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Play for €2 and Become a Millionaire

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The most expensive and lucrative poker tournament ever is to be held on November 30 at 18:00 GMT by CelebPoker.com. The prize pool is expected to be well over €1million, while the buy-in is said to be €20,000 each.

Lots of online poker players in the world are already lining up to buy-in directly to the event and compete in it.

But not only high-stakes players will be able to take part in the tournament. CelebPoker.com are also running a host of tournaments where players will be able to win entry through daily satellites with the buy-in from €2 to €2,000.

Who knows, the €2 satellite player could also end up winning the tournament and walk away a millionaire.

The Latest Launch of Cantor Gaming

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CantorPoker.com – the new virtual card room – is running on the Entraction Poker Network. The online gambling site offers customers the ability to play on numerous live money tables along with up to 19 daily freerolls.

New and experienced players can take part in bonus weekly tournaments and a 60% rake-back incentive offered by CantorPoker.com.

Both real-money and for-fun games can be started within minutes thanks to an easy download and registration facility. Entry fees start at $1.54 and players also have access to a 24-hour cashback service.

Manu Gambhir, Managing Director for Cantor Gaming said: “Customers of CantorPoker.com can expect to benefit from the highest standards of customer service and one of the most trusted brands, given our strong track record in serving customers in financial, sports and gaming marketplaces”.

Massive First-Deposit Bonus from PKR

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Those who expect the big turnover from their games, are now able to claim a massive $2,000 first-deposit bonus with the minimum deposit of $1,000 offered by PKR.

To get the bonus, players should e-mail 2kbonus@pkr.com with the details including a copy of the passport or drivers’ license; a copy of both sides of the credit/debit card and a copy of a utility bill.

Such security is absolutely necessary when such large sums of money are involved.

PKR2K is the code with which you make your first deposit.

Pros are Winning

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The first event of the WSOP 2008 is going on right now. The $10,000 buy-in, Pot-Limit Hold’em event began on Friday, May 30. The current results show that pros are winning.

Pro Andy Bloch having over two million chips is the current chip leader at the final table. Pro Mike Sexton having 1,130,000 chips shows the third result. Despite a good play, Mike Sowers is reported to have lost a pot and 25,000 of his chips. Kathy Liebert is the ninth in the chip count. She has only 285,000.

As for Patrick Antonius who has been a leader at the various points of the tournament, is now showing the latest total on the table with 230,000 chips.

Though event one is not over, event two, a $1,500 buy-in, No Limit Hold’em tournament began on Saturday. Event three, a $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold’em, and event four, a $5,000 Mixed Hold’em, will start on Monday.

Everest Poker Becomes Bar Poker League’s Sponsor

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Everest Poker, in association with The World Poker Store Inc., is reported to be sponsoring Germany’s first official Bar Poker League.

Everest Poker exclusive brand will be visible on the league’s poker table, chips, playing cards, advertising, and on the league’s web site www.theworldpokerstore.com. Besides, there’ll be additional exposure through special live events and on the Everest Poker website.

“We are the one poker room that has always been 100% focused on Europe, and ventures like this fit perfectly with our brand,” said Everest Poker CMO Jennifer Joyce. “Everest Poker aims to bring each player a unique and individualized playing experience, and offering the thrill of live poker to German players through a network of venues across the country is the perfect opportunity”.

The partnership will make it possible for German players to compete world wide for premiere tournament invites through the league and now through Everest’s online contests.

The dates and location of the Bar Poker League will be confirmed shortly.

Betfair Attacks Poker Markets?

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Betting exchanges is a relatively new notion. In fact it is a new style of gambling allowing customers to bet directly against each other without a middle man taking a turn. Though, this type of gambling appeared not a long time ago, it has taken away great numbers of customers from the traditional bookmakers. And it is not enough, it seems as they want poker market as well.

Lots of experts regard Betfair to be the most aggressive in the sector as they attack the poker markets. Signing up up and coming young players, they create a great team that will carry the Betfair message to the poker arena and attract more and more customers. As woman’s poker is the fastest growing sector of the poker market, Betfair have recently signed up some up and coming young ladies to the team hoping to grab woman’s poker custom.

Betfair almost guarantee that one of their team will hit the big time. But it seems that all the players are on the company’s radar.

New Champions at the WSOP 2008

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Jimmy Shultz has been announced another new champion at the WSOP. After winning event 12, a $1,500 buy in Limit Hold’em tournament, he walked away with $257,049.

