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Poker Players Compete for Chance to Represent Titan Poker at ECPokerTour Vienna

admin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 10:35:23 +0000

Qualifying online satellite tournaments start as low €1+0.10 for an estimated total prize pool of €1,000,000.

Titan Poker, the leading online poker room in Europe, and the official sponsor of Europe’s most exclusive live poker series, has launched a series of satellite tournaments to determine the winning players that will participate on its behalf at the ECPokerTour Vienna tournament in Austria this November.

The ECPokerTour Vienna €3,000 + €300 Main Event will be held at the Montesino Pokertainment Center in Vienna, Austria. The tournament will take place over four days from November 10 – November 14, 2010.

Players winning an ECPokerTour Vienna package at Titan Poker (value €5,500) will receive the Main Event buy-in; five night’s accommodation at the Le Meridien Hotel (including breakfast and dinner for the qualifier and guest); entry to a special players’ Welcome Party; and funds for flights and spending money.

Super Satellite tournaments are staged at Titan Poker every Sunday and Wednesday night, each awarding winning players with the ECPokerTour Vienna package. Qualifier satellite tournaments are being staged round the clock with buy-ins starting as low as €1+ €0.10.

Veteran poker players and novices alike are invited to download Titan Poker’s user-friendly poker software and participate in one of the satellites to vie for a seat at the exclusive ECPokerTour Vienna tournament.

ECPokerTour’s last major event was staged at the Gran Casino de Barcelona in March, with previous tournaments held in Malta, Salzburg and Madrid. www.titanpoker.com is the official sponsor of the ECPokerTour series, Europe’s most luxurious poker tournament circuit.

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Bodog Poker’s Final WSOP Qualifier: 10 Main Event Seats Guaranteed

admin — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:50:02 +0000

Bodog Poker has already qualified 30+ players for the 2010 World Series of Poker* and this Sunday, June 13 at 4:35pm ET, another 10 guaranteed world series main event seats will be up for grabs in Bodog Poker’s final 2010 WSOP* qualifier of the season. Don’t miss out on this last chance opportunity to qualify for the world series main event with Bodog Poker. Big overlays are expected and will give players great value for their buy-in buck.

Bodog Poker’s final 2010 World Series of Poker* qualifier, starting Sunday, June 13 at 4:35pm ET, is a big one, with 10 guaranteed main event seats on the line. Players can choose from a number of different methods to enter the tournament, including buying in directly for $470+$30. Alternatively, players can earn a seat in the tournament by winning a mid-range main event semi-final (starting as low as $25+$2.50) or by entering any number of Bodog Poker’s daily cheap seat qualifiers (starting at as little as $1+$0) and working their way up to Sunday’s 10 guaranteed seats online poker tournament. Players can also work there ways into the tournament by playing any last chance qualifiers leading up to the final guaranteed seats tournament of the season. The buy-ins are low, the action is fast, and the payoffs are big.

"Like most poker players that qualify for the 2010 World Series of Poker* with Bodog, this will be my first trip to the main event as a member of Team Bodog," says Bodog Poker Pro Amanda Musumeci. "I can’t wait to represent Bodog Poker at the biggest poker event in the world, and getting to share that experience with 40+ other players that qualified through Bodog Poker is going to be something to remember for sure!"

As a special bonus for followers of @Bodog on Twitter, Bodog Poker will be running a world series edition of Bodog Twitter Trivia, where instead of awarding the usual $150+$12 Sunday $100,000 Guaranteed buy-in Bodog Poker will be giving away three separate $470+$30 tickets to Sunday’s 10 guaranteed seats tournament. Running Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (June 9, 10 and 11 respectively), @Bodog will tweet a world series focused trivia question each day, followers can then direct message their answer along with Bodog account number, username or email address to @Bodog. Entries for each day will be accepted up until 11:59pm ET and each winner will be selected, at random, then contacted and announced via Twitter. That’s three separate chances to win a $470+$30 buy-in, and the opportunity to win one of 10 world series main event seats, free!

To learn more about how you could qualify for the 2010 World Series of Poker* with Bodog Poker, visit Bodog Poker now.

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Bodog Poker Room Wants You To Qualify for the 2010 World Series of Poker

admin — Sat, 01 May 2010 09:46:47 +0000

Bodog Poker wants to send you to the 2010 World Series of Poker* in Las Vegas, NV. Four lucky players have already earned their selves a $12,000 prize package, including a $10,000 buy-in to the 2010 WSOP* Main Event. The next opportunity for players to win their way into the World Series Main Event is a big one. On Sunday, May 2 at 4:35pm ET, Bodog.com Poker will be running a $470+$30 buy-in satellite where another 10 Guaranteed Main Event seats will be up for grabs.

