Double Guarantees Week Coming to Full Tilt Poker
January 18, 2010 | Comments Off
Poker players will be excited to hear that Full Tilt Poker is doubling the prize pools for their guaranteed tournaments for one week this month. From January 25th to the 31st players will be able to compete in the guaranteed tournaments at Full Tilt Poker and try their skills at winning even more cash.
A total of $25 million will be up for grabs during the special week at Full Tilt Poker. each tournament will be offering a massive prize pool as the regular guarantees are already very generous. The Sunday Mulligan which normally has a $200,000 guarantee will boast a $400,000 guaranteed prize pool.
The Sunday Brawl, the sites large bounty tournament, usually has a prize pool of $400,000. It will be increased to $800,000. The largest prize pool will come from the $750,000 guaranteed tournament. This tournament will be offering up $1.5 million in prize money.
The above tournaments will be closing out the special double prize pool week but there will also be nice tournaments taking place during the week. The weekly guaranteed tournaments have smaller buy-ins which may be more affordable than the larger weekend tournaments. There is the $1k Monday which will offer $600,000 for players to compete for.
The daily $75,000 guaranteed tournament will have a $150,000 prize pool and the Daily Dollar tournament will have a $20,000 prize pool. The Fifty-Fifty tournament is another great tournament which has a $50,000 prize pool which will go up to $100,000.
This special week is a great way for the regulars at Full Tilt Poker to try and earn extra cash while playing the games they enjoy each week. If you are not familiar with Full Tilt Poker, this special week is a great chance for players to compete in tournaments which are offering very large prize pools.
Full Tilt Poker Weekend Tournament Results
January 4, 2010 | Comments Off
Full Tilt Poker was back in the swing of things this past weekend. The online poker room had a great turnout for their $750K guaranteed tournament as well as their Sunday Brawl tournament. Both tournaments had so many players competing that the total prize pools for both events saw over $279,000 in increases.
The Sunday Brawl is a $240 plus 16 Knockout tournament which offers a $400,000 guaranteed prize pool. This past weekend the tournament prize pool was increased to $575,400 as 2,877 players registered to compete. 279 spots would be paid and first would earn just over $81,000.
JCTurn and NudelTofu would be the top players of the competition as they made it all the way to heads up play. Both players outlasted the competition but only one could earn the top prize. In the end both would go all in but the cards would be in NudelTofu’s favor and sense he held the chip lead the win would go to him and JCTurn would have to settle for second place.
Final Results:
NudelTofu – $81,859
JCTurn – $64,783
whitehorse5 – $77,859
Euthanaces – $65,500 *4-way deal
Tmay420 – $29,345
buriedatsea – $19,564
babiggie – $13,234
Badgergav – $9,206
jklaen – $6,905
The $750,000 guaranteed tournament has a buy-in of $200 plus 16. This tournament had over 4,000 players competing so the tournament had a prize pool of $854,200 which paid out to 585 spots. The last two players standing would be medijun and metfan4590. Both players would decide to cut a deal so both would walk away with a six figure payday. The deal was cut according to chip stacks and the eventual winner would earn the remaining prize money. In the end it would be metfan4590 claiming the win.
Final Results:
metfan4590 – $123,871
medijun – $118,286 *2-way deal
Str8Forward – $59,794
Jimmy Jazz Jr – $46,981
SLips713 – $35,278
slimers19 – $26,139
dutchmaster – $19,647
eleach86 – $15,376
RANDY W 70006 – $11,446
Lock Poker Launches Mac Software
May 28, 2009 | Comments Off
Lock Poker.com, an online poker site on the Cake Poker network claimed this week that is the first on the network to offer players new Mac poker software.
The Mac-based poker client offers the same features and gameplay as the PC version with Play and Real money games, including ring games, Satellites, MTT’s and Sit ‘n Go’s. Players can also enjoy player-to-player chat, table resizing, and multi-table play.
“One of our mandates as a company is to provide a superior online poker experience. It only makes sense that we would extend our product to the Mac platform — as Apple is a leader in innovation and customer experience.” says Jennifer Larson, CEO of Lock Poker.
Lock Poker allows poker players to experience the innovative download software without a third-party application for a more stable and smoothly running game.
Mike Sexton Belongs in Poker Hall of Fame – PartyPoker.com
May 28, 2009 | Comments Off
PartyPoker has begun lobbying for Mike Sexton, an ambassador for PartyPoker as well as the host of the World Poker Tour. PartyPoker would like to see Sexton added to the list of those to be considered for induction to the Poker Hall of Fame.
