The launch of the next generation of http://www.partypoker.com is being backed by two flagship marketing promotions - The Big Deal, offering players the opportunity to win a possible $2m worth of cash prizes from today until the end of October 2008, and the King of the TableartyPoker.com tournament, culminating in PartyPoker guaranteeing its largest ever prize pool of $2m for the final tournament on the 30th November 2008.

The Big Deal promotion is giving away an estimated $2 million for just playing at PartyPoker.com’s tables! From the 30th September through to the 31st October there will be a daily $10,000 jackpot draw where 100 lucky winners will earn cash prizes ranging from $25 to $500. On the 1st November an estimated $2 million jackpot will be paid out to 10,000 lucky winners! One PartyPoint gets you one prize ticket into the next’s days’ daily jackpot and one ticket into the mega jackpot draw on the 1st November. Players have to opt in to get into the draws, see http://www.partypoker.com/news/items/big_deal.html for more details.

The King of the Table $2 million guaranteed tournament will take place on Sunday 30th November at 12.45 ET with a $600+$40 buy-in and a championship blind structure. PartyPoker.com will provide a diverse qualifying structure allowing ALL players, no matter the size of their bankroll, an opportunity to qualify, and you can join in the action from as little as $1. There’s also a very special twist, if you earn at least one PartyPoint TODAY – Monday 29th September – you will earn entry into one of four special Kingrolls which guarantee 200 seats for the main event on the 30th November for the top 50 finishers in each, worth a total of $128,000! The Kingrolls take place this week at 14.30 ET on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

A PartyPoker.com spokesman said: “There have never been more reasons why you should play on the all new PartyPoker.com today. One PartyPoint provides a massive stepping stone to an entry into the King of the Table $2 million guaranteed and the Big Deal offers a fantastic chance to win cash just from playing at the tables.”

PartyPoker.com has launched phase one of its next generation product, which was implemented with four key factors in mind:

1) Find your table quicker

• Resizable lobby
• New “browse” lobby view and filters
• Table preview feature
• Personalized and more powerful Favourites
• QuickSeat table search
• Quicker access to waiting list and private tables

2) More ergonomic and personal table to support your play

• New table design with improved action area • Customizable player photos
• Better chat and notes
• Keyboard shortcuts, alerts and more

3) More action and gain through multi-tabling • Open similar tables and Favourites directly from the table

• Tiling, cascading, manage and sort tables
• Alerts: time out, good hand, big pot and more

4) Better access to all your account information

• My Account area with loyalty info and real time updates
• Account and cashier embedded in client
• Pick your own time zone in lobby