31 August 2009
Win a trip to the 2010 World Cup courtesy of PokerStars
Poker Stars has teamed up with the Daily Mirror to offer a series of football related freerolls and small stakes tournaments.
30 August 2009
PaddyPowerPoker.com launches September Surge
paddypowerpoker.com has launched its new September Surge promotion that will allow players to fast track their way through the VIP programme and eventually compete for sponsorship packages worth €100,000.
Titan’s Monthly Million Series starts next month
Online players have another chance to win a $1m prize this time thanks to Titan Poker. Their inaugural $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Tournament takes place at 7pm on Sunday 13th September 2009. The buy in for the event is $500+$35 with satellites starting from just $1+10c.
29 August 2009
25 seats to Aruba Poker Classic up for grabs
25 lucky players can win a seat at the Aruba Poker Classic courtesy of Absolute Poker this Sunday. The site is hosting a $500+$30 buy in super satellite on Sunday 30th August at 10.30pm UK time. Qualifiers for the main Super Satellite start from $20+$2.
28 August 2009
World Championship Of Online Poker starts next week
The World Championship Of Online Poker starts next week on PokerStars with prize money worth a whopping $40m up for grabs. There are 45 events pencilled in, starting with a $215 six-max hold’em event on 3rd September at 7.30pm UK time.
PokerStars pros to star in The Million Dollar Challenge
A clash between a group of amateur online qualifiers and the assorted might of the Team PokerStars Pros would seem a little one sided, especially if broadcast on TV. How would the amateurs cope if they’d had some tuition from a top pro though? A Daniel Negreanu perhaps. Well that’s the scenario for Fox’s new show The Million Dollar Challenge.
Young Guns clash in Late Night Poker classic
Sparks were destined to fly as soon as it was announced that Luke ‘__Fullflush1__’ Schwartz and Andrew Feldman had both been drawn in the opening heat of Full Tilt’s Late Night Poker. After all the hype the action didn’t disappoint both on and off the felt.
RoundersHouse.com launches new poker based reality TV show
Channel 4 may have axed Big Brother but there is another reality based TV show set in a house starting this year. Rather than featuring a collection of wannabes and prima donnas, Rounders House will centre on poker.
Prahlad Friedman wins WPT Legends Of Poker
November Nine finalist Kevin Schaffel was the big story going into the final day of the WPT Legends Of Poker. The WSOP Main Event finalist proved that his fine form at The Rio was no fluke by finishing runner up for a cash of $471,670.
Durrrr Challenge odds announced
Tom ‘Durrrr’ Dwan and Sammy George may be competing for a million dollars in next month’s heads up challenge but bookie Boylesports.com is allowing railbirds to get in on the action.