Recently Poker stars announced that they are going to bring its brand and a premium live poker experience to  Belgium via the Belgian Online Poker Experience. The buy-in is €1,700, but qualifiers are available for as little as €2.20. The tournament is scheduled to run October 9 – 17.

Along with its main event, PokerStars is also going to host a€110 Ladies Event, €1050 Freezeout, and a novel €5,200 Team Heads-up tournament.

While most of the BOPC Satellites are only available to residents of Belgium. The feeder system for citizen’s works like this: €2.20 Daily Rebuys feed into €27 Weekly Qualifiers that feed into €215 Super Satellites. Win the Super Satellite and you are in the BOPC Main Event! Belgium players can also partake in a €33 Rebuy on Sundays in which one seat is guaranteed. The winners of these BOPC event qualifiers will enjoy 5 nights in a local hotel and 5 buffet vouchers.

International players will follow the same feeder system as above but without the €33 Rebuy Event. The Super Satellite for players outside of Belgium will take place on September 26.

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Posted by Diana Sterling in Uncategorized | No Comments » August 27th, 2010

Poker players are always in search of good tournament for participation, so for those players PokerStars is going to host one of the best online poker tournament series, known as World Championship of Online Poker. This time it is one of the top hit series then ever.

Now players can qualify in extreme satellites for just $1 and guarantees a total of $50 million. PokerStars will host 62 WCOOP separate events, three being high Roller tournaments, closing with the No Limit Hold ‘Em Main Event with its guaranteed $10 million. All tournament winners will win a huge sum of cash as well as a WCOOP bracelet. It all starts with the $200 buy-in No Limit Hold ‘Em 6-max tournament with a $1,250,000 guarantee at 13:00 ET.

PokerStar’s WCOOP 2010 will end on 5th September. The second tournament of the series is one of the three High Roller tournaments that are featuring a buy-in of $10,000. While the first High Roller tournaments will be No Limit Hold ‘Em events; its second event will charge $25,000 to play and will be held over two days.

There are also some players who will try to stay away from these events because of its larger buy-ins. But the fact is that, players don’t need a large bankroll to take a seat with Team PokerStars at their favorite WCOOP event.

PokerStars is hosting WCOOP is going to host its Extreme Satellites from August 21st to August 29th while its buy-ins will start at $5.50 and games are mix of Hold ‘Em, Omaha, Five-Card Draw, and 8-Game. So if you want to find these Extreme Satellites, simply select Events, WCOOP, All, and type “WCOOP Extreme” into the tourney filter.

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Posted by Diana Sterling in Uncategorized | No Comments » August 18th, 2010

Today 888 , an leading online gaming operator made an announcement as their total operating income in its B2C poker unit fell 36% to US$8 million in the second quarter of 2010 from US$13 million in the same period of 2009.

Recently 888 poker also acquired a license to keep an online poker business running in France, and also acquired a social media gaming company. The total number of active members in B2C poker business had also fallen down with the sudden downfall of 15% to 122,000 from 142,000. That means earlier meaning income per active poker customer was down 25 percent to US$66.

During the first quarter of the year 2010, total operating income from B2C poker was 25% lower at US$20 million in comparison with US$26 million in the first half of 2009. 888 poker also operates with the sports book, bingo casino and B2B units with the total operating income across all units remain fixed in the second quarter of 2010 at US$61 million compared to the same period a year earlier.

888 said that: “in line with general online poker trends” noting that, “Trading throughout this period has been challenging, impacted by a number of factors including general online poker weakness, adverse F/X and, in relation to Poker and Casino, the soccer World Cup.”

The company also said that 888 were also contacted by a couple of rival gaming companies about merger opportunities in the stir of last week’s announcement that major industry players bwin and PartyGaming were to merge.

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Posted by Diana Sterling in Uncategorized | No Comments » August 3rd, 2010

Professional team of Titan Poker came on strong at the 2010 WSOP in Las Vegas, capturing a number of cash prizes in the various poker tournaments of the championship event.

Marvin Rettenmaier from Germany cashed out in four events, taking home more than $88,000. Team Titan captain Sorel Mizzi finished in the money this year in Las Vegas in Events #21 and #26, thieving just over $37,000. Jonas Klausen from Denmark won $8,735 in Event #51, while Yann Brosolo from France cashed out in Events #51 and #56 for over $12,000 in prizes.