"I’ve proudly worn the red and black of Bodog Poker since signing on with them in 2005, and I can say from years of firsthand experience that there is no better way to experience the WSOP* than as a member of Team Bodog," says Bodog Poker Pro Evelyn Ng. "Most rooms will get you to Vegas and buy you into the Main Event, but that’s about it. With Bodog you’ll get your travel, accommodations and World Series Main Event buy-in covered, as well as some spending cash, loads of Bodog swag, a dedicated Team Bodog player handler to ensure you’re always well taken care of, and an invitation to the exclusive annual Bodog Poker Players & Pros Social – which has proven to be a uniquely amazing and memorable experience each and every year."

On April 25, Bodog Poker held its first Main Event Satellite of the year where four players – Andrew "Longhorn_99" S., Tay "Huestertay" N., Matt "farmslicer7" F. and Nandit "Riyan" M. – earned $12,000 World Series Main Event prize packages. Those four players got especially lucky as the first Main Event Satellite had a more than $10,000 overlay. On Sunday, May 2 at 4:35pm ET Bodog.com Poker will run its second Main Event Satellite, where an even bigger overlay is expected, giving players huge value for their buy-in buck as the satellite will put another 10 Guaranteed World Series Main Event seats up for grabs.

At Bodog, Poker players also have the ability to choose how they get into any of this year’s 10 Main Event Satellites. Players can buy directly in to a satellite for $470+$30, can earn a seat in the satellite by winning a $50+$5 Main Event Semi-Final, or can start with any number of $1+$0 Cheap Seat tournaments and work their way up to the Main Event satellite.

To learn more about how you could earn a seat in the 2010 World Series of Poker* Main Event through Bodog Poker, visit Bodog Poker website.

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Take part in WSOP 2010 with Online Poker Room at Bet365

admin — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:23:43 +0000

The World Series of Poker returns in 2010 and Bet365 Poker are offering more ways than ever to qualify for the most prestigious event in poker. The WSOP entails 57 individual events with exclusive bracelets available in each. Previous winners include bet365 pro Jesper Hougaard, who was the first player to win WSOP events on both sides of the Atlantic.

WSOP 2010 – Satellite Qualification
Regular satellite qualifiers offer players four different ways to reach the World Series in Las Vegas. With ongoing feeder tournaments to all the main qualifiers, a seat can be won for just a few dollars. The following Packages are available:

Main Event Package – a $13,000 Package which includes a buy-in for the Main Event.
Pot Limit Omaha Package – a buy-in to the popular Event #55 Pot Limit Omaha Championship.
Side Events Package – a Package involving two seats with accommodation covering both events.
The Experience Package – a $3,600 Package to Event #54.

WSOP Executive Sit & Gos
Take part in Bet365’s brand new WSOP Executive Jackpot Sit & Gos for your chance to travel to Las Vegas in an amazing $25,000 Package. The WSOP Executive Package includes $10,000 buy-in to the Main Event, plus entry to Event #56 – a $2,500 No Limit Hold’em tournament. You can also enjoy the full VIP experience, with $10,250 for accommodation, travel and spending, as well as added extras such as a trip to the Grand Canyon, tickets for the Beatles Cirque du Soleil show and dinner at the exclusive SW Steakhouse.

To win a $25,000 WSOP Executive Package you simply need to win six consecutive WSOP Executive Jackpot Sit & Gos. These tournaments have a buy-in of $10+$2 and are available in the Sit & Go lobby.

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Europe’s Richest Online Poker Tournament Series Returns to Titan Poker

admin — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:53:07 +0000

Returning to Titan Poker for its sixth season, the $5.1 Million Guaranteed European Championship of Online Poker (ECOOP VI) will be staged in May and June this year.

The series of nightly poker tournament events will kick off on May 24 with a $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Texas No Limit Hold’em Freezeout. The ECOOP VI tournament series offers a wide variety of poker games, including Texas No Limit Hold’em, Limit Hold’em, 7 Card Stud, Pot Limit Omaha and Omaha Hi/Lo. For the first time a Quadric event will be staged, where players compete at four simultaneous tournaments for a $100,000 prize pool.

The series culminates with a $1,500,000 Guaranteed Prize Main Event on June 6.

To get online poker players in the mood for ECOOP VI, a Mini European Championship of Online Poker VI will be staged between May 14 and May 23, offering exciting poker tournaments every night at affordable buy-ins.

Qualifying satellite tournaments for the ECOOP VI events are being staged around the clock at Titan Poker. To participate in the action, poker enthusiasts are invited to download the free Titan Poker software, register an account and start playing in the many ECOOP VI events.