Sexton has a good chance of being placed on the list as he meets the requirements needed to be added to the induction list. He recently finished hosting the seventh season of the World Poker Tour which he has been with since the very first season. He also has a WSOP bracelet and is in the top ten players who have earned the most cashes during the World Series of Poker.
PartyPoker recently re-signed Sexton to their site and he is now the ambassador for the online poker room. The fourth largest online poker room would love to see their ambassador added to the list of poker pros that have been added to the Hall of Fame.
A spokesman for PartyPoker reiterated that they would like to see the poker community vote for Sexton. The spokesman stated: “We encourage the poker community to vote online for Mike Sexton’s induction into poker’s hall of fame. Mike famously said that poker takes five minutes to learn and a lifetime to master- it takes five minutes to vote and mark the lifetime achievement of the master! Mike meets all the criteria and deserves to be top of the list when the process gets to the Hall of Fame committee.”
Bodog Awards More WSOP Seats
May 28, 2009 | Comments Off
COSTA RICA (PRESS RELEASE) – Only one tournament can guarantee you poker immortality, and only one online poker site is making it easier than ever to get there. The World Series of Poker* Main Event, the richest and most prestigious tournament in poker, is just weeks away, and online poker powerhouse Bodog.com continues to offer online poker players the cheapest and easiest path to winning a seat. The next two Sundays alone, Bodog.com is guaranteeing eight $12,000 Main Event prize packages, with qualifiers running daily for as little as a $1!
Poker30.net has an exclusive Bodog Referral Number that can get you the largest bonus available at bodog.com
“The Main Event is the one tournament we all dream about winning, and the simplest and easiest way to make that dream come true is here at Bodog.com,” says Bodog Poker Pro Jean-Robert Bellande. “We already have a great group of qualifiers who will be joining myself, David Williams, Evelyn Ng and Justin Bonomo for this year’s Main Event, and we’re anxious to qualify even more at Bodog.com over the next two Sundays.”
The next shot for players to win a seat at the World Series Main Event is this Sunday, May 31, at 4:35pm EST, where, regardless of how many players enter, four players are guaranteed to walk away with a $12,000 Main Event prize package. Then on Sunday, June 7, at 4:35pm EST, four more guaranteed prize packages are up for grabs.
Players can start down their path to poker immortality with Bodog.com’s online Main Event qualifiers for as a little as $1, or 100 Bodog Poker Points (PTS). Bodog.com’s simple and easy tournament structures suit every budget and style. Players can earn their seats through Cheap Seats qualifiers, Sit & Gos, Last Chance qualifiers, Bodog Poker Points, or via a straight buy-in into the Semi Final events on May 31 and June 7.
Bodog.com’s coveted World Series Main Event prize packages include much more than a seat to the Main Event. In addition to the $10,000 buy-in, Team Bodog players also receive $2,000 for travel to and accommodation in Las Vegas, a stylish Bodog gear bag worth $400+, and access to VIP events and player’s club evenings. Bodog.com players will also have their progress reported in the World Series section on the Bodog Beat and have dedicated team handlers on-site to ensure their needs are met as they focus on the action at the tables.
In addition to playing for riches and fame, Team Bodog players will rub elbows with Bodog.com Poker Pros David Williams, Justin Bonomo, Jean-Robert Bellande and Evelyn Ng as they seek to bring home a bracelet for Team Bodog. Last year, Bodog.com Poker Pros and qualifiers walked away with a combined total of $1,629,767 in winnings from the World Series in Las Vegas. Poker fans not lucky enough to be in Las Vegas with Team Bodog can at least feel like they are there by following the action via Twitter. All Bodog.com Poker Pros will have their Twitter feeds hosted on Bodog.com’s World Series page, and Bodog will also be on the ground tweeting from Las Vegas to keep poker fans in-the-know all summer long.
Ultimate Bet Will Award a WSOP Academy Prize Package
May 1, 2009 | Comments Off
Leading online poker site UltimateBet today announced another series of password protected online poker tournaments, reserved exclusively for UltimateBet players who listen to Rounders Radio. The online poker site is giving away two Las Vegas prize packages that include a seat in June 29th’s World Series of Poker Academy and $1,000 for travel and accommodations. Players can access the $5 buy-in tournaments using a code that’s announced each week on the Ultimate Poker Show.
