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Poker Heaven has announced that one lucky online poker player, Lionel Foulquier from France, has won 210,00 Euros in the largest ever Bad Beat Jackpot.
Foulquier had only been playing online poker for about one year and had quad 8s beaten by Quad Queens on a 0.50 Euro/1 Euro No Limit Table. After finding the sign-up Bonus, huge jackpots and monthly rake races very attractive he joined Poker Heaven last summer. Read more …
Full Tilt Organizes $16,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Online Poker Tournament
Online poker players are eagerly looking forward to Wednesday 4th November when Full Tilt Poker will launch their fourteenth Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS XIV) with a guaranteed prize of $16,000,000.
The event will run from 4th to 15th November and will consist of twenty five individual events, six of which guaranteeing at least $1 million in the prize pool. Read more …
With the online poker industry being as vast as it is it is often difficult for players to decide where to go. One of the best places for online poker players at the moment is William Hill Poker.
William Hill is one of the UK’s leading bookmakers and has been in the gaming industry for over seven decades. They offer loyal customer service and support and players can be sure of playing poker in a safe environment where they will be provided with excellent online poker action.
CakePoker.com, one of the leading online poker providers has not only introduced some exciting new events which will result in awarding $100 in prizes each day and over $500 every week but has also increased its selection of guaranteed tournaments.
Players are now able to enjoy nine guaranteed events each day with buy-ins that range from $22 for CakePoker.com’s $3,000 Turbo Bounty Guarantee game up to the amount of $162 for the $20,000 guaranteed. Read more …
The Million Dollar Hand promotion is once again being offered to players by PartyPoker.com and lucky players have the opportunity of winning up to one million dollars for a royal flush with this popular promotion.
Players will be awarded one card for each 15 Party Points earned by them and can win a cash prize after being awarded five cards during this promotion which runs until October 30th. Read more …
PokerStars.com, the leading online poker site, will be sponsoring the upcoming European Poker Tour (EPT) London tournament. The event will commence on Wednesday 30th September and finish on Wednesday 7th October. Read more …
The United Kingdom presently has very tough gambling laws and the Advertising Standards Authority’s code states that no one under the age of 25 is allowed to be featured gambling in a marketing communication, or playing a significant role therein. Read more …
The Danish Supreme Court has ordered a 35 year old unemployed man to forfeit an amount of over $38,000 that he had won while playing online poker.
The Copenhagen Post reported that the unnamed man had been playing online poker professionally and that it is illegal to earn a living from gambling in Denmark. The fact that the games are run from outside Denmark is irrelevant due to the fact that the computers are used from within the country and therefore subject to local regulations. Read more …
PokerStars.com has let it be known that its virtual school at Poker.Stars.net has signed a deal with the all-women High Heels Poker Tour (HHPT) to be the official sponsors of their tour.
High Heels Poker Tour is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and was started in 2007 with the aim of helping women to become world-class poker players who can compete on the poker table against each other on a high level, with no men involved. With PokerStars.com helping them to promote their events they are sure to become even more successful in bringing more women into the game of poker. Read more …