Titan Poker‘s first ECOOP series was staged in December 2007 and players competed over ten days for their share of $2,500,000 in cash prizes. In May 2008, ECOOP II was staged with a grand total of $3,600,000 in guaranteed prizes at the ten nights of tournaments. Staged over fourteen days between November and December 2008, the third ECOOP tournament series distributed more than $4,150,000 in prizes to winning online tournament players. ECOOP IV took place in May and June, 2009, with $4,550,000 in guaranteed prizes. ECOOP V was staged in November and December 2009, awarding winning players with more than $5,000,000 in cash prizes.

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BoDog Poker Pro David Williams Wins WPT World Championship

admin — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:40:25 +0000

After coming in fourth-place in two World Poker Tour (WPT) tournaments and second in another, BoDog Poker Pro David Williams can cross yet another poker milestone off his bucket list – winning a WPT event. Best of all, of all the WPT events to win, William’s took down the most prestigious, the WPT World Championship, held at the Bellagio Casino in Las Vegas this past week.

From the start of the tournament Williams’ was feeling good about his chances, so much so that in a post-victory interview with WPT.com, he said of his friends and family: "I told everybody to come down… I said I’m going to win today and I want everyone to be here with me and to experience it." Sure enough, win he did, and he did so while his mother lead a huge cheering section of his closest friends and family, including fellow BoDog Poker Pro Evelyn Ng.

William’s is no stranger to the Poker spotlight, having played in the biggest poker tournaments around the globe and some of the most popular Poker TV shows in the industry, but Williams’ truly cemented his status as one of Poker’s elite at the 2006 WSOP* where he won his first bracelet. Make this year your year. Qualify for the World Series of Poker* through BoDog Poker and you could be on the fast track to Poker superstardom.

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Poker Nations & TPT Charity Tournament

admin — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 01:51:48 +0000

Poker Nations and the TPT (Twitter Poker Tour) have announced a Charity Poker Event in aid of Poker Gives taking place on April 4th at 2pm EST.

Poker players can help support a number of great charities while playing their favourite game online. A number of poker professionals will be joining regular players at the tables, for the game and to chat, in one of the most prestigious charity poker events of the year!

Big name professionals including Andy Bloch, TJ Cloutier, Jan Fisher, Susie Isaacs, Jena Delk, Linda Johnson, and Eric "Rizen" Lynch have all confirmed and will be playing the event benefiting Poker Gives.

Poker Gives was founded by poker industry professionals Mike Sexton, Linda Johnson, Jan Fisher, and Lisa Tenner as a way for the poker world to "Give Back" to worthwhile charity organizations. The goal is to raise funds through poker events and donate it to four mainstream charities that are near and dear to their hearts. The benefactors are the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, Special Olympics, Paralyzed Veterans of America and the Step by Step Foundation.

The tournament format will be No-Limit Hold’em and will have a double starting stack of 3,000 tournament chips. Buy in for the event costs just $10 and will be split equally between the charity and prize pool.

There are also a large number of donated prizes to further add to the excitement of this prestigious event. Full details of the tournament and registration details to be eligible for the sponsored prizes can be found at http://www.pokernations.com/charity.php.

To register for the charity poker tournament event, log into Full Tilt Poker, click on tournaments, and then click on the "private" tab in the tournament lobby. Scroll down to the Poker Nations / TPT event on April 4 that starts at 14:00 (it is listed in red). The tournament id is 137275439 and the password for tournament registration is PokerNations.

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Million Dollar Online Poker Tournament Winner

admin — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:01:05 +0000

An online poker player from Athens wins $200,000 in the popular poker room’s $1,000,000 Guaranteed event, a month and a half after winning a prestigious ECOOP tournament.

Winning an online poker multi-table tournament is difficult enough in itself, but taking first prize in two huge events within a very short period of time is quite a remarkable achievement.

Athanasios Ntalakas, a regular player at Titan Poker for the past two years, bested 1,675 other starters on January 10, 2010 and took home the first prize of $200,000 in the $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize tournament, a monthly event at the popular online poker room.

Back on November 23, 2009, Athanasios, whose home is Athens, Greece, won the first prize of $52,000 at the first event of Titan Poker’s European Championship of Online Poker (ECOOP V). That tournament, also a Texas Holdem No Limit Freezeout, carried a $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool and was the opener of the fourteen-night series.

Commenting on his win at the $1,000,000 Guaranteed tournament, Athanasios said the Final Table was "by far the toughest" he had ever played. "People were not afraid to put their chips in the middle and put you to the test constantly by 3-betting and shoving. I was fortunate to win my big flips and even when I was low in chips my friends were encouraging me. Finally, I made it to Heads Up with Neil Channing with a 2:1 deficit. Steadily I managed to acquire the same chips and at the final hand I was lucky to outdraw Neil. It was a tough heads-up match against a great opponent."

