Win Your Tuition at Absolute Poker

In this age of poker, more than one student in America has funding his or her higher education from money earned at the poker tables, either grinding away the cost of books and student fees playing relatively small-stakes games, or imitating some of the new-age poker whizzes and rocking the big tournaments for thousands of dollars.

Absolute Poker is giving away a full year's tuition in more or less one fell swoop during its Win Your Tuition promotion that's now going on at the online poker site. It holds its Win Your Tuition promotion twice a year, and this fall's version ends Nov. 15.

Last month, Absolute Poker flew the final six players in spring's event to New York City, where they played at the CroBar, surrounded by friends and family. David Wood, a junior management major from Purdue was the last man standing, so this year of school is on Absolute Poker. Justin Rausch, a senior chemistry major from Penn State, came in second and won one semester of tuition.

The Win Your Tuition contest has been going on since 2005. According to Absolute Poker, the promotion has attracted students from more than 300 schools in 17 countries. Past winners include students from the University of Florida Law School and Carnegie Mellon University.

The contest is made up of 24 weekly qualifiers that take place from now until November. The top 50 players from each qualifier are entered into the final tournament and the winner of each qualifier receives $100. The top six players will then play for the grand prize on Nov. 15.

Absolute Poker has worked hard to appeal to college students. Besides the Win Your Tuition contest, the site has begun to award internships to several students each semester. To top it off, the internship takes place at Absolute Poker's offices in Costa Rica. The online site pays for the flight, lodging and even pitches in some spending money. The site also offers fund-raising for college organizations. For more information, visit the site.

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