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PaddyPower Poker just announced their Billionth Hand promotion, which will see hundreds of cash prizes won in the run-up to the 1,000,000,000th cash table hand being dealt. The winner of the Billionth Hand will win a huge $50,000 prize, while the participants in the hand will share $30,000.

Players can also win prizes of up to $14,000 by participating in the Countdown and Jackpot hands, which will occur in the lead up to the Billionth Hand. The Countdown hands occur every 200,000 hands, while the Jackpot hands occur every 5,000,000 hands in the run-up.

The winner of the Jackpot hands will also win tickets for various European Championship Of Online Poker II tournaments. The winner of the Billionth Hand will win tickets to all ECOOP II tournaments (worth $3,420) in addition to the $50,000 top prize.

"We are thrilled to be able to bring this promotion to our players; the chance to nab a tasty $50,000 by winning the Billionth Hand dealt on our cash tables is nothing to be sneezed at!" said Paddy Power, the site's Communications Manager. "We are expecting to reach this landmark in the next few weeks so make sure you are at the tables in order to scoop the loot!"

Players participating in the final 100 hands leading up to the Billionth Hand gain entry to a special $10,000 Freeroll. The winner of the Billionth Hand will play in this freeroll with a bounty of $2,500 on his head.

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