"My experience so far at Titan Poker is amazing and I will continue playing for a long time and also give it a try at satellites for a live event," Athanasios said.

Athanasios, who is primarily an online poker player, added, "My win at the $1,000,000 Guaranteed is by far my biggest poker accomplishment, but my excitement was the same as when I won the 1st event of ECOOP V. Winning is a great feeling and I am looking forward to the future for similar successes."

At his previous win in November, Athanasios outlasted 1,240 other starters in an online tournament that lasted 9 hours and 17 minutes. In addition to his cash prize, he was awarded with a prestigious Tag Heuer automatic chronograph series Carrera watch, engraved with his nickname and the name of the online tournament that he won.

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Win The Ultimate Sports Fan Experience With Bodog Poker

admin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:34:29 +0000

One lucky player will win trips to the 2011 Super Bowl, MLB World Series, Stanley Cup & NBA Finals

Starting Monday, Feb. 15 and running through to Sunday, Mar. 14, Bodog Poker is giving players a chance to win the Ultimate Sports Fan Experience. The New Orleans Saints winning Super Bowl XLIV signaled the end of another exciting NFL season, and while online sports bettors are no doubt sad to see the season end, Bodog Poker is keeping the magic alive. Play in any of Bodog Poker’s multitude of Sit and Gos and you could find yourself at the four biggest sporting events of 2011!

Bodog’s Ultimate Sports Fan Experience brings sports bettors and online poker players together in battle for a grand prize anyone would love to win, tickets for two to the 2011 Super Bowl XLV, MLB World Series, NBA and Stanley Cup Finals, along with round-trip airfare, transportation, accommodations, and $500 to spend on souvenirs and drinks! Entering for a chance to win the Ultimate Sports Fan Experience is simple. Make the cash in any three qualifying Sit and Gos by Mar. 14 and you’ll be automatically entered for a chance to win the grand prize.

In addition to the Ultimate Sports Fan Experience grand prize, Bodog Poker will be awarding one player, per week, from Feb. 15 – Mar. 14, two tickets to a major sporting event, including round-trip airfare and accommodations. Each weekly prize will be different than the last, giving players a variety of events to aim for. For the week of Feb. 15 – 21, the winner will be awarded tickets to a UFC Event; Feb. 22 – 28, a NASCAR Race; Mar. 1 – 7, the US Open (Golf); Mar. 8 – 14, a March Madness game. Qualifying for the weekly prize is as easy as playing in any five qualifying Sit and Gos in one week. Winners will be randomly selected every week and players are limited to one entry per week, but there is no limit to the number of times a player can win the weekly prize.

Lastly, every player who makes the cash in at least three qualifying Sit and Gos before Mar. 14 will receive an invitation to one of two exclusive $5,000 freeroll tournaments being held on Saturday, Mar. 20 at 1:05 PM EST and 2:05 PM EST respectively.

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Titan Poker Will Send Top Poker Players to Compete at ECPokerTour Barcelona

admin — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:09:33 +0000

Online poker players will compete for the honor of representing Titan Poker at the €500,000 Guaranteed Prize tournament, part of Europe’s most exclusive live poker series.

Titan Poker the leading online poker room in Europe, has launched a series of online poker satellite tournaments to determine the winning players that will participate on its behalf at the ECPokerTour Barcelona €500,000 Guaranteed Prize tournament in Spain next March.

The ECPokerTour Barcelona €2,500 + €250 Main Event will be held at the Gran Casino de Barcelona. The tournament will take place over three days from March 19th – March 21st, 2010.

Players winning an ECPokerTour Barcelona package at Titan Poker (value $7,000) will receive the Main Event buy-in; 4 nights’ accommodation at Hotel Arts in Barcelona, including breakfast for each qualifying player and his/her guest; entry to a special players’ Welcome Party and dinner; and funds for flights and spending money.

Super Satellite tournaments are staged at Titan Poker every Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday night, each awarding winning players with the ECPokerTour Barcelona package. Qualifier satellite tournaments are being staged round the clock with buy-ins starting as low as $1+$0.10.

Veteran poker players and novices alike are invited to download Titan Poker’s user-friendly poker software and participate in one of the satellites to vie for a seat at the exclusive ECPokerTour Barcelona tournament.

ECPokertour’s last major event was staged at the at Casino di Venezia in Vittoriosa, Malta between November 13 and November 15 this year, with previous tournaments held in Salzburg and Madrid.

Titan Poker regularly awards its players with seats at the world’s most well-known live poker events, including the World Series of Poker, the ECPokertour, the Aussie Millions, and the Asian Poker Tour.

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