Poker News
WSOP Announces New Qualifying Criteria for National Championship
March 11, 2012
A new qualifying structure has been released for the World Series of Poker (WSOP) National Championship which will be held in 2012. Last year, 100 players were allowed to participate in the event. This year, the WSOP is allowing 200 players to take part in the National Championship. The prize pool for the event has been set at $1,000,000. 100 … Continue reading
Cannes to Host WSOPE Again, 7 Bracelets to Be Won
March 9, 2012
Poker players in Europe have a big event to look forward to in 2012. The World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) officially begins in September this year. Once again, the wonderful city of Cannes will be hosting the grand event. The sixth edition of the WSOPE will kick off on September 21 and continue through October 4, 2012. On the … Continue reading
Big Tournament Packages Offered by Party Poker
March 9, 2012
Party Poker is providing its players an opportunity to be a part of big poker events. One such event is the World Poker Tour’s National Series of Marbella. A range of qualifiers is running at the poker site, through which players can make their way to the grand event. Party Poker is also running qualifiers for the GSOP live poker … Continue reading
Everest Poker Giving Away $4k Marbella Packages for $1
March 7, 2012
Imagine staying at one of the finest hotels in the beautiful Spanish town of Marbella, while enjoying poker and winning big cash prizes. Sounds good, doesn’t it? The best part about online poker is that you can benefit from the countless promos and the incentives offered by the poker sites. If you are an ardent poker player, one such promotion … Continue reading
Prestigious WPT Magazine Awards Won by Sam Holden
March 5, 2012
Sam Holden won the WPT Magazine reader’s award 2011 in the category of the Best British Player. The 22 year old poker pro got the award primarily due to his performance in the WSOP November Nine, 2011. Holden finished at the 9th place in the main event, which was won by Pius Heinz. The Best International Player award by WPT … Continue reading
Guaranteed Tournaments at Titan Poker Offering Massive Prize Pools
March 3, 2012
Titan Poker is running a range of guaranteed tournaments. Every Friday, a $60k guaranteed freezeout is held at the site. Another guaranteed event is held on Saturdays. The biggest tournament of the week is held every Sunday. To be a part of these events, players have to wager on real money games at Titan Poker. $60,000 Guaranteed Event The Friday … Continue reading
PokerStars Announces $5 Million Micro Stake Tourney
March 2, 2012
PokerStars is giving you yet another chance to win cash prizes worth millions. The online poker room has announced the launch of MicroMillions, where players can big by spending just a few dollars. The series begins on March 15 and will continue through March 25, 2012. Players can win a portion of the $5 million guaranteed prize pool by participating … Continue reading
WSOPC Palm Beach Kennel Club Main Event Won by Jim Harnden
March 1, 2012
Poker pro Jim Harnden made the first WSOP cash of his life recently. He won a World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) event held at Florida this year. The buy-in for the event was $1,600. It was hosted by the Palm Beach Kennel Club. Harnden outlasted a field of 777 players and received $226,395 for the win. In addition to … Continue reading
Run for the $100,000 Points Race at Intertops
February 29, 2012
This March, online poker players will be queuing to play at the online poker tables at Intertops. Because, Intertops Poker recently announced that it would be giving away prizes worth $100,000, as a part of its $100k Points Race. The $100k Points Race will have 4 weekly races and one monthly race with prize pools of $20,000 each. This amount … Continue reading
Chiligaming Acquired by Bally Technologies
February 28, 2012
A Las Vegas based gambling firm Bally Technologies, recently acquired Chiligaming, a French company which operates and develops online games. Details of the deal have not yet been disclosed by Bally Technologies. However, reports suggest that poker, sportsbetting, casino and bingo operations of Chiligaming will now be under Bally Technologies. The latter doesn’t plan to introduce its own gaming website … Continue reading