PKR offering seats to WPT LA Poker Classic
January 29, 2008
Three packages including seats to the WPT LA Poker Classic are being given away by PKR at the end of this week.
The Grand Final in their latest promotion will be played this Friday evening at 21.00 GMT.
The tournament is still open for entry. New players can buy in directly to the final stage for $250 or enter one of the many satellites which are currently running for just $1.28
Bodog announce latest $100,000 Guaranteed winner
January 28, 2008
Bodog Poker player Tomgus456 beat an impressive field containing professional players Eric Lynch and Andrew Ferguson to claim the $25k first prize in Sunday’s $100,000 Guaranteed.
Tomgus456, a relatively new player to Bodog Poker, was up against a final table that contained professionals Eric Lynch, Andrew Ferguson and the winner of Bodog’s previous Sunday $100,000 Guaranteed GibinMauler.
Lynch, who was playing under his online username Risen, finished in second spot to take home $14k.
The new and improved Sunday Guaranteed is part of Bodog’s latest promise to give out $5 million every month in prize money.
Mugging leaves a sour taste at the Aussie Millions
January 23, 2008
The week-long Aussie Millions poker tournament culminated in disturbing fashion for young American poker player Jason Potter.
The 22 year old from Oklahoma finished the tournament in 33rd place and picked up winnings amounting to $30,000 which he was understandably delighted with. Unfortunately though, a late night trip to the nearby McDonalds to celebrate his success ended in the American being mugged and a thief making off with all of the prize money.
“I had already been home to my hotel room but decided to go out and get something to eat because I was hungry,” said the former political science student.
“I heard someone running resolutely behind me. As I turned around I just got knocked on the back of the head. I fell down and this guy reached immediately into my hooded pocket.”
Potter has told the police that he believes that the culprit was a poker fan who was watching the tournament and then followed him out of the casino after he’d seen the player pick up a combination of Australian and US $100 bills.
“I thought about trying to fight him but I thought no amount of money is worth it,” he said having survived the ordeal without injury.
Details of the attack overshadowed the news that the tournament itself was won by 21 year old Alexander Kostritsyn from Russia who pocketed $1.6million for his week’s work - the largest prize to be awarded in a live poker tournament held in the southern hemisphere.
Kostritsyn had been playing for less than three years and was the only European at the final table. His biggest previous win was $8,900 which he had used to finance his trip to Australia.
Negreanu can’t repeat last year’s success.
January 22, 2008
Daniel Negreanu found the running at this years World Poker Open much heavier going than he did 12 months ago.
Negreanu, a fan’s favourite, finished in second place last year and was greeted enthusiastically by those who had come to watch him play. Unfortunately for his fans though, he was eliminated with just under an hour left to play on the first day of The Poker Tour’s annual tournament in Tunica, Mississippi.
He started slowly, but began to build up some momentum as the morning continued and seemed to have put any problems behind him when his A-K held up against Q-10 and a pair of fours to allow him to doubled up in a three-way pot. His joy was short-lived though and by the end of the day he had been forced out of the running.
He wasn’t the only big name searching for a bus fair home though as fellow professionals Ted Lawson, Dave ‘The Devilfish’ Ulliot and Gavin Griffin also fell by the wayside.
With the World Poker Open competing with a number of other major poker tournaments around the world, the slightly low turn out of 117 players wasn’t totally unexpected. However, an enlarged field for Day 1B is expected to increase the number of players to around the 300 mark.
The return of the $50,000 guaranteed at PKR
January 22, 2008
Saturday evening (20.30 GMT) sees the return of PKR’s biggest money tournament: the $50,000 guaranteed.
Those interested in participating can buy-in to the final table directly for $100 or alternatively join satellite tournaments being played this week for as little as $2.18. The winner is expected to walk away with over $12,000.
