PKR Christmas Cracker launches today

The holiday specials just keep coming for online poker players. The latest comes from PKR, which is kicking off a Christmas Cracker explosion of special tournaments starting today.

There will be 13 events on the Christmas Cracker schedule that will have guaranteed prize pools plus special Christmas gifts for players.

The guaranteed prize pools will add up to more than $170,000 in prize pools given out through nearly two weeks of holiday tournament action. The events start off today with a $5,000 guaranteed event that will also offer the winner a personalized luxury PKR chip set.

Other prizes that players can snag for first-place finishes in the events include a Sony PlayStation 3, Apple iPod Touch, Panasonic Home Cinema System, Cristal 2002 champagne and more.