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At the beginning of December 2010, Betfair Poker announced a promotion that would see them give away 85 of the coolest gadgets on the planet, the Apple iPad. All players had to do was meet some very simply criteria by earning 50 player points on five consecutive days, or earn 250 player points on a Saturday or lay either 10 of the $10+$1 sit 'n' goes or MTTs during December.

In total 2,889 Betfair Poker players from as far and wide as Vietnam, Venezuela and Kazakhstan opted in for this fantastic promotion, around 2,000 qualified and 1,396 of those exchanged their ticket for 3,000 chips and a 12 minute clock in last night's tournament. The excitement of the players was there for all to see and the trademark Betfair Poker community spirit was as high as ever but please spare a thought for IFOLDAALOL who was the very first player out of the tournament moments after it got under way and he would not have been able to experience this very much!

One by one the field thinned and the must-have gizmo was getting closer to the surviving players hand, then a few hours into play an Austrian player known as Mitchnitsch committed the last of his stack, lost and busted out in 86th place, meaning any players who still had chips remaining in their stacks had made it to “the money” and would soon be in receipt of £450 worth of Apple iPad!

Whilst first place received the same as the 85th place finisher we thought it would be worth giving the top ten finishers, when the tournament ended, a big congratulations, simply for not sitting back and hoping to cash but going out of their way to hoover up chips. In order from first to tenth were DrOetker, larseda, andrelu89, loosemaf, D.Vislapu, pccp_, credne, Not For Free, w4stedt1me and Piotr6660B.

Your participation in this promotion is what has made it a roaring success and the fact the end prize was different from a normal tournament seemed to strike a chord with some of the players. TopperH x, who finished 75th and won an iPad, had this to say, “The promotion was excellent because it had an interesting prize instead of just cash, the structure was perfect and all the players seemed to enjoy themselves playing the tournament.”

Betfair Poker currently have a number of promotions running that could see you net you a $750 package to Betfair Poker Live! London, which runs at the start of February, along with raked hand races, SNG and MTT leaderboards with prizes totalling $165,000! Check the main Betfair Poker site for full terms and conditions.

The Apple iPad has been a massively successful and popular addition to the Apple family of electronics, having sold over 7.5 million units to date. The iPad has a 95% market share in the tablet computer market and is that popular that many outlets sold out over the Christmas period. For all you lucky winners, the company PrizeShark will be in touch by the middle of next week to confirm delivery etc.