodog.com. "Our aim is to ensure that our players are given every opportunity to qualify for the opportunity to compete against the world's best poker players. With 40 players qualifying each weekend, we are well on our way towards achieving this."