“We’re thrilled to be doing another WSOP Academy promotion just for Rounders Radio listeners,” stated Annie Duke, UltimateBet’s Cardroom Consultant. “The Ultimate Poker Show attracts poker players who really want to take their game to the next level so a promotion that offers seats in the WSOP Academy couldn’t be more fitting.”
The WSOP Academy Main Event Primer, set to get underway on June 29th at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, is designed to prepare poker players for the world’s most prestigious poker tournament. The 3-day program is built to help poker fans advance through the enormous field of players all the way to final table.
Texas Hold’em players can win their way to Las Vegas for June 29th’s WSOP Academy through a locked $5 buy-in tournament each Sunday. The password for the private tournament is announced every Sunday on Rounders Radio’s Ultimate Poker Show, a live online show hosted by UltimateBet’s own Mark “P0ker H0″ Kroon.
The top nine players of each password protected Sunday tournament will win a spot in June 22nd’s Main Event. The Main Event pays out two seats to the WSOP Academy plus $1,000 for travel, accommodations and expenses.
Online poker players who don’t win a spot in the Main Event through the locked Texas Hold’em tournament can still secure a seat for 5,000 UltimatePoints. Additionally, players may register for satellites from as little as 500 UltimatePoints to make their way to the Main Event.
To take advantage of this incredible offer from Ultimate Bet, sign up and use our Ultimate Bet Referral Code to get a 111% bonus on your first deposit, up to a maximum of $1,100!
Poker After Dark Seat Up for Grabs
April 20, 2009 | Comments Off
If you are planning on making it to Las Vegas this year for the World Series of Poker, you may want to check out the charity tournament being promoted by Howard Lederer. FullTilt Poker is offering some of their players the chance to win a seat at the poker table in the hit TV show Poker After Dark. The seat, worth a potential of $120,000, is being given away in a charity fundraiser for Boys and Girls club and the charity event is being sponsored by Susie and Howard Lederer. The winner of this charity poker event will be given a seat worth $20,000 along with the opportunity to win $120,000 against some of the biggest names in poker on Poker After Dark.
This charity event takes place on July 1st 2009, right before the start of the World Series of Poker Main Event, opening up the field to possibly every qualified poker player around the world.
“This is a very exciting and almost unbelievable poker opportunity,” said John Colville, director of Golden Nugget poker. “To not only be able to give our tournament winner a seat on nationally televised Poker After Dark, but also be able to help raise money for these great kids, is fantastic. This is simply huge for everyone involved.”
The potential for this charity event is obviously huge. The buy-in for the tournament, which takes place at the Golden Nugget Casino, is $330 with $200 rebuys and $100 add ons. All the money will go to the Boys and Girls Club charity.
If you can’t make the World Series of Poker main event or any of the other events for that matter, you can play with some of the pros at FullTiltPoker.com. If you are new to FullTilt Poker, be sure to use our FullTilt Poker Referral Code when signing up at FullTiltPoker.com for the maximum deposit bonus available.
Million Dollar Hand Promo at PartyPoker.com
March 13, 2009 | Comments Off
From this moment until midnight on March 22, top poker site PartyPoker is giving their poker players a once in a lifetime chance to win up to $1,000,000 through their Million-Dollar Hand promotion.
How the Million Dollar Hand Promotion Works
Players at Partypoker will receive a random card for every 15 Party Points that they accumulate along with a prize for every five-card hand accumulated. If a player puts together a pair from these cards, they will receive a cash reward of $5 and 2 pairs will earn $10. There is no limit to the number of hands that can be hit and players will be able to continue to collect cards and play as long as they continue to collect Party Points.
Here’s the full break-down of possible hands and their values:
Pair – $5
Two Pair – $10
Trips – $25
Straight – $50
Flush – $100
Full House – $250
Four of a kind – $1,000
Straight Flush – $5,000
Royal Flush – $1,000,000
Party Poker has stated that they “have had to insure ourselves against the possibility of multiple royal flushes. All a player has to do is collect points and cards throughout the period.” There are many chances to win $1,000,000 and all the player has to do is stick around long enough to collect enough cards.
PokerStars Changes VIP Club
March 3, 2009 | Comments Off
PokerStars recently announced some changes to their VIP Club. While these changes are mostly minor, almost all of them affect the player in a positive manner, allow for easier progression through monthly VIP levels, increased prize pools, and potentially larger earnings.