The second finisher, Zachary Fellows received $165,165. Erick Lindgren made a strong run through this tournament, but unfortunately finished tenth.

Phillip Tom has become a winner in No-Limit Hold’em Shootout with a $5,000 buy-in. He walked away with $477,990 for his first place win.

At the moment four tournaments are in progress. Thus, event 13 is in its final stages with 9 players left at the final table.

The World Championship Seven Card Stud Event is also at the final stage. David Oppenheim has the chip lead with 508,000 chips, while pro Erik Seidel is sitting in seventh with 94,000 chips.

Sixty one players are left in the Ladies No-Limit Hold’em World Championship Event that began on June 7. With 94,000 chips, Shavonne Mitchell is leading.

0-day ECOOP is Coming to the End

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The European Championship of Online Poker (ECOOP) with $3,600,000 in guaranteed prizes staged by Titan Poker has attracted a large number of online poker players. That is the second ECOOP staged by Titan Poker. The first ECOOP series took place in December 2007. Then, more than $2,500,000 in prizes were awarded.

The championship started on May 23 with a No Limit Hold’em event that drew 1,291 players. The next day when Pot Limit Hold’em event took place, 576 players took part in it. More than $100,000 was given away. 1,721 participated in the third ECOOP II tournament, and the winning online poker players received $516,300 in prizes. The fourth ECOOP II tournament, once again devoted to Pot Limit Omaha players, awarded $165,000 in prizes.

The tournament final with $1,500,000 in guaranteed prizes will take place on June 1.

Players can either buy-in directly to each of the ECOOP II events or win their seats at online daily qualifying tournaments starting at $20 + $0.20.

What to See This Summer at the WSOP

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Going to Las Vegas this summer for the WSOP, you’ll have lots of tings to see and lots of events to attend.

E.g. World Championship H.O.R.S.E. (Event 45) started three years ago having become premiere event at the WSOP with the buy-in equal to $50,000. Lots of top pros take part in it, that’s why it’s been called an “all-star event”. The winner of the event can claim to be the best poker player in the world.

World Championship No-Limit Texas Hold’em (Event 54) is another event on the list. Thousands of players participate in it. This is the place to enjoy drama. But this year the event has become less attractive for tourists due to the fact that the final table action won’t begin until November.

The new event to take into consideration is World Championship Mixed Event (Event 8, June 4-6). The tournament consists of Triple Draw 2-7, Limit Hold’em, Omaha 8, Razz, Stud, Stud 8, No-Limit Hold’em and Pot-Limit Omaha. The game will change every eight hands changing fortunes.

World Championship Pot Limit Omaha (Event 50, June 29-July 1) will showcase the best Omaha players the game has to offer. Omaha, to be noticed, is getting more and more popular all over the world.

Seven Card Razz (Event 26, June 13-15) is a very simple and very entertaining game. Reading the board, you can easily tell who has the worst hand and who has the best hand. And this makes the game the best to watch as a spectator.

2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) (Event 40, June 22-24) is a unique game thanks to its triple draw lowball. Isn’t it fun to watch pros draw three times to try and get the worst hand possible?

World Championship Heads Up No-Limit Hold’em (Event 25, June 13-15) believed to be easy to follow and completely unpredictable.

Ladies No-Limit Hold’em World Championship (Event 15, June 8-10) is the event that is likely to bring the most fun. The top women and celebrities including Teri Hatcher, Joely Fisher, Mindy McCready and Mimi Rogers are going to take part in it. Moreover, some of the players are part of the Queen of Hearts team who intend to make a charitable contribution to the Nevada Cancer Institute.

World Championship Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (Event 37, June 19-21) is a popular home game to be played by professionals.

Limit Hold’em Shootout (Event 53, July 1-2) is an event with much play to watch and strategy to talk about. There are three rounds in the tournament. At the beginning of every round, every player starts with the exact same number of chips. Having survived two rounds, you proceed to the third one which is the final table. After that you get to start all over again with a fresh stack.

PokerRoom.com is Launching an Anniversary Game

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This month, PokerRoom.com is launching the 25th edition of the Grand Tournament. Besides that, players will soon be able to enjoy 23 new games including Black Jack Pro, Viking’s Treasure, Bonus Keno, Oasis Poker Pro, Triple Wins, Let it Ride Pro and Caribbean Stud.

PokerRoom.com is increasing the guarantee for the Grand Tournament to 1 million dollars. As for the buy-in, it is said to be $1,040. The players will be able to qualify for as little as $1.40 through daily qualifiers.  No extra buy-in will be necessary for the Grand Tournament.