Sam Trickett from the United Kingdom was the star performer in the series. Trickett finished in second place, just short of a WSOP bracelet, in the $5,000 NL Texas Hold’em Event #17, for a prize of $505,725. Trickett’s remarkable performance in Event#17 came two years after he had finished in 4th place in the same event at the 2008 championships, when he took home a prize of $245,927.

Team Titan is sponsored by TitanPoker, famous online poker room in Europe and the official sponsor of Europe’s most exclusive live poker series, the ECPokerTour. Recently TitanPoker launched a series of online qualifier satellite to the ECPokerTour’s next event in Vienna, Austria, this November.

Titan Poker’s is powered by Playtech, a public company and leading gaming software developer. The Titan Poker brand is promoted exclusively by Euro Partners. With almost 30,000 online poker players at peak hours, Titan Poker guarantees $16,000,000 in monthly prizes, features special sit ‘n’ go tournaments with progressive jackpots as high as $100,000, and awards players with entries to major worldwide poker tournaments.

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Posted by Diana Sterling in Uncategorized | No Comments » July 27th, 2010

PartyPoker, amongst the top leading online poker rooms has recently made an announcement regarding their next month’s promotion. Party Poker said that they are going to host a special three-in-one promotion next month. Through this promotion they are going to give their players a chance to take home a share of a total prize pot of $350,000 in cash.

This promotion will begin on 1st August and will continue throughout the month. PartyPoker is offering seats into weekly $10,000 freeroll contests for those that have picked up at least one player point on three separate days. Not only this, PartyPoker is also running a $100,000 grand final on August 30 for those that have racked up at least two looks in the preceding free-rolls.

PartyPoker has also mentioned in their announcement that the top 500 finishers at the end of this special competition will earn prizes ranging from $10 to $3,000 while the top seven on the leaderboard are guaranteed at least $1,000.

The concluding promotion will begin on the first day of the month and ending on August 31. Party Poker  is to award players good enough to win five sit-and-go single table tournaments in a row with a share of $160,000. There is one $50,000 jackpot for players in $55 buy-in tournaments alongside three prizes worth $20,000 for tournaments with a buy-in of twelve dollars to $54 and five worth $10,000 for those playing the three to eleven dollar buy-in games.

PartyPoker.com stated that: “Prove your poker skills are razor-sharp by winning five single-table tournaments in a row and you’ll win a jackpot worth $10,000 to $50,000, depending on the buy-in level you were playing at”.

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Posted by Diana Sterling in Uncategorized | No Comments » July 26th, 2010

Full Tilt Poker has announced this week that they are going to host an exclusive free roll poker  tournament for its new players who will be making its first deposit during the month of July 2010.The tournament comes with a massive figure of $100,000 prize pool.

The $100,000 is quite an attractive amount and it should not be missed out by the new depositors. Qualifying for the free roll is simple enough, as upon your first deposit you will be given a tournament ticket which must be used register for the $100K  free roll tournament.

The tournament will be starting at 15:30 Sunday Ist of August while the Full Tilt online poker series start just 3 days later. If you are not sure either to step into the Full Tilt online poker series this free roll tournament will help clear your mind.

It is quite rare that online poker rooms offer such sort of attractive promotions on first deposit but Full Tilt Poker seems very generous with the $100K first deposit freeroll so this golden opportunity shouldn’t be missed out.

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Posted by Diana Sterling in Uncategorized | No Comments » July 17th, 2010

Day 1 of the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event came to an end last Thursday and the dust settled, Team Party Poker come forward almost safe as the tournament moves on to Day 2.

Tyron Krost who is one of the newest members, is now going to lead the way for Team Party Poker.  The Aussie did not have a very winning WSOP leading up to the Main Event, cashing just once for $6,763, but through a small ball strategy, he grew his stack from 30,000 to 86,575 chips on Day 1B.

Most surprisingly, the lovely Kara Scott has the second largest chip stack of the remaining members of Team Party Poker, sitting pretty with 68,625 chips.  Starting at table 327 in the Amazon Room’s orange section on Day 1D, Scott posted Twitter messages throughout Thursday, keeping her fans updated on her progress. While Dragan Galic also had an excellent Day 1A, finishing with double his starting chip stack and Giovanni Safina finished Day 1B with 48,375.

