29 Oct 10
Winter Madness on William Hill
In its Winter Madness promotion, William Hill will host a total of 50 $200 freerolls from November 1 to December 20. There will also be a $20,000 freeroll and four Raked Hands Races. Read on to find out more on what awaits for you in the following two months.
William Hill is pushing the number of tournaments available exclusively to PokerStrategists in the months of November and December.Dubbed Winter Madness, William Hill's promotion will feature a total of 50 community freerolls with a $200 prize pool each. There will also be one $20,000 freeroll and four Raked Hand Races which will award the top players with a total of $5,000 each.
In order to take part in this set of promotions, you just need a William Hill account tracked to PokerStrategy.com. If you don't have an account yet, create it now and we'll also give you a first deposit bonus of 200% up to $600.
50 community freerolls worth $200 each
In cooperation with William Hill, we will be holding a set of 50 community freerolls dedicated to all PokerStrategists that have a tracked William Hill account. The $200 freerolls that will be running from November 1 to December 20 are a great way to meet and chat with fellow PokerStrategists, while making some money on the side.These freerolls will are exclusive to PokerStrategists playing at William Hill, so don't hesitate to take part in them. Keep in mind that your activity during these freerolls can also help you win some of the prizes in the other events of the Winter Madness promotion.
Here is what you need to know about the $200 community freerolls:
- First $200 freeroll starts on November 1
- Last $200 freeroll starts on December 20
- Standard payout structure, blind levels increase every 15 minutes
- All of them are available exclusively to PokerStrategists with a tracked William Hill account
- Every freeroll starts at 19:00 GMT
- Registration begins four hours before the tournament starts
$20,000 exclusive freeroll
William Hill will reward its active players with a $20,000 freeroll which will take place on December 21. To take part in this freeroll, you will need to have at least 15 days of real money activity from November 1 to December 15. Less regular players will particularly enjoy the community freerolls, where they will be able to boost their bankrolls, prepare for the regular games, but also meet fellow PokerStrategists on a daily basis.Here are the details for this massive freeroll:
- Starting date: December 21, 19:00 GMT
- Standard payout structure / blind levels (eligible users will get tokens)
- Open to players who have at least 15 days of real money activity between November 1 and December 15
Four Raked Hands Races for $20,000 combined
Besides the entry to the $20,000 freeroll, active players on William Hill will also be able to take part in four Raked Hands Races. Each race will last for 10 days and have a total of $5,000 up for grabs. Top 45 players in each race will be awarded with $50 or more, with the winner walking away with $1,000 in prize money. The current standings of the rake races will be announced in a forum thread that will be created next week.
Let's take a look at the schedule for these races:
- First $5,000 Race: November 11 to November 20
- Second $5,000 Race: November 21 to November 30
- Third $5,000 Race: December 1 to December 10
- Fourth $5,000 Race: December 11 to December 20
Payout structure for each Raked Hands Race is as follows:
| William Hill Raked Hand Races Payout Structure |
|
| Rank |
Prize |
| 1 |
$1,000 |
| 2 |
$500 |
| 3 |
$300 |
| 4 |
$200 |
| 5 - 20 |
$100 |
| 21 - 45 |
$50 |




#1
Burgeo29, 29 Oct 10 16:51
For the Raked Hands Races will this be calculated by the number of hands you contribute to? Or the amount of rake you have paid?#2
joehahaha, 29 Oct 10 17:27
does real money activity include only cash game or sng too?#3
vhallee, 29 Oct 10 20:17
#1: You need to play as many raked hands as possible in order to get a share of the prize pool.#2: The raked hand races apply to cash game players.
#4
w34z3l, 29 Oct 10 22:02
wow 50 freerolls =D#5
joehahaha, 29 Oct 10 23:02
@3: The 20k freeroll#6
vhallee, 30 Oct 10 08:08
Ah sorry #4, I didn't read your question properly :DRegarding the 20k freeroll, real money activity includes both cash games and tournaments.
#7
Burgeo29, 30 Oct 10 08:17
On Bet365 you don't get points for rake races, just a number of hands you have contributed rake to. This means it doesn't matter what stakes you play as everyone has an equal chance. Wanted to know if this is the same, or do you get points for each 1$ you pay in rake?#8
lee200, 31 Oct 10 11:24
Burgeo, its points for every $1 you pay in rake#9
Th0m4sBC, 01 Nov 10 10:08
Please notice that according to WH the blind levels do in fact increase every FIVE minutes.Furthermore the tournamet (200$ freerolls) accepts a maximum of 500 Players.
#10
MarcusBo, 01 Nov 10 14:25
The freerolls normally should start 19:00 GMT, today's one starts 18:00 GMT however due to some misunderstanding with the timezones. Sorry for that.I also requested the blindlevels to match the announced 15 minutes.
#11
geisenrich, 02 Nov 10 14:27
is anyone know anything about raked hand race? because I can't see it in williampoker. will this race start or it's a fake? because William poker don't know about it..#12
MarcusBo, 03 Nov 10 15:25
Quote from the news: "The current standings of the rake races will be announced in a forum thread that will be created next week."As the first race starts on the 11th we will create the end of this week. There will also be a separate news to this.
#13
lucikerno7, 03 Nov 10 22:44
i know it sounds embarassing, but 1 real money hand per day is enough activity for the freeroll?:D#14
josey1977, 07 Nov 10 15:25
Am bit new to all this but i have with will hill poker for a number of years so how do i register for the freerolls.#15
sufix645, 09 Nov 10 20:31
#13 the same question here - how much is enough to count it as one day in real money?#16
013paul, 09 Nov 10 22:05
Can anyone tell me how long the $200 freerolls take? I see very small steps and 15 minute blind levels. Could it be that these freerolls take about 10 hours before they are finished?#17
Indahaus, 12 Nov 10 23:33
So would i get a raked hand for posting a 0.02$ big blind?#18
HannesZ, 02 Dec 10 16:26
@13,15,17: One hand where you contributed to the pot and rake was taken.@14: If you already had an account with William Hill you cannot play these freerolls. Your account must be created via our download link and instructions. We have a lot of freerolls on other site. See:
http://www.pokerstrategy.com/news/pokerstrategy/39173/
@16: No, the freerolls will finish much faster. Last one was 5.5 hours.
#19
fastroller, 08 Dec 10 05:11
where is the leaderboard for these rake races?#20
vhallee, 16 Dec 10 10:07
#19: The leaderboards can be found in this thread: http://www.pokerstrategy.com/forum/thread.php?threadid=101208