‘Poker News’ Category Archives
Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Use the new official
Party Poker Bonus Code 500VIP for the best ever Party Poker sign up bonus of 100% up to $500. This is how it works, you must accumulate 5 x bonus amount in Party Points, the bonus will be released in 5 equal parts into your account and you will have 90 days to release the full bonus. The minimum deposit is just $25.
Let me give you an example:
Deposit $500 using the bonus code 500VIP to be eligible to $500 in bonus
Release the total bonus by earning 2,500 Party Points (5 x 500)
For every 500 Party Points you earn $100 will ...
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Saturday, August 30th, 2008

Poker.com has had a bit of a facelift and a name change to
PDC Poker, but the familiar crown is still there on the logo and much is still the same on this quality site. So, no worries for PDC’s loyal players, all the features you loved about Poker.com are still there, in short, PDC is the same as poker.com, only better! PDC Poker also still accepts USA players. The only changes we can detect are that Timebank has been introduced which gets you precious extra time when you need it to make those oh so tough decisions along with new filters in the lobby.
So what’s in it for ...
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Thursday, August 21st, 2008
Sadly, it has been announced that Chan Poker, as from today 21st August, is ceasing operations.
If you have a cash balance with Chan they are assuring their players that withdrawals will be dealt with swiftly. However, it would be prudent to make your request sooner rather than later. If you access the website then the link to more information, then click on account in the narrative, you will be able to enter your account details and withdraw your poker account balance. Limits for certain withdrawal methods have been increased to allow players to withdraw their funds speedily in one go.
They say that they are actively searching for a partner who will honour poker point balances that players are holding and ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
This summer just keeps getting better and better for us online poker players – now,
Pokerstars have just announced are the dates for this years’ WCOOP – billed as the biggest online poker tournament series in the World.
The prize pool has doubled since last year and is a massive $30,000,000 and that’s Guaranteed. This series has certainly gone from strength to strength from it’s beginnings in 2002, the WCOOP Roll of Honour is below, just look at those winnings grow!
2002 ‘multimarine’ won $65,450
2003 ‘DeOhGee’ won $222,750
2004 ‘Rogde’ won $424,945
2005 ‘Panella86’ won $577,342
2006 J C Tran (Pro) won $600,000
2007 ‘Ka$ino’ won $1,378,330
2008 YOU - $?
The action starts on September 5th and culminates in the ...
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Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

EDIT - check out the latest
first deposit freerolls see our
pokerstars marketing code page for more info.
Everyone loves a freeroll and poker players just love PokerStars so if you are in a position to make your first ever deposit with Poker Stars this July then there is a terrific treat in store for you - $119,990 worth of exclusive freerolls!
There will be 2x $2,222 freerolls daily, with all players who make the money being entered into a grand final on 31st July where the prize purse will be $22,222 – not bad for free!
The First Depositor Freerolls start on Tuesday the 8th July and will be easily ...
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
This is no ordinary Poker Tournament this is the richest and most popular Poker Tournament in Europe – The European Poker Tour (EPT). Last year's Season 4 boasted a total prize pool of €38.2 million with the final in Monte Carlo having a prize pool of €8.4 million. This year we’re onto Season 5 and the EPT promises even bigger prizepools up for grabs.
The season kicks off in Barcelona - well done Spain for winning EURO 2008 – on September 10th and satellites will be reported here ASAP, as we know there will be a mega load of interest.
So, take a look at the EPT schedule below and decide which of the fantastic venues you will be ...
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Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Due to Harrahs’ decision to delay the final table of WSOP 08 by 117 days (which will give players an opportunity to prepare and train for the event)
Ladbrokes Poker have announced that they will reward players who reach the final table with up to $1 million. Ladbrokes will be sending 100+ European players to the Main Event this year, if you’d like to part of Team Ladbrokes take a look at our
Ladbrokes Review or
WSOP 2008 pages and we will tell you the different routes you can take.
Ladbrokes sent their first player to WSOP back in 2002 and the best results so far have been a 5th place last year and 12th in 2005 and ...
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Friday, May 16th, 2008
We are extremely pleased to be offering any new player at Mansion Poker three ways to win in a new freerolls series – and there’s $18,000 worth of prizes including a seat at this years WSOP!
These freerolls are open to anyone signing up for the first time using the
Mansion Poker Bonus Code BONUSDOOP. If you've already signed up to Mansion using our code you can also take part - take a look at our
Pokernews Freerolls page for more info on qualifying criteria. Anyhow, on with the important dates for your diary:-
Exclusive First Time Depositor $2,500 Freeroll
On Sunday 25th May at Midday GMT (7am ET) 1st time depositors are invited to play in an ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
EDIT - The final 9 players at this years WSOP have been decided and are eagerly awaiting glory on November 9th - take a look at the finalists in our dedicated
WSOP 2008 FINAL TABLE page.
Rumours that this change has been on the cards have been circulating since WSOP 07, but only today at a Media Conference at 4pm UK (11am New York) will the rumour be confirmed (or not) as truth. Basically, instead of the final table being played there and then in Vegas in July the action will be put on hold until Nov 9th when the final nine will sit around the final table - the remaining two will go heads up on 10th ...
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Saturday, April 12th, 2008

Do you like Freerolls? Do you dream of WSOP glory? Then you’re going to love this!
Pokerstars are giving, yes giving away, 80 seats to the 'Big Dance', the WSOP Main Event. The freerolls start on Sunday 13th April. So, join Team PokerStars in Vegas this July for the time of your life and the chance of winning a fortune, playing amongst the good and the great from planet poker and all for nothing!
Any questions? Some answers below:-
When are the freerolls running?
There are freerolls running every hour at 5 mins past the hour around the clock, yes that’s 24 WSOP freerolls per day! The top 50 from the Round 1 freerolls ...
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