Bodo Sbrzensny is still alive, but with short stacks of 14,675 chips and the “Ambassador of Poker,” Mike Sexton, with 12,500.  According to the Party Poker blog, Felipe Ramos also made it through Day 1A, but unfortunately we didn’t find his name on the chip count list. Antanas “Tony G” Guoga didn’t participated this time in the Main Event as he decided to leave the WSOP, citing tiredness and unsatisfactory results.

According to news, 2,391 players registered on Day 1D, while the total number of participants at the Main Event this year is 7,319 that make it the second largest Main Event in history.

After Harrah’s takes its cut, the total prize pool for the Main Event is $68,798,600, with 747 players getting paid. The first prize of $9 million in the WSOP this time is the third largest grand prize in WSOP history.

Day 2 of the 2010 WSOP Main Event has already begun yesterday and will continue till tomorrow.  The survivors from Days 1A and 1C will combine on Friday for Day 2A, while the survivors from Days 1B and 1D will meet on Saturday for Day 2B.

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Posted by Diana Sterling in Uncategorized | No Comments » July 17th, 2010

Party Poker has recently announced that they are going to give away 1.8 million prizes as part of their Card Rush XL promotion. To be eligible for this player are required to collect five Party Points to receive their first scratch card with each one after that costing 15 points.

Each of the cards contains a prize including cash, free-roll entry and more points. A Party Poker spokesman said of the offer: “To get things started in style we’ll be giving away the first Card Rush XL card on the 28 June for just five points. All you have to do is earn the points, visit your account and scratch the card to reveal your prize. You can collect up to 50 Card Rush XL cards on every day of the promotion but once we’ve given away 1.8 million overall, that’s it. At only 15 points per card they’ll be snapped up fast so make sure you don’t miss out on your share.”

Not only this there is also a Card Rush XL leader-board on which you will be able to see the top three finishers win luxury packages to the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor, Formula 1 Gran Premio Santander in Monza and the baseball World Series.

While those players who will be placed 4th to 150th will receive cash prizes of between $100 and $6,000 with hot spot prizes of $50 given to every 20th spot between 220 and 2,000.

PartyPoker is amongst the leading online poker rooms and continues to grow by offering great sign-up incentives online.  PartyPoker has the majority table action, the most  online poker tournaments, and is the most trusted name in the world of online poker.

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Posted by Diana Sterling in Uncategorized | No Comments » June 22nd, 2010

Lacey Jones has been snapped up by Full Tilt Poker in a new sponsorship deal immediately after few weeks of announcement regarding their departure from Absolute Poker. Jones who is a famous poker player and a superb event hostess, she was signed by Absolute  poker where her previous deal was about to end.

In end of May she announced that she is going to leave Absolute after spending several years. Most spectators viewed this as a player and a company simply going in special directions, rather than a contentious split. And now Jones’ appearance at Full Tilt was not that much surprising, as the Player/hostess/model has a continuing relationship with the site.

Absolute made an announcement before her departure that she would be the presenter for Full Tilt’s Doubles Poker Championship that premieres in mid-July. Currently Jones is in Las Vegas, playing in the World Series of Poker and after the Day One action, she sits in 74th place in Event 22 Ladies No Limit Hold’em Championship. She has a very good chance to cash, since the top 117 places receive a payout.

Full Tilt Poker is one of the world’s most familiar online poker room in the industry. Full Tilt Poker is a fully licensed and regulated in Aruba, and has a reputation for complete financial security and fair gaming.

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Posted by Diana Sterling in Uncategorized | No Comments » June 14th, 2010

CarbonPoker is amongst the leading online poker rooms offering free poker games along with some real money ring games and poker tournaments that is played on leading industry software.Either you are new one or an experienced poker player; CarbonPoker has something for everyone.  Carbon poker is known for its  timely offers, events and hosting a number of events.

This time they are hosting the biggest event to celebrate the World Cup and CarbonPoker is giving away jerseys, cash, accolades, and offering exclusive tournaments. You can also earn some extra VIP points by predicting scores.

Therefore play in The World Cup Mega Million for your shot at over 12,500 cash prizes, totaling over $1 million. And in the whole month of June, CarbonPoker will track your total number of VIP Points earned from any real money ring game, tournament or sng. For this event you need to use bonus code OLE75 for 75% reload bonus worth up to $600 in free cash.

So if you want to be  part of this event then hurry up and donot forget that this code is valid from now until Thursday July 1 @ 00:00 Server Time.

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Posted by Diana Sterling in Uncategorized | No Comments » June 5th, 2010