Exclusive $5000 PokerNews Cup Australia Freeroll at Unibet Poker on June 29

On June 29 at 15:00 EST, PokerNews and Unibet Poker (http://www.pokernews.com/unibet-poker/) are hosting a $5000 PokerNews Cup Australia (http://www.pokernewscup.com) Freeroll. This freeroll has no deposit or raked hands requirements, and is open to all new players who sign up to Unibet Poker through PokerNews right up until the start time.

The winner of this freeroll will receive an amazing $5000 PokerNews Cup package. The PokerNews Cup will be held at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia from October 21-29, 2007 and the three-day Main Event has a guaranteed first prize of AUD$250,000. The package includes entry to the AUD$3000 Main Event, six nights accommodation, USD$1500 for travel and expenses, plus invites to exclusive Team PokerNews functions and activities.

To enter this freeroll, all players need to do is download Unibet Poker through the links on PokerNews and register a new account. Players then need to go to the Multi-Table Tournaments Tab, Select ‘Special’ and search for ‘PokerNews Cup Freeroll’. Registration opens 24 hours before the tournament starts, and players need to use the password pnewscup to register. There are no other requirements, and new players can register up until the tournament starts.

PokerNews is offering over $350,000 in PokerNews Cup Australia Freerolls, and will send over 70 freeroll winners to Australia this October. The PokerNews Cup is the first live tournament PokerNews has hosted, and the Main Event is expected to attract over 400 runners from around the globe. The PokerNews Cup is expected to expand into a worldwide tour, with future stops to be announced early in 2008.

About PokerNews Ltd
PokerNews Ltd incorporates PokerNews.com (http://www.pokernews.com) which is considered to be the independent online poker authority, having been picked by Forbes as "Best of Web" for the Poker category. PokerNews features daily news, reviews of the major poker rooms, special bonuses and freerolls, and is available in over 20 different languages. PokerNews has recently branched out into tournament reporting and was named as the exclusive live update and chip count provider for the 2007 World Series of Poker, as well as being the official media partner of the Aussie Millions. PokerNews are also hosting their first live poker tournament – the PokerNews Cup (http://www.pokernewscup.com) – which will take place at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia from October 21-29, 2007.