The NFL season might be a few months off, but football is definitely in the cards this weekend at one online poker site. Absolute Poker today announced the Father’s Day Kickoff Tournament , a weekend promotion where online poker fans can play their way to the opening game of the 2008 NFL season.

Between Friday, June 13th at 12pm ET and Sunday, June 15th at 12pm ET, Absolute Poker has lined up a 25-tournament marathon where the top players in every game will win a chance to compete for two tickets to the opening game of the 2008 NFL season. 

The entry fee for each turbo tournament is 100 Absolute Reward Points. The top 25 players in each event will secure a seat in Absolute poker’s Father’s Day Kick Off Tournament on Sunday, June 15th at 9pm ET. 

The winner of the Texas Hold’em tournament will win two tickets to the NFL Kickoff 2008 on September 4th when the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants play host to the Washington Redskins. 

Full details on Absolute Poker’s Father’s Day Kickoff Tournament can be found on the promotions tab at www.absolutepoker.com.

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