16 Aug 10
William Hill: $120,000 in Rake Races and Freerolls in September
Starting with August 29, William Hill will be hosting four weekly rake races, each with a prize pool of $25,000. On top of that, there will also be $20,000 more in freerolls for those that don't reach the money in these races.
William Hill is bringing a month-long promotion worth $120,000. Between August 29 and September 27, the poker room will launch four weekly rake races open to all players, including PokerStrategy.com members.
All you have to do is to simply sit down at the William Hill real money table and play. If you don't have a William Hill account yet, create one now and we'll also give you a first deposit bonus of 200% up to $600:
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Each of these races will have a $25,000 prize pool, which will be divided between the top 500 finishers. Let's take a look at the schedule for these races:- First race: 29.08, 23:00 GMT - 06.09, 22:59 GMT
- Second race: 06.09, 23:00 GMT - 13.09, 22:59 GMT
- Third race: 13.09, 23:00 GMT - 20.09, 22:59 GMT
- Fourth race: 20.09, 23:00 GMT - 27.09, 22:59 GMT
The prize pool distribution is as follows:
| William Hill $25,000 Weekly Rake Races Prize Pool Distribution |
|
| Rank | Prize |
| 1st | $2,000 |
| 2nd | $1,300 |
| 3rd | $1,000 |
| 4th | $800 |
| 5th | $750 |
| 6th | $500 |
| 7th | $350 |
| 8th | $300 |
| 9th | $250 |
| 10th | $150 |
| 11th - 15th | $120 |
| 16th - 25th | $100 |
| 26th - 50th | $80 |
| 51st - 100th | $75 |
| 101st - 200th | $50 |
| 201st - 250th | $30 |
| 251st - 300th | $25 |
| 301th - 350th | $20 |
| 351st - 500th | $10 |
$20,000 in freerolls
Players that did not make it to the top 500 in these weekly races will be automatically added to one of the three weekly freerolls, where a combined $5,000 will be up for grabs. Overall, there will be a total of 12 freerolls with a total prize pool of $20,000.Depending on your finishing position in these weekly races, you will gain entry into one of the following freerolls:
| William Hill Weekly Freerolls |
|
| Rank |
Prize |
| 501st - 1,200th |
Entry to $3,500 freeroll |
| 1,201st - 2,000th |
Entry to $1,000 freeroll |
| 2,001st - 3,000th |
Entry to $500 freeroll |
The freerolls can be found by going to the William Hill lobby and clicking on Scheduled -> WH Exclusives. Please be advised that all three freerolls start at the same time, as listed below:
- Week 1 freerolls: September 12, 19:00 GMT
- Week 2 freerolls: September 19, 19:00 GMT
- Week 3 freerolls: September 26, 19:00 GMT
- Week 4 freerolls: October 3, 19:00 GMT
Note: You will only be able to participate in the freeroll corresponding to the weekly rake race in which you played. For example, if you finished 1,000th in the second race, you will play in the $3,500 freeroll corresponding to Week 2.