PokerStars VIP Club Changes
Monthly VIP Levels
The first change PokerStars made to the VIP club is that they have lowered the VPP (VIP Player Points) monthly requirments to acheive Silver, Gold, and Platinum Star status. The changes are as follows:
- SilverStar – Lowered from 1,500 VPPs to 1,200 VPPs
- GoldStar – Lowered from 4,000 VPPs to 3,000 VPPs
- PlatinumStar – Lowered from 10,000 VPPs to 7,500 VPPs
Increased Prize Pools in VIP events
PokerStars has also increased the prize pools in their weekly VIP tournaments. A few examples:
- $50,000 weekly VIP Freeroll prize pool has increased to $75,000
- The 100 FPP buy-in, $20,000 weekly VIP event now has a prize pool of $30,000
By increasing the prize pools in these events, Pokerstars has now brought the total value of their VIP events to over $6.5 million a year. That’s not including special VIP events, either.
Supernova and Supernova Elite extended status period
Players who manage to acheive SuperNova and SuperNova Elite status will now be able to retain their VIP status in the following year until the end of September (provided that the current play requirements are met). This extension provides players an extra 3 months at the SuperNova Status levels.
Conceirge Service Status Changes
The only negative change to the VIP Club is for players making use of the concierge services, a player may now only use the concierge service once per month, with a maximum of three receipts. The total value of the receipts submitted must be for a minimum of $500.
Overall Impact
These Changes, while minor, show why PokerStars is a world class poker room. Always putting their players first, fine-tuning programs to suit the player’s needs, seperates PokerStars apart from the rest.
Spotlight on Bodog Poker Pros
August 1, 2008 | 1 Comment
St. Johns, Antigua (PRWEB) July 31, 2008 — From the moment the first cards were dealt at the 2008 World Series of Poker* to the final days of the Main Event, Team Bodog enjoyed a terrific run this summer in Las Vegas. And tonight, poker fans will be able to see one of Bodog’s very own capture the ultimate prize, a WSOP* bracelet, when ESPN airs its coverage of Event No. 2 ($1,500 buy-in No Limit Holdem). The two-hour, final table coverage begins at 8 p.m. ET.
During tonight’s ESPN broadcast, viewers will witness Team Bodog player Grant Hinkle, a 27-year-old marketing manager from Kansas City, Mo., bust a talented final table featuring poker legend Chris “Jesus” Ferguson, young gun Theo Tran and tournament ace David Bach. Along with his impressive victory in an event that drew 3,929 players, the largest non-Main Event field in WSOP* history, Hinkle took home a life-changing $831,462.
Hinkle’s early bracelet win proved to be momentous for Team Bodog. Just a day later, the team was back in the spotlight with Bodog pros David Williams and Justin Bonomo seated side by side at the final table for Event No. 4 ($5,000 buy-in Mixed Holdem). With an all-pro final nine, including 2008 WSOP* Player of the Year Erick Lindgren, this will be one to watch when it airs on ESPN on Tuesday, Aug. 5, at 8 p.m. ET.
Like Williams and Bonomo, Team Bodog pros Jean-Robert Bellande and Evelyn Ng also found great success at the tables this summer. In the final tournament before the Main Event, Bellande racked up a second place finish to pocket $173,564 and Ng saw herself cashing in two events this summer including an impressive deep run in the Main Event. All together, Team Bodog pros and qualifiers walked away with a combined total of $1,629,767 in winnings from the World Series in Las Vegas.
“We are extremely proud of our Team Bodog pros and qualifiers for their successes at this year’s World Series,” said Morris Mohawk Gaming Group CEO Alwyn Morris. “The WSOP* has been very good to Bodog players for several years now, including a Main Event win in 2006 and a number of bracelet titles. We expect to see even more success at the WSOP Europe this September and across the globe at WPT, EPT and APT events throughout the year.”
Regardless of how they fared at the tables, no Team BodogPoker qualifer walked away empty-handed as everyone donning the black and red of Bodog was treated to an unparalleled VIP experience the moment they touched down in Las Vegas. From an exclusive party at The Palms Hardwood Fantasy Suite filled to the rim with Bodog Girls to private helicopter excursions to the Grand Canyon and an adrenaline-filled day at the racetrack driving high-performance Corvettes, Bodog’s WSOP qualifiers experienced Las Vegas like no one else – in total Bodog style.
The World Series in Las Vegas is just one of a number of tournaments held around the world that poker players can win seats to for as little as $1 at Bodog every week. From the Asian Poker Tour in Macau this August, to the WSOP Europe in London this September and WPT events across North America, Bodog’s Player’s Choice packages give winners the chance to compete for millions of dollars while experiencing some of the most exciting and exotic locations in the world as only Team Bodog members do.