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Play On The Entire World Poker Tour With Party Poker

Play On The Entire World Poker Tour With Party Poker

Written by James Washington on Mar 11, 2010

There is only one poker site online that is holding satellites awarding free seats in every 2010 World Poker Tour event, regardless of location, and that’s Party Poker. What’s more, the site isn’t just giving away one prize package to each 2010 WPT event but $1 million worth of guaranteed WPT prize packages. Win any o...

2m2m Poker TV Reality Show Cancelled

2m2m Poker TV Reality Show Cancelled

Written by James Washington on Mar 10, 2010

The poker themed TV reality series “2 Months, $2 Million” will not be returning for a second season, as G4 television has axed the show from its lineup due mainly to poor ratings—which in turn were due mainly to a failure of the program’s stars to fulfill the promise of the show. 2 Months, $2 Million was a novel ide...

Party Poker Gladiator Promotion Returns

Party Poker Gladiator Promotion Returns

Written by James Washington on Mar 9, 2010

After such a successful run in November, ’09, PartyPoker has decided to bring back its Gladiator promo, which started on March 3 and continues through April1. With the Gladiator promo, players are recognized for their loyalty to PartyPoker, earning progressively impressive bonuses for playing a minimum amount of time for ...

Is A World Series Of Poker All Star Game In The Works?

Is A World Series Of Poker All Star Game In The Works?

Written by James Washington on Mar 8, 2010

Last Wednesday afternoon, a Tweet was posted on Twitter straight from the horse’s mouth as it were—the World Series of Poker officials themselves—that announced the possibility of a special WSOP All Star Poker Tournament appearing at this year’s series. No one knows yet what the composition of the contest will be, n...

Party Poker Signs Sports Star Totti, Sponsors Major Sporting Events

Party Poker Signs Sports Star Totti, Sponsors Major Sporting Events

Written by James Washington on Mar 5, 2010

In yet another example of the crossing over between the world of poker and the world of sports, Party Poker has just signed another sports star to its professional player roster. Francisco Totti, Italian football player (that’s soccer to us Americans), captain of AS Roma and World Cup champion. Totti will be representing ...

Poker Stars Hosting Freerolls For Dream Job Australia

Poker Stars Hosting Freerolls For Dream Job Australia

Written by James Washington on Mar 4, 2010

One of the many live poker land-based tournament series is the PokerStars Australia New Zealand Poker Tour. And right now, PokerStars is seeking one player to represent the site on the upcoming season of the tour. The PokerStars Dream Job Australia promotion will award one player free seats in as many upcoming ANZPT events ...

U.S. Online Poker Politics Update

U.S. Online Poker Politics Update

Written by James Washington on Mar 3, 2010

There’s lots going on in United States politics regarding legalizing online poker, casino, and sports betting gambling. Take a look a some of the more recent highlights: The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) made an appearance for the first time ever at a CPAC convention. CPAC is the Conservative Political Action Conference, a...

Full Tilt Poker Sit & Go Madness Is Here

Full Tilt Poker Sit & Go Madness Is Here

Written by James Washington on Mar 2, 2010

Sit & Go Madness has returned to Full Tilt Poker. It starts on Friday March 5 at 4 pm ET and lasts for just 48 hours, so you have got no time to waste if you want to win your share of $125,000+ in cash prizes. Full Tilt Poker’s Sit & Go Madness is a Sit and Go freeroll tournament that uses a leader board to determ...

Poker Stars NAPT Venetian High-Roller Bounty Shootout Results

Poker Stars NAPT Venetian High-Roller Bounty Shootout Results

Written by James Washington on Mar 1, 2010

Winner of the PokerStars NAPT Venetian High-Roller Bounty Shootout event was 21 year old Ashton Griffin. The event came with a $25,000 buy-in and a payout to Griffin of $560,000. The young Lake Worth, Florida online poker pro showed his mettle on the live poker felt winning two shootout tables consecutively and eliminating ...

9th Annual European Poker Awards Results

9th Annual European Poker Awards Results

Written by James Washington on Feb 25, 2010

The ninth annual European Poker Awards just took place this month and it brought together some of the finest minds in poker to honor their comrades and rivals for high achievement in poker over the previous year. This year’s Player of the Year was two-time WSOP bracelet winner, including the 2009 40th Annual WSOP $40,000 ...