The 2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS South America festival takes place at the fabulous Copacabana Palace Hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from March 15th through March 24th and while the attention of everyone there will be to get their hands on a massive cash prize, you should also try to fit these all these things into your schedule if you find yourself with some downtime.
Head over to the MyLounge, located to the right side of the tournament check in desk, with your partypoker LIVE app logged in and you can collect your MyMembership card to enjoy a wealth of discounts and benefits throughout MILLIONS South America.
You’ll be invited it the exclusive MyPartty at the Golden Room at the Copacabana Palace on Thursday 21st March from 22:30-02:00 where a selection of complimentary refreshments are included, plus some exciting circus-themed entertainment and a DJ! Please note only partypoker LIVE members are invited to this fantastic party.
In addition to the party, you can also enjoy the following discounts:
- 20% Discount on any treatment at the Copacabana Palace Hotel Spa
- 10% Discount at Pergula Restaurant (Contemporary Cuisine)
- 10% Discount at 1 Michellin Star Restaurant Mee (Pan Asian Cuisine)
- 10% Discount at Cipriani (Gastronomic Italian)
- 50% Discount on boat tours with Saveiros
- 10% Discount on Helicopter Tours with Helisight
- 20% Discount on lunch at the famous historic restaurant Confeitaria Colombo
- 50% Discount on Entrance at Rio Scenarium
Should you find yourself with even more time to spare and you want to make a real holiday of your trip to Brazil, be sure to check out the following under your own steam.
Visit Copacabana Beach
Copacabana Beach
Copacabana beach is one of the most famous beaches in the world an it is right outside the MILLIONS South America venue, so there is no excuse not to pay it a visit.
The beach stretches 2.5 miles (4km) and has historic forts at either end. Fort Duque de Caxias, built in 1779, is found at the north end of the beach with Fort Copacabana, built in 1914, being found at the south end. You will find restaurants, bars and nightclubs dotted along the famous Copacabana promenade.
Perhaps you will return to Rio for the epic New Year celebrations that see an estimated two million people head to Copacabana Beach to watch the spectacular firework display that often last 20-minutes.
Be Amazed by Christ the Redeemer
Christ the Redeemer
You cannot travel all the way to Rio de Janeiro and not go and see the world famous Christ the Redeemer statue in the flesh. Built between 1922 and 1931, the statue is 30 meters high and the arms span 28 meters wide.
Christ the Redeemer is listed as one of the new seven wonders of the world and if you head to this amazing feat of engineering, you will easily see why.
Learn Poker Secrets from a Poker Legend
Phil “The Poker Brat” Hellmuth
Fifteen-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth has never played poker in Brazil before, but is changing that fact by playing in the $5 million guaranteed MILLIONS South America Main Event. Hellmuth is hosting a poker seminar to celebrate this momentous occasion and everyone at MILLIONS South America is invited along.
Hellmuth has won almost $23 million from live poker tournaments and “The Poker Brat” is going to give away secrets and tips from a career that has spanned more than 30-years.
The seminar takes place at 7:00 p.m. on March 18th at the Belmond Copacabana Palace and is the perfect primer for the $5 million guaranteed MILLIONS South America Main Event.
Have a Tour of Brazil’s Most Famous Football Stadium
Football stadium tour
It is practically impossible to not think of football, soccer to you folks across the pond, when you think of Brazil. The Brazilian national team has been crowned World Cup champions a record five times and are the only nation to have competed at every World Cup since its inception in 1930.
The Maracana Stadium is the home to both Flamengo and Fluminese. With a capacity of 78,838, the Maracana is the biggest sports stadium in Brazil. A staggering 199,854 football fans crammed inside the stadium at the 1950 World Cup and it has attendances of more than 100,000 on 286 occasions!
Tours of the iconic Maracana Stadium are available and definitely worth embarking on if you are a football fan.
Take a Glass-Walled Cable Car up Sugarloaf Mountain
Sugarloaf Mountain
Sugarloaf Mountain stands 396 meters above the harbour in Rio de Janiero and it takes two cable cars to reach its summit. Glass-walled cable cars travel up the mountain, giving you spectacular views of the beautiful city below.
James Bond fans among you will remember the villainous henchman Jaws biting through the cable at Sugarloaf Mountain in the film Moonraker, while those of you who have played Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will have seen the mountain on the Favela map.
Win Your Way to Rio!
$109 buy-in Phase 1 satellites are running right now that feed into the weekly MILLIONS South America Final: 10x $12K Packages Gtd. Play your way into the Sunday 10th March final at 21:00 CET or buy in direct for $1,050 and see if you can win your way to Rio!
Should you go on to win one of the $12,000 MILLIONS South America packages, partypoker will reward you with:
- $10,300 MILLIONS South America Main Event buy-in
- $1,700 towards travel expenses
Oh, and by the way, MILLIONS South America SPINS are coming at you very soon!
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