World’s Largest Poker Tournament From Full Tilt Poker

Full Tilt Poker will try to break the official Guinness World Record(TM) for Largest Online Poker Tournament by attracting more than 35,000 players to the table on July 19th at 15:05ET.

The Record Breaker tournament was unveiled as the finale to FIVE – a week of events and promotions honoring the fifth birthday of Full Tilt Poker.

Team Full Tilt members and WSOP bracelet winners Howard Lederer, Chris Ferguson and Phil Ivey are planning to participate, offering players the chance to sit down at this historic event with some of the best high stakes and tournament players in the world.

Staging a poker tournament of this size would be really difficult. The current record for the largest “live” poker tournament was set at the 2006 WSOP Main Event with 8,772 players.

The Record Breaker will begin on July 19, 2009 at 15:05 ET. Players can be a part of the world record attempt for US$5 or 1000 Full Tilt Points and compete for a share of a US$250K guaranteed with US$250K added prize pool.