For those not yet a member at PKR, be sure to check out our PKR bonus codes to ensure that your bank roll goes that bit futher
PKR introduce ‘Phase Tournaments’
January 19, 2008
Online poker site PKR have introduced a new kind of tournament aimed at those people who like the convenience of Sit and Go play but the big money prizes of the regular MTT’s.
Phase tournaments are actually tiered tournaments that allow players to enter for as little as $3.60 and walk away with as much as $700.
As the diagram below explains, the top players of each phase are promoted to play in the next level and even those players who finish a little lower down the pecking order can re-try the same level without any additional cost. After five phases of play, the top four players are awarded prizes ranging from $700 to $200.
Players can enter the tournament at any phase that they wish, although the cost of the buy in does rise with each level. The buy-in cost to enter the tournament at phase 5 currently stands at $160.
PKR ‘fastest growing online poker site’
January 16, 2008
PKR hit an impressive milestone yesterday as they announced that they had served 10,000 simultaneous players for the first time just eighteen months after the 3D poker site was launched.
Simon Prodger, Marketing Director for PKR.com confirmed that a heavy marketing campaign over the previous twelve months (including TV campaigns in the UK over Christmas) had started to pay dividends:
“A year of high-profile marketing, together with the launch of a national television advertising campaign, has left PKR.com as the most talked about poker room in the world,” he said. “With over 1.3 million registered users, PKR is the world’s fastest growing online poker site.”
PKR made its name by offering players unique 3D environments for players to play their poker in. It also allowed its registered members unparalleled options when it came to customising their digital persona.
Its revolutionary entrance into the online poker market has since earned its founder, Jez San an OBE for services to the computer games industry - the first time this honour has been given for such a service.
Titan Poker crowns it’s ‘fiercest’ Canadian player
January 15, 2008
After six months of searching, Titan Poker finally found it’s top Canadian player yesterday.
23 year old James Galvin from Halixfax, Nova Scotia fought off the competition from twenty-eight other players to land the title and $500 in cash.
Galvin, who still describes poker as “just a hobby”, has been a member of the online poker room for a little over a year now and was delighted with his win.
“Titan Poker is a great site with a lot of guaranteed tournaments” the young Canadian said after picking up his winners cheque.
The Top Canadian Titan tournament is just a part of an ever increasing line up of tournaments at Titan. Having recently staged a million dollar free roll which was ultimately contested by just twenty players (The Tournament Titan), Titan Poker have recently announced that they will host an unprecedented $2million Guaranteed tournament at the beginning of March this year.
Titan Poker also hosted the European Championship of Online Poker in December last year which gave out more that $2.5million in prizes in just ten days of play and has recently guaranteed more than $10million of total tournament prize money will be paid out to its members each month.
Lederer claims first spot Down-Under
January 13, 2008
The Aussie Millions $100,000 no limit hold’em tournament was won by The Professor, Howard Lederer on Saturday evening.
Twenty five players turned up to play in the tournament - an improvement on the turnout from 12 months ago. Players such as Phil Ivey, Chris Ferguson and Mark Teltscher turned up in force to compete for the AUD $1.25 million first prize, but it was Lederer who walked away with the winner’s cheque.
He overcame last year’s champion Erick Lingren who had actually gone into the final table as the chip leader but ultimately went out on the bubble in a disappointing sixth place.
Teltscher finished in second place (AUD $650,000), with Michael Sampoerna and Jeffrey Lisandro finishing in third and fourth spot respectively. Nikolaus Jedlicka took the final cash spot by finishing in fifth position.
The fun isn’t over yet though with the AUD $5,000 Heads-Up championship due to start on Thursday morning.
Absolute Poker giving out a free $10 bonus
January 11, 2008
Absolute Poker have announced that all new players signing up with them throughout January will have an extra $10 added to account.
This will be in addition to their sign up bonus. To take advantage of this offer simply sign up with their website and enter the bonus code CHIP10.
The $10 will be added to your account as soon as you make your first deposit with the site so you won’t need to play a minimum number of hands or meet any other requirements to gain the extra cash.
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