Big news from the world of online poker concerns VC Poker, who will stage its biggest online poker tournament ever on 7 September, with a guaranteed .5 million prize pool on offer including a minimum of 0,000 to the winner.

Over 100,000 hopefuls, including VC Poker patron and snooker champion Ken Doherty, are expected to try their hand at qualifying for the main event by entering one of the many satellite tournaments exclusive to vcpoker.com and vcpoker.ie.

In addition to a wide range of cash buy-in satellite tournaments offering the chance to qualify for the main event for as little as .30, VC Poker is also offering a free chance to win this life changing prize with an exclusive “free buy-in to the Main Event” offer available to new players registering with the site on or after 1 July.