PokerTableRatings to Sponsor PartyPoker Challenge II

It's back! PokerTableRatings and PartyPoker have come together to offer the PartyPoker Challenge II, providing online poker players from around the world excellent prizes, exclusive profile badges, and more.

A total of 1,700 poker players participated in the first challenge and took home well over 600 prizes.

The PartyPoker Challenge II at PokerTableRatings will begin accepting sign-ups on September 15th, with players able to earn badges from September 29th to October 29th.

Players who participate in this exclusive contest will be able to earn up to 12 badges. Some will be easy to obtain, while others will be more difficult, and players can win a variety of goodies in the process.

The prizes begin at the "Rookie" level.

The first 25 participants who earn four badges will be awarded a $10 Amazon Gift Card, a one-month Silver subscription to PokerTableRatings (a $19.99 value), and an exclusive entry into the Rookie Freeroll, which will boast a $500 prize pool.

For the first 10 participants who earn eight badges (Pro Level) in the PartyPoker Challenge II, PokerTableRatings will award an iPod Nano (8 GB), $350 cash into their PartyPoker accounts, a one-month Gold subscription to PokerTableRatings (a $49.99 value), and entry into an exclusive Pro Freeroll with a $1,000 prize pool.

The first five poker players who earn all 12 badges will be in for a major treat, as they’ll earn an iPad 2, $200 cash, a three-month Gold subscription to PokerTableRatings ($127.47 value), and entry into an exclusive Baller Freeroll with a $1,500 total prize pool.

The requirements to enter the PartyPoker Challenge II are very straightforward: only real money games will count, with the minimum amount being $0.05/$0.10 or higher for No Limit or Pot Limit Hold'em and $0.25/$0.50 for Limit Hold'em.

The following are available badges for the PokerTableRatings PartyPoker Challenge II:

Slowplay A-A (Easy) - Limp with pocket aces and win at showdown
Grinder (Easy) - Play 300 hands per day for five consecutive days
Mile High Club (Easy) - Play 5,280 hands within seven days
Jackson 5 (Medium) - Win a pot with J-5 as your hole cards while not being in the big blind
Doyle Brunson (Medium) - Win a pot with 10-2 as your hole cards while not being in the big blind
Monochrome (Medium) - Win a pot when all five board cards are of the same suit
Longshot (Medium) - Win or chop a hand when your opponent's pocket cards are A-A and one of your hole cards is an ace
Family Pot (Medium) - Win a pot in which at least five players see the flop
Super Straight (Difficult) – Show down a seven-card straight
Huge Pot (Difficult) - Win a pot that is at least 25 big bets for Limit Hold'em or at least 400 big blinds for No Limit Hold'em
Family Feud (Difficult) - Win a pot in which at least four players show down
Bet the Farm (Difficult) - Win a hand in which you make a minimum of five bets and/or raises when not in the small blind or big blind
Challenge Warrior (Difficult) - Earn all of the PartyPoker Challenge II badges

The PartyPoker Challenge II is an excellent way to spice up online poker while competing for great cash prizes. Remember, sign-ups begin September 15th, so don't miss your chance to have fun from September 29th to October 29th at PartyPoker.

The PartyPoker Challenge II is brought to you by PokerTableRatings.com, your one-stop shop for everything from updated statistics to hand histories. We'll see you at the PartyPoker Challenge II